newbie with a clio cup race car

[ian-speedy]

Having a hunt around the internet for info and came across this site so have joined , just bought a clio cup race car to convert into a road legal rally car , also bought a 52 plate clio sport road car for donor parts , will be putting a thread up along the way with loads of pictures of how it was done.

Cheers Ian

 

[Sam@NP]

sounds good what suspension and brakes do the clio cup cars use?

 

[lbrench]

am i missing something but surely a clio isnt the best car to have as a rally car

 

[Christopher]

Why not?

Never heard of S1600's?

Clios make great rally cars.

 

[brisa4984]

am i missing something but surely a clio isnt the best car to have as a rally car

yes..

 

[ian-speedy]

Brakes look standard , albeit with better pads , suspension is Renault sport , way too hard for rallying or road use , I drove it round the trading est the other day and it was bouncing everywhere , way too hard.
Looking at options now for suspension

 

[lbrench]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

 

[LIL B]

You come across as having a 6ft forehead.

 

[Christopher]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

Facepalm.

I don't mean WRC! There are other classes.

 

[LeeP86]

Brakes look standard , albeit with better pads , suspension is Renault sport , way too hard for rallying or road use , I drove it round the trading est the other day and it was bouncing everywhere , way too hard.
Looking at options now for suspension

oo snap!

just let me know if you need any help with it, i used to work for a clio team and ran these cars for a few years.

 

[.Kev.]

am i missing something but surely a clio isnt the best car to have as a rally car

Looks good to me.

 

[brisa4984]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

cost per performance per fun per service and parts.. i doubt ull find something more sensible..

i guess you have the fiesta sts, saxos and 106s to contend with but dont forget.. clios own porsches on twisties so a group n 172 will be a weapon

 

[ForceIndia]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

You really are clueless, aren't you?


Welcome to the op, sounds a great project, look forward to updates!

 

[.Kev.]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

Not for much longer with the new 2011 WRC rules. Kiss good bye to the 2.0l nastys. S1600 is the way there going.

 

[ian-speedy]

The new WRC cars will either be 2lt NA or 1.6 turbo ,both with 4WD , should be good with a lot more manufacturers getting iinvolved , in its current state its getting boring with everybody chasing but not catching Citroen.

ibrench , whats wrong with a Clio ? any car can be made into a quick rally car , they are very good as a track car , my son was at castle coombe the other week in his 360hp EVO and struggled to pass a clio cup race car , they are a very quick car , I'm expecting to get some good results with it. as for saxo's fiesta's and 106's , they won't get a sniff , some Nova's will be hard to beat as they are getting stupid HP out of those , a mate of mine had a 1.4 nova with 204hp at 11k revs !!

As for the Impreza's , with more power the clio wouldn't be far off a clubman spec one , the WRC's would to too quick , but my car will be under £15k all finished , you can stick another nought on that figure for a WRC car ! as yes I do know as I have a clubman spec Impreza aswell

The clio

Cheers Ian

 

[.Kev.]

Love Clio by the way? Any more pics and info?

 

[ian-speedy]

Love Clio by the way? Any more pics and info?

No more pics yet , but will be taking pics while swapping it to a RHD rally car

 

[Gt rob]

Can I have your wheels? Pretty please... Clio looks well nice mate, Dow like scoobys or evos any more, they just remind me of max power magazine!

 

[Bluebeard]

I'm assuming you own Godspeed?

 

[.Kev.]

Whats that box of tricks where the handbrake was? Look forward to your write up and spec list.

 

[Bluebeard]

Whats that box of tricks where the handbrake was? Look forward to your write up and spec list.

I just zoomed in and its lights, wipers indicators etc.

 

[ian-speedy]

Can I have your wheels? Pretty please... Clio looks well nice mate, Dow like scoobys or evos any more, they just remind me of max power magazine!

Sorry need the wheels as it won't go as fast without them lol

I'm assuming you own Godspeed?

Yes I do

Whats that box of tricks where the handbrake was? Look forward to your write up and spec list.

That all the electrics , ignition , rear lights and indicators , windscreen washer/wipers ect , I need to get more wiring done as there's no front lights

 

[jack_kemp]

clio is not a great rally car, a subaru or evo is a great rally car

That depends what class you're competeing in.....

 

[.Kev.]

Is this stanard on all the clio cup's or your own work. If so nice one.

 

[Bluebeard]

Yes I do

COOL!! SO can we expect some good/cheap brake kits for the Clio's now??

 

[ian-speedy]

Is this stanard on all the clio cup's or your own work. If so nice one.

No this is how renault made them , I only bought it friday so haven't touched it yet

COOL!! SO can we expect some good/cheap brake kits for the Clio's now??

I'm sure there's something I can do , we are always up for group buys

 

[Ollie82.]

Welcome Ian. Looking forward to seeing the process with the Cup car. Looks fantastic! How much did the car set you back may I ask?

am i missing something but surely a clio isnt the best car to have as a rally car

You are missing lots. Thats been obvious for a long while.

Nice FIAT by the way.

 

[lbrench]

erm that clio is abit nice.........want!!

 

[.Kev.]

Chop the fiat in mate!

 

[ian-speedy]

I paid £11k for the car , with some spares , inc 16 wheels and tyres

 

[.Kev.]

There you go, straight swap for the Fiat.

 

[lbrench]

lol driving a cup racer daily, would be heroic though

 

[Ollie82.]

Rallying is something i'd really love to be able to afford to do. I had a little taster of it a few years back and it demands so much more knowledge of car control than track driving does. My dad used to be a co-driver and compete in national events back in the 80's so i kinda grew up around rally cars to a certain extent.

I've got alot of respect for rally drivers!

 

[Brian]

Welcome Ian, good to have you on here - I'm sure you'll have people attracted to your wealth of brake-knowledge very quickly.

Reassuring to see Mark has breathed on the cup too

 

[dicko]

clio looks very nice

 

[LeeP86]

The new WRC cars will either be 2lt NA or 1.6 turbo ,both with 4WD , should be good with a lot more manufacturers getting iinvolved , in its current state its getting boring with everybody chasing but not catching Citroen.

ibrench , whats wrong with a Clio ? any car can be made into a quick rally car , they are very good as a track car , my son was at castle coombe the other week in his 360hp EVO and struggled to pass a clio cup race car , they are a very quick car , I'm expecting to get some good results with it. as for saxo's fiesta's and 106's , they won't get a sniff , some Nova's will be hard to beat as they are getting stupid HP out of those , a mate of mine had a 1.4 nova with 204hp at 11k revs !!

As for the Impreza's , with more power the clio wouldn't be far off a clubman spec one , the WRC's would to too quick , but my car will be under £15k all finished , you can stick another nought on that figure for a WRC car ! as yes I do know as I have a clubman spec Impreza aswell




Cheers Ian

Oh Hai!!

 

[Christopher]

Looks fantastic Ian. Welcome to CS.

Godspeed eh? I could do with some 4-pots to "test"

 

[JCC]

That looks bloody awesome! Welcome, keep us updated.

 

[p@blo]

Welcome Ian. Guy i know has converted his racer to rally spec too, he's running ast 5300s on his. He peaks pretty highly of them.

 

[Gorms]

Looking forward to this Car looks stunning. Guess that wont be the case for long.

Keep us posted.

Paul