Mbeau
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Well the evening was awsome! Car was faultless and I think the best it has ever felt. It was bloody hot too. There was not much traffic at all out on track and the pads felt good. No brake fade at all despite the heat and I did some quite long sessions.
I am really impressed with the grip that R888's provide and the wear rate of them. I have done quite a few track days on this set now and they still have loads of life left in them.
I don't feel like there is anything that needs doing on the car now apart from routine maintenance. I have a ktec silenced exhaust system to fit and bumper with cut out, but I quite like the current janspeed system. The new map seems to have increased induction noise a fair amount, almost sounds like it's on throttle bodies. I would be interested to know what bhp I have with all the mods.
The only thing I find slightly frustrating when playing on track, mainly with big power cars(generally expensive)is straight line speed. Don't get me wrong it's a quick car and it stays with pretty much anything in the bends and I can carry a lot of speed into bends. I would just like a bit more speed down the straights. You always want more though!
I would imagine a clio turbo with LSD must be pretty amazing on track. It's not helped by the fact I now have a road going clio turbo! The car is very reliable though and I do throughly enjoy driving it. I can push it hard too and do quite long sessions out on track. Last night I would have been worried about engine oil temps if I had a turbo in the clio. @Somnambulist was with me and is pretty good at taking pictures, so should have some good ones to add on here over the next few days. I came home with a big smile on my face and will be booking another track day at somewhere I have not been to before.
I am really impressed with the grip that R888's provide and the wear rate of them. I have done quite a few track days on this set now and they still have loads of life left in them.
I don't feel like there is anything that needs doing on the car now apart from routine maintenance. I have a ktec silenced exhaust system to fit and bumper with cut out, but I quite like the current janspeed system. The new map seems to have increased induction noise a fair amount, almost sounds like it's on throttle bodies. I would be interested to know what bhp I have with all the mods.
The only thing I find slightly frustrating when playing on track, mainly with big power cars(generally expensive)is straight line speed. Don't get me wrong it's a quick car and it stays with pretty much anything in the bends and I can carry a lot of speed into bends. I would just like a bit more speed down the straights. You always want more though!
I would imagine a clio turbo with LSD must be pretty amazing on track. It's not helped by the fact I now have a road going clio turbo! The car is very reliable though and I do throughly enjoy driving it. I can push it hard too and do quite long sessions out on track. Last night I would have been worried about engine oil temps if I had a turbo in the clio. @Somnambulist was with me and is pretty good at taking pictures, so should have some good ones to add on here over the next few days. I came home with a big smile on my face and will be booking another track day at somewhere I have not been to before.
Im kidding anyway!
