Renault 5 sleeper - F4R on ITB’s

[Renny 5]

Please bring it to CSF next year

Was going to this year but I’d booked a ring trip same week so will plan ahead better next year.

 

[Toddy86]

Lovely little car. I’ve been following a lad on YouTube with an R5 Campus with the 182 conversion. Insane little cars.

 

[Renny 5]

Straight of the back of Mallory, booked onto Donny for an evening sesh with afew mates. Been to donington loads but surprisingly never driven it even though its the track closest to me. Met up with @Dannyafro and had a steady drive down early afternoon.

@Dom4 was booked on aswell with his new mk1

Straight of the back of Mallory, booked onto Donny for an evening sesh with afew mates. Been to donington loads but surprisingly never driven it even though its the track closest to me. Met up with afrodan and had a steady drive down early afternoon.

Didn’t really prep the 5 as it was already track ready. Just check the vitals and away I went.

Drove like a champ, wasn’t as quick as the other lads on full slicks but still overtaking plenty of other cars on track. AR1’s were great as usual.

Definitely need Togo back to Donny as I know I can be a hell of a lot quicker round there. Was finding the limits of the ds2500 brake pads but I think that was down to the steelies not letting enough air through to the brake disc. Coming into the pits after 5laps you could barely touch the front wheels.

You can see my lines weren’t great but I’ll definitely know for next time what part of the track to use. Did plenty of laps though and took loads of folk out on track. Literally ran it till the tank was empty enough till I started getting fuel surge and then had enough just to get me home. Really enjoyed it and I think now is the right time to pull it off the road and get some work done on it as it’s been used and abused for +2 years. Planning on getting it back on the road for May ready for Retrorides weekender as I wasn’t to take it round Goodwood.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

I'd swap out the DS2500 for some DS1.11. Even with a bit of cooling the DS2500 will still end up overheating

 

[Adey.]

great little weapon, love it

 

[Renny 5]

I'd swap out the DS2500 for some DS1.11. Even with a bit of cooling the DS2500 will still end up overheating

Definitely think I’ll be changing them especially if they’re about worn down to the nub.

great little weapon, love it

Cheers mate

 

[NorthloopCup]

Bacon, I ran ds1.11’s up front and ds2500’s in the rear on my mk2 cup and mk3 200. It was 100% the most powerful braking setup I have ever experienced on a car.

But I have also ran ds2500’s all round on the mk2 cup, and that was impressive too tbf. Never had any fade issues on track - no brake ducts either.

Ds1.11’s will probably make the 5 do stoppies

 

[Renny 5]

Bacon, I ran ds1.11’s up front and ds2500’s in the rear on my mk2 cup and mk3 200. It was 100% the most powerful braking setup I have ever experienced on a car.

But I have also ran ds2500’s all round on the mk2 cup, and that was impressive too tbf. Never had any fade issues on track - no brake ducts either.

Ds1.11’s will probably make the 5 do stoppies

At Retrorides I was talking to brigsy about ds1.11’s. I’m really surprised how good his brakes were as we were on track on the same session at Mallory and his brakes are a lot smaller than mine but seem to have similar stopping power. Got no gripes about the ds2500’s though, ran them years and this is the first time I’ve actually ran out of brakes in the 5.

 

[Brigsy]

Ds1.11 will absolutely sort your brake issues mate even with limited cooling with the steelies.

Paint started bubbling on my steelies at Anglesey and no brake fade.

 

[Renny 5]

Ds1.11 will absolutely sort your brake issues mate even with limited cooling with the steelies.

Paint started bubbling on my steelies at Anglesey and no brake fade.

Sounds like the ticket then mate I wanna cut some weight off the 5 anyway so might treat it to some lighter wheels. Got todo something if I wanna keep up with you round track

 

[gez 172]

Genuinely take my hat off to you having the balls to drive it on track with those half front seats and no cage.

 

[Renny 5]

Genuinely take my hat off to you having the balls to drive it on track with those half front seats and no cage.

Big balls and no brain

 

[Brigsy]

Sounds like the ticket then mate I wanna cut some weight off the 5 anyway so might treat it to some lighter wheels. Got todo something if I wanna keep up with you round track

Keep the steels mate they look class. New engine will have a bit more power that will offset the need to put it on a diet

 

[Renny 5]

After a long winter, finally started working on the 5. With me doing more trackdays every year it would be a great idea to fit a cage. Don’t really use the car that often on the road and it’s more or less a track car anyway. Found a Saftey Devices cage on eBay for sale and sent a mate to fetch it

Made a start to strip it out. Didn’t want to go all the way as the cars already light anyway just wanted the clubsport look

Bought a OMP seat and side mounts. Trial fitted the seat but it was too close to the steering wheel plus the rear bracket hit the seat belt guide. Bought the OMP Champ R seat as they’re quite narrow seat and I knew they’d fit in the 5 with a cage

Milled new slots on the side guides so a lanky fucker like me can fit inside

Also chopped down the side mounts so they didn’t hit the harness belt guide on the seat

Trial fitted the mounts again just to make sure I didn’t f**k up the slots

 

[Renny 5]

Ordered some base plates from Saftey Devices, came with six weld in brackets and stainless nut and bolts for the whole fittings

Cleaned all the paint and seam sealer ready for welding in, got a local lad to weld them in

Slapped some under coat ready for painting at a later date and finished fitting the cage

Ran out of daylight and fitted the seat and harnesses in the garage

 

[Renny 5]

Next morning fitted the last bar of the cage which was the front one next to the windscreen, didn’t know what todo with the interior light as it was in the way… looks like a dogs dick but chopped it in half

Shame but I’ve already committed after that I took it to the local garage to give it a good wash as it’d not moved in 5months and was covered in dust from just sitting in the garage

Love the clubsport look, will tidy it up at a later date but got my first track day in May at donington

 

[Cub.]

