).FWIW I'm more than pleased with the 'Continental Contisport Contact 5' fitted to my 'hot hatch' (in 205/45/17 but I'm sure there's a good range of sizes) these got an extreme testing in the wet at Eastern Creek last week {see post in Motorsport - "Come Race your Frenchy"}. Only thing where the jury's still out would be longevity - probably didn't help that by fanging around a circuit repeatedly
It’s my grandfather’s 1964 Renault Dauphine. He’s owned it since 1967 and set it up for hill climbs. It has a 1600 TS engine from a Renault 16 making about 150hp, a modified close ratio steering rack that he modified himself, fully adjustable Koni shocks, double wishbone front suspension modeled off a Renault 10 (I think), and trailing arm rear suspension that he made myself (he’s worked with metal his whole life as pipe bender).So it was in Gosford and you're from Brisbane! Very efficient (& you were lucky the borders were open
Now tell us about the yellow car in the background of the engine bay photo!
And yes, very lucky the borders were open! I’m very thankful this car went through. I’m only just turned 20 and have wanted a GTI since I was about 11. I’ve been seriously looking for the last year and a half.
I'm getting slightly off topic here (sort-of!) but it's interesting what you say about the Bridgestones. I had a set of 17s on a ND MX-5 (briefly, before I sold the car) and loved the ride quality, level of grip and gradual transition they offered... seemed like a good all-round compromise -- but I never drove on them in the wet. I have since put a set of them (in a different size) on my 308 T9. They were a great price - $100ea in 16in (205/50? I think).
Yes. Also in 205/55R16.
That is very true, and that’s something I plan on doing. As a young bloke it’s my goal to keep cars like this preserved! I noticed by your username you may have one too. Have you loved it as much as everyone else seems to love theirs?
to continue in off-topicy fashion as a postscript to my Conti recommendation I now have sitting on the garage floor a pile of alloy wheels shod with 'Bridgestone Turanza ER300' {a Gumtree purchase). No idea {yet} what they're like wet/dry grip but my intention is that if I do another track day {here's hoping
} and its dry the Bridgestones may wear out less frighteningly fast than the Contis, then when they do wear I can get a set of racing tyres - semi-slick perhaps - cunning plan or what I would burn those Turanza's to keep yourself warm in the winter, as in my opinion that is all that would be good for. Admittedly I had them on a completely different car (Mazda 6 wagon - my family car) as they came standard on it from new in 225/45/19 & they were AWFUL. Terrible wet grip, wore prematurely on the edges (even with pressure monitoring & rotations) & had far too much road noise. Being the family car it isn't like I was ever pushing hard on them either but they spun on take off, understeered at low speed on corners.to continue in off-topicy fashion as a postscript to my Conti recommendation I now have sitting on the garage floor a pile of alloy wheels shod with 'Bridgestone Turanza ER300' {a Gumtree purchase). No idea {yet} what they're like wet/dry grip but my intention is that if I do another track day {here's hoping
Regards, Rob
