Pics of my V6 on track today

NikWilson · Dec 16, 2006

Posted this in the wrong section today.

Wet and wild, buy hey, whats a Renault Sport vehicle for?????

Snetterton with bags of oversteer!

Nik

http://www.tonyandlindsey.plus.com/S...6/DSCF1312.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...6_12160078.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/dynam06/track/snetterton20061216/snet20061216_25.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0061216_28.jpg

Fred@BTM · Dec 16, 2006

sweetiusmaximus

Ben. · Dec 16, 2006

did you buy that car from a man in taunton?

NikWilson · Dec 16, 2006

bland said:
did you buy that car from a man in taunton?

Certainly did, do know much about its history?

Nik

Ben. · Dec 16, 2006

well i used to work in taunton, and i used to see it all the time. Im afraid i dont really know anything about the history. The car allways looked stunning, and he used to get alot of stares when he drove through the town. I heard that the car was for sale a while back, youve got a very nice car there!!

NikWilson · Dec 16, 2006

bland said:
well i used to work in taunton, and i used to see it all the time. Im afraid i dont really know anything about the history. The car allways looked stunning, and he used to get alot of stares when he drove through the town. I heard that the car was for sale a while back, youve got a very nice car there!!

It was the best condition one I could find for the money. It was a long trip to Taunton on the train to pick it up, but a great drive back to Norfolk!

He was an Italian chap who was selling it as he was going back to Italy. Used to work as a Chef at a Resteraunt near the M5 junction (near Sainsbury's in Taunton)

Nik

Ali · Dec 16, 2006

Shame about the stripes!

blakey · Dec 17, 2006

I went to a car show at Taunton race course and that Italian fella was there with that car. He told me it was around 300 bhp. Also he had painted the wheels the same colour as the intakes. It must have being the same one. Was he pulling my leg or is it tuned.

Christopher · Dec 17, 2006

stripes spoil it a little, still an awesome thing though.

good pics!

philthy · Dec 17, 2006

nice pics...

I must get a mk2 spoiler!

Jay · Dec 17, 2006

sweet, good pics.

christurbo · Dec 17, 2006

Love it.

How did you find Snetterton? Thinking about doing this soon.

Ali · Dec 17, 2006

^Quite Technical! Considering how simple it looks on paper. Alot of surfaces and camber changes.

Spiezels · Dec 17, 2006

nice to see u left those civics lol

Dave S2K · Dec 17, 2006

Smart!

Giles · Dec 17, 2006

looks great

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

Nope, have to agree - I am not a fan of the stripes either!

Nik

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

Snetterton is harder than you think for such a short course. Its great fun with 2 good long straights, on the back straight I was hitting 125 before breaking like f--k at the 100m marker. I think I may need new discs and pads!

The V6 is certainly a car than needs to be driven and requires 100% driving attention and in a lot of cases, pre-empting what its going to do - the back is very happy to step out during down shift and braking at the same time!

The car has been modified, but I think when I got it, it was running no more than say 285bhp. I will be geting it on a dyno soon, once the mods I am doing to it are finished. I hope to have it to about 320bhp by this summer.

I do not like the stripes either, but to remove them will be a big problem. Clio paint is water based and the stripes will have the tendancy to lift the level of the laquer below. I could be opening a can of worms if I take them off, so for the mean time, they will stay on.

Nik

christurbo · Dec 17, 2006

I have removed my decals really easily with no problems with liqueur... they were quite high tack too.

I quite like them - keep them on.

Stevie · Dec 17, 2006

looks amazing mate keep the stripes they look great!

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

christurbo said:
I have removed my decals really easily with no problems with liqueur... they were quite high tack too.

I quite like them - keep them on.

Was this on the Clio?

I had a 1.2 16v and it had Clio decals on the bonnet. When I took them off, the level of the laquer below was certainly higher than the surrounding paintwork. You could only see it by getting real up close - but it was there! This was after 6 months, so as this V6 is 18 months old, I am very hesitant to remove them.

Would these stripes have been a factory option? Or did the last owner just have them done?

Nik

jetskidia · Dec 17, 2006

christurbo · Dec 17, 2006

Nik my decals were only on a month [and yes it was my track clio 172].

I suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

Heat them up with a hairdryer first.

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

christurbo said:
Nik my decals were only on a month [and yes it was my track clio 172].

I suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

Heat them up with a hairdryer first.

Will do if I remove them. I am just a little paranoid now as the last thing I want to do is see 2 lines of raised laquer running down the full length of the car.

Had I put the stripes on, I would have gone for a colour to complement the gold in the paint, so something like a deep bronze.

Nik

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

Were the stripes factory options or was the last owner telling me porkies?

Nik

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

spiezels said:
nice to see u left those civics lol

Certainly did, but they could out brake me in the tight bends.

Kept up with a 400 bhp R33 GTR Skyline:lolup: . On the straights he was gone, but in the more technical areas I made up the distance again.

Nik

DH_GTI · Dec 17, 2006

nice pics and nice and nice car

Ad · Dec 17, 2006

not a factory option, if you have raised laquer just get so kind of polish with a bit of cut to it, should be easy enought to sort.

NikWilson · Dec 17, 2006

Ad said:
not a factory option, if you have raised laquer just get so kind of polish with a bit of cut to it, should be easy enought to sort.

Cheers for the info'

Nik

Mikey · Dec 17, 2006

great pics! but god damn how far is that black civic type R in the first pic off the apex man, he should be huggin inside wheel on that curb!!

christurbo · Dec 18, 2006

It's a track day - so lots of different people with different experiences and methods.... thats whats so fun about them.

No-ones perfect

Alan · Dec 18, 2006

Crackin pics mate!!

GarethM · Dec 18, 2006

very nice

Englebert · Dec 18, 2006

Excluding the Bomb Hole, Snetterton makes me fall asleep.

NikWilson · Dec 18, 2006

Englebert said:
Excluding the Bomb Hole, Snetterton makes me fall asleep.

But testing none the less.

There was a Blue 182 there on Saturday, and it ran rings around most cars. Must have had a good driver and knew the course. It was well suited for the wet track in the morning - unlike this:-

http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l...rash/?action=view&current=Screamlikeagirl.flv

I must admit I prefer Rockingham and Bedford, but Snetterton is so cheap at the mo. £25.00 for a 25 mins session. www.BigPower.co.uk are arranging an exclusive track day for Feb 07 at £135.00 for the day or £110.00 for members.

As I have the only French car on the BigPower forum - anyone else want to go and show what Clio's can do?

Nik

G_F · Dec 18, 2006

NikWilson said:
It was well suited for the wet track in the morning - unlike this:-

http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l...rash/?action=view&current=Screamlikeagirl.flv
Nik

Lol, what a ghey..

Mikey · Dec 18, 2006

Englebert said:
Excluding the Bomb Hole, Snetterton makes me fall asleep.

nah man snetterton is a great track, was one of my favourite tracks of the stock hatch championship, still cant beat cadwell or donnington though!!

chrisg3110 · Dec 19, 2006

nice pics and sweet car...

wideboy · Dec 19, 2006

Heres another pic for your viewing pleasure!

Look at that vee pull away from the evo!!!

Pics of my V6 on track today

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