Santa Pod Today

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

well i braved the weather today and did the 110 mile trip to Santa Pod

Was a really good turn out too considering the freezing weather and its only the 2nd rwyb of the year.

Managed to meet King Stromba and Jill from F7Power, nice ppl, was cool meeting you.
Was also cool catching up with Mad Pierre & Chunk again as well as meeting a few new faces from RSC.

some pics

Mad Pierre & Chunk

Craig from RSC and his 2.0 16V clio, fully stripped and running throttle bodies

Then we found this beaast, a Clio with its engine stolen from an Audi TT!

with some 'small' mods

plenty of Williams Clios about (spot the odd one out)

For Sale:

The owner of this ph1 16V Chamade wants Â£1000 for it

also on throttle bodies and no bonnet for strip action

Craigs Clio on the strip, sadly to be his last run of the day . .

during the run when he hit 3rd gear there was a judder and Craig felt there was something wrong, there was, the cambelt jumped a tooth and mashed his valves into the pistons
RAC recovery truck to get the car home and a engine rebuild to come Sad

Was a good day, well enjoyed myself Very Happy

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

My pic's

http://www.madpierre1.plus.com/pics/2006/pod/

Was good day out, fecking cold tho' . Nice to meet Wicked neo also, make a change from me hanging around with the craig,zed etc all the time. What did you think to the exhaust note. Trtied to give it some where I could. Not easy at pod with all the car's moving about.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

wanted to go, bit no motor.

at this rate i dout ill make the FCS :/

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

The red clio valver is the BBPT turbo conversion, tis rather quick too, was leaving my 172 at a rather fast pace! the clio TT is running around 400bhp in its new spec!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

shame the lexuslights spoil that clio.

also, did no one wash there cars!!

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

No, Shat myself tho, chunk doing 105 mph on frost in the outside lane of the M1.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

i expect all the cars were freshly washed before they set off to the pod this morning, 100 odd miles of filth from the M25 and M1 then the A509 in wet icey conditions can make the car a little dirty Rog.

Mine was all bright and sparkly first thing this morning, now its home again it looks like it's never been washed from new lol

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Nah sod washing, where waiting for the rear 1/4 panel to drop off. Laughing

Level 2 User Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 54

great day out fucking cold thought

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

Mad Pierre wrote:

Nah sod washing, where waiting for the rear 1/4 panel to drop off. Laughing

in your case, it's the dirt on chunk's 19 that is holding those rear arches together lol

and if he does end up having to break it, first dibs on those window rubbers and rear headrests Very Happy

lol

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Heh soddin 19's. You fall out with them, then take them on a run somewhere. and you fall back in love with them. scrap it, fix it. grrrr damm car - Can't make me mind up agian.

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:26 am

Looks like a good time was had! might be able to make a meet some time Crying or Very sad

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

that would be cool Mals Wink

Level 9 User Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 373

[quote="danlp6"]The red clio valver is the BBPT turbo conversion, tis rather quick too, was leaving my 172 at a rather fast pace! the clio TT is running around 400bhp in its new spec![/quote

what kind of time was the 400brake clio running or was it not on the track?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

it was running 336bhp, and 12.1's iirc hes aiminmg for 11's this year. The reason it didnt run is its got a blocked oil gallery from the engine build.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

yeah he said he could hear a knocking noise coming from the bottom end so did not want to risk running it

the pod killed two clios yesterday lol

craig's and tom's

cambelt slippage for Craig mashed the valves and gearbox for tom's Sad

check out the thread on RSC, chunk has posted up some vids

http://www.renaultsportsclub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2092&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Level 6 User Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 141

When is the next RWYB @ Santa Pod?

I'd like a trip down there if me carz legal by then, or even if not.

Level 1 User Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 20

Wicked Neo wrote:

also on throttle bodies and no bonnet for strip action

wrong!!! thats martins hybrid from williamsclio, he aint runnin bodies, just a mutilated shell that winston n taylor from LTR in bury took an angle grinder to to loose some excess 'fat', car strippin mad that boy, hence the no bonnet n plexi windows n all!!