Golf 7.5R & Clio 200
Were these very expensive? Always wanted these since my first 200 over 10 years ago lol
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Clio 197 cup - Time Attack Build
- Thread starter TRH_Racing
- Start date
Thanks man! I’m pretty chuffed with it still, being a different car underneath to what how I got it is even better! I’m glad I didn’t get an EP3 now, As much as they have a good engine, I think the 197 is a better car in generalCongratulations on your Clio 197 (I'm biased), you made a great choice!
I also have a Clio 197 and, previously, I had an EP3, I find the 197 to be a more complete car.
They weren’t too dear, 150+ iirc from ktax!
having them PPF’d finally is a huge bonus
Just small bits for the interior to do now, got some new pedals and a bigger accelerator for better down shifts (lame I know)
Spent today at Players Classics today at Goodwood, one of my favourite ones to go to, especially due to the track time all day and drifting demo’s!
Accidentally fell into Cobra seats though and may have got my self a new seat ..
cat loves it as per
Accidentally fell into Cobra seats though and may have got my self a new seat ..
cat loves it as per
Seat and harness is in, finally!
So new plans over the rest of this year
looking at going into time attack next year, so hopefully should get some good updates through the rest of this year with cage, fire and electric cut offs, bit of aero etc!
new pads and oil to sort out before CSF next week.
Went for PBS Prorace pads this time over the ds3000’s, so hoping for a good braking performance!
Went for PBS Prorace pads this time over the ds3000’s, so hoping for a good braking performance!
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Got PBS ProRace in mine and they're good vfm
I ran them last time at CSF on standard calipers and they were good. Have you got ducts on the brakes?
no I haven’t, I plan on taking the fogs out and the arch liner if I get time to.
i know they’re gonna get v hot next week so I gotta think of some type of cooking
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Aye I'd try and get some ducts in, it's meant to be a scorcher as well🤣
Yeah this is my worry 😂 might have to try and figure a way to ducting on the cheap. if not it’s not arch liners or fog lights at best
Did a oil change the other day and now the pads are on in time for csf, looking forward to it now!
On todays episode
So!
A mega weekend had with everyone, nice to see you all again! Was chilled, funny, everything that was needed after a couple years break from csf!
i would tag everyone but my memory is so bad I can’t remember 😂
car was faultless all day, lots of learning to do but a very capable car, super happy with it!
thanks to @Filters for trying to teach me, got a lot of work here 😂
@dann2707 sorry for making you feel sick in the car!
Also managed to get out in a cup racer thanks to Max Coates racing, such an amazing piece of equipment!
now for the journey home.
i got about an hour down the road, got to some services on the A1 to get my lunch, and then the car just dies as I’m pulling out on the junction.
RAC guy says theres no signal between the ECU and everything else, immobiliser light is on solid and won’t do a thing.
13 hour ordeal starts here.
3 recovery trucks, one private hire to get me home, and hours on hours of waiting really put a s**t end to my weekend. I left blyton at midday, got home a 1:30am .. not happy.
A mega weekend had with everyone, nice to see you all again! Was chilled, funny, everything that was needed after a couple years break from csf!
i would tag everyone but my memory is so bad I can’t remember 😂
car was faultless all day, lots of learning to do but a very capable car, super happy with it!
thanks to @Filters for trying to teach me, got a lot of work here 😂
@dann2707 sorry for making you feel sick in the car!
Also managed to get out in a cup racer thanks to Max Coates racing, such an amazing piece of equipment!
now for the journey home.
i got about an hour down the road, got to some services on the A1 to get my lunch, and then the car just dies as I’m pulling out on the junction.
RAC guy says theres no signal between the ECU and everything else, immobiliser light is on solid and won’t do a thing.
13 hour ordeal starts here.
3 recovery trucks, one private hire to get me home, and hours on hours of waiting really put a s**t end to my weekend. I left blyton at midday, got home a 1:30am .. not happy.
Ahhh those famous last words.
"You can't get me black flagged!"
"You can't get me black flagged!"
So I’m one step closer to figuring out what’s gone wrong. The fuse that controls the ecu, immobiliser etc keeps blowing
read somewhere someone else had this issue and the lambda wires had melted, so that’s my next port of call
read somewhere someone else had this issue and the lambda wires had melted, so that’s my next port of call
A week after it broke. She’s fixed!
turned out to be an 02 sensor wires resting on the manifold. Taped up and a new one being ordered, she runs.
turned out to be an 02 sensor wires resting on the manifold. Taped up and a new one being ordered, she runs.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
#mekanic
#racekormekanic
Tell me about it!
just booked castle Combe for September which will be fun
200 cup
These look smart, where did you get them from?
