Rob's Supercharged Trophy

gambit · Nov 8, 2016

So sorry to hear, I hope the recovery and pay out is smooth sailing.

Ricardos · Nov 8, 2016

Oh my God, just seen this. Personally, arguably one of the best put together Clio on this forum. The main thing is you are all ok and in one piece Rob, just sad to see the Clio how it is. Again after speaking to you at Blyton I was looking forward to the EFI upgrade, I've popped into this thread every now and then to read the updates so it's such a shame to see the photos.

leeds_182 · Nov 8, 2016

Shame that mate! Unlucky!

andy_coops · Nov 8, 2016

Gutted mate. At least you're ok. The routes from here to Goodwood are epic but I can imagine tricky on a cold and damp day - where did this happen?

marinemackay2003 · Nov 8, 2016

ah man, sorry for your loss rob, cars can be replaced your ok and that is all that matters

although i can only imagine how broken you must feel inside

Stefan. · Nov 8, 2016

gutted to see this turn out like it has

Glad you are ok, real shame

RMDavis · Nov 9, 2016

ADS1982 said:
Genuinely so sorry too hear this Rob,and couldn't of happened to a nicer guy.When I saw your car I could tell how passionate you were,your ok that is the main thing and hopefully all the nice bits you sell can go towards whatever you fancy next
Sorry
Al

Cheers Al! Atleast the Recaro's will live on in your amazing V6!

Phase1sr said:
f**king gutted for you mate, glad your alright though.

Didn't you want to use your part's to build another one or have you had enough?

Thank you Scott. I haven't got the heart to start all over again with another Clio, I'm going to cut my losses and start another project hopefully a DC5 Integra! :wink:

Daz... said:
Glad you're ok but absolutely gutting about the Trophy.

On the bright side at least you're seeing this as an opportunity to get something new, and different, to play with!

That's all I keep thinking about bud! It's certainly cheering me up!

TimR26 said:
Gutted the Trophy has been written off but at least you're ok. The roads were bad Sunday morning as I went to Goodwood as well so probably nothing you could have done differently.

Cheers Tim! I'm sure we will meet up again soon I'll just be in another steed!

SharkyUK said:
F**k'nell Rob. I don't know what to say other than I'm absolutely chuffed you are ok and in one piece (albeit a sore neck). I know how much you enjoyed this car and how much you've put into it. I'm genuinely gutted for you mate 😧 I was so looking forward to joining you for a 'charged Trophy drive at some point in the future.

All the best mate and good luck with whatever comes next (Type-R or otherwise). I was big into Honda / Type-R's before I got bitten by the Clio Trophy bug.

Thanks Andy I was hoping for a similar meet up also mate! 😞 I cannot wait to see your finished project! Flying the flag for the forced induction Trophy's!

JackD said:
Gutted mate! Instinct to avoid the fox I guess, but at least you're ok!

It certainly was mate. As I said maybe I should of just carried on straight... But what done is done!

Budgie said:
Shitter about the car mate. If you want someone to break it for you, let me know...

Cheers Mike I'll keep you posted bud! :blush:

steve f said:
Really enjoyed reading the updates on your car and really crap its ended that way.Main thing is everyones ok.

Thanks Steve yeah much to the relief of my wife I'm fine, just a sore neck!

Jme34 said:
I was looking everywhere for this on the circuit on Sunday! [emoji27] wouldn't stop banging on about it to my girlfriend! Can't even imagine how gutted you've gotta be, lucky you're all in one piece at least though!

I was really looking forward to it mate! Hopefully I will be attending one of their meets next year!

Tim. said:
Not a good update, Rob, but as has been said the main thing is you're ok. It's such a shame, it was a special little Trophy, that one, but at least the insurance process is proving painless and you can get back in the saddle soon, y0!

Thank you Tim, I'm gutted I never ended up making it to one of your Welsh adventures! :weary:

Cub. said:
Absolutely gutted for you bud.

Main thing is you're ok.

Was a special car this one. 😧

Thanks Oli! One less Supercharged Clio on the forum now! 😞 You need to use yours more to make up for it! :wink:

loggyboy said:
Dibs on all the good bits :tongueout:

To quote Homer Simpson 'Money can be exchanged for goods and services' :wink:

Sam said:
Gutted. Was one of the best cars on the forum. [emoji53]

Thanks Sam was great to meet you at Blyton

Martin. said:
oh 😧 sorry to read this!!!

Cheers bud!

leeds2592 said:
Sorry to hear about the crash, how much for the.....

Glad to hear you're ok, bet you were absolutely gutted! No more flames 😧

Haha thanks mate! Parts will be up for grabs soon!

