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Yea, but not time linked to the ABS issue on #69 or linked to my words… “Never go full r****d!”

Rich's RoR lock-up made it into episode 37 of Binky... Nervously apprehensive for when the actual BOM RoR video drops... My words (possible spoilers for when/if the video drops...): https://ollybrand.wordpress.com/2021/12/05/ror-2021/

The lock-up made it into the latest Binky episode...

Had a better RoR experience :D. Blogged here: https://ollybrand.wordpress.com/2021/12/05/ror-2021/

Sold :(, delivered to its new owner last weekend. Delivered and collected the replacement on the same day! Sad to see it go, overly excited for the new arrival...

Forgot to add: All feedback on the advert appreciated!

Tentatively for sale: https://cliosport.net/threads/clio-182-cup-rb-track-car-£5500.838235/ The lure of Caterham ownership is proving too strong. Only advertising here for now as I hope it goes to a fellow Clio enthusiast. I'll get some better pics/a cohesive set of pics on my drive/outside my...

Thread updated with DN24 write up and a couple of lap vids: https://cliosport.net/threads/rb-182-cup-track-project.805841/page-2#post-12092730

Driving to Germany in the middle of a global pandemic was always going to be suboptimal. Having had DN23 cancelled, the fate of DN24 seemed to hang in the balance. The organiser did an amazing job of keeping us informed and up-to-date. The government less so. Rules and advice were a swirling...

DN24 Prep Fix oil leak(s) Replace Clutch Replace Cambelt and Dephaser Fix ePAS not starting with the car Spanner Check & Service We've carried the above list for a while. The risk-reward ratio of UK track-days has been OK. Going all the way to the 'Ring for the clutch or ePAS to fail and...

Hmmm, not best pleased with the above writing. On about my fifth go at drafting a blog post for it. Doesn't feel like I've done the people or event justice. Will share when I get it done. All feedback/thoughts appreciated. Journo, I am not! For now, need to update this with DN24 Prep and DN24...

That was race of Remembrance last year. I was fourth driver, the owner crashed it before my go. Not sure on series eligibility but this thing was quick and if you can get it near top of a class would be a weapon.

Details here: https://www.cliosport.net/threads/rb-182-cup-track-project.805841/page-2 TL: DR Driver error and broken collar bone.

Crash Day - Saturday Prepping The Clio is mighty, my 'move' on Marino in qualifying obviously wasn't skill-based. Despite being in the same class, the Clio is QUICK and going well. Sort of... Forgot to mention the pressure to not stall on track during practice and qualifying... The Clio...

Qualifying - Friday Keen to not repeat Oulton's lack of prep. With the added pressure of the Clio being in the top class. I've done a lot of Anglesey studying, many hours of karting, too much Youtube, and chatting to people who've raced it before. I've also been keeping on top of fitness and...

Intro 19-years and 64-days before this photo I stopped at this Crickhowell Petrol Station. Headed for Portsmouth to start a career with IBM at the tender age of 18. In this pic I am driving the other way heading for Anglesey Circuit to race in the 2019 Race of Remembrance [RoR]! And, still...

Round 5 of the VR vs Clio Cup returned to an old favourite, Rockingham! Wait, what???? Last time was the last time? The new owner is a petrolhead fan of the Mission Motorsport Charity, resulting in a bonus day of fun(d raising)! It was a bit of a surprise, light on time we just did an oil change...

I'd love a 200 in FRB to go with the Clio 182. However, need to stick to three cars at the mo and need RWD in my life = the 130i daily. If I can sort a Caterham then a 200 might come after. Here is my token contribution to the thread... More info to come in my 182 build thread... Slowly...

It has a limiter, and you can't accelerate the car over it. It cuts if you hit it. Obviously, you can hero shift going down. Which I thought I had confirmed with the owner... We have a theory or two... 1) I was getting very close to the limiter before engaging the clutch, the flywheel was then...

DN22, somewhat predictably after DN21 Pandora's box reopening... As said in the DN21 post, even days are 2-day events! Hiring was out of my price range, and the Clio todo list was looking long. Neither Si nor Jem fancied going this year. Jem did say next time (you can see where this is going)...

The next round of the VR vs Clio championship moved to Dony in August 2019. We managed to fit GoPros! However, Harry's failed and this is all the footage we got. Mine faired a little better, rather than trawl through hours of footage. Here is my fastest lap. And, if you're chasing the...

Worth noting, I had the only over Rev. The other laps were all fine and my friends' data plots were all around 200 rpm lower than mine from what I saw. The other laps were all wet, this was one of my only dry/damp two. N-Rent could still be a good option to hire from, unless you like ALL of the...

Having greatly enjoyed the Swift, I'd be remiss for not mentioning a small issue that occurred at the end of the day... Dropping the Swift back, the owner of N-Rent was super pleased to see us in one piece. He'd been out doing some laps himself in their Clio and had noticed us overtake him...

"Hi, thinking of taking Harry to DN21 for his 21st. Fancy coming along? From the start of this thread, something has been missing. Our aim was/is to create a reliable track toy and enjoy UK events and the NURBURGRING. Since building the house, and making some poor car choices - 996 I am looking...

Thruxton confirmed the shocks were shot. After 110k and several track days on top, it's not surprising. Given how well they had done and how enjoyable the Clio was to drive, we opted for some factory replacements and used the savings vs. coilovers to buy some more Pure Motorsport Upgrades...

After each track day and before the next outing we spanner check the Clio. Oil changing it every 1-2. Since buying it the clutch has been a concern and we've suspected the shocks are also originals. At Bedford, Jem called time at 4 pm because the rear wheel bearings were making a din. The shocks...

Ok, so if you are still reading after the above... A parallel story also started running, and I'll overshare to catch you up... For 5-years my wife and I went through a lot, including various rounds of IVF, to have a kid. None of it worked. Our bundle of joy was a Christmas miracle after we had...

Mini-me arrived :D. SHE IS AWESOME :D - Track days stopped for 6-months. What is sleep? To kick off 2018, Jem and his better-half fancied a learner-friendly track day. And, a good friend/oaf bought a tracktoy/shed to start tracking with his son. The planets aligned for a chilly, sunny January...

Need to catch this up!!!! Jumping back to June 2017... High off the back of such an awesome Thruxton Trackday, we went to Combe... Unfortunately, in 15-years of track days, this was by far the worst. Hesitantly booked because it was with the circuit directly and I'd heard bad things. THEY ARE...

We booked Sabine and got BMW’s head of grip. “Hi, welcome. What type of lap would you like, fast or sideways?” Mega experience :). Chatting a way while hooning the M5 around :). Bit gutted with my time and driving last trip. Plenty more to come from the mighty 182 :). Lots of excuses! Need to...