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 Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:32 pm |
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Location: Essex
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| DJ- wrote: |
Good pics and video. Glad to see it all coming along! I remember the time after trax when your tyres were still warm  Would be awesome to see onboard footage  |
Maybe something to consider for the future......
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:20 pm |
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Location: Glasgow / Welling
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What tyres did u use?
I would happily come to a test day. Just a shame its a bit far to take my car down from Scotland 
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:14 pm |
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| imjeeves wrote: |
What tyres did u use?
I would happily come to a test day. Just a shame its a bit far to take my car down from Scotland |
I used Avons on the rear and Goodyear on the front..... both were rubbish..... Come on down ....can find you a bed for the weekend if it helps mate
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:12 am |
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Location: Glasgow / Welling
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If you are doing a lot of tarmac stuff its best to go all out and buy full rally tarmac tyres. I use Hankook slicks / dry tyres all round and then cut them if it gets wet or damp. They are quite expensive but they should last 2-3 events before they need changed.
Another thing that is worth looking at is that the rears should always have a small cut in them as the 206 has no weight over the back wheels.
Go for a good run and the tyres at the back sometimes arent even that hot. If this is the case then they need cuts in them to make them heat up faster and grip.
I would love to come down with the car. I will try and make an apearance at one of the events down here at some point
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:32 am |
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Location: Stevenage
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| macj wrote: |
How many of you would be interested in a test day here in Essex.... I am booking a local venue for the day, A mate with a 106 Rallye who was a Brands will come along, If you fancy a ride or two in the hot seat around a real rally stage..... let me know who is interested and I will work it out..... I dont charge for a ride  |
Sounds good Mac I would be up for that and Im sure Andrew would be as well.
Keep us posted
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:37 am |
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Count me in too Mac, I've got a few different in-car camera mounts for my HD Cam that I could bring along, as well as the normal camera 
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:39 am |
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| Ape wrote: |
| Count me in too Mac, I've got a few different in-car camera mounts for my HD Cam that I could bring along, as well as the normal camera |
Sounds like a plan to me mate
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:39 am |
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| Ape wrote: |
| Count me in too Mac, I've got a few different in-car camera mounts for my HD Cam that I could bring along, as well as the normal camera |
Sounds like a plan to me mate
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:42 am |
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| imjeeves wrote: |
If you are doing a lot of tarmac stuff its best to go all out and buy full rally tarmac tyres. I use Hankook slicks / dry tyres all round and then cut them if it gets wet or damp. They are quite expensive but they should last 2-3 events before they need changed.
Another thing that is worth looking at is that the rears should always have a small cut in them as the 206 has no weight over the back wheels.
Go for a good run and the tyres at the back sometimes arent even that hot. If this is the case then they need cuts in them to make them heat up faster and grip.
I would love to come down with the car. I will try and make an apearance at one of the events down here at some point |
Thanks for that advice mate.... would be great to have you come down here for a set-up day, I have a tyre cutter and we are trying to source some moulded slicks at the moment.
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:11 am |
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Yeh I will try get a weekend off fixing my own car to come give you a hand. I have all the Hankook tyres cutting guide which tells you exactly where and how to cut them for different weather conditions.
Whats and where is the next event?
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:25 am |
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The next event for me will be the Essex Charity Stages.... its the last multi venue event in this area.... if you check Utube with that in the search you will see a bit of footage, Mainly concrete roads on the marshland and loose sea wall tracks with grass/gravel surfaces in the morning with broken concrete airfield covered in an assortment of c**p from soil to chicken poo..... nice. Most would run moulded all day but I am tempted to try gravels in the morning and switch to moulded PM. This event is on 3rd July I think.... The test day will be on the airfield part of the rally you can book it for the day for £100
Dillon.... fantastic nightime video..... you seem very good at that, is there something you wanted to tell us about nocturnal video skills 
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:08 am |
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Trip to the main dealers today.... picked up the 22mm rear anti-roll bar to replace the standard one on the car
P00005170C9 R/ANTI-ROLL B £54.18 
So for those who want to stiffen up your rears.... go main dealer(only works for GTi as 180 has it already)
Also picked up a new pinion gear bearing and retainer for the new gearbox for the car...... now we should have a better set of gear ratios to play with
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:06 am |
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interested as to why you chose the nimmies with the tarmac tyres. sureley there is a lighter wheel that would be more suitable??
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:14 am |
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Ease of fitment and cost I would presume. You can pick up these standard wheels fairly cheap ones people want to upgrade to aftermarket alloys etc
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:14 am |
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Looking awesome fella!
The rear ARB is one of the best mods I've done to my car!
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