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Contents The Clio racing ladder 4-5 A Place on the grid 6 Spreading the word 7 Technically Advanced 8-9 2017 Race Calendar 10 Championship Contacts 11 3
The Clio racing ladder The Michelin Clio Cup Series provides an important rung on the UK Motorsport ladder with both racing classes providing the BTCC experience at club level. The race series uses the third generation Clio Cup race cars which was used in the BTCC support package between 2007-2013. Aimed at delivering a high standard of racing, the championship has been sponsored by motorsport giant Michelin tyres and assisted by Renault UK since it was first established in 2014. The road series features race converted Clio Renault sport 197 and 200 road cars which in 2017 run with Michelin Pilot Sports Cup 2 tyres. This is a cost effective way into a professionally run championship that will give all drivers the experience to progress through their motorsport careers with great success. 4
The Michelin Clio Cup Series has a strong history of drivers progressing into the UK Clio Cup and British Touring Car Championship. It s no surprise to find that nine of the 2016 BTCC grid have raced this car on their career ladder to Touring cars. In fact, it s probably the closest car to the current BTCC cars racing in the UK today. James Dorlin 2016 Champion I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the MCCS. Everyone is very friendly and the racing on track is always very close and clean. The cars are brilliant to drive and provide great racing! Now running under management of the BARC and promoted by Westbourne Motorsport, the Clio Cup series enables competitors to experience the fantastic car at club level budgets but still with peace of mind that all cars are identical. 5
A Place on the Grid. Registrations for the Michelin Clio Cup Series 2017 season are now open and can be arranged by contacting the championship administrator. Contact details can be found on the Championship contacts page. Registration includes Option to test on Friday before the race weekend begins (at extra cost) High quality marketing and promotion for driver, teams and sponsors Seven race events including 30 minute qualifying sessions plus two races per event (14 races in total). Michelin tyre fitting service Use of four wheel alignment and set up facilities at each race meeting Official timekeeping and results on-line Technical support and parts supply 6
Spreading the Word The Michelin Clio Cup have a dedicated team that provide the championship with high quality photography, social media updates, race reports, website and much more. Since the beginning of the 2016 season, Westbourne Motorsport have become the championship promoters and assist BARC with the marketing and advertising to boost the profile of the series. www. Cliocupseries.com @ClioCupSeries @MichelinClioCupSeries Phil Laughton Photography are specialist motorsport photographers that are dedicated to the British Touring Car championship and the Michelin Clio Cup Series. Their artistry brings the championship to life especially the actions shots and the emotions on podium. The championship s marketing and advertising strategies are developing into the 2017 season with the potential of TV coverage in the near future. Phil Laughton Photography 7
Technically Advanced Clio 200 a race car built for future champions... The Renault Clio Sport 200 is renowned as one of the best production based race cars of all time. Professionally built to identical specification by Renault Sport in France, the use of sealed and controlled parts ensures an even playing field for all competitors where great drivers come to the fore. Race Car Fact sheet - Race Car 200 bhp Renault Sport sealed engine 6 speed fully sequential SADEV gearbox Adjustable Renault Sport race suspension Marelli data logging and dashboard Michelin Slick and wet tyre Performance Lap time Track Lap time Brands Hatch 0.52 Oulton Park 1.32 Croft 1.31 Rockingham 1.30 Just ask yourself - can your current race car achieve these? 8
Cost effective ultra competitive racing Clio Road - the ideal place to start your racing dreams... For drivers new to motorsport or those on a tighter budget, the Clio Cup Series also offers a road version of the Clio, which can be built using a donor Renault 197 or 200 road car, with a kit of parts supplied in the UK. The base kit of parts can be purchased from 4990 and donor cars are available from 1500 making it one of the lowest entry costs in UK Motorsport. The build process is simple with advice and help available from the teams that run in the championship or you can choose to buy a ready built race car from one of the them. Ready built new cars are available from around 9,000. The road car uses treaded Michelin Pilot Sport tyres as a control tyre and the durability coupled to a strict limited use policy keeps costs to a minimum. Road Car Fact sheet - Road Car 200 bhp Renault Sport Engine 6 Speed Renault Clio standard 197/200 gearbox Adjustable Renault Sport race suspension Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres ECU and other eligibility checks to ensure close racing 9
2017 Race Calendar 25-26 March 2017 Silverstone National Round 1&2 29-30 April 2017 Croft Round 3&4 1 2 July 2017 Rockingham Round 5&6 22-23 July 2017 Donington Park Round 7&8 2-3 September 2017 Anglesey Round 9&10 23-24 September 2017 Brands Hatch Rounds 11&12 7-8 October 2017 Silverstone International Round 13&14 10
Championship Contacts Championship Promoter Richard Colburn Westbourne Motorsport Tel: 01444 480170/07977470546 Email: Richard@westbournemotors.co.uk Championship Administrator Pauline Hillon Tel: 01332 391081/ 07968393184 Email: pauline.hillon-extern@renault.co.uk Championship PR Manager Zoe Lelliott Westbourne Motorsport Tel: 01444 480168 Email: zoelelliott@westbournemotors.co.uk Media Officer Chris Ashby Tel: 01264 882208 Email: cashby@barc.net Michelin Tyre Manager Shaun Chetwyn Protyre Motorsport, Unit 1, Elswick Road, Fenton Ind Est, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST4 2SB Tel: 01782 411001 Fax: 01782 411024 Mobile: 07968 307584 Email:shaun.chetwyn@protyremotorsport.co.uk 11