Ring Trip Damage Topic

[TheCake]

Ok anyone whos had to replace anything post in here!

Todays order:

1 x Dog-bone Gearbox mount
1 x Front Wheel Bearing

Anyone else had a few minor niggles?

 

[dk]

nope

 

[Nicksie]

possibly got to have a new computer, as the trip resets itself each time the engine is turned off, doesnt affect the overall mileage though. mechanic brother thinks the earth terminals are not connecting properly or something! Ill let him look at it, Ill only bust it!

 

[edde]

2 new tyres

New brake pads (might as wel get disks as well)

Tracking being redone (lowering the coilovers a bit more)

Booked into Renault to have the engine looked at after it is started having issues staring in the morning.

New Radiator (not the rings fault just that Ive poured coolent all over Europe from the leading cracked rad)

 

[Bubbles]

2 new front tyres... thats it so far..

 

[TheCake]

Oh I forgot to add David @ K-Tec is sorting my dicky rear shock which started leaking like the day befre we left

 

[team_penetrator]

How many laps did you do???

 

[TheCake]

5. lol.

 

[team_penetrator]

Good work.

Thinking about going myself. One of the lads has a Ducati, so hell take that and Ill take the cup...

 

[blink172]

Do it. Honestly, its one of the greatest experiences youll have.

 

[TheCake]

ditto. ^.

It rocks.

 

[Fred@BTM]

erm damage from the ring.......

broken drivers leccy window (hence the blue tack!!)

new brakes all round (shagged)

tyres are now down to 2mm all round

both rear bearings knackerd

3 trips to Renault (whist still in Germany) plus an overnight stay

+ My VISA bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Im going back next month too!!!!!!!!

AVE IT

 

[MikeC]

Quote: Originally posted by team_penetrator on 31 March 2005
Good work.Thinking about going myself. One of the lads has a Ducati, so hell take that and Ill take the cup...


Hes brave! We saw a ducati on the back of a flatbed truck.. it was destroyed! Id love to take my bike, but id prob come off first corner lol

 

[rcp]

Quote: Originally posted by Fred2001Dynamic on 31 March 2005


erm damage from the ring.......

broken drivers leccy window (hence the blue tack!!)

new brakes all round (shagged)

tyres are now down to 2mm all round

both rear bearings knackerd

3 trips to Renault (whist still in Germany) plus an overnight stay

+ My VISA bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Im going back next month too!!!!!!!!

AVE IT

lol, just a bit then!

 

[EVOgone]

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 30 March 2005


Ok anyone whos had to replace anything post in here!

Todays order:

1 x Dog-bone Gearbox mount
1 x Front Wheel Bearing

Anyone else had a few minor niggles?

All done under warrenty i hope !

 

[TheCake]

Ive stopped claiming under warranty Steve. 52,000 miles now on here! lol. Its a wear and tear thing!

 

[Weeman]

washer bottle is officially fooked, pissed its contents out onto the ring car park following my wee through corner diversion, and everytime I fill it now, its straight out the bottom, LOL Not the rad though, so it could have been worse. Tracking is out, and it vibrates like a mo fo at 50-60 mph, but its been funny for ages, so not sure if thats my fault, lol

 

[fizzy_drink]

12 Laps and:

Engine Mount now clunks on overrun in all gears!
The rubbers visibly worn out.

Brake fluid disappeared into thin air: Whole system to be bled, and better fluid to go in there.

Lost 4mm tread on the fronts

Horrible rattle from behind the instrument panel.

 

[Tom]

a few things.


Brakes have gone blue
Pads are like glass
all the shocks need replacing
One of those is sorted the other two will be asap.

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Mines good i think.

Although its still buried under a tun of mud so i havnt had time to inspect.

 

[EVOgone]

1. Discs Fcuked

2. Calipers blue

3. Loose gear linkage

4. Engine mounts (again)

5. Manifold to cat bolt loose (4k rattle)

6. Some new rattles

Fair play to the old girl she stood up well and i was impressed how she performed all weekend.

