The trials & tribulations of racing a Clio

[colesy]

Yes BRSCC. it's worth a look, the top class is 230hp per tonne and weirdly it's done at the fly. There's a couple of PMS engined cars running in class A. I was right at the top end of B.

Grids were generally decent but could have been bigger at some rounds. At Oulton we were 30 cars but at Cadwell only 12.

As above. The preliminary calendar is out now if you want to have a look.

Regs are very open but as it's power to weight it means you don't have to go totally crazy. I'm 216 atf at 1046kg to be at the top of B and it's definitely the biggest class

Cool I’ll check it out. My car is built to class B of hot hatch which is 175 bhp/tonne limit. Mine makes 182bhp and is 1070kg with me in it.

 

[robzracing]

Yes BRSCC. it's worth a look, the top class is 230hp per tonne and weirdly it's done at the fly. There's a couple of PMS engined cars running in class A. I was right at the top end of B.

Grids were generally decent but could have been bigger at some rounds. At Oulton we were 30 cars but at Cadwell only 12.

As above. The preliminary calendar is out now if you want to have a look.

Regs are very open but as it's power to weight it means you don't have to go totally crazy. I'm 216 atf at 1046kg to be at the top of B and it's definitely the biggest class

Yeah, mine is only 850kg so I’d struggle to get into class B even with a standard engine and definitely not with my race engine at 230bhp. Unless I ballast it up. We’ve got a calendar meeting in the next few weeks to decide what to do next year but with a couple of 2 hour races on the calendar next year, if anything we’re going longer rather than shorter!

 

[Hollidog]

Cool I’ll check it out. My car is built to class B of hot hatch which is 175 bhp/tonne limit. Mine makes 182bhp and is 1070kg with me in it.

I think that would be class c for us but that's all good

Yeah, mine is only 850kg so I’d struggle to get into class B even with a standard engine and definitely not with my race engine at 230bhp. Unless I ballast it up. We’ve got a calendar meeting in the next few weeks to decide what to do next year but with a couple of 2 hour races on the calendar next year, if anything we’re going longer rather than shorter!

850kg is wild! Is that with you at race fuel? My 1046 is ballasted up to get me to the class limit.

 

[robzracing]

I think that would be class c for us but that's all good

850kg is wild! Is that with you at race fuel? My 1046 is ballasted up to get me to the class limit.

Fueled but without me in it.

 

[Nafoff]

Interesting catching up on this, and then learning about the power to weight considerations in different championships/classes.
Worth knowing for if/when I come to sell the phase 1...
Surprised @robzracing that yours is 850kg with the carbon roof... Feel like I could lose so much more weight from the phase 1 based on that.


Good to see that the 'grey shell' went to a good home. Look to see that coming along/being developed at some point.