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Had a frustrating day today...the driving standard wasn't much cop, and I kept ending up being no. 11 in the queue, when 10 is the circuit maximum so a lot of time was wasted sat watching everyone go by :( Finally managed to hook up and run with/against Nik in his Trophy in the last...

Err, nope - no way does it have 225bhp LOL A Trophy is a 182 with trick front dampers and good seats. Beyond cosmetics that's about it I think?

Could be the rust getting scraped off by the pads for the first mile or two? I get that every morning. If you're tyres are going to last 24k I'd be surprised if you'd even 2/3 worn the pads down.

Can't speak for the discs, but Tarox Fast Road & Track pads are sh*te. One track day + 3k road miles and they'd almost gone. Also, when putting new discs on, Mike @ Rentech noticed that both of them had a huge crack running all round about 1mm in from the edge of the pad material. Would have...

Swap any tales of side-pod paint woe? I've never had a random RenaultSport bod come up to me and start chatting...

That's exactly what I used to say. Having just completed my IAM training, I now say... Learn to read your environment, the messages are all around you, act upon what you see/feel/hear/smell in good time and overall be smooth and restrained...unless road and traffic conditions allow of...

Yay, another one :D

Those brakes on the Cup racer look standard? Don't they run uprated sets then?

Exactly the same for me, just had my discs done.

It's different for every gear I think. If I change up before 7000k from 1st, I'm then below 5k in 2nd, and it takes a second or two to really get going. 2nd is lower, about 6800 or so, and it gets less for each gear. In 4th, about 6200 gets you into the meat of 5th's torque.

Go do some trackdays before messing with the suspension...find out what the standard set-up is really capable of before spunking a wad over some fancy springs/dampers. While you're there...get some tuition. That'll make you a much faster/better driver than any amount of aftermarket add-ons...

You'll find that the rev limit is set lower when the engine is not yet fully up to temperature...so if you're bouncing off the limiter at 6,800rpm...go easy on the loud pedal until it's properly warmed through. The thud? I get that when I f*** up my gear-changes, but when smooth, no problem...

I drive pretty smoothly most of the time, the traffic doesn't allow anything else. But on each journey, I make sure it goes through the gears properly at least once. I've always run my Cup on Optimax since new, and normally by now would have 37-38 showing on my mpg avg. After 2/3 of its...

I run F30/R33 - I like the front to dig in, and the back to jump about a bit.

NU Direct for me - £338 fully comp. :D

Dan...talk to Mike...I'm sure he said he could "unlock" them.

Never had this before...I've always changed insurer every year as they always seem to take the piss when it comes renewal time and normally there's a £50 increase or something like that. I'm with NU Direct...last year, fully comp was £389...this year...£339. Can't work out why...

Looks absolutely fantastic Aaron :D Are you still at Goodwood in Dec.?

If I had no mortgage my Cup would be getting similar treatment...I think the spec sounds fantastic. Jap turbo barges? Give me instant throttle response and a lightweight hatch any day of the week.

Ooh, nasty...wouldn't be so bad if it was their head that did it.

This engine mount mod that seems to cure it...does the modification itself... 1. ...actually stop the engine moving or 2. ...relocate the engine just slightly so it doesn't catch whatever it was banging on in the first place?

Can't wait to see it in action Aaron - can you manage Goodwood?

Yep, me too, I think they'd be a great daily hack.

I think that is Yasers Cup...isn't it? I know it's back on standard wheels...but when I last saw him at Goodwood, I remember having a good look at the air feed into his Maxogen - it was exactly like in the pictures.

Looking good fella

Mine's been fine too.

Original equipment on Cups (and 172's IIRC?). They last quite well, grip quite well, and so far, seem to be nice and gentle at the limit just like the 539's...but with loads more grip.

2x Continental SportContacts from Gareth - £40 total (as good as new) 1x Continental SportContact from lawrence - £35 (brand new) 1x Continental SportContact from Fred - £25 (almost new, certainly not been fried by Yozza) = 4x Continental Sportcontact tyres, 195/45/16 - for a total of £100...

Yep...added bonus is it keeps your unsprung mass lower too... :p

I know what you mean ^^^ But if you're smooth with them, you rarely ever need to use the brakes...and carrying an extra 10-15mph (compared to your average driver) through bends/roundabouts/onto sliproads makes a huge difference to how fast they seem. I used to see how few times I could use...