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I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance...
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 justinaccurate
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 Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:12
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af1-gti
Senior User Location: avoiding my pug Registered: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 807 Status: Offline |
Post #27
Lydden is only down the road from me, this has tempted me to go in a new direction with the pug!!________________________________________ Rich E wrote: With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:15
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BrianM
Regular  Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
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I p*ssed myself laughing when I seen you take clarkson off the track! haha!They're right though, that does look epic fun, and I must say it was an obvious but interesting point to note that Golf is an expensive and boring sport by comparison though. Peugeot 106 GTi's all round/buggered GTi-6's?! Surely it's a sport that'll take off again, it was epic to watch....and that was just on top gear. ________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:16
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7057sam
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Rallycross looks epic.how much is a race license?106 gti or saxo vts would be wicked ________________________________________ Rallye build: 11 November 1998 - a WednesdayTeam rallye,built for track ----Click this if you like rallyes Rallye dead  Secret Team Astor... |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:21
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BrianM
Regular Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
Post #30
I am trying to find out how much it is for a race license as well...MSA's website is shockingly slow. Peugeot Sport Club is recognised by MSA, I suppose that might help me/others part of PSCUK as well?________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:43
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stuart638
Regular  Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #31
CUJ wrote: Was that you who took out Clarkson?!  Yep, I have to admit it was me! But he did brake damn early!! Lol |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:46
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
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BrianM wrote: I am trying to find out how much it is for a race license as well...MSA's website is shockingly slow. Peugeot Sport Club is recognised by MSA, I suppose that might help me/others part of PSCUK as well? You can start with a national b licence for £41 in the BTRDA clubmans championship (which was what was on TG) or for £79 you can do the MSA British championship which is the one I normally do |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:51
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
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And my 306 is for sale...... |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:52
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,305 Status: Offline |
Post #34
Was the Clarkson and Hammond battle real or staged?________________________________________  |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:52
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gtisid
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was a good episode, bet you have been bursting to tell someone about it ? when was that filmed. A bad comparison with golf as you do n to have to repair a set of golf clubs every weekend, and even on a budget i bet you overspend. It is impossible to not be competitive in motorsport and to compete you need to spend, if you are content to just go round a track then surely track days is the cheaper option.didn't mention tyres either which can cost the earth. whilst i was watching i was thinking £10 k a year all in at least to compete inna championship of some level? ________________________________________ puglessPhase 1 GTI 6 1996-1997 Subaru Impreza GB270 2007-2008 rare spiderman comics same day international courier |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:52
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redrallye
rimjaw  Location: At the limit of adhesion Registered: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 28,753 Status: Offline |
Post #36
Good skills on twatting Clarkson  Watching things like that makes me wonder if I should upgrade from trackdays.... ________________________________________ Team "310bhp/tonne" Team "Old Skool Kool"  Team "Faster than a standard 6. No really, both of them are" |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:53
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BrianM
Regular Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
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stuart638 wrote: And my 306 is for sale...... Couldn't afford it!  Seems cheap to get a license anyway, I was expecting £100's for some reason. It's true what's been said above about repair costs, James May showed that after his first 5 minutes and knackered his suspension etc! But even if it did cost £10k...it's still 10x better than £2000 for golf! So it represents excellent value for money  ________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:56
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matty_rallye
Senior User  Location: Devizes Registered: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 966 Status: Offline |
Post #38
Thought the rallycross was a good watch. Looks like great fun!________________________________________ 2.1 16v 306 Rallye. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:59
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shadows entity
Regular  Location: Dover Registered: 08 Dec 2010 Posts: 101 Status: Offline |
Post #39
Shame I was at work, only 5mins from me |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:59
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teej
Cheeky Chav!  Location: Chelmsford Registered: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 8,505 Status: Offline |
