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3,000 rpm...smoothly bring the clutch up...feather the throttle to minimise any wheelspin...works for me.

^^^ it's been tweaked though...hasn't it?

I think everyone's missed my point...what got me was not how fast the Trophy is relative to the others, but the fact that a wet surface has less of an impact on its' ability to make progress... Golf - 15.0s longer in the wet Astra - 15.8s Fiesta - 15.9s Trophy - 14.2s Does that not say...

Oh, and what Lunner said too ^^^

Neil, I've said it many times before...Yokohama A539's!!! If they're for track only, the usual "they're s**t in the wet" comments do not apply. Dirt cheap from just about anywhere, and for track outings, ideal for a novice IMO as they are very very progressive on the limit. Cue all the...

It keeps the back agile and minimises understeer :approve:

Good, considered response S_M. Or am I missing something fundamental?

Probably been written up before (?)... I've just got the latest issue of Autocar, and thay time, in both wet and dry conditions, the Trophy against a Golf GTi, Astra VXR, and Fiesta ST. In the dry, the difference was only a second or so (in favour of the Clio) over the other three, but in...

All came as standard I think (mine did).

23 months, 47k

Not sure if these should be in here? If a mod thinks otherwise please move it. Anyway here goes, was a fantastic day, and we had 14 competitors running up to 6 times each through the sprint, with some informal drag-racing to round the day off. The weather was kind to us, and the competition...

I did. Told them it was to save money at service time money only, and did not increase the power of the engine. It was noted on the policy, but at no extra cost. ^^^ with Norwich Union

At the airfield day yesterday, we had a standard Saxo VTS and standard 106 Gti along as well. Around the sprint circuit (mix of 1st gear hairpins, 2nd gear slaloms, top speed of about 90mph etc...), both the 106 and the Saxo put in times equal to or BETTER than a fair few of the 172/182...

Better/sharper throttle response too.

Was too rapid too

All except me... :dapprove: Did anyone get a shot of me out there? Was a fantastic day as said before. Lots more faces to names, and it seemed to run very well, with no holdups (apart from random monkey bike riders/dogwalkers and a couple of low-loaders LOL) and my Cup performed better...

Might not, but you don't have to fork out for a new one at every service either.

I found that when I took one out at Brands, it just felt a little soft around the edges, not as sharp. Don't know if it was the weight, its' newness or what, but I think I'd have caned it (2-3 seconds a lap) in my Cup.

I'm liking that...be even better when we see it in action :D

They only weigh 15.5kgs? Mine felt heavier than that when I took them out...but having said that, with no split in it 15.5kgs does sound about right. The foam seat base must only weigh 2kgs or so LOL

I did too Omar, much easier. What are they for anyway?

As close to bone dry as I can manage...keeps the back agile.

Crap and out of line...mine feels/works like this... 1 3 5 |_/_| | | 2 4 Whenever changing from 3 to 4 or vice versa I've got to be careful as it's not a straightline shift.

Indeed; they're fine enough for davyboy to hold the current unofficial Cliosport ring record while running on a set. Surely that wouldn't be possible if they're a s***e as some make out? ;)

Have you had experience of the Colways Ben? I've seen them about, and they look very reasonable, but a remould on a trackday? Is that not asking for trouble when braking hard from 100+? Or do they come warranted?

I've given A539's death for 70 laps at Castle Combe in a day, on a hot mid-summers day, and not one single treadblock did anything other than wear evenly and quickly. They may be s**t in the wet, but on a dry track, they're nicely progressive, and can handle huge amounts of abuse and heat...

Fantastic price...I paid almost twice that after Goodwood when me and Jon lost one each :mad:

Shame the clip ran out before the end of the third session. Looked like you gained a fair bit over the first two.

lmao

Thumbs up from me...I think they're great :D