Recent content by Nath

No, although beyond a certain age you have to take a driving test I think.

Bloody hell! Down here you have to renew it annually although if you've got a clean licence (no points over a few years - can't remember how many) you can get one for up to 5-years. It costs more to get a 5-year one although not as much as 5x 1-year licences would. On a related (slightly)...

Added. First in the Southern Hemisphere! Closest neighbour is Masa in Tokyo :)

BUMP Can anyone with a proper Cup with the previously pictured recessed door pull help me out with a VIN? hey, it's not your bank account details afterall and I'm not from Nigeria either ;)

I'd get it done now if only for piece of mind - I'm onto my 3rd set in my '02 172 and it's only done about 40,000 miles. I've heard of a few RS Clio's with snapped belts and stuffed motors as a result of not getting it done on time. Put it this way, you might be lucky but then again, you might...

Ok, thanks. TBH, I've never left foot braked in that manner - only ever used it in corners where no downshifting was required. Will have a think about where that technique might be useful though. Cheers

For me it's to lose some weight - a first for me as I used to be very skinny (smoking, a multiple NY resolution award winner helped maintain that! Quit over 4 years ago but in October so the resolutions never really worked). Fortunately down here NY corresponds with summer so actually getting...

What's the technique with overlapping the throttle and brake? Is this just left foot braking or is there more to it?

Agree - it is quite hard to do on the road due to the different pedal heights and brake sensitivity. Easier on the track as you're one the brakes harder which makes the pedals closer together. I'm pretty sure RS designed it this way to be optimal for the track ;)

You don't need to be racing competitively to benefit from this. I always blip the throttle to rev-match on down changes but usually only heel and toe on the track (occasionally on the road too though). On the track it's impossible to blip the throttle on downshifts without heel and toeing...

I'm interested in getting some of those Cup door cards but as we don't get proper Cups down here (ie the stripped out versions) I need to get a VIN number for our local supplier. Can someone give me a Cup VIN so that I can try and source one? (PM is fine) Thanks

Slightly OT but I'd love to put one in my 172 :) On topic (but irrelevant), if you were looking to sell it down here you'd probably get alot more for it!

1976 Mini 998 1986 Toyota Corolla AE82 1977 Volvo 1971 VW Kombi Campervan 2002 172 (current) 2008 197 2010 200 Cup (current)

+1 lol Every time I wash it I get passers by telling me how much they love the colour (and the car). One of the 3 people yesterday was a woman who must've been in her 70's. :)

Saw this beast in the flesh today, very nicely done! Let me know if you're selling the Ultra's :)