How do the 197's hold up on track?

[Bobby.]

As above, how do they hold up reliability wise?

Main thing I'm concerned about is the gearboxes?

any experiences?

 

[Sam@NP]

Serious track car or just a one off trackday?
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[N0ddie]

Gearboxes are the weak link. I've had ours replaced on our 200 (Which has the same box as the majority of 197s).

Though folk have had gearboxes replaced on their Clios that have never seen a track. Everything else is up to the task really.

 

[Bobby.]

Serious track car or just a one off trackday?
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Im thinking of just the odd day or two, with the clio in pretty much standard form.

Gearboxes are the weak link. I've had ours replaced on our 200 (Which has the same box as the majority of 197s).

Though folk have had gearboxes replaced on their Clios that have never seen a track. Everything else is up to the task really.

Just as I thought then, aren't the 200 boxes suppose to have been tweaked slightly to improve reliability?

 

[sbridgey]

I think the brakes need to be looked after.

I was speaking to BigAsh about his and I remember him telling me he had quite a large bill to fix the brakes after he tracked his 197. Can't remember which bit exactly he said though.

 

[Bobby.]

I think the brakes need to be looked after.

I was speaking to BigAsh about his and I remember him telling me he had quite a large bill to fix the brakes after he tracked his 197. Can't remember which bit exactly he said though.

yeah I was wondering about this, at first you think yeah their be fine having four pots but then you've got to remember its got that extra weight to stop. Maybe a set of 2500's are in order.

 

[sbridgey]

yeah I was wondering about this, at first you think yeah their be fine having four pots but then you've got to remember its got that extra weight to stop. Maybe a set of 2500's are in order.

I am not sure it was pads, seem to remember it being a caliper issue. But to say James does drive quite hard is an understatement!