Tricky 172 cup

[bossko]

Hi,

Does any 172 cup owners find driving a in the dry very rewarding and fun, but in wet/damp condition the little cup turns into a murderous beast, becoming very twitchy, alway trying to loose traction. or is it my heavy foot.lol.

Cheers.

 

[wrc172]

Tyres + Tarmac = Good

Tyres + Tarmac + Water between the two = Bad.

 

[coleman]

What tyres are you running?

 

[Emma.]

Winter is cup killing season.

Plus side lots of cheap parts lol

 

[yeecup]

Crap tyres?

 

[Nexus Icon]

Yeah, same. Small changes in the road surface plus a bit of rain plus a change of direction equals finger-shaped dents in the steering wheel and an inch of seat drawn into the sphincter.

 

[Mr Plums]

Yeah, same. Small changes in the road surface plus a bit of rain plus a change of direction equals finger-shaped dents in the steering wheel and an inch of seat drawn into the sphincter.

lol

 

[v16daf]

Your tyres must be crap. Lol

 

[UKBraderz]

Michelin pilot sports,


Problem solved.

 

[len_beach]

Too much speed for the temperature/conditions or poo tyres or both!

My M3 rarely tries to kill me.

 

[bossko]

All new tyres, but your right crap make, canny in the dry but scrap in the wet. usally run Toyo's.

Thanks all, will take it extra easy in thr wet.

 

[len_beach]

All new tyres, but your right crap make, canny in the dry but scrap in the wet. usally run Toyo's.

Thanks all, will take it extra easy in thr wet.

Yep. No prizes for pushing it in the wet.

I have found the biggest loss of traction has come from the recent drop in temperature rather than moisture. The compound really can't like.

Get some winters and you'll be passing Range Rovers when the snow comes!

 

[J.B.]

I find the front of my Cup grips well in all weather, even under swift acceleration. But it's what the rear is doing that scares the s**t out of me. You really have to watch out for lift off over steer in the wet, and that includes changing gear mid corner if taking it right up to 6500/7000. But at the end of the day you might as well just slow down, I find this car good fun at slow speeds anyway.

 

[FatherDougalMk2]

Yep, cheap tyres, heavy right foot and even tiny amounts of moisture will mean certain death for your Clio. :dead: I replaced the rubbish left on my 182 by the previous owner with Michelin Pilot Sport 3's and now it goes round corners like it's on rails, wet or dry.