Looks awesome.

Love the Jesus fish sticker

 

[bowen86]

Awesome this, fairplay!

 

[Touring_Rob]

Brave welding with the carpet in! I bet the seat etc is going to feel like a mega upgrade on track!

 

[Ph1 Tom]

This is definitely one of my favourite cars on here

 

[Matt Cup]

The silver steelies just add to the coolness.

 

[Renny 5]

Looks awesome.

Love the Jesus fish sticker

The Jesus sticker was just a replacement for the original garage sticker that fell off the back window. Definitely staying on though

Awesome this, fairplay!

cheers

Brave welding with the carpet in! I bet the seat etc is going to feel like a mega upgrade on track!

We did have some fire retardant blankets but for some reason weren’t used here

This is definitely one of my favourite cars on here

Appreciate the appreciation

The silver steelies just add to the coolness.

100% agree

 

[NorthloopCup]

Now it’s more of a track car, you need a proper diff.

I can supply grippers you know? Ready when you are Bacon

 

[Renny 5]

Now it’s more of a track car, you need a proper diff.

I can supply grippers you know? Ready when you are Bacon

Don’t tempt me for f**k sake

 

[NorthloopCup]

Don’t tempt me for f**k sake

I’ll get one ordered

 

[Renny 5]

I did miss this out which was pretty cool (sorry for back pedalling) The Renaultsport Whiltshire boys put on a meet at C&M late 2024, loads turned up. @Adey. @DaveL485 and afew more TurboRenault lot came out. We turned up first and took pride of place

Will continue with 2025 from now on….. more updates soon.

 

[Scrooge]

Love it!

 

[16V F7R]

Love it also. Sleeper with a cage! 5lag.

 

[DaveL485]

My garden after the Euromillions win.

 

[Renny 5]

Quick update

Spent a small fortune on parts ready for its MOT, service and swap out the burnt front pads and new rear pads. Got PBS prorace pads at a discount… MT-90 wasn’t at a discounted price

Drove it to @Dannyafro for it’s MOT, service and quick once over

Blitz the MOT

New calipers for the rear

I’ve had a miss matched petrol cap for years and finally got round to a mate of mine painting it for me. They’re a pain to get off and having to remove the rear wheel to get atand I couldn’t be arsed so I’ve riv-nutted it instead.

Started to prep for a track day at donington and yes I’ve turned into one of those sad c***s

Never really measured my tread depth for tracks days but will definitely need to get some more tyres later in the year or maybe swap to full slicks.

 

[Renny 5]

First track day of the year and first track day with a cage, proper bucket seat and harnesses!

Had the morning preping a quadlock roll cage mount and new rode mic as my old one stopped working, used a dead cat aswell due to me having the window down on every trackday… stops all the wind noise and was loads better than my previous mic wind cover

Met up with @Dannyafro, @Coops Mk1 and afew others

Had a good evening sesh, rung its neck and it didn’t miss a beat but was abit disappointed with the PBS pro race pads on the front as I was running out of brakes after +10laps but I’ve bought some carbon Loraine RC5+ now. Happy with the cage, bucket seat and harnesses… feels more reassuring.

My fastest lap was a tad under 1:27… could’ve gone abit quicker but I’ll push harder next time

 

[Adey.]

what an awesome noise it makes

 

[Renny 5]

what an awesome noise it makes

Cheers Adey

 

[Renny 5]

Following on from previously… decided to change my pads to CL RC5+

Whilst fitting the pads @Coops Mk1 sent me a message asking if I wanted a free track day at donny. Obviously couldn’t it down especially just after fitting new pads. Turned up later that day to a damp Donny.

After an hour the track started to dry out

Car ran really well, best it has tbh. Brakes are amazing now and had full confidence in the car to push hard


Had a good evening thanks to coops…. Thanks mate, I owe you one. Next time the 5 is out is next month at Mallory on the 22nd July and CSF. I’ll see some of you at one or the other or both

 

[NorthloopCup]

Following on from previously… decided to change my pads to CL RC5+
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Whilst fitting the pads @Coops Mk1 sent me a message asking if I wanted a free track day at donny. Obviously couldn’t it down especially just after fitting new pads. Turned up later that day to a damp Donny. View attachment 1746172
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Car ran really well, best it has tbh. Brakes are amazing now and had full confidence in the car to push hard


Had a good evening thanks to coops…. Thanks mate, I owe you one. Next time the 5 is out is next month at Mallory on the 22nd July and CSF. I’ll see some of you at one or the other or both

I’ll see you at CSF mate

 

[Renny 5]

I’ll see you at CSF mate

Nice one, going for the weekend or just the day?

 

[NorthloopCup]

Nice one, going for the weekend or just the day?

Just the day mate.

 

[Renny 5]

Mallory Park

Had a great day here… been about a year since I was last here and proper missed it. Always a chilled day.

Really enjoyed it, the 5 was faultless…. Looking forward to CSF.

 

[Renny 5]

CSF’25

I’ll keep this short…..

Really good weekend, the spread put on was brilliant, can’t wait for next year…. Here’s a video of me chasing @Brigsy

Renault 5 @ Anglesey for Cliosport Festival 2025 26/7/2025 chasing @Brigsygtt megane R26

@NorthloopCup sorry I didn’t film it in a format you like

 

[YorkshireKyle]

I was chasing you and Brigsy too haha, this goes really well