My Clio with the engine in the wrong end

[DaveL485]

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[DaveL485]

Went to the Spa Classic

Wasnt on track just there to watch, great weekend though.

Rear wheel bearing died on the way home, made a hell of a racket! Thats a new bloody bearing, not hardened properly inside by the looks of it. Changed and running great again.

 

[DaveL485]

Went to C&M on Tuesday for the RS meet, an American lad called Kalib did some rather cool light painting.

 

[DaveL485]

Couple of shots from Retro Rides from a man in the crowd that hit me up on Insta.

Car is now parked up as I felt the track/feel of the car wasnt right on the trip to C&M, a quick snoop at the back has revealed excessive play in one of the rear track rod ends (it's got a Mcpherson strut setup at the back with the track arm rose jointed to the rear subframe).

 

[DaveL485]

a quick snoop at the back has revealed excessive play in one of the rear track rod ends

Now fixed with a pair of track rod ends and a geo, driving well again. Needs some miles before the end of May, i'm taking it to the SPa classic again, this time with infield parking and some laps of the track booked

 

[BREMBO]

Now fixed with a pair of track rod ends and a geo, driving well again. Needs some miles before the end of May, i'm taking it to the SPa classic again, this time with infield parking and some laps of the track booked

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Are the track rod ends hard to get hold of?

 

[DaveL485]

Are the track rod ends hard to get hold of?

Nope, both front and rear readily available. Front are standard Clio ones, rears are from the front of a Laguna I think. Plentiful and cheap.

 

[DaveL485]

Spa was fab, save the rain! Car was faultless. Really, really enjoyed it.

The laps on Saturday evening, well, it was wet. Like WET wet. Fortunately having spent so much time on setup and balance, the car was superb and we left a Cayman GT4 and a Jag XF RS in the rear view as they tippy toed around. I was less tippy toe and more "Lets crack on". We got a bunch of hilarious oversteer off the bus stop chicane on to the main straight as I got braver, it must have looked pretty cool from outside! Was hoping some video would appear online but no such luck.
905 miles in 4 days, many gallons of fuel, big smiles, fantastic memories

 

[DaveL485]

My comrades for the weekend:

710bhp GTR

650bhp 996

V8 Aston

Ultima Can-Am, LS3, 550hp - absolute weapon. Ive done some pax laps round Spa in this and let me tell you, DIFFERENT LEAGUE.

And found grandad