Megane RS250 CUP 'Club Sport' spec

[Mr Roper]

Haven't done one of these in years!


Bought in December 2022 as a fun weekend car (I live in Mid Wales so no shortage of decent roads) but mainly to use for track days as I/we learn the ropes. Not to mention it's a great hobby to share with my son....Figured a readers cars thread would be a good place to keep a log blog going...

Specs for those interested...

RS250 CUP
LUX Pack. Visibility Pack. RS Monitor

3" KTEC Decat
KTEC induction hose
Wagner intercooler
Middle Silencer delete
Remapped to 300+ by Engine Dynamics 310lb torque.
KTEC Clutch damper delete
BC Racing coilovers
Front camber adjustable top mounts.
Rear camber shims.
Whiteline rear anti roll bar
SW Motorsport rear cage.
Rear K Brace
OZ Pro drive racing alloys on PS4's
Vibratechnics gearbox torque mount.
Powerflex engine mounts.
Braided brake lines
PURETRACK Race front splitter
PURETRACK Clio Cup race rear spoiler.
PBS on the rears and DS2500 on the fronts.
CAE Shifter
10mm spacers front and rear


Now a few dealer pics..







Once home it wasn't long before it was out again...





First track day in over 10 years booked for the 28th of Jan! Had the car checked over by the local garage and other than needing some new DS2500's on the front (probably would've been fine but didn't want to risk it) it was good to go!

Suffice to say it was a great day..The car drove without issue, quick enough for me and clearly at home on track. Oulton was very demanding and seriously good fun.....My son has not long passed his test so jumping in the car (with an instructor) was a real eye opener for him! He did really well and didn't bottle it even when it was really busy.

Proud Dad moment...









It wasn't long before we booked another...So earlier this week we arrived at Beford Autodrome..

Seeing as we arrived a day early it would be rude to not have a few squirts at Santa Pod to set the mood....






Then on to Bedford!







Bedford, IMO is a fantastic track for beginners like us to build up confidence and really let go..Nothing is blind, there's no crests, loads of runout and you can get some high speeds... and although maybe not quite as exhilarating as Oulton for it's complexity it really helped me get comfortable.

Unfortunately a split decat ended our day just before lunch so we cut our losses and headed home...





That's all for now....

[Kswap]

Nice. I think I’ll be getting one of these soon.
They seem a bugger to work on though from the YouTube videos I’ve seen.

[DuncanM]

That looks bloody stunning, I love it! Is it manual then? Some reason, I thought these were all paddle shift nowadays.

You've nailed the brief, it looks so good!

[Mr Roper]

DuncanM said:

That looks bloody stunning, I love it! Is it manual then? Some reason, I thought these were all paddle shift nowadays.

You've nailed the brief, it looks so good!

Thank you!!

Yeah manual…Think they all are, not so sure about the newer models though.

[Mr Roper]

A few pics from Mondays morning session…










And one with my lad at the wheel….

[Its Just Adz]

'kin hell, that looks so good!

[Pflanzgarten]

Nothing beats a well sorted Renaultsport on track for £4£ fun. Yes you can go faster, yes you can get more raw, yes you can drift in something else but for sheer easy to access fun, Renaultsport is where it's at.

[roadie]

Beautiful car! I loved my 265 Cup and I really should have taken it around Thruxton while I had it.

[Mr Roper]

Pflanzgarten said:

Nothing beats a well sorted Renaultsport on track for £4£ fun. Yes you can go faster, yes you can get more raw, yes you can drift in something else but for sheer easy to access fun, Renaultsport is where it's at.

This 100%


I wanted to buy a useable weekend track car that’s special.
Stock these have a great reputation, and off the bat a stock car is more than than enough but I didn’t want to buy a car that couldn't slip into daily driving.
It’s a very hard ride, everything is a danger to the splitter, it’s noisy in the cabin, makes pops and bangs even when trying to be nice.

But on track it effortless.

Edited by Mr Roper on Monday 30th October 15:00

[Macron]

That looks badass

Love it!

[Mr Roper]

Macron said:

That looks badass

Love it!

Cheers, fella.

[Mr Roper]

Replacement K-Tec Decat arrived today. Very quick service and lucky to have one in stock… hopefully get a slot next week to pop it on.


Shiny

[MTW]

Love these! This one looks really good. Those wheels suit it well.

[MDL111]

That is a great looking car
I love my RS Clio 200 - so much fun to drive on road and track (although the Clio is more like a moving chicane for others on the straights …)

[Mr Roper]

Small update:

Very happy to get the replacement de-cat fitted today....The last one was properly borked.






And along with a sparkling fresh MOT I'm back on the road.

I'm having the rear seat delete smartend up this weekend which will be cool, so I'm looking forward to that. Will post pics for anyone interested.

[Dave Hedgehog]

car looks brilliant OP

[Mr Roper]

Dave Hedgehog said:

car looks brilliant OP

Thank you!


This thread is probably a fitting place to show pics of my old 172 track car I bought and should never have sold. these little frenchies make me do a proud dork smile…As can be seen…

[Mr Roper]

Today I had the rear smartened up by the good chaps at JC Clubsport in Hereford.

Really happy with the finish.


The old tatty mat with sinking floor.



Now it’s clean and smart with a real Clubsport look in Alcantara.











Very happy.

[Andy665]

Looks superb and a lot of fun

[Mr Roper]

Andy665 said:

Looks superb and a lot of fun

Cheers!

Got a couple of track days booked coming up and a road trip to the ring….Haven’t been back as a driver since 2010!