roblee8g Clio X85 Cup

[roblee8g]

I imported this Cup racer from the UK to Australia recently. It arrived in March and I have done a couple of track days in it. After an initial check, I had to do some repairs and was glad to have Alex from APMotorsport ship me the necessary parts. Here's a photo and a video from the most recent track day at Mallala (near Adelaide). I hope you enjoy them.

 

[lewishunter98]

Looks amazing that mate!

 

[roblee8g]

Thanks Lewis. This is the later session after the rain came. A bit of a spin after the back stepped out on turning in to Turn 1.

 

[VolumeX]

Nice1.

 

[roblee8g]

The wheels that came with the car showed a fair bit of scuffing & gouging incurred during 2 seasons of Clio Cup Benelux and 1 of Michelin Clio Cup Series. My project is to restore them to as-new condition.
Here is a typical wheel in the as-received condition. The next step is paint- stripping.

 

[Sideshowfred]

Looking forward to updates on this. Can't beat a genuine cup racer

 

[roblee8g]

I received the last 2 rims back from the paint-stripper yesterday. They are a bit battered, but a bit of TLC should get them ready for painting in a week or 2. How did the inner rim get so trashed?

 

[roblee8g]

Last Sunday was another regularity meeting at Mallala. During the day I lowered my best time by 0.6seconds.
here's a video from the 1st heat. A small drama at about 3:00minutes in.

 

[rSilva]

Heel&toe/rev-match on downshifts would't help a bit with braking later?

 

[roblee8g]

Quite possibly. Still getting accustomed to the sequential gearbox, but I'll give it a try. I think just downshifting faster will achieve the same thing. With the Sadev you need to de-clutch with every gear, so the feet are very busy. I'm taking my leads from Stefano Comini's you-tube videos when he was driving the Clio Cup Italia in 2012. Also I'm still getting the brake balance right. In May I was locking the fronts, but in June the rear was a bit squirrely (after lubricating the rear caliper sliders). Late braking is not my forté, but is a potential time saver. Thanks for watching & commenting.
BTW, in the later heats I was a bit faster, especially in the 8 lapper when the tyres were up to temp and I gained a bit of confidence.

 

[petercronin]

Quite possibly. Still getting accustomed to the sequential gearbox, but I'll give it a try. I think just downshifting faster will achieve the same thing. With the Sadev you need to de-clutch with every gear, so the feet are very busy. I'm taking my leads from Stefano Comini's you-tube videos when he was driving the Clio Cup Italia in 2012. Also I'm still getting the brake balance right. In May I was locking the fronts, but in June the rear was a bit squirrely (after lubricating the rear caliper sliders). Late braking is not my forté, but is a potential time saver. Thanks for watching & commenting.
BTW, in the later heats I was a bit faster, especially in the 8 lapper when the tyres were up to temp and I gained a bit of confidence.

Well I didn't know that, I thought the Sadev boxes were proper sequential boxes and you only needed the clutch for pulling away in first gear?

 

[RSRowe]

It is a proper sequential. Just doesn't have autoblip downshift

 

[roblee8g]

Just to clarify - In the Clio 3, no clutch needed for upshifts if rpm> 3500, but clutch needs to be operated for downshifts.
In the Clio 4 Cup with paddles, you don't need to de-clutch for downshifts.

 

[roblee8g]

Just finished the refurb on the last 2 of the original race wheels. Black = before, White = after.

 

[roblee8g]

I travelled to Melbourne (from Adelaide), a distance of 850kms for 2 track days at Sandown Racecourse (on consecutive days). On the Saturday I was joined by 2 more Cup racers, making 3 of the 4 total in Australia in the 1 location. A couple of photos here, and I'll post a video or 2 after I have uploaded them. Photos by Jeff Bee and @apple3337

 

[roblee8g]

Some nice shots by Jeff Bee.

 

[roblee8g]

 

[wootwoot]

Do the other white and yellow Clio cups get their suspension sorted at HAKON in Somerton?

I went there on Monday and said he one of his clients owns one of them

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[roblee8g]

Do the other white and yellow Clio cups get their suspension sorted at HAKON in Somerton?

I went there on Monday and said he one of his clients owns one of them

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I'm not sure. Simon (owner of the other white one) says that he had his suspension set-up some time ago and hadn't touched it since. I've been adjusting mine using the string line method. It's fairly straightforward with some simple tools including a steel rule and an inclinometer.

 

[roblee8g]

I did another TTM meeting at Mallala yesterday and managed to lower my personal best time by 1.1 seconds. I qualified in P3 after practice with a 1:22.7 and then lowered it by a further 0.2 seconds by the 3rd official run.