grip

Taking over from Pete G's post in the number plate thread, how does everyone use their ESP? (no responses about extra sensory perception please! :wink: ) Day to day driving, I just leave it on, you never know when you may need it's assitance (oil on the roads etc). When I'm driving hard...

I've just (today) seen a metallic blue 197 in the car park of the garden centre where I work. (Typical car here is a boxy pacific rim thing worth about £5k new....) First impression is it looked ok, but it didn't blow me away. If I didn't have an interest in sporty Clios, I probably...

Hi guys, Just wondered if the trophy came with a 195 or 205 standard width of tyre from new? Thanks :)

Finally, after what seems years of change after change, the AWT website is now live. Its not finished and there is alot still to put up, but that will be added as things move along. A massive thanks to Craig who put in more time, effort and design though into this than was really...

Hi everyone, I have been driving my trophy for nearly a year now and i am very happy with it! :D Taken me a while to sign up but im here now, after 10 months of driving without even checking the tyres i thought i better so i brought the £22 accutire pressure gauge and found the...

Just found this write up on Auto Journals ( http://www.auto-journals.com/s2/content/cliot1.html ) and wondered whether it was anyone on here?

Just how fast can you corner with these things? I think i'm having to re-learn my entry speeds into corners. I entered a roundabout today with no drop in my approach speed and flung it out the same road I came in with nothing more than a bit of squeaking from the tyres. It really is quite...

Whats everyone using ? ( assuming youve worn out the originals) Is the best option to stick to the pilots or is there anything else worth a look ? ive done the usual searches mytryes , blackcircles for prices just wanted to see if anyone is using anything different !

I have been told by a pal to drop my pressures to 20psi all round, will this improove traction, im running crappy tyre and are not bothered by wear rates.......is this reccomened??

Hi guys. I currently own a 320bhp 1600cc Escort RS Turbo. It is a truly awesome car in very many ways, but I am considering moving on. It is so difficult as that car gives me SUCH a buzz to drive. Problem is, it's starting to show its age and is getting to the point where I may have to...

So Oliie's post about trackday rims and tyres got me thinking that I should probably do the same thing and get a set of trackday tyres to stop me killing a set of road tyres every other trackday. The tyres that I have read the most about on this forum are the Kumho V70A's, and I just want to see...

Hi All I would like to start a thread about car mats, I don't have any decent ones for my Trophy yet and would like to know if anyone out there has any recommendations, as It's likely to be the only thing I'm buying for the car i would like them to be really nice. I understand that the...

This a bit a long post, apologies but hopefully of interest to more than just me :) So I read all of http://cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... 74&start=0 very interesting, noting the follwing I am considering going for the 12mm bolts (-2 deg, 0.00 toe-out) but am now thinking about...

don't you just love this weather!!!!! you can feel the fronts biteing the road :D :D :twisted: :twisted:

Ok, I currently own a S2 106 Rallye. Absolutly love the car to bits, I've owned it for 3 and a half years and is standard on the outside (including the white steelies) and I have a straight through exhaust + de-cat. I've toyed with getting something faster for a few months now, but I don't...

HI ALL, JUST LOOKING FOR SOME IDEAS IM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT UPGRADING MY BRAKES ON MY TROPHY WHAT IS THE BEST KIT? AN WHAT IS MOST AFFECTIVE ON GETTING MORE BHP? :) THANKS LOZ

Hi all I'm thinking about getting the Mintex pads that BB have on offer (M1155). Do you think I could just change my pads or would I have to change my discs at the same time? My initial idea is to get braided lines, upgraded fluid and the pads while leaving the stock discs (now with...

Hi, first of all I just want to introduce myself to you. May name is Max, I am from germany and I own a 172 Mk1 first registered in March 2000. I have had this car for six years now and she still is in good condition with her 52 thousand miles or 82 thousand kilometers on the clock. She...

We've had a fair bit of snow in some bits of bradford, just reaslised how she-hite the trophy is in the snow! :x has a nyone else noticed this, my friend was in her 1.5dci clio, it went uphill fine. i try traction on not a hope, traction off, loads of wheel spin and nothing, is anyone running...

wats the fastest someones had out there trophy, n as any1 beat a cooper s because me dads got 1 and it feels alot quicker than my trophy iv not raced him yet tho, s,pose i should really. please help

How many people pay for it? If not why not? Does your normal policy cover you? Are you so rich it doesn't matter? I'm interested because I would never consider going out on the track with cover, but some people seem to be very blase. From various people I've heard it suggested that all you...

Just a question? I am out and about today and i think i might have spied me a lesser spotted Stromba! I know his Mrs has a 172, anyone know what colour it is and if she has a personal number plate??? Just want to know if it could possible be him? No sign of the Williams though. Suprise surprise...

In preparation for trackday season, I took my Trophy to get the tracking done today, which is all good, but their 4 wheel laser alignment system showed that I have -1.01 degrees of camber on the left front, and -0.24 on the right :? I was told that this was not a great amount to be out, but...

As above. What width are the alloys?

On the way home this evening I had a WRX (MY01) try to overtake me (not on a motorway). Through the bends he had no chance... and at the lights he wound down his window to tell me how shocked he was!! "Do you have a two litre in that thing?? Damn those Clio's are really quick aren't...

Yeah, i`ve never felt so stupid in my life, basically picked up the GF from stanstead and showing off i put my footdown.... 70-80.......100....130... mph.. what do i see behind me? Volvo estate unmarked police car ... heart dropped.. eventually pulled me... average speed over 1/2 mile 126.6mph...

Got some lovely new exalto 2s fitted to the cup today. It did feel alot more grippy on the way back to work but ill have to give em a run in later. Still have toyos on the back at the mo tho :oops:

Who will be the first with one of these bad boys? http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1792

The one with the Audi RS4 spider, how cool is that. Haven't got a clue what it means, but what an amzing car.

:twisted: After having my trophy for only a week i feel a letter of complaint coming on!! not to the dealership but to renault themselves Another member off here told me of a few things to check on the car before i paid for it, well the front splitter was missin so had to rebook it in to...