Ill have to try and find him for you. He's on my instagram, works for Airtec iirc!
Been a while since i updated this
Had a successful track day at Castle Combe the other week, car felt great and a lot was learnt but there's a few changes I need to do in the suspension, definitely need stiffer springs coming into the new year.
Got some much needed tuition off of a friend of mine which helped me improve through out the day also.
My girlfriends first time out on track as well, brave enough to tackle combe for her first time driving the car, and on a live track! smashed it, and i'm sure she'll be joining me out on a couple more to learn the car also.
Been in talks with Fulcrum Motorsport recently, and I've decided to put a deposit down on a cage and get that done over winter. Also have a few other ideas of what i want to get done to make sure the car is safe and reliable (as much as you can get a French car to be anyway)
I had my license starter pack come through the other day also, so I have some revision to get done and my license to be sorted at the end of this year / the start of the new year ready for the season.
I will be entering Time Attack in the new year as my main series, as well as the odd Hot hacth series / Road series races by 750MC.
Had a successful track day at Castle Combe the other week, car felt great and a lot was learnt but there's a few changes I need to do in the suspension, definitely need stiffer springs coming into the new year.
Got some much needed tuition off of a friend of mine which helped me improve through out the day also.
My girlfriends first time out on track as well, brave enough to tackle combe for her first time driving the car, and on a live track! smashed it, and i'm sure she'll be joining me out on a couple more to learn the car also.
Been in talks with Fulcrum Motorsport recently, and I've decided to put a deposit down on a cage and get that done over winter. Also have a few other ideas of what i want to get done to make sure the car is safe and reliable (as much as you can get a French car to be anyway)
I had my license starter pack come through the other day also, so I have some revision to get done and my license to be sorted at the end of this year / the start of the new year ready for the season.
I will be entering Time Attack in the new year as my main series, as well as the odd Hot hacth series / Road series races by 750MC.
some ideas of the cage from Fulcrum, seems a good contender.
This style door bar with the rest of the cage.
This style door bar with the rest of the cage.
Interior update.
there is none took all of it out, and getting it prepped up for a cage and new seat! Going to match with my drivers one, so no ‘ring trips for me for now!
front carpet does need to come out, I just ran out of time to get it out.
there is none took all of it out, and getting it prepped up for a cage and new seat! Going to match with my drivers one, so no ‘ring trips for me for now!
front carpet does need to come out, I just ran out of time to get it out.
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Did you weigh it all afterwards? Be interesting to see how much you've saved.
Unfortunately no I didn't! .. Was enough to show a small difference i think, once i change the seat over to a bucket ill get it weighed again at Alex's and see how much weight ive lost from the 1210 i was at last time with full interior and no rear seats!
i was thinking this .. haha. It was a fast road build when i started but we've gone the race car route
Title name changed, hopefully it's a bit more fitting for the build now.
Hoping to get a couple rounds of TA in next year, dead line for the car is April.
Hoping to get a couple rounds of TA in next year, dead line for the car is April.
Wrap up time for the Clio, MOT next month, but will be barely used over Christmas so had a final clean up and will be covered up!
In the mean time, doing a cheat oil change on the daily driver, 65,000 mile corsa B, don't judge!
Just before wrapping up, went to check the fluids and top up the screen wash, turns out i have a large hole in the bottle .. and barely a pipe left for it to be sent to the screen, so it just pisses all over the tyre. No arch liners, they'd have been rubbed through with the 225 tyres instead of a 215, so this is the price i pay for a bit more grip!
In the mean time, doing a cheat oil change on the daily driver, 65,000 mile corsa B, don't judge!
Just before wrapping up, went to check the fluids and top up the screen wash, turns out i have a large hole in the bottle .. and barely a pipe left for it to be sent to the screen, so it just pisses all over the tyre. No arch liners, they'd have been rubbed through with the 225 tyres instead of a 215, so this is the price i pay for a bit more grip!
MOT day today … and she passed, no advisories 😁 .. only covered 8k this past year, including a couple track days.
now to tuck it away and get sorted for the race season
now to tuck it away and get sorted for the race season
Application has been sent off for the 2023 time attack series .. got one sponsor so far that i'll crack out once the livery is done and we've confirmed everything!
race license is being sent off this month as well, weird order im doing this in but only just found what license i actually needed, instead of spending a bomb on doing my ARD's test.
excting stuff!
The list is down to (for now)
passenger buck seat
half cage
hand held extinguisher
TA regulation rain light
race license is being sent off this month as well, weird order im doing this in but only just found what license i actually needed, instead of spending a bomb on doing my ARD's test.
excting stuff!
The list is down to (for now)
passenger buck seat
half cage
hand held extinguisher
TA regulation rain light