Dr Jekyll said:
As per our messages mate, very saddened to hear this. Main thing is your ok.

Cheers Mark, and as always thanks for all your help and advice.

Akay said:
Holy crap... awful news. Glad you are ok. Had 2 write offs in my time - Mk2s do stand up to punishment quite well, I walked away from a nasty crash in my old 182.

DC5 would be a pretty sweet 'healing aid' though!

I'm surprised at how well the little Clio took the prang if i'm honest! I'm glad we both managed to walk away unscathed!

Adeyspec said:
Gutted for you, seeing this at blyton reminded me of my old sc clio. Ended up buying another one hoping to boost it in the future after seeing it pop flames all day. Glad you walked away from it though the rest is all replaceable metal, limbs not so much... could be interested in a few bits without sounding like a vulture, drop me a pm when the chargers off i could still be interested in it

Of course bud! Keep an eye out on the for sale section. Nothing has been stripped yet, and i'm unsure at this moment in time whether the supercharger is salvageable.

optical said:
Cannot believe it, feel so sorry for you ! Glad you arent hurt, from the picture it looks like a heavy smash so the main thing is that you are OK. Definitely get a for sale thread up as you have a lot of nice parts.

Cheers Gus!

LiquidYellDan said:
Oh wow..... Utterly gutted for you Rob!!

Don't know what to say. Main thing is your ok but sucks to lose such a brilliant car!
Hope you get everything sorted and are happy with your next car. Dc5 is a decent shout. A car I've always fancied owning

Thanks Dan, I will be creating a new project thread of course! I'm excited to see what happens next!

Louis' said:
Wow, that's awful! Real shame to happen to such a nice car. Glad you're okay though. I also may be interested in a few parts when it comes to it.

Cheers Louis! A for sale thread will be up soon.

OssPoop said:
So saddening to see your amazing car meet such and end Rob. Glad you and Mr Fox are unhurt though.
We all know how much passion you poured into this little car, you must be devastated. It was by far my favourite clio at CSF the year. Look forward to reading about your next build. [emoji106]

Thanks dude that means alot! Was great meeting you at Blyton. Onwards and upwards, but it is a bitter pill to swallow to see all that hard work destroyed in a split second...

Christopher. said:
Iv only been going through your project thread the past week. Gutted for you mate.

What road was it ? A339 I'm guessing ?

Hi Chris, it wasn't the A339 bud. Its a country lane that runs from Upton Grey to Odiham

Euan94 said:
Absolutely gutted for you, was genuinely one of the best cars at CSF this year, not good to see it meet a terrible end. Glad your alright and fingers crossed you can get into something fun again soon!

Cheers bud! There will be another project! What else am I supposed to waste money on!? :wink:

Dr Jekyll said:
It was THE best car at CSF in my opinion.

Too kind Mark! Thank you! :blush:

Sam Linssner said:
gutted for you 😧

Cheers Sam. Not going to lie but I did want to cry when I got out to inspect the damage!

adamlstr said:
I guess you'll be looking for a new car sooner rather than later. 😧

Sorry to see this.

Thanks Adam!

Indeed! My hand is now rather forced, which wasn't how i wanted things to pan out, but I suppose I just need to make the most out of a bad situation!

But yes I will be on the hunt for a DC5 much sooner than planned! :smile:

gambit said:
So sorry to hear, I hope the recovery and pay out is smooth sailing.

Cheers mate, yes so far everything has gone very smoothly. As I've never claimed before I was worried, but that doesn't seem to be the case!

Ricardos said:
Oh my God, just seen this. Personally, arguably one of the best put together Clio on this forum. The main thing is you are all ok and in one piece Rob, just sad to see the Clio how it is. Again after speaking to you at Blyton I was looking forward to the EFI upgrade, I've popped into this thread every now and then to read the updates so it's such a shame to see the photos.

Hi Rich, you and me both bud! 😞 I always new that the trip to EFI would be the icing on the cake, and just finish off an awesome car!

leeds_182 said:
Shame that mate! Unlucky!

Thanks dude!

andy_coops said:
Gutted mate. At least you're ok. The routes from here to Goodwood are epic but I can imagine tricky on a cold and damp day - where did this happen?

Yeah I'm all good Andy, thank you. It happened on a local road to me that runs from to little villages.

marinemackay2003 said:
ah man, sorry for your loss rob, cars can be replaced your ok and that is all that matters

although i can only imagine how broken you must feel inside

Thanks mate, as I'm sure you can appreciate lots of effort went into the build. It's a horrible feeling inside looking at these photos. Something only us petrol heads will understand!

sj2112 said:
gutted to see this turn out like it has

Glad you are ok, real shame

Cheers buddy!

