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Was on F1's, left the 888's at home.

Not at the moment!

Rob has the softer kit. As said, everyone will have thier own opinion, but the front was too stiff for yesterday. Be good to see how it goes in the dry, as both tracks I've done with them have been wet/damp. Regarding the stiff set-up, it is too stiff. IIRC Dan is having his AST's rebuilt, so...

That will work against you. If you effectively have no credit history (ie no loans, crdeit cards, mortgage etc) then they will be reluctant to lend. Amazes me that people are so impatient. Anyone with sense can see that car prices are going to keep falling more rapidly than normal over the next...

The softer set-up.

GSF are cheaper I think

There's a fella on cliotrophy, used to be a suspension engineer in motorsport. He's been chatting with AST, about a set up for his dc5. Thinks there springs are about 30% too stiff on all there kits. Was very tricky getting the power down, I could see what you meant about going a lil softer...

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They are good seats (I've had 2 sets), but they have a major fault. They barely lower you at all, 10mm. The biggest fault as standard is the driving position, which they don't really address. There are better seats, cheaper out there. No-where near supportive enough for track worth either.

Got kids?

That made me lol, they aren't track seats.

40mm springs did me proud.

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project Looked and sounded good, seemed rapid too.

The rear discs don't do much work, pointless to upgrade, just get the standard stuff.

Not very interesting to drive, but they feel stupidly fast when the turbo's kick in.

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project I've got to get up in 5 1/2 hours for oulton. Car looks good, mk1's look far more aggressive.

I've been told that having incorrect (too low) speed rating on your tyres, or below the legal tread limit, voids some insurance policies. Not sure if that would apply here, but bear it in mind.

Shouldn't be done. Different grip levels across an axle is a bad idea. Better off having different front to back, as long as they are the same across each axle.

Fair enough, but on the 1*2 clio's, regardless of the quality, the gains are low and unproven.

Very expensive for no proven gain. I'd be more inclined to remove the acoustic valve, get an rs Tuner, spend £200 on a track day. You will gain more power with a custom remap than a maxogen/viper etc

Depends. I know that a Civic Type R was cheaper to insure for me, despite being 2 groups higher than the 182.

Go and drive one. Bear in mind that most reviewers had it top of its class until the Meg R26 arrived. The chassis is very sharp, similar to a BMW in that the harder you push it, the better it gets. IIRC Weeman runs one, might be worth asking his opinion. And the interior is a great place to be...

Think I'll go, if I can convince the Riz to come. Worth it to see Ali's Jew face.

I believe it's due to rotational inertia, more to overcome with a 17inch wheel.

Most likely one of the under seat connectors has come loose. Look under the seats, have a play with the wires. Used to sort mine out.

Agreed.

This guys wife uses a clio to go shopping

Most people that say the golf is boring haven't driven one. I actually prefer it to the 197. Quicker, better built, better steering, very good chassis. And better mpg.

Personally, I wouldn't. £600 for a day in a clio? Think how silly that sounds. Not to piss on your bonfire, but I'd never spend that.

Given that you could spend a day driving an R8, Gallardo, F430, Bentley GT, and a DBS for £1000, there's no way in hell I'd spend more than £500 on a clio at a track day.