My Cup

[NorthloopCup]

Thought i'd share this picture of my cup on here as a few users have asked to see more pictures of it!

The car is currently sitting ready to do a few trackdays to test out some modified hubs and other components that have been fitted to the car. It's sporting some 15" turinis and 205/50 R888's. Just needs a new set of centre caps to finish them off.

Once the testing is done it's onwards to the Nurburgring in August where i'm aiming to go sub 8:30 btg. Best time to date is 8:39 on the 16's and a set of 195/45 hankook evo S1's! This will be my first year on 888's so i'm hoping to fully exploit the extra grip that will be available!

Anyway, here's the picture. Possibly not to everyones taste, but hey i like it! Lol!

Ready for the nordschleife! by NorthloopCup, on Flickr

C&C welcome.

 

[Nick_Leeds]

Undecided on the green but I love a caged cup! More pics please..

 

[Advikaz]

Green works because it's a track car.

 

[NorthloopCup]

This picture was taken at a Donington trackday inbetween christmas and new year 2012. Running on the 16's as it was a bit, shall we say, damp!! Lol

Donington trackday by NorthloopCup, on Flickr

 

[Martin.]

I love it.

Any photos of the insides Mark?

And more info on the current spec?

 

[NorthloopCup]

I love it.

Any photos of the insides Mark?

And more info on the current spec?

Thanks mate!

No sorry no pics of the inside i'm afraid. I'll take some when i get a chance Martin and put them up in here.

 

[Fletcher]

Looks great.

 

[Poopensharten]

Amazing mate, thats some time around the ring?!? How familiar are you with it??

 

[jesus]

Looks great as a track car!

 

[NorthloopCup]

Amazing mate, thats some time around the ring?!? How familiar are you with it??

I've done around 300 odd laps around the ring mate and I've been going over there for years! I can remember back in the day when it was rare to see another uk registered car over there, but now they're commonplace! Lol!

In answer to your question, I'm very very familiar with the ring mate! I could possibly name every single little pothole tbh! Lol

 

[BIGASH]

Awesome car Mark but you already know my feeling about it

 

[p@blo]

Looks fun.

 

[MG cup]

Mirror James's comments, I love the colour combo but you know that. Definite time to be had with those tyres, I killed my Hankooks at a trackday.

 

[tommy g]

Very nice

 

[NorthloopCup]

Awesome car Mark but you already know my feeling about it

Thanks James!

Looks fun.

It most certainly is that mate!

Mirror James's comments, I love the colour combo but you know that. Definite time to be had with those tyres, I killed my Hankooks at a trackday.

Thank you swede! I'm going off if the tyres give me a second a mile at the ring, I'm well in to my target time of sub 8:30 tbh. Probably take a few sighters to get a feel for the 888's, then it's time to go chase the bigger boys! Lol

Very nice

Thank you mate!

Thanks to everyone else who's commented as well.

 

[not normal dan]

Looking good shag.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Thanks Dan!

 

[Martin.]

Thanks mate!

No sorry no pics of the inside i'm afraid. I'll take some when i get a chance Martin and put them up in here.

Cool, I love a bit of car p**n!

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[Dan@SJM]

Full spec? Looks epic.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Cool, I love a bit of car p**n!

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You'll have to bare with me though before I get some interior shots! Lol

Full spec? Looks epic.

Not really much to say about the full spec dan. It's running a full grp timing/ecu setup on the engine, stripped out and caged interior with recaro pole positions and a set of revalved kw v2's. There's a little more to the suspension spec than just coilovers though.

 

[MG cup]

Have you got a friendly tester Mark or did it pass with full group n settings? And when you say full group n is that exhaust and inlet adjustments?

 

[NorthloopCup]

Have you got a friendly tester Mark or did it pass with full group n settings? And when you say full group n is that exhaust and inlet adjustments?

Yes mate I do indeed have a friendly tester. It's de-catted as well so it's difficult to say how much it affects emissions. Yeah inlet is advanced and exhaust is retarded. The ecu has its idle speed set at 1200rpm to try and smooth the tickover out, but you can just tell something's a bit different.

 

[r0ss172]

I've done around 300 odd laps around the ring mate and I've been going over there for years! I can remember back in the day when it was rare to see another uk registered car over there, but now they're commonplace! Lol!

In answer to your question, I'm very very familiar with the ring mate! I could possibly name every single little pothole tbh! Lol

This is exactly why you are going to be taking me on a lap of the ring before i attempt it

 

[Tony Hunter]

Mark

That time at Cadwell, was a 1.42

 

[NorthloopCup]

This is exactly why you are going to be taking me on a lap of the ring before i attempt it

I'll be there for the Friday session to do a few sighters mate!

Mark

That time at Cadwell, was a 1.42

Impressive!! Most impressive!! Lol!

 

[MG cup]

Will try this sometime and get it remapped with higher idle, did it idle without ecu or did you not try. Mine with inlet advanced circa 5 degrees just about stayed going but hunted and stalled far to easy taking away.

 

[Scott™]

Great little track car that.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Will try this sometime and get it remapped with higher idle, did it idle without ecu or did you not try. Mine with inlet advanced circa 5 degrees just about stayed going but hunted and stalled far to easy taking away.

I'm running a genuine grp n ecu mate so I've never bothered with the stock ecu on it since its had the grp n settings on the timing. Just advancing the inlet alone will improve mid range, but it'll be on the bones of it's arse higher up the rpm band.

Great little track car that.

​Thanks!

 

[Cub.]

Awesome car little man, and yes, I still owe you a memory stick

 

[NorthloopCup]

Awesome car little man, and yes, I still owe you a memory stick

Cheers oli! Lol! Yes you do! It's a good job I'm still prepared to do good deals for you is it!! Lol

 

[Cub.]

I'm in work tomorrow so will download it then bud and stick it in the post

And yes, come rebuild of the flamer, I know where i'll be heading for some parts. Appreciate it Mark

 

[NorthloopCup]

I'm in work tomorrow so will download it then bud and stick it in the post

And yes, come rebuild of the flamer, I know where i'll be heading for some parts. Appreciate it Mark

Nice one oli! Remember to send your return address so I can return the stick as well.

​Ready when you are for the parts buddy!

 

[r0ss172]

I'll be there for the Friday session to do a few sighters mate!

Great il be there around mid-late afternoon on the Friday will call you to meet up mate

 

[NorthloopCup]

Great il be there around mid-late afternoon on the Friday will call you to meet up mate

​No worries buddy! Helmet - bring one!

 

[Chi]

This picture was taken at a Donington trackday inbetween christmas and new year 2012. Running on the 16's as it was a bit, shall we say, damp!! Lol

Donington trackday by NorthloopCup, on Flickr

Excuse my ignorance but whats on the roof?

 

[gez 172]

Roof scoop. Draws air into the cabin

 

[NorthloopCup]

^^^ As that man above says mate. It's a genuine 197/200 cup racer roof vent. I fitted it because it just gets far to hot in the car during the summer months due to perspex windows that don't open, and tbh the little pop-it vents in the front and rear qtr windows ain't worth a w**k!! They bring nothing to the party whatsoever. I found this out stuck in a traffic jam on the Brussels ring road coming back from the ring!

 

[SharkyUK]

A really tidy track car and setup, Mark - I like it a lot! Roll on August and a new BTG time...

 

[NorthloopCup]

A really tidy track car and setup, Mark - I like it a lot! Roll on August and a new BTG time...

Thanks mate - appreciate the kind comments! Yeah I'm really looking forward to an improved btg time! Roll on August!

 

[Russ_16v]

Whats it running BTG at the mo mate? Really like it, looks fantastic!