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    Albi Blue 200 >> BMW E46 Track Car

    Always good to see an update on here Tom, you get more of an idea of what's going on with the amount of text you can add to the post, I find Insta just doesn't seem right to have a decent write up! If it falls correctly next year you need to get yourself up to Knockhill, the Opentrack double...
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    Glacier White 200 Cup

    There's a lot more that I'll upload to Flickr tomorrow and put the link in here.
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    Glacier White 200 Cup

    Showing as attachments as they're too big. But you get the jist of it.
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    2006 Deep Black Track Shed BudgetBoltOnBuild

    Yeah they weren't looking too sharp after Snetterton but they still had a little bit of tread left so they were getting used. If you ever get the chance to go, do it, it's up there already as a favourite track, it's fast and technical with several bits that need some serious commitment. 10/10...
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    2006 Deep Black Track Shed BudgetBoltOnBuild

    Knockhill. Let me open by saying this... What. A. Track! If you ever get the chance to go up there, do it. Honestly it's one of the funnest circuits I've had the pleasure of driving and I'm sad that it's 8 hours each way to get there! Prep was slow in the run up to heading up to Knockhill, as...
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    2006 Deep Black Track Shed BudgetBoltOnBuild

    Car survived a day of abuse at Snetterton on Tuesday. 2 different drivers, 70+ litres of fuel, a litre of oil, a set of tyres and brake pads and around 200 miles on track. What a machine! First 3 pics are being driven by my mate Rich, who has only really driven his Corvette on track and this...
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    197 Cup cranks but won't start

    https://clio197.net/threads/clio-red-bull-2012-not-starting.60013/ This sounds similar? Ish?
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    197 Cup cranks but won't start

    I can't say for sure on a 197/200 but the 172/182 has an inertia switch that cuts power to the fuel pump in the event of an accident. @EthanMenace or @burrellbloke may have some experience with this with their original shell?
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    Why a clio?

    Today was a good example of why I love the Clio. Trackday at Snetterton, I beat the absolute snot out of the car, my mate drove it like he stole it, I took passengers out and battered the hell out of it. Didn't miss a beat all day long. Tyres are dead, front pads are dead, there's about half a...
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    2006 Deep Black Track Shed BudgetBoltOnBuild

    Did some work on the old girl today. Trackday booked for Tuesday so the smart play was to spend some time and get it ready a few weeks in advance. The exact thing I didn't do. The plan was discs and pads all round, service, free up the coilovers and a general check over, I was going to lift my...
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    Why a clio?

    For me it was the first proper hot hatch I'd owned, I've always loved the revvy NA engine, short ratio 'box and the nimble handling. So much so that up until I bought mine I'd always changed cars every 6-12 months. The 197 I've now owned since 2016 and I can't see myself getting rid of it. Like...
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    Engines 197/200

    There'll also be a few sensors you'll need to swap over. I put a 200 engine into my 197 and I had to move several sensors across as the plugs were different. Can't tell you which ones for certain but there are a few.
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    Glacier White 200 Cup

    Fairly sure that's what Alex said to me too :tearsofjoy:
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    Glacier White 200 Cup

    I'll bring mine round after it dies around Knockhill then!