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The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Matt-Rallye - 08-06-2016
What started as a light hearted / beer fuelled bet amongst a few friends has now become a shocking reality!
The challenge?
To buy & build a track / race / spirited driving orientated french hot hatch for no more money than £1000.
Heres my weapon of choice:
http://306oc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=34290&pid=591427#pid591427
Our aim is to just get our group of friends together and start booking a bunch of track days etc together for a laugh, Also keeps us out of the pub
Just thought it may interest a few on here or inspire a few people too follow suit
The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - bashbarnard - 08-06-2016
Ill be following this as once ive moved ive got some plans. Ill drop you a whatsapp at some point when i need an engine and we will go from there
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - zx_volcane - 08-06-2016
yay for this
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Matt-Rallye - 08-06-2016
(08-06-2016, 01:41 PM)bashbarnard Wrote: Ill be following this as once ive moved ive got some plans. Ill drop you a whatsapp at some point when i need an engine and we will go from there
If you want the original 8v motor its yours complete with loom & ecu for postage costs dude, it'll only be getting in the way otherwise
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - r3k1355 - 08-06-2016
Buy Clio 172, drive to track.
Job done.
Same go's for the 206 Gti 180 which are also buttons.
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Matt-Rallye - 08-06-2016
(08-06-2016, 02:36 PM)r3k1355 Wrote: Buy Clio 172, drive to track.
Job done.
Same go's for the 206 Gti 180 which are also buttons.
Pretty sure i could trounce a 172 in a saxo having owned multiples of both. If you watch the fifth gear review of the clio 172 ph1 (the quickest) and the saxo vts there is virtually nothing in it and the saxo actually looks alot sharper in the twisties. clio only just has the edge on the straights despite a 40bhp advantage...
Watch this closely and you will see the clio floundering around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIVvTuRkNY0
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - fatlapit - 08-06-2016
a good 106 gti or saxo vts will be perfect for this, stick some gti6 front brakes on and buy some cheap slicks off ebay will be epic fun
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Piggy - 08-06-2016
Yeah and the clio 172s are never making that much power.
Me though...I'd have a puma 1.7 16v or 205 xud9te
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - mikey b - 08-06-2016
I have a clio 182 cup for that money if any one wants it
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Matt-Rallye - 08-06-2016
(08-06-2016, 03:22 PM)fatlapit Wrote: a good 106 gti or saxo vts will be perfect for this, stick some gti6 front brakes on and buy some cheap slicks off ebay will be epic fun
Precisely the basic idea of the plan
1k is ample budget for a car, decent brakes and good tires so you really have to push yourself to be competitively fast!(08-06-2016, 03:23 PM)Piggy Wrote: Yeah and the clio 172s are never making that much power.
Me though...I'd have a puma 1.7 16v or 205 xud9te
Problem with the puma is the gearbox with its rubbish ratios for track use
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - ginge191 - 08-06-2016
My 205 build; I'm in!
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - r3k1355 - 08-06-2016
(08-06-2016, 03:09 PM)Matt-Rallye Wrote:(08-06-2016, 02:36 PM)r3k1355 Wrote: Buy Clio 172, drive to track.
Job done.
Same go's for the 206 Gti 180 which are also buttons.
Pretty sure i could trounce a 172 in a saxo having owned multiples of both. If you watch the fifth gear review of the clio 172 ph1 (the quickest) and the saxo vts there is virtually nothing in it and the saxo actually looks alot sharper in the twisties. clio only just has the edge on the straights despite a 40bhp advantage...
Watch this closely and you will see the clio floundering around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIVvTuRkNY0
There is abit more body roll going on, but at the same time you can see the stiffer chassis at work as the Clio cocks a leg in the corners.
A cup packed Clio with stiffer suspension and thicker anti-roll bar might be a different story.
Mind you isn't your Saxo currently a VTR?
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - ozonehostile - 08-06-2016
You know where to come for the inevitable saxo rust repairs
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Stef205 - 08-06-2016
205 you need some credibility aswell! 205 has it all
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - fatlapit - 08-06-2016
A 205 for a grand??
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Stef205 - 08-06-2016
i bought 2x for £500 so anything is possible, even a poverty spec shell has potential
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Piggy - 08-06-2016
Diesel 205 can be had easily for less than £500
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - fatlapit - 08-06-2016
Aye true i suppose. Dazas 205 im dure was a base model
RE: The £1k french cheap track car challenge.. - Matt - 09-06-2016
(08-06-2016, 08:32 PM)Piggy Wrote: Diesel 205 can be had easily for less than £500
Knowing what Ginge paid, it's easily doable