Thanks to all the kind message, and comments guys! I'm certainly feeling the love right now! :blush:

Welsh.Dan · Nov 9, 2016

#allthequotes

RMDavis · Nov 9, 2016

LiquidYellDan said:
#allthequotes

It took me a bloody age! 😂

adamlstr · Nov 9, 2016

RMDavis said:
Thanks Adam!

Indeed! My hand is now rather forced, which wasn't how i wanted things to pan out, but I suppose I just need to make the most out of a bad situation!

But yes I will be on the hunt for a DC5 much sooner than planned! :smile:

You know where I am.

Jekyll · Nov 9, 2016

Haha, i was going to tag you for Rob!

@adamlstr

Mikeyjp · Nov 9, 2016

Glad to see you are ok, Shame to see another T bite the dust

Let me know if one of the headlight auto leveling plugs survived

green · Nov 9, 2016

Yay! Prices of trophys have gone up a bit now another one has gone!!! I jest.. gutted for you Rob, It was the most lovely example of what could be done with these little cars.
If this project was anything to go by, look forward to your next one. Onwards and upwards buddy.

Darren S · Nov 9, 2016

SharkyUK said:
Looking good mate. I think there are a few Trophy owners on the lookout for Xenons with the black inserts... myself included! :smile:

Myself included too!

The grey surround looks shite against the backdrop of a black car.

JonC219 · Nov 9, 2016

That honestly sucks mate
Gutted I didn't have a chance to see it in the flesh before the prang as I'm a local
I know the road you spun on. Nasty one that with a few blind corners. Almost did the same but it was a deer instead !

Ricardos · Nov 9, 2016

Rob let me know about what plans are with the supercharger and the kit as and when if that's OK. Appreciate other important things are going on at this moment in time.

loggyboy · Nov 9, 2016

Ricardos said:
Rob let me know about what plans are with the supercharger and the kit as and when if that's OK. Appreciate other important things are going on at this moment in time.

Sadly what ive seen thats one of the things that didnt survive.

Ricardos · Nov 9, 2016

loggyboy said:
Sadly what ive seen thats one of the things that didnt survive.

Including the brackets I suppose?

RMDavis · Nov 9, 2016

Ricardos said:
Including the brackets I suppose?

If you zoom in on the photo bud you can see that the outlet on the charger is slightly squashed. Even if you could heat it up and re-shape it? I have no way of knowing whether the internals are okay.

BGEarles · Nov 9, 2016

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haimsey · Nov 9, 2016

That's absolutely gutting to see

andy_coops · Nov 9, 2016

Upton Grey to Odiham - know it well mate if
It's the one that passes through Up Nately.

JKING3008 · Nov 10, 2016

Gutted bud, been following this build for a while and amazed at the work put in!

On a side note, id be interested in the vibratechnic engine mounts

scotiamr2t · Nov 10, 2016

Shame to see such a car in such a state! I would be gutted if it were my car. Hate to be a vulture but i would be interested in a few parts, i shall await the for sale thread though

alexr19 · Nov 10, 2016

terrible to see someones pride and joy end up like this but at least you are okay!

Cub. · Nov 10, 2016

RMDavis said:
Thanks Oli! One less Supercharged Clio on the forum now! 😞 You need to use yours more to make up for it! :wink:

Mine should be making more regular appearances on numerous tracks next year

imprezaworks · Nov 11, 2016

Just seen this.

Gutted for you, genuienly.

LeeRS · Nov 11, 2016

Fk me. only just seen this.
Sorry to hear about that mate. glad your ok.
At least you have got enough good bits to sell on to put towards the DC5.
Onwarda and upwards!

Silent_Scone · Nov 11, 2016

Such s**t luck dude, was one of the best Mk2s on here

. Know how you feel

RMDavis · Nov 17, 2016

imprezaworks said:
Just seen this.

Gutted for you, genuienly. 😧

LeeRS said:
Fk me. only just seen this.
Sorry to hear about that mate. glad your ok.
At least you have got enough good bits to sell on to put towards the DC5.
Onwarda and upwards!

Silent_Scone said:
Such s**t luck dude, was one of the best Mk2s on here 😧. Know how you feel

Thanks for the kind words chaps! I'm slowly getting over the loss! :weary:

Which brings me on to a little update...

Searching for the Trophy's replacement is a lot of fun! Trying to decide is a little trickier however.

I knew I wanted to go down the 'JDM' route as I have fond memoreies of my little Toyota Glanza V and importing all sorts of awesome mods from japan, and there's quite a few cars from the land of the rising sun I would like to cross off the list!