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justinaccurate wrote: I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance... Buy something ready built, otherwise you'll end up spending shed-loads, even if you can do a lot of the labour yourself. You wouldn't want a proper rallycross car on the road! Do you have to do an ARDs test for rallycross? If its the same process as for circuit racing then you need to get a Go Racing pack from the MSA (about £50), have a medical (about £60-100, from local GP), then do an ARDs test where you have a few laps of a circuit with an examiner to check you can get round capably, then sit a multiple choice test where you have to score 100% which isn't all that tricky (this is all about the £250 mark, iirc, it's been a while since I did mine). Oh yeah, then buy your license (National race B about £60 a calendar year). Then you need - racing suit, gloves and boots - all fireproofed. A valid helmet (check the MSA blue book, they keep withdrawing old safety specs from their approved list). That little lot will set you back about £300 even getting budget / 2nd-hand (not the helmet, always buy new so you know the history). So approx £600 just for starters. ________________________________________ "Talking about badgers is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" Steve McBadgerTransversa aurigatio transcurro arvae. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:01
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #41
dangti6 wrote: Was the Clarkson and Hammond battle real or staged? It was all real. Turned out to be a great race and considering how cool their job is, they all said they wanted to do it again! |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:02
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CUJ
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stuart638 wrote: CUJ wrote: Was that you who took out Clarkson?! Yep, I have to admit it was me! But he did brake damn early!! Lol you legend! Good work, part of TG history forever   ________________________________________ 340 horses |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:04
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #43
af1-gti wrote: Lydden is only down the road from me, this has tempted me to go in a new direction with the pug!! I Guarantee you will not have more fun on four wheels.  |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:15
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,793 Status: Offline |
Post #44
i was just watching it before and wondered if it was a gti6, wondering if anyone on here owned it ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:21
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #45
gtisid wrote: was a good episode, bet you have been bursting to tell someone about it ? when was that filmed. A bad comparison with golf as you do n to have to repair a set of golf clubs every weekend, and even on a budget i bet you overspend. It is impossible to not be competitive in motorsport and to compete you need to spend, if you are content to just go round a track then surely track days is the cheaper option. didn't mention tyres either which can cost the earth. whilst i was watching i was thinking £10 k a year all in at least to compete inna championship of some level? It was a great day, we filmed it about three weeks ago. The great thing with Rallycross is that there are classes for all budgets. I did about six years racing on a real shoestring. You are right about wanting to be competitive, but again because of the classes, there are always close races. You could do a complete championship for around £4K |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:22
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stuart638
Regular Location: Faversham Registered: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Status: Offline |
Post #46
teej wrote: justinaccurate wrote: I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance... Buy something ready built, otherwise you'll end up spending shed-loads, even if you can do a lot of the labour yourself. You wouldn't want a proper rallycross car on the road! Do you have to do an ARDs test for rallycross? If its the same process as for circuit racing then you need to get a Go Racing pack from the MSA (about £50), have a medical (about £60-100, from local GP), then do an ARDs test where you have a few laps of a circuit with an examiner to check you can get round capably, then sit a multiple choice test where you have to score 100% which isn't all that tricky (this is all about the £250 mark, iirc, it's been a while since I did mine). Oh yeah, then buy your license (National race B about £60 a calendar year). Then you need - racing suit, gloves and boots - all fireproofed. A valid helmet (check the MSA blue book, they keep withdrawing old safety specs from their approved list). That little lot will set you back about £300 even getting budget / 2nd-hand (not the helmet, always buy new so you know the history). So approx £600 just for starters. I agree, ready built is best... all the hard work done! ARDs is not needed for Rallycross, just a non-race Nat B (£41). Spot on with the safety gear as you have mentioned. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:27
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justinaccurate
Seasoned Pro Location: Cov Registered: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 14,425 Status: Offline |
Post #47
I probably would not be looking at actual racing yet, just trackdays initially. |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:28
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,793 Status: Offline |
Post #48
had to double check that was actually teej posting that  ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:47
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T400 PUG
Banned! Location: Burnley Registered: 01 Jan 1970 Posts: 641 Status: Offline |
Post #49
are you called Gary?? |
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Posted 12th Mar 2012 at 08:58
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russbez
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Post #50
awww classic, watched this last nightyeh fair play giving jezza a bump ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 12th Mar 2012 at 09:29
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