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Thankyou very much, that is much appreciated :) Sad to see it go but the main thing is it didn't get broken and went to an excellent home where someone can enjoy it. Glad your loving Maverick! Yeah definately Ed, much better someone had it and repaired it, just didn't make financial sense for...

I'll second that Chip, didn't want to break it at all as I think its a nice clean example and has a strong engine :D Shame you didn't have the space as it is a clean shell but you do have too many cars :p Glad it has gone to a very good home, I've already said to Vikki if/when she sells it in...

Cool, see you down there then :D

Yeah thats alright mate Chip is giving me a lift, cheers for the offer, you still going? Yeah I thought from your thread sounded like the box wasn't too good. I'll chat to you tonight if your going, still undecided about it all at the moment!!

Lol, I like the "mad karting champion yo" skillz description Chip! I only won a single championship but got too tall and heavy. 10-15kgs more doesn't seem much but in those karts it makes a difference. Thats why I love track/action days as me being a heavier person doesn't affect the cars...

I think the car boxes are slightly different to do with the speedo drive and that it has no ABS. I don't think that box is too healthy either from memory. Hopefully be able to come but will have to speak nicely to Chip as my wife is using our other car!

Yeah that is the dilemma, other things could be wrong with another Clio I buy! I have got into that situation before being too far on spending money on cars and wanted to try and avoid that again so I'm a bit wary about possibly doing that again! Thanks for that, might give them a ring and...

Yeah I have heard they are not the strongest boxes in the world and a pig to remove. Unfortunately I'm not a mechanic so won't be able to do it myself but do have some friends who are in the trade who would help me out a bit but will still cost! Who are agency? We have a gearbox specialist in...

Yeah I know the smoke was pretty bad and must have left a bit of oil! Think the oil was from the hole in the gearbox which got onto the manifold. The engine appears to be fine and the oil level is fine so just seems to be gearbox. That is my problem as I have only just done the rear discs and...

Some of you will have seen the thread and comments here about my outing at the April Castle Combe action day where my car decided to loose a lot of oil from somewhere! http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?695825-Castle-Combe-Action-Day-Pics-of-my-Clio-on-track At the time we...

Just updated my username and that I want to do some track time

Cheers Lawrence, car is going into my mates garage tomorrow, I'm hoping it won't be serious and the oil was only from the breather pipe, we shall see.... Excellent, no problem at all, pleasure doing business

I found a picture of my car smoking before I pulled off the track through one of the other threads :( ​

Ah right, was trying to think if I had seen another Clio in the car park or seeing your profile an Audi A3!! Yeah there is a CS sticker in the rear windscreen and a CS tax disc holder ;) Good spot indeed!

I forgot to ask last night how you got your car back to Avonmouth, I assumed it was through the AA / RAC. I think that is brilliant that they helped you out like that and knowing you it doesn't surprise me how you went the extra mile and got them some beers when they didn't want anything :D I...

Yeap that's me! Apologies again for gatecrashing and abandoning my car, but thanks for taking some pictures of it before I plastered the back in oil ;) Indeed you did, was me and the wife having a mcdonalds breakfast before we set off for Combe in the morning!!

Yeah, I managed to get it home driving really slowly and stopping lots of times, oil level didn't seem to move so will have to see what it is! Managed over 50mpg on the way home though so at least saved some fuel!! ;) Hopefully get it into the garage this week to have it looked into, fingers...

Haha, yeah I have seen a few posts without the word 'turbo' in it!! According to him 98% of his posts haven't got the word turbo in ;) Thanks, yeah a few people have commented on that, thankfully now managed to change my name so that should help people knowing who I am, had that plate since I...

Definately much better indeed! Finally that is now sorted :D

Excellent, well i've signed up now. Many thanks for the use of your tools and the other guy's axel stands as well mate, much appreciated again. Thanks to Ed i've also managed to change my username through the profile settings to James-EP400 which should make things a lot more easier!! Thanks...

Thought as I had done my first action day at Combe yesterday and following the March SW rolling road day I would update my project thread a bit more.... Firstly my rolling road printout and a couple of pics of my car on the rollers.... Ran 175.6bhp at the flywheel, 174.3bhp corrected power and...

No worries mate, I won't do that next time! lol I've e-mailed one of the admins so hopefully they can help, if not I will try russ16v I've signed up to clubopd.com as James-EP400 which I am hoping to change my name on here too. Do they organise trackdays, action day tickets etc?

Yeah but you've had hundreds, maybe thousands of hours out on track and you also have driven all the cars you have hard and know what they are like. Hopefully you might have some front facing footage of me, forgot to say earlier apologies if I slowed down too much for the red flags, thought i'd...

Apologies to those on the CS stand, I just abandoned my car next to the V6 without asking ;) Didn't realise Chip has got me a space on his stand as he sorted me out with some tickets. My car then decided to loose a lot of oil after my first session so it was even more abandoned just so I didn't...

Ah right, forgot they were "road" tyres too. What are those tyres like in the cold or wet? I assume your not running RSRs on the Turini's as well? Yeah I know exactly what you mean, with the grippier tyres you can corner faster, but with the more stock suspension the car will lean much more. I...

Thanks Fletcher. It's a plate which has been passed from my grandfather to my father to me. His name was Eric Plumbridge (EP) and he got it off a friend who dealt in plates in the 1950s I think and thought he would like the plate. The 400 was just the number on the end: EP400 Thanks for your...

Epic photos of you in both the Turbo and RS2 Chip, hopefully there might be some footage after the restart in the 11.15am session of you overtaking me and then me trying to stay with you in vain ;) Would have liked a go against the RS2 in the 2.30pm session, shame mine didn't last that long...

That is indeed an awesome shot, fair play for keeping that on the black stuff ;) Nice to meet you guys as well (I'm James the guy with the oil leak on the black PH2 172 EP400)

For anyone who is interested the full spec of the car is: Engine *RS Tuner remap *JMS V6 airbox *Decat *Powerflow decat back system *Rolling roaded at 175.6bhp Chassis *Eibach springs (black - proline or sportline?) *Whiteline rear ARB *Some poly bushes Brakes *DS2500 pads *Braided lines *DOT...

Thanks Rob, did roll around a bit as its only on standard dampers and a set of Eibach's along with a whiteline rear ARB Yeah that doesn't surprise me, had a few bits fitted this week for the action day and I only found out then my rear shocks were completely shot!! That might explain it! On...