Sprint Hillclimb 197

See I don’t mind the white for the rear. I did use to own a pair eons ago but they’re made of foam and tore easily… I’ve seen places like kam and maybe ktec do them but with the horrendous lettering…

Might just have too thanks
 
See I don’t mind the white for the rear. I did use to own a pair eons ago but they’re made of foam and tore easily… I’ve seen places like kam and maybe ktec do them but with the horrendous lettering…

Might just have too thanks
Yea couldn't bare the lettering cam uses :tearsofjoy:

He will do two whites as well if you prefer. I’m so used to seeing southern irish cars driving around and I think they look weird with white rear plates :tearsofjoy:
 
What’s the bracket on the front for? I’ve seen them on a few cars before and never worked it out
Yea its a beam splitter for timing
Is the beam splitter something that is required by regulations or is this down to the individual to choose if they want to run it?
There are regulations about having it and about its size. Mine is a bit big lol
But the final regs for a specific event will often remind you to have it and then say something like “Don’t come crying to us if you don’t have it and you don’t get timed”

I think its almost like a historical thing that they have just kept (I could be wrong). A friend of mine forgot to put it on one day and seemed to have no issues with the current timing equipment.
 
My first outing in the Clio this year was the craigantlet hillclimb. Weather was looking good all the way up until the day, and there was light rain all day :worried:
Was my first proper hillclimb in the car. Went quite well and the Extreme VR2 tyres in W3a were really good. The car felt really good now that its a bit lighter.
I have the cup racer ARB sitting in the shed ready to go on, I just need to order springs that are more similar to the cup racers and then it is basically a full cup racer except no sequential and probably still a bit heavier.

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My dad is out next at a sprint at the start of June and I'm back in the M3, then the week after I'll be doing Cultra hillclimb in the Clio. Its more of a day out than a proper hill, I was just in 2nd gear the whole hill I think. Was a good day though, feels like Northern Irelands tiny version of goodwood.
 
Got the class win at Cultra hill climb yesterday! Really happy with the win, beating faster cars including a mapped Megane 250 and E46 M3. The tight twisty hill suited the car quite well. The extreme VR-2 tyres seem to be really good, I definitely think they are the best bang for buck.

Had a look at the pipercams that are now available for the Clio, seem to be a decent price and I saw Engine Dynamics sell them now too. Anyone use them or know anyone that has used them? Think I fancy a little bit more power lol.

Really want to get the cup racer spring setup and ARB on the car now. I had to keep increasing rear tyre pressure throughout the day for the tight turns, but it did the trick.


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Onboard (I feel it always looks slow!):

Some outboard videos:
 
I feel it always looks slow!
It has to do with the camera angle and the position in the car. A wide(r) angle will make it look faster. The more environment you'll see passing by left and right the faster it'll look because of the motion blur. Following two examples. One is from one of our tours at our local meeting and the other from two guys from France who drive rallies with their Clio 2 Ragnotti.

Clio 3 RS Tour

Lacroix Ragnotti

Btw, we also have a hillclimb Clio here but it's a slightly different beast.

Renault Sportin Meeting 2016

It belongs to a dealership who always comes to our annual meeting and either brings the Clio or a Megane Trophy V6 to exhibit.
 
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This weekend was a two day event at the longest (and craziest lol) hillclimb in the UK. Was a bit nervous about entering this one as it is very fast and a lot to learn. I set myself a goal of 90s and was thrilled with 87.73s and third on both days. It felt crazy going into blind corners and not lifting.

Some of the lads put L plates on for my first time at the hill :laughing:

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This is probably a dumb question, but here we go!

When you de cat the car and the mapper, "maps out" the emissions light, does the second lambda do anything anymore (is it now just disabled?)? Can it be removed? Or does it still do something?
 
This is probably a dumb question, but here we go!

When you de cat the car and the mapper, "maps out" the emissions light, does the second lambda do anything anymore (is it now just disabled?)? Can it be removed? Or does it still do something?
I believe the error/fault is just disabled.
The ecu knows there's an issue, but it's prevented from illuminating the light to show that.

The second sensor generally is still required to be plugged in, as without one, there's a different fault code which appears.
 
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