Not sure on the impreza spec but it was fast! You can see this from how it pulls away on the straights, think it may have been a time attack car as fully stripped out and caged with that mega wing. To be fair to the impreza driver I think he must have been having a bad day with his brakes, but either way was great fun chasing it down!
Great stuff. Why not go into 2nd on paddock hill? Cos you have low end torque? It was definitely 2nd on my Clio RS200. Considering buying a megane 275, hence the curiosity
Paddock hill is at Brands isn't it? Are you referring to the down hill section into the left hander at Mansfield? Either way yes megane has much more low down torque and equally a lower rev limit which is still something I'm still getting used to as I hit the limiter alot! Especially coming from a clio 182 where all the power is at the top end of the rev range. The megane is fantastic but very different in that respect.
@@matt_tracks Sorry, mixed up the tracks / names! I meant the uphill section at 1:13. Yeah that makes sense, not only the presence of low down torque but lower limiter as well. How do you find the stock suspension (cup pack) on longer journeys? I need something a little bit more compliant and civilised than MK3 RS200 basically :) Thanks for the reply!
@@bozukbeyin ah I see through the pit entry chicane before going up and over the mountain 👍 a great section of track.. cup suspension is good and more than capable, however I'm lucky as I don't daily mine so have swapped out to coilovers now, but still drive it to tracks all over the UK and Europe without issue. I'd expect it to be a bit more refined vs the 200 whist still being able to keep it's edge on the tight and twisties when required
@@matt_tracks Thanks for the input! I was quite surprised to find out that ride quality on my RS200 improved noticeably when I swapped the cup shocks to Billstein B14's, which is a pretty simple coilover tbf, so perhaps this is also something to consider / research on before buying a 275. I definitely need a test drive to begin with! Cheers
It's Cadwell Park in the UK, one of my favourite circuits as quite technical with little room for error and some awesome elevation. The mix of challenging corners has led to it being given the nickname as the Mini-Nürburgring
300 - runs intercooler, down pipe and air filter with map to suit. No other engine or turbo mods. Coilovers and a few other interior updates to aid in driver feel and confidence. It's not fully stripped out, just a rear bolt cage for harnesses retaining all creature comforts to make driving to UK and EU tracks as pleasant as possible.
App is racechrono pro, that's all you really need. You can add a gps receiver to improve accuracy over using the phone and a cheap odb reader for some extra dials like rpm as I have, but not required.
