POV: Thruxton Track day circuit guide - Renault Clio

Ride onboard as I take Renault Clio sport 197 around the faastest circuit in the UK, Thruxton.
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I'm making these videos just for a bit of fun, but I thought I'd also try and make myself useful and turn them into free online track guide for each circuit I go to.
During this day I was driving with one of my neighbours, I'd not long ago just helped his son get his Race Car license, for when he decides to make the jump from Karting up into cars. Sadly for his son he's too young to do a track day at the moment, but on the bright side I got to spend the day hammering around Thruxton with his dad instead.
✖ The Car
2007 Renault Clio Sport 197
One careful owner, ha who am I kidding, I have thrashed this car around track after track, day after day, she's never let me down, only about 4 times, alternator, gearbox, cigarette lighter shorted out and fried the ecu, and a clutch, oh and she eats through front tyres just for fun, but she's the best training tool for teaching all of my customers how to drive, whether your a first track day user, moving from karting, and some of my GT3 team mates I teach everyone the nitty gritty bits of technique, weight transfers, trail braking, and even being patient can make you quicker. It's amazing how many people after years and years of racing have bad habits that I can adjust and you automatically go faster.
I've got it fitter with Dual control in the passenger side, so I can press the brake for my own safety, and the clutch for the engines saftey when some one sticks it in 3rd gear instead of 5th, (you'll be amazed, every client has done it, it happens at least once a day, its amazing what you do when you tense up)
Track suspension, hooked her up with some extra camber to get the extra half a day out the front tyres, slammed her to the ground a few millimetres.
And the best road tyres you can buy.
Michelin pilot sports 2's or 4's, sometimes both, last the longest for road tyres, and equally good in the wet.
✖ Race Navigator Data logger
She's a beauty! So I run the Race navigator Pro, all singing and dancing track day hero data logging system, simple to use, pretty much picks up the start line and configuration on any track via the GPS when near by. Upload whole files or individual laps to my iPad, and boom, I can show you where your losing time and why. we can even zoom into the screen to see if you're 0.5 meters off the racing line or turning in to early.
✖ Camera mount
Headrestmount.co.uk, My good friend Chris Dymond came up with this pretty nifty invention to hold a camera steady in your car, a driver with brains, who'd have thought.
✖ Helmet camera! Might have helped if I'd have remembered to put it on charge the night before. Anyways, I use it in my other video's and it works great. Heres some Discount below.
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Clio
Car : 2007 Renault Clio sport 197
Motor : 2.0L N/A
Power : Not enough 197bhp
Weight : 1240kg
Tyres : Micheline piltosport 4
Ginetta Junior
Car : Ginetta Junior Race car
Motor : 1.8 Ford
Power : 100bhp Limited
Weight : 830kg
Tyres : Michelin Road tyres
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Hand camera: Gopro Hero 5 Session
Camera mount: Headrestmounts.co.uk
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Timestamps below are for each lap, with the last lap being my fastest when concentrate and know the track better.
Let me know your thoughts, and I'll be happy to do one of these at every new track or car we get the chance to experience.
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[@monkey11477]

Thanks for this video, I've got a track day booked in June so I'll be watching plenty more times before then 🤣

[@tommason485]

Nice video Adam, loving the pov camera angle, gotta thank Chris Haye for recommending your channel

[@AdamChristo]

Ahh thanks, just shot another video today, should have it edited and out this week. And thanks to chris for the recommendation too. Which video have you enjoyed most so far?

[@JaredR1996]

Nice video Adam. Sending it in this little car 👍

[@AdamChristo]

Jared Richardson are you telling me there’s another option? 😏

[@JaredR1996]

Adam Christo maybe 😅

[@carcontrolcommitment]

good timing, I am there in my Twingo at the end of May. I haven't driven the track before so I'll study this video many times in the hope to get as much of the lines as correct as possible. But I won't be smashing it over the kerbs all day! New wishbones and dampers please!!!

[@AdamChristo]

billyboy205gti ah sweet. The Twingo will be bulletproof like the clio. It’s the high impact or high frequency curbs that do the damage. The first curb on the right into the final complex is ok as the car is so unloaded at that point. But the other two curbs rattle the car to pieces a bit. Make sure to check your tyres after each session as it’s an aggressive surface at Thruxton.

[@carcontrolcommitment]

Adam Christo will do! But I have to say that the road tyres start off ok for a couple of laps then drop off a bit but don’t get any worse. I am doing 1 hour at a time and 140 laps per day and don’t notice any difference after a the initial drop off. And I do drive the wheels off it!

[@MistralMotorsport]

Yon need to swap out that 197 for a 182.. ;) peaking at 105mph round church is a little disappointing.

[@AdamChristo]

Mistral Motorsport I thought about getting one to be honest, the 182’s are known for being quicker around most track due to how light weight they are. I mainly use this car for teaching clients in so as long as it’s consistent and affordable it doesn’t really matter what I use.

[@jameswilson8820]

The 197 is a good car keep it

[@warwickstingray]

I love Thruxton but god does it kill tyres compared to somewhere like Castle Combe.

[@AdamChristo]

Ah yes tell me about it, super porous tarmac, loads of grip on the wet, but as you said the high speed long loaded corners eat tyres for fun.

[@ribbo1]

Damn, I was there but managed 5 laps due to engine problems, damn, didnt even you there :(

[@AdamChristo]

Rob Sutherland ahh no, sorry to hear man. I arrive just for the afternoon. Probably only got on track at 2.30pm. You got your car sorted?

[@kylewaddington1983]

Fastest Circuit in UK

[@5000ft_]

How long does it take you to learn a circuit?

[@AdamChristo]

Atif Saghir I’d like to think within 4 laps. It’s hard to say, depends on track length, layout and if there’s blind corners or not. Here’s a video of a track that was new to me in China. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXS1gaVsbdShq9U

[@treds75]

What you driving?

[@AdamChristo]

This is a 2007 Renault Clio sport 197. With Ferodo racing pads, Michelin Pilot Sport 4's, lowered suspension and one careful owner. 😇

[@jameswilson8820]

@@AdamChristo get some semi slicks and you will improve👍😁

[@AdamChristo]

@@jameswilson8820 dont know if my neck would be able to handle the wrath of the almighty clio on semi slicks. I’ve actually got a full set of slicks for it but never used them as I had no reason to. The car is only really used for coaching with so as long as it’s consistent between our runs then that’s the main thing.