172 Cup v Ferrari F430 Spider Video...

[MarkCup]

1,998cc v 4,308cc ?
£12,995 v £127,050
172 bhp v 483 bhp

I love my 172 Cup

Chasing an F430...

 

[S77CCP]

Someone knows the circuit well.

 

[Phill1978]

impressive, most impressive

 

[Martin]

hahaha love it, the clios are soo good on track really surprise a lot of exotic drivers....experienced track driver helps too!

 

[S77CCP]

Shame the guy in the Ferrari wasn't trying.

 

[Phill1978]

wouldnt say the fezza was being driven badly though, just that the cup was been driven very well

 

[S77CCP]

It certainly wasn't driven badly, but the fezza caught the clio just before the twisties so couldn't pull out much of a gap, then the driver was poo on the brakes and didn't appear to really give it the beans out of most of the bends.

 

[Martin]

Of course the ferrari driver was trying lol you don't drive a trackday at 5/10ths...he just did'nt have the same skill/knowledge of his car/the track as Mark does.

 

[S77CCP]

Not really a fair comparison then?

 

[John D]

Ha ha ha bet that made your day! Well done Mark :approve:

Were you on slicks?

 

[Martin]

lol better ban trackdays as it's none of it's a fair comparison....the car & driver as a package dictates their pace around the circuit there is no fair/unfair comparison.

 

[jonnyboy]

god vid, to be fair it looked like the ferarri driver was a newbie getting tuition as you can see the passenger waving his arms about a bit. You can see that as soon as the fezz driver does actually put any power down on the bends it tears away. Good pub amo though get it downloaded to you mobile

 

[Day]

You shouldn't own a drivers car if you can't bloody drive!

It should be the law.

 

[Martin]

If it had been a tight track like Anglesey I doubt he would have got away from Mark at all.....obviously 480bhp is something that is hard to ignore lol

 

[MarkCup]

Ha ha ha...predictable responses LMAO

He was having instruction as jonnyboy picked up, so his lines were pretty much spot on. But he did lack confidence on the brakes.

For the first trackday in ages I was actually on normal road tyres - Michelin Exalto's - never tried them before, and they're alright. Feel good on track, but they just fall apart under duress.

I got some footage of an old skool air-cooled 911 too, that was a good session

 

[daviebroon]

download to your phone... and then send it to me so i can tell everyone it was I lol.

i can't view it yet as on my mobile, but can't wait to see it.

 

[Stevie]

nice work

 

[crazycup]

legend mate, mint driving! ferrari at the end just shows you the difference in straight line speed, but as they say 'id have it in the twisties!'

 

[Dave S2K]

Well done that man!

 

[GarethM]

very good vid

 

[Fred@BTM]

good to actually see a supercar on track!

ferrari wasn't bad either

 

[one_eight_two]

haha nice one mate! clio powa!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Nice one mate!

Doubt the person will talk about much of the event to his mates. lol

 

[fUbAr]

good effort mark :approve:

 

[Justin]

your car sounds awesome mate

 

[fizzy_drink]

Well, as it's you who's driving Mark, I'm not surprised to see that!

 

[Ali]

great lines and car control!

 

[MarkCup]

good to actually see a supercar on track!

ferrari wasn't bad either

Knowsit

You can give me something to chase in your hairy-chested TB'd V6 when I drag my ass oop north for a trackday week next year

 

[Fred@BTM]

your on!!

 

[eo52vug]

love it mark very impressive ! its amazing what these cars can do in the right hands .

 

[RobHardyUK]

Whats the spec on the clio, sounds/looks quick on the vid!!

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Nice one Mark

 

[Fred@BTM]

Whats the spec on the clio, sounds/looks quick on the vid!!

engine is standard!

 

[MarkCup]

Yep, engine has an ITG foam panel filter in original airbox, an R-sport ECU which gives an extra 500 rpm to play with, a Yozzasport decat, and K-tec stealth catback exhaust.

Brakes are braided lines, Brembo HC discs, Pagid Blue pads, and Castrol SRF brake fluid.

Suspension is 100% standard, tyres Michelin PE2 Exaltos.

And it's covered almost 73,000 miles they definitely get quicker with more miles.

 

[al]

Hahaa!! Cracking vid!! :approve:

 

[Englebert]

Your dampers must be knackered!

Don't suppose the F340 driver was a fairly old man? When they first came out a guy with one was at Silverstone, he absolutely caned it down the pitlane to show off...got owned by everyone in a couple of laps, then went home!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Excellent Mark, always a joy to see Bedford. I want to do it again.

Nice lines too

 

[MarkCup]

I've had new dampers all round in the last 10k since the rears sprung a leak, and the fronts felt like they were past their best. It's still nice and tight/controlled even after all these miles.

The F430 owener was, how shall I say, umm, silver-haired. Definitely wasn't bigging himself up in the paddock, was very down to earth.

 

[Dubai182]

Excellent Mark,great video,will certainly be showing a few friends here that video who keep harping on about the clio being a crap car.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Yep, engine has an ITG foam panel filter in original airbox, an R-sport ECU which gives an extra 500 rpm to play with, a Yozzasport decat, and K-tec stealth catback exhaust.

Brakes are braided lines, Brembo HC discs, Pagid Blue pads, and Castrol SRF brake fluid.

Suspension is 100% standard, tyres Michelin PE2 Exaltos.

And it's covered almost 73,000 miles they definitely get quicker with more miles.

More or less the same as mine apart from the R-sport and mine's 10ft lower

They definately get better with miles, I'm on 88,000 now

Get coilovers Mark and you'll be a lot quicker. You knowsit.