Racing Blue 172 : 2010 Track day Photos

[Barron]

Croft 31st May 2010 - Open Pit

Carl

 

[pritchard182]

stuning

 

[jenic]

lovely

Off to the oulton RS day?

 

[Lee C]

Stunning indeed.

 

[Barron]

lovely

Off to the oulton RS day?

Nope havent booked the RS day but will be doing Oulton this year aswell as rockingham and silverstone.

Carl

 

[T26TGT]

want

 

[stuart1989]

Looks great!

How did if fair again some of the 'bigger' cars? Sure this is ITB'd?

 

[Curtis!]

Hopefully I'll be at Oulton when this is visiting for a nosey!

 

[Barron]

Looks great!

How did if fair again some of the 'bigger' cars? Sure this is ITB'd?

Past most, the only thing i had trouble against mainly was a couple of very fast caterhams and an Atom.

The most annoying thing during the day was the Ginnetta Juniors who wouldnt let you past for a good couple of laps


edit: oh and i forgot the BMW race car which was very fast

 

[stuart1989]

Past most, the only thing i had trouble against mainly was a couple of very fast caterhams and an Atom.

The most annoying thing during the day was the Ginnetta Juniors who wouldnt let you past for a good couple of laps


edit: oh and i forgot the BMW race car which was very fast

Sounds spot on - must be good to get out there after all the work you put into it


What sort of bhp/ton is it running dude?

 

[Christopher]

Looks so awesome!

 

[Barron]

Sounds spot on - must be good to get out there after all the work you put into it


What sort of bhp/ton is it running dude?

yeah was fun

Currently with its standard engine its 202bhp and probably around 930kg so only 220bhp/ton. Is downfall is its straightline speed tbh. With its new engine it will be approx 240bhp at 930kg so 262bhp/ton :evil:

Carl

 

[marinemackay2003]

sweet some serious bhp/per ton

you fitting a diff?

 

[Barron]

sweet some serious bhp/per ton

you fitting a diff?

It already has a Quaife LSD ATB fitted.

Carl

 

[.GAZ.]

Tool! Needs a ph1 rear tho!

 

[Charlie.]

Tasty, makes me want a track project soo bad.

 

[Barron]

Croft 6th June 2010 - RSOC Sessioned day

Carl

 

[Barron]

 

[.GAZ.]

Love it mate, what suspension set up is it running?

 

[Barron]

Love it mate, what suspension set up is it running?

:lolup::lolup::lolup:

Funny you should mention that.

Its running AST coilovers with re-valved rear shocks with stiffer springs.

But....it now requires the front re-valving and re-building after Bazzon managed to spin out on the esses and the front passenger side has given up.

Carl

 

[Chili Red]

Nicest Ph1 I've ever seen, looks fantastic.

 

[Reyes]

172s don't come in Racing Blue mate. Thats pearl black.

Looks lovely

 

[Porkie]

great photos. Thanks for sharing

What difference did you find the diff made. Were you having alot of probs with traction?

 

[Barron]

great photos. Thanks for sharing

What difference did you find the diff made. Were you having alot of probs with traction?

Diff is probably the best bit about the car imo.

The difference is staggering and you really notice it on track. I actually get a lot of people comming over commenting asking if i have a diff fitted due to how well it pulls out of corners.

Carl

 

[LeeJSA]

Hi mate

It was me that came over to you when you were fitting your wheels back on your car after your little excursion through the field yesterday! LOL!

Dont worry you werent the only Clio that came off yesterday....I had a little glancing blow with the tyre wall just after tower - but that was my own fault as I still had my slicks on when it was getting damp.....I just couldnt catch it in time!

Porkie - I've got a Gripper plated diff in mine mate, and apart from the dodgy noises it makes I have to agree with Barron - its made a massive difference to mine on track too - the speed & grip through corners is absolutely phenomenal and puts alot of other high powered cars to shame.

Cheers

Lee

 

[Barron]

Hi mate

It was me that came over to you when you were fitting your wheels back on your car after your little excursion through the field yesterday! LOL!

Dont worry you werent the only Clio that came off yesterday....I had a little glancing blow with the tyre wall just after tower - but that was my own fault as I still had my slicks on when it was getting damp.....I just couldnt catch it in time!

Porkie - I've got a Gripper plated diff in mine mate, and apart from the dodgy noises it makes I have to agree with Barron - its made a massive difference to mine on track too - the speed & grip through corners is absolutely phenomenal and puts alot of other high powered cars to shame.

Cheers

Lee

Hi Lee,

That was Bazzon who went into the field aswell as him fitting the wheels (i made him for crashing :lolup

Any damage to your car mate?

Its a shame we werent out on track at the same time, would have been nice to have a play I had an epic session against a couple of evo's who were very impressed with the Clio.

Carl

 

[Tigger]

Awesome wee motor this :approve:

 

[Cal182]

AWESOME!!!

 

[LeeJSA]

Hi Lee,

That was Bazzon who went into the field aswell as him fitting the wheels (i made him for crashing :lolup

Any damage to your car mate?

Its a shame we werent out on track at the same time, would have been nice to have a play I had an epic session against a couple of evo's who were very impressed with the Clio.

Carl

LOL......only a scuff on the rear bumper....nothing wrong with the odd battlescar though...adds character.

I think I did get out in one of your sessions as I was doing charity rides but there was about half a lap between us so we didnt get close.

I've got some incar footage that I'm uploading & some pics too - will post em on here.

I lost count of the number of people that came up to me & asked what it was engine wise etc as they reckonned I was one of the quickest out there all weekend both wet & dry.

Lee

 

[Barron]

LOL......only a scuff on the rear bumper....nothing wrong with the odd battlescar though...adds character.

I think I did get out in one of your sessions as I was doing charity rides but there was about half a lap between us so we didnt get close.

I've got some incar footage that I'm uploading & some pics too - will post em on here.

I lost count of the number of people that came up to me & asked what it was engine wise etc as they reckonned I was one of the quickest out there all weekend both wet & dry.

Lee

:lolup::lolup::lolup: we had 1.2 badges on the side aswell, didnt help as we got some right random looks haha

 

[LeeJSA]

Lol.....theres a plan....might get some DCI badges for mine for the next track day!!!

 

[Chris205]

i tried to get a sneaky pic of the RB covered in seeds :rasp: thought it was a bit harsh though, hope the car is ok

Lee - your car seemed very very quick, good work and clearly a well set up car

 

[Barron]

i tried to get a sneaky pic of the RB covered in seeds :rasp: thought it was a bit harsh though, hope the car is ok

Lee - your car seemed very very quick, good work and clearly a well set up car

LOL you werent the only one :lolup: we had a bit of a crowd in the end. Nothing funnier than a bright blue clio covered in yellow flowers haha

 

[Leeshez]

wow

 

[LeeJSA]

Lee - your car seemed very very quick, good work and clearly a well set up car

Thanks mate, it does go well.

Just uploaded some footage in the Media section of one of my wet sessions.

 

[brisa4984]

i see a 200 chasing.. how did it fair?

 

[Barron]

i see a 200 chasing.. how did it fair?

We had a guest driver driving the car at that point (notice no BARRON number plate) so went past him. Its a member from here running slicks.

Carl

 

[brisa4984]

i see cool mate

 

[Jay Payne]

Croft does look good