by Mick Pittman | Jan 9, 2014 | Renault UK News
Share The Spark-Renault SRT_01E made its first dynamic public appearance in Las Vegas, USA, in front of a crowd of technology fans at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The car was in the hands of Brazilian racing driver Lucas di Grassi who drove along the Las Vegas Strip before moving on to Mandalay Bay in the centre of the city. The 100% electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E single-seater race car performed its first public demonstration run in Las Vegas, USA, on Monday 6 January The event was held in conjunction with the International CES, a global consumer electronics and technology trade show Following its presentation at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013, and its debut track run at La Ferté Gaucher, near Paris, France, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E broke new ground by making its first dynamic public appearance The demonstration run was confirmation that the visionary idea of fully-electric single-seater race cars is today very much a reality to which Renault, as a technical partner, has made a significant contribution thanks not only to its winning record in motor racing, but also to the lead it enjoys in the world of electric vehicles. Renault Sport Technologies CEO Patrice Ratti, said: “Everybody at Renault is very proud that we were able to show the 100% electric Spark-Renault race car in driving conditions for a very tech-savvy crowd in Las Vegas. The work that has been done by all technical partners over the last few months has been fantastic and the car lives up to Renault’s high competition standards. We are very happy about the result so far and our engineers will keep working...
by Mick Pittman | Jan 9, 2014 | Renault UK News
Share Ferodo Racing, one of the globe’s premier specialist brake pad brands, has today, Thursday, 9th January, confirmed a three-year sponsorship agreement with the flourishing Michelin Clio Cup Race Series and Michelin Clio Cup Road Series. As each of the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) led categories prepare to embark on their first year as fully-fledged championships, organisers are delighted to welcome the Italian manufacturer as a key partner for the next three seasons. “Ferodo is a fabulous name to have connected to the Series alongside title sponsor Michelin and is an excellent racing product”, said Clio Cup Series promoter Simon North, “I’m delighted to start the year with this news and very much looking forward to helping promote the Ferodo brand.” In line with the new sponsorship deal, all cars in the Michelin Clio Cup Race Series and Michelin Clio Cup Road Series will use Ferodo D1.11 brake pads which will be sold trackside by Renaultsport UK’s official parts supplier R.Sport. Drivers setting the fastest lap during the first race of a weekend in each division of the Series will also be rewarded with a free axle set of pads as part of the ‘Ferodo Fastest Lap’ prize. Additionally, each car will carry Ferodo Racing branding on its doors. Based in Mondovi, Italy, Ferodo Racing produces competition brake pads in a specialised racing cell to the highest international quality standards – ISO16949 and 14001. Continually developing new materials with great innovations, Ferodo Racing delivers leading-edge products at the very forefront of brake technology. The new deal with Ferodo Racing ties-in neatly with Michelin’s three-year headline sponsorship of the Race...
by Mick Pittman | Jan 3, 2014 | Promo - Suspension, Promotions & Discounts
Share The BR series coilovers is our personal suspension of choice for use on track. They employ a large 46mm diameter piston in a 53mm diameter monotube damper body but we also offer some optional extras for those that want to vary their setup for different circuits:- Damper adjusting extenders Assister spring perch Uprated springs (Front & Rear) Optional Upgrades Damper adjusting extenders – to save you the time and trouble of removing the parcel shelf each time you want to adjust the damping on your BC Racing coilovers we can offer pairs of adjuster extenders. These attach to the adjuster knob on the top of the coilover and are available in three lengths, 110mm, 200mm and 250mm. They attach in seconds with a simple grub screw design. Assister spring perch – you might prefer to run some droop with your coilovers or maybe you want to alter the ride by adding an additional smaller assister spring. The spring perch and assister springs allows you to do this. The springs are available in a wide range of spring...
by Mick Pittman | Jan 3, 2014 | Promo - Suspension, Promotions & Discounts
Share The BR series coilovers use a large 46mm diameter piston in a 53mm diameter damper body to maximise oil capacity. As the damper unit operates the oil contained within heats up. The viscosity of oil changes as its temperature varies which can lead to changes in the damping characteristic of the unit. BC Racing only use a very high quality oil with their coilovers but go that extra mile to maximise performance and build their BR range with a large 53mm diameter damper body. This increases the capacity of the unit which increases the volume of oil contained which in turn reduces the peak temperature and so significantly improves damper performance. Features & Specifications 53mm Nitrogen/Oil filled Monotube dampers Pillowball upper mount (*) Camber adjustable top mounts Aluminium top plates 30 way adjustable damping Adjustable spring platform Height adjustment via bottom mount to retain full damper travel Bearing mounted upper front spring platform Dust boot to protect damper seals Available for Clio II RS (Inc. 182 Cup), Twingo II RS & Megane II RS models (*) – Please note that some features are dependent on model, not available for RS172/182 Corner weight adjustment The lower spring platform of the BC Racing coilovers are adjustable. This allows the car to be set up for corner weighting to achieve perfect balance and ensures that maximum tyre efficiency is achieved. The car needs to be placing equal weight on each tyre on an axle so both front tyres need to be taking equal loading as do both rears. This makes sure that both tyres are doing their equal share of work...
by Mick Pittman | Jan 3, 2014 | Renault UK News
NEW CLIO CUP CARS READY FOR 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP Share As the New Year dawns and preparations gather momentum for the 2014 Renault UK Clio Cup season, the first to feature the latest generation turbo-charged racing Clio, championship organisers are pleased to confirm 15 of the new cars are ready to race in the flagship British category – with more anticipated to join prior to the opening event of the season. With almost three months still remaining until the start of the new campaign, the ante-chamber to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship looks set to be as popular as ever as existing and newcomer driver-owners and teams continue to place orders for the sensational 1.6-litre Clio. Category race winner Lee Pattison is the latest driver to purchase the fourth generation car, joining the likes of Masters Cup stalwart Finlay Crocker who was the first competitor from the Renault UK Clio Cup to take delivery of one of the new Renault Clios. Reigning and multiple title winning squad Team Pyro, which took a clean sweep of championship crowns last season, has purchased five new Clios for its Renault UK Clio Cup operation with the rebranded SV Racing – formerly Scuderia Vittoria – buying two cars and 20Ten Racing securing three of the 2014 specification machines. Mainstay entrants Total Control Racing and JHR Developments have each purchased one car apiece while championship newcomer, and motorsport returnee, Daniel Rowbottom has already begun testing his Clio which will be run under the DRM Motorsport banner. “We’re delighted we have 15 new Clios ready to race in this year’s Renault UK Clio Cup,...
