Is your clio for track racing or polishing?

[evans.dan]

I got my 172 for the sole purpose of racing it and ragging it. Il never spend money on cosmetics just on track preparation, give it a lick of polish every now and then when im bored because i dnt want a shitty car sat outside my house lol. Going to kill it this year and buy a subaru sti come october lol.
Whats yours for?

 

[Sam@NP]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

I use it as a car. Its the most expensive thing I've ever bought so I like to look after mechanically and cosmetically. It gets used on track and as a daily.

 

[Skeeter]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

Trackdays.

It gets washed once a track day (so about every 4 months, lol). I was driven into and the rear boot lid has a massive dent in it. But I cba to fix it as it offers nothing but cosmetic advantages. Rather spend the money on trackdays and track based mods instead.

 

[daveski]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

Hate washing cars and dont do track days....yet

Mine is just a car that gets used.

 

[COLZO]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

Car is for detailing, GSXR is for thrashing.

 

[Djw John]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

I'm aiming for an OEM+ concours track day ****. Which may show a lack of focus overall I guess!

 

[Gally]

Re: Is your clio sport for racing or polishing?

I'm aiming for an OEM+ concours track day ****. Which may show a lack of focus overall I guess!

I like it. Jack of all master of none...

 

[Djw John]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

My car will reflect me nicely then!

 

[mace¬]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

For getting to work.

 

[imprezaworks]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Both

 

[LEEMJONES]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Use mine mainly for dogging , it all gets a bit weird if me and the Mrs turn up on a push bike.

 

[Duffman_172]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

I use mine as a daily driver and will eventually turn it into a track car, got to save up for the wedding first lol

 

[Fletcher]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Trackdays, and weekend toy.

 

[Andy 172]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Overtaking m3's

 

[edde]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Trackdays and driving back and forth to work. ALthough I've not done any track days/ring for ages though

The state of the body shows it was last polished when it left the factory. I recon last time I washed it was September (it has been washed by someone else since them mind you)

 

[RDH]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

I like having the shiniest Clio in town, so polishing.

 

[Stu.]

last one was more thrashing, But the yellow will be polished as much as 'used' Its also a good van.

 

[LiamR172]

i'd like to say polishing... but in the 4-5 months ive owned it, ive only polished / waxed it once. and washed it about 3 times. which is very little as i used to wash my 1.2 everytime i got a chance, sometimes 3 times in 1 day.

Need to get my front bumper resprayed before i can polish it anyways! oh, and i need a dry day!

 

[THESEXPISTOL]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Overtaking m3's

That one is nice LOL!

 

[mr.pink87]

Driven, not detailed.

 

[.Kev.]

No Gay bonnet bras here, on the road or track.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Ive personally cleaned the Trophy once in 14 months ... Its a filthy shed. Mechanically however, its looked after money no object.

Very much driven/tracked/enjoyed.

The M3 is my commuting bus.

 

[roland rat]

Neither,used as my work hack and play thing on the weekends.might get a monthly was from the Poles if lucky and im feeling flush

 

[Tony Hunter]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Overtaking m3's

LOl, sneaked that one in

 

[dmallett]

Mine doesnt really get used, its a filthy shed atm and can stay that way.

 

[eurorob]

my brother has an me46 m3 and its seriously clean, hes got serious OCD, but he uses it on track days and over at the ring and gives it so much pain, but as soon as he's checked it over after a setion on the track its streight back on with the wax, its always the cleanest car on track, his last car (ibiza cupra R) was the same and he even won 4trophies both in uk and belgium with it, it was that clean, so i gues you can have both, just down to dedication

 

[alanc1000]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

Overtaking m3's

but you still ended up behind him!!

My old clios and all cars are for driving and polishing.

 

[Yellow Dave]

Neither,used as my work hack and play thing on the weekends.might get a monthly was from the Poles if lucky and im feeling flush

monthly wash yet he's bought a polisher!?!? lol

I never took my Clio on track, yet I did my far share of track time. I worked my car hard and enjoyed every minute I had it on the right roads, took great pride in owning it so maintained it meticulously both mechanical and appearance.

The day it was sold it was almost better than the day it left the showroom

even race teams fully prep their cars for appearance. GTechniq look after the Prodrive WRC team
http://gtechniq.com/main-page/

 

[Andy 172]

Re: Is your clio for racing or polishing?

but you still ended up behind him!!

Would of had him though

 

[Sargara]

Getting to work and having some power to undertake the c**ts in the 2nd lane on the DCs esentially. Nice to be able to go out for a blast from time to time at the weekend as well to get rid of the cobwebs.

 

[Rich_172]

Both tbh. I hate having a dirty car so gets the detailing treatment. Gets used hard on road and a few trackdays aswell

 

[Adam.]

Polished? lol

IMAG0136 by Adam Kerr, on Flickr

 

[jonw279]

I use mine every day, no track days as of yet. But I like to keep the car looking nice and clean. I'm no deatailer though!

 

[Gally]

I love that! I remember my old Black Clio looked like it had been through rally stage.

 

[john182rs]

Polishing or Track, neither.

Mine looks like that silver 200 above.

I'll think about cleaning it when the temp hits above 15c

 

[Brett]

I pretty much just use my car for pottering round in, the odd blast etc at the minute. My MX5 hasn't been washed since I came back from Le Mans.

When I change it soon I keep telling myself that I'll keep my next car clean, I say that with them all though. I do want to do my first track day in 2012 though so hopefully that will happen if I have the funds.

 

[Adam.]

Mine looks like that silver 200 above.

Storm Grey :dapprove:

 

[Chris205]

I enjoy detailing, just not my own car lol.

It gets used for what it was built for, fully intend on buying tracktime, extra tyres, discs and pads etc, then I think the money could be better spent on a turbo build

 

[-J-]

I'll answer the question with the below pic lol

 

[Chris205]

-J- I realised the other day I really want the set-up on your cup, desperate for those coilovers were they v1's, 2's or 3's?