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CLIO 197 CUP - Project TF
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Croft. One word. Mega. Why have I taken so long to come here!
Possibly my favourite U.K. track?
Definitely an interesting day with a few moments. Including sending a set of og AD08Rs to their grave, laps in a proper mk4 clio cup car with a btcc driver at the Healm and loosing brakes at Sunny in.
When I’m less nacked I will stick a proper summary up.
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Highly recommend one, they make a massive difference. A gripper was 100% one of the best mods we did.
Tarticmonkey
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I think that might be on the cards for winter upgrades. I was planning a blackline but think a gripper might be a better shout.
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Here’s me getting properly rattled about in the Factory Cup Car.
Feels weird to share a photo of a clio that’s not mine on track and a weird flex in general. But it was a mega experience.
And a 33.6 on semi slicks with 125kg of ballast is mega.
Here’s me getting properly rattled about in the Factory Cup Car.
Feels weird to share a photo of a clio that’s not mine on track and a weird flex in general. But it was a mega experience.
And a 33.6 on semi slicks with 125kg of ballast is mega.
Helpimonfire
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I love my Blackline but if I could do it all again I'd go Gripper. Croft REALLY highlights the need for a diff out of the last corner especially.
Be honest. Were you flat through the back section? Jim Clark Esses and Barcroft feels mega if you can do it flat. A safety lift into Barcroft is mostly acceptable though.
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Interesting take there regarding diffs. I think definitely makes me lean more towards the gripper in that case.
Through Jim Clark Esses I was flat in fourth circa 90/95ish I think. Barcroft was a comfort lift toward the end of the day and something flat half throttle if I felt ballsy.
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Reyt then.
It’s Sunday and I’m sat at home avoiding my family who are for Sunday lunch time for a bit of write up me thinks.
Croft was a bit of a different trackday to what I’m usually used to as I’m either with friends who are driving or on my Todd. But as we have family over from Aus currently (hence why I’m hiding) I had my uncle with me who I can firmly say is “one of us”.
So we arrived, signed on, un packed and changed wheels over. Decided that today I was going to run the AD08R’s that came on the the wheels I impulse bought a few months ago for £150. Reason being twofold. I’m a tight Yorkshireman and it felt criminal that these wheels had never been used by me. And I wanted to have one last run on AD08R’s.
Excuse no. 1 these tyres were dead at the start of the day so I wasn’t expecting much but they seem to come back in after a couple of sessions and went from being rather slidey to being the grippy bois that I remember. In hindsight I wish I’d ran the MRF’s but hey ho got to kill one of the last remaining sets of my favourite tyres ever.
So session one came and went just “feeling out” the track as I’d never been to Croft before.
Came back in to see my uncle grinning ear to ear. Turns out he’d been making friends in the paddock and found great joy in watching the 2 Cayman Gt4 race cars going round at full chat.
It was around this time we had the Cup car that I’ve mentioned in previous post turn up. As the as the car unloaded I recognised that it was a team hard car but didn’t think anything more of it until we got talking to them and they explained that they were getting some track familiarisation in for BTCC in couple of weeks. Turns out the driver is called Daryl Deleon and drives for team hard in the BTCC despite only being 17!
After this had a few more sessions steadily improving but constantly wishing for more grip and an lsd. But I started finding enjoyment in ringing the neck of a car on shabba tyres. Kind of reminded me of driving a wet day. As mentioned above the tyres did come back in and I started feeling a lot more comfortable and got quicker.
Starting to feel more confident in my driving ability and starting to allow myself to have a “play” with more cars in track rather than just letting people though
Here’s some photos of the day.
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The was not without issue though as in the final session of the day I had a brake failure going into sunny in. This was after going balls deep through Barcroft. Hard braking to the pedal going to the floor. I know there and then soemthing had gone pop. Thankfully I managed to get the car slowed and rolled off of the track and rolled back through the paddock. Clearly that was the end of the day. Changed the wheels over and let things cool. Made a decision and we magically made it home with the clio intact but the weirdest ever happened. The hand brake cables seems to have stretched. How strange.
Anyway. I need some new braided lines. Going to get those ordered now and sorted asap. If by chance someone has a set near South Yorkshire they’re looking to get rid of. I’m your man.
It’s Sunday and I’m sat at home avoiding my family who are for Sunday lunch time for a bit of write up me thinks.
Croft was a bit of a different trackday to what I’m usually used to as I’m either with friends who are driving or on my Todd. But as we have family over from Aus currently (hence why I’m hiding) I had my uncle with me who I can firmly say is “one of us”.
So we arrived, signed on, un packed and changed wheels over. Decided that today I was going to run the AD08R’s that came on the the wheels I impulse bought a few months ago for £150. Reason being twofold. I’m a tight Yorkshireman and it felt criminal that these wheels had never been used by me. And I wanted to have one last run on AD08R’s.
Excuse no. 1 these tyres were dead at the start of the day so I wasn’t expecting much but they seem to come back in after a couple of sessions and went from being rather slidey to being the grippy bois that I remember. In hindsight I wish I’d ran the MRF’s but hey ho got to kill one of the last remaining sets of my favourite tyres ever.
So session one came and went just “feeling out” the track as I’d never been to Croft before.
Came back in to see my uncle grinning ear to ear. Turns out he’d been making friends in the paddock and found great joy in watching the 2 Cayman Gt4 race cars going round at full chat.
It was around this time we had the Cup car that I’ve mentioned in previous post turn up. As the as the car unloaded I recognised that it was a team hard car but didn’t think anything more of it until we got talking to them and they explained that they were getting some track familiarisation in for BTCC in couple of weeks. Turns out the driver is called Daryl Deleon and drives for team hard in the BTCC despite only being 17!
After this had a few more sessions steadily improving but constantly wishing for more grip and an lsd. But I started finding enjoyment in ringing the neck of a car on shabba tyres. Kind of reminded me of driving a wet day. As mentioned above the tyres did come back in and I started feeling a lot more comfortable and got quicker.
Starting to feel more confident in my driving ability and starting to allow myself to have a “play” with more cars in track rather than just letting people though
Here’s some photos of the day.
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The was not without issue though as in the final session of the day I had a brake failure going into sunny in. This was after going balls deep through Barcroft. Hard braking to the pedal going to the floor. I know there and then soemthing had gone pop. Thankfully I managed to get the car slowed and rolled off of the track and rolled back through the paddock. Clearly that was the end of the day. Changed the wheels over and let things cool. Made a decision and we magically made it home with the clio intact but the weirdest ever happened. The hand brake cables seems to have stretched. How strange.
Anyway. I need some new braided lines. Going to get those ordered now and sorted asap. If by chance someone has a set near South Yorkshire they’re looking to get rid of. I’m your man.
Tarticmonkey
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I’ll take that. Genuinely Looking back I’m not quite sure how I got the car stopped!
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Good night sweet Prince.
Genuinely feel a bit sad i’m never going to get drive OG AD08R’s again.
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Tarticmonkey
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I’ve been discussing this with a mate. The sizes that are in the U.K. seem really strange. But I think in 18 months they will be the go to tyre for most.
Tempted to try some Direzzas though.
Tempted to try some Direzzas though.
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