20 February
Zoopedup’s Ingrid and her 16v Clio
Team Zoopedup.com is