This Sunday I'm going to view a 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA (Bloody long name) It ticks a lot of boxes, and has had some tasteful mods.
With just a few more needed :wink: to turn it into a capable track toy!

I have always wanted an Impreza and after driving a few (including a good mate's blobeye STI) I think I'm making the right decision! It would always come down to either a Classic Type RA or a bugeye ideally the S202. Which unfortunately are a little out of my price range as they command good money!

So hopefully after the weekend I will be creating a new project thread... Just not in the 'Clio Projects' section 😞

Mr R. · Nov 17, 2016

RMDavis said:
Thanks for the kind words chaps! I'm slowly getting over the loss! :weary:

Which brings me on to a little update...

Searching for the Trophy's replacement is a lot of fun! Trying to decide is a little trickier however.

I knew I wanted to go down the 'JDM' route as I have fond memoreies of my little Toyota Glanza V and importing all sorts of awesome mods from japan, and there's quite a few cars from the land of the rising sun I would like to cross off the list!

This Sunday I'm going to view a 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA (Bloody long name) It ticks a lot of boxes, and has had some tasteful mods.
With just a few more needed :wink: to turn it into a capable track toy!

I have always wanted an Impreza and after driving a few (including a good mate's blobeye STI) I think I'm making the right decision! It would always come down to either a Classic Type RA or a bugeye ideally the S202. Which unfortunately are a little out of my price range as they command good money!

So hopefully after the weekend I will be creating a new project thread... Just not in the 'Clio Projects' section 😞

All the cool kid's drive RAs mate. [emoji23] [emoji106]

Let me know how you get on.

RMDavis · Nov 17, 2016

Phase1sr said:
All the cool kid's drive RAs mate. [emoji23] [emoji106]

Let me know how you get on.

Cheers Scott I will indeed!

Oh and If anyone thinks that my Impreza project will be anywhere near the level of perfection as Scott's they are sadly mistaken! 😂

Mr R. · Nov 17, 2016

RMDavis said:
Cheers Scott I will indeed!

Oh and If anyone thinks that my Impreza project will be anywhere near the level of perfection as Scott's they are sadly mistaken! 😂

Don't be silly mate, I love a classic RA I think there super.

It's what I wanted first but for not much more (so I first thought) I could have bought a new generation.

Are you local to Essex mate? If so then I'd love to meet up in the spring. [emoji2]

RMDavis · Nov 17, 2016

Phase1sr said:
Don't be silly mate, I love a classic RA I think there super.

It's what I wanted first but for not much more (so I first thought) I could have bought a new generation.

Are you local to Essex mate? If so then I'd love to meet up in the spring. [emoji2]

I'm a couple of hours from Essex mate. I've got family that live in Grays so often pop over to see them!

I'd definitely be up for a little Boxer meet! :smiley:

Mr R. · Nov 17, 2016

RMDavis said:
I'm a couple of hours from Essex mate. I've got family that live in Grays so often pop over to see them!

I'd definitely be up for a little Boxer meet! :smiley:

Stones throw from me then bud, I really need to start using mine a bit more for meets rather than going for a blast on my own or popping to the shops just so I get to use the thing.

RMDavis · Nov 17, 2016

Phase1sr said:
Stones throw from me then bud, I really need to start using mine a bit more for meets rather than going for a blast on my own or popping to the shops just so I get to use the thing.

Well lets attend this next year then! :smile: http://www.rallyday.com/

I've always wanted to go, and now seems like the perfect time to attend. (granted it's a little way off yet...)

Mr R. · Nov 17, 2016

RMDavis said:
Well lets attend this next year then! [emoji2] http://www.rallyday.com/

I've always wanted to go, and now seems like the perfect time to attend. (granted it's a little way off yet...)

Let's do it mate.

Let's get @ant 1 along in the Evo and

RMDavis said:
Well lets attend this next year then! [emoji2] http://www.rallyday.com/

I've always wanted to go, and now seems like the perfect time to attend. (granted it's a little way off yet...)

loggyboy · Nov 17, 2016

Looking forward to a roadtrip...

RMDavis said:
Well lets attend this next year then! :smile: http://www.rallyday.com/
I've always wanted to go, and now seems like the perfect time to attend. (granted it's a little way off yet...)

I went to this years - I would avoid track time but plenty of nice cars on show.

loggyboy · Nov 17, 2016

Me... as passenger at Rally day 2016.

RMDavis · Nov 17, 2016

loggyboy said:
Looking forward to a roadtrip...

I went to this years - I would avoid track time but plenty of nice cars on show.

Cannot wait dude!

You better be ready at 9am! I know what your timekeeping is like... :wink:

Rob's Supercharged Trophy

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