The High Mileage Track car

[tartaruga]

Was down spectating at the trackday during the week. Car looked like it was going great out there. From my vantage point, you certainly seemed to be able to commit alot more than others in the corners, especially notable in the second to last corner. Maybe it’s the diff or perhaps you’ve just got bigger liathróidí

Great to see so many Clios out too. Hoping to put one more on the track soon myself

 

[Dowling93]

Was down spectating at the trackday during the week. Car looked like it was going great out there. From my vantage point, you certainly seemed to be able to commit alot more than others in the corners, especially notable in the second to last corner. Maybe it’s the diff or perhaps you’ve just got bigger liathróidí

Great to see so many Clios out too. Hoping to put one more on the track soon myself

The fact I've a trailer gives me great confidence if I bin it There's definitely more in that second last corner, it just pops out of gear on me sometimes if I take too much kerb so I leave it alone now I'm always open to taking passengers so don't be afraid to ask anytime I'm up there!
We always need more clios, good to hear you'll hopefully get one!

 

[Dowling93]

Another trackday done over the last week with no issues which is great. Beforehand I had adjusted the gear linkages which is simple enough after removing all the battery bits and intake, I really should just relocate it inside the car! A quick bolt check and mounted some new r888r and it was ready to go. The 200 is my friends who recently got it refreshed underneath with some solid mounts and rose joints and properly corner weighted etc. It's a mega car to go!

The trackday itself was busy enough! The weather was nice and clear though which is always a good thing! There was also a good mix of 172/182 197/200 there also. Managed to get myself a couple of decent clean laps. 2.05.06 was the quickest I could get, albeit a small bit messy in places so there's more in it yet.

Since changing the gearbox to the one I collected in England it's so much nicer than it was before, no issues or slight crunches, just nice and smooth and I've definitely gained more confidence in the gear changes leading to me pushing a bit harder. Looks very naked without a spoiler too

Few small items for the next day out such as front pads, rear pads, rear calipers as one is sticking and an oil change and it'll be ready again. I have all the parts already which is nice and handy! Seeing a lot of ye running MRF in the UK so I'm thinking a set of those might be worth a shot to try next if delivery and customs to Ireland aren't the worst
One of our friends is the photographer so he'll always take a bunch of us.

 

[burrellbloke]

I used MRFs a few years ago but found that after a lot of heat cycles they just went hard and lost their grip even though there was a lot of tread left. But, the MRFs I used were secondhand and could be have been through way too many heat cycles before they went on my car.

 

[Dowling93]

I used MRFs a few years ago but found that after a lot of heat cycles they just went hard and lost their grip even though there was a lot of tread left. But, the MRFs I used were secondhand and could be have been through way too many heat cycles before they went on my car.

What do ye use on them now? My friend ran ar1 but they were dead and delaminated after 2 trackdays, a fair bit quicker but not worth it to me. I get about 6 days out of the r888r, but they lose best grip after 3-4 days the last two are more just for fun.

 

[burrellbloke]

Direzzas, expensive but good.