 

[Slugger]

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 31 March 2005
Ive stopped claiming under warranty Steve. 52,000 miles now on here! lol. Its a wear and tear thing!



But the warranty is 60k

 

[telford_mike]

Quote: Originally posted by Slugger on 31 March 2005

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 31 March 2005

Ive stopped claiming under warranty Steve. 52,000 miles now on here! lol. Its a wear and tear thing!

But the warranty is 60k

yeah, 60k miles, not 60k laps

 

[MarkCup]

PMSL ^^^

Hes getting there...

 

[almaghrbi]

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 30 March 2005


Ok anyone whos had to replace anything post in here!

Todays order:

1 x Dog-bone Gearbox mount
1 x Front Wheel Bearing

Anyone else had a few minor niggles?





No all is well on my side. Just need to wash the cup properly

 

[TheCake]

But isnt it right Yaser - you have someone else to do that for you.. namely some 4 year old with a sponge... I know your secrets... lol.

 

[jon_r]

I broke a nail.

 

[almaghrbi]

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 01 April 2005


But isnt it right Yaser - you have someone else to do that for you.. namely some 4 year old with a sponge... I know your secrets... lol.

yeah I wish, may be next year

 

[Matt ATR]

Quote: Originally posted by omar on 31 March 2005


Brake fluid disappeared into thin air: Whole system to be bled, and better fluid to go in there....

Lost 4mm tread on the fronts

Ditto Oms - hardly any fluid left and looks like brake pads are gone on mine too!

Also need clutch adjusting (hopefully not replacing!) and probably 4 new tyres

 

[Final Maxim]

so basically, most peoples clios got pwned by the ring lol

 

[Weeman]

Quote: Originally posted by jon_r on 01 April 2005

I broke a nail.

lmao

 

[Nick Read]

Mechanically, mines sweet as a nut - brakes fine, tyres fine, suspension fine, engine fine, it wanted more punishment. Electrically, its knackered - anti-perc pump hasnt been working for a while which ended up with the coolant boiling over after my unscheduled stop at the side of the F1 circuit. The oil pressure gauge was stuck at the top due to a wire that had come loose, presumably through vibration. The ignition, fuel pump and chargecooler pump all failed at the same time due to one poxy wire running through the dash with a short in it somewhere...as it was the auxiliary feed to the relay box, when it shorted out, the whole car ground to a halt! BB are still trying to track it down right now.

So effectively, my Ring trip was wrecked by one wire shorting out which couldnt be got at without getting inside the dash. Cheers Renault!

BTW My advice to anyone with brake problems - and it sounds like theres a lot of you LOL - forget all these ideas of this compound or that compound, fancy patterned discs etc - just get BIG calipers, BIG discs, braided hoses and fresh 5.1 fluid and you will solve all your problems. I did not have a single problem with my brakes the whole time over there and - with my Clio getting up to 120 over the crest at Flugplatz and the rest of the time hard stops from up to 100 to take the corners - that tells its own story. Big brakes rock.

 

[davyboy]

Well our cup did 60 laps last year (over 2 weekends 2 weeks apart) and all we got was a new set of front tyres and some brakes pads. The car is absolutely bog standard.

What were some of you doing?????

I dont think there is anything wrong with the standard brakes - its just your application of them.

Dave

 

[Matt ATR]

Quote: Originally posted by davyboy on 01 April 2005


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I dont think there is anything wrong with the standard brakes - its just your application of them.

Dave





But you dont have to brake for corners if youre only doing 40 down the straights though huh

 

[Mondial172]

A trackday second car is the way forward! Next year I might come along but borrow my mates Caterham. Cant afford to replace bits on the Cup.

 

[TheCake]

Dave, I only ran 5 laps after a wheel bearing started causing me some probs but running brembo disks and PF 97 pads.

No brake problems at all here. In fact. I wanted to get back out there for more laps had the bearing not started to cause grief.

 

[davyboy]

Ill be getting some of those pads when I use up the 2 sets of oem ones I have now.

I have them on the 944 and they are nothing short of breathtaking.

Dave