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I have just bought a 2 litre valver too Jesus. Black, youd love it.

UK (minus 4.7%). The uk market Jez, thats your market isnt it?

Sorry, but by 40 the cup would be behind. By 80 it would have been comprehesively beaten. But like i said, obviously his p1 is broken or he cant drive it. Im not calling him a lyer, maybe he THINKS a cup is as quick. The fact is it isnt.

Just for once look at the evidence. The power to weight ratio of the P1 gives it a massive performance advantage. And then look at the torque it produces. 4wd more grip. Huge brakes that dont fade. Chris and nic this, rsport ecu that. Do you have another record?

Jesus would die before hed admit there are faster cars than a Mk1 clio / 172cup. We can only hope :P

Renault have problems as they sell most of their cars in just a handful of contries (Britain, France and spain i think). This makes them economically in a very dangerous position, as all their eggs are in one basket. A company like Toyota on the other hand has good sales in many countries, so if...

Cup - 1021 kg with 170 bhp = 166 bhp per tonne Impreza P1 - 1295 kg with 280 bhp = 216 bhp per tonne Yeah ive done the maths, and the P1 pisses on the cup. The cup needs to be gaining around 50 bhp to be on level terms, and id suggest an lsd as the fwd hatch wont be able to put that power...

And the reason you left me for dead at cobham was because i wasnt moving. I was still trying to pull out of the junction while you lot had all dissaperaed from sight. The 'race' consisted of me driving to the first roundabout, deciding i couldnt see which way you had gone, and making my own way...

Im sorry jesus, but the difference between a P1 and a cup / 182 / williams / 172 is HUGE. Down a straight at Donnington, i doubt a clio would get half way before the impreza was at the first corner. I would say he had a poorly P1 if he failed to pull at least 10 car lengths on the cup upto top...

Is this just a generic chip? But intended to match certain mods? Ie you buy a particular chip for a standard car, and a different one if you have an IK?

Cup can stay with a P1? LOL i like that. Ive followed a friends P1 in my Williams. By about 4 meters into the race he was about ooooo, id say 3.9 meters ahead. :? Ask Paul Mitchel. The P1 at the evo shoot left his Lotus Carlton for dead upto 100. Only after 100 that the Lotus held its...

Im sorry but all the manufacturers are in business for one reason only, TO MAKE MONEY. They enter F1 as a way of showcasing thier technology in order to SELL MORE CARS. If sales fall after investing hundreds of millions of pounds, things are not good. For example after winning the indy car...

Ignor them, they are just being babies. Wrx wrschmex

Here is 0002 and 0001 at Williams F1: Here is 0200 and 0002 atr home: 0200's engine bay:

I think when it was designed the guy started at the front, and when he got to the rear wheels he took some acid.

Im a legend

To be fair i think the williams is overated.

Thats true. The williams cars that have been rebuilt are VERY quick. 0200 is loosening up now on 4k and already pulls on jills 172. 0002 on 17k is just astonishingly quick for the suposed 150 bhp it has. I believe the nana was rebuilt at some poiin too. Mind you a used block that has under...

...and suddenly ian woke from fantasy magazine land, and realised reality was a very different place, where Ferraris didnt lose to hatchbacks, and M6's did eat little clios for breakfast. Oh well, he thought to himself, at least i can relive my dreams in forum land. And off ian toddled to forum...

Sometimes when you go fishing you catch a big one. I guess its my lucky day today. A lesser spotted Maverick. Nice with some chips and vinegar:P

Why is it that as soon as real world results are mentioned Mk2 owners get defensive? Anyone can live in fantasy magazine land. Its nice and safe and warm there. But the harsh reality is that standard williams regularly dip into the 14's at the 1/4 mile. Whether you like it or not thats the...

Jesus, I wouldnt bet on a Trophy until youve driven one / faced one on track. Remember, there is no 'evidence' in the real world against other clios yet. 'On paper' the 172 / 182 package should be quicker than a williams, but Andys 14.9 quater miles standard shows that they arnt. Other hybrids...

I guaratee that the 205's on a trophy wont provide more grip than the 185's on a williams. What youll find is that the 205s will provide grip like this: Grip > Grip > Grip > Grip > Grip > Grip > Grip > Slide > Break away The 185's on the williams will provide grip like this: Grip >...

Ive alays thought Scoobys make good cars for people who cant drive. If you can drive, they are even better. Statistically you are 80% less likely to crash in the winter months if you drive a 4wd ca over a 2wd car. Think about that.

The trouble with using race cars as an alalogy for normal road cars is that they produce downforce that tyre grip is rarely a problem. What is a problem is tyre consistency and tyre degradation over a number of laps. The best tyres in racing are usually the ones that remain most consistent...

No, a GATSO can only detect speeding cars going away from them.

'Tyre science isnt as simple as this in reality' I did say this at the end. Yes in reality it is more complicated that this. However, the argument about buying wider tyres to increase grip in inherently flawed. Id rather have skinny tyres in a monsson for example.

Firstly a wider tyre will not increase contact patch: Let's take four standard 185/55R15 road tyres, as supplied by Michelin, and inflate them to 30psi (2.25Kg/cm²). Now lets fit them to our Clio that weighs 990 kg. Roughly speaking, each tyre is taking about a quarter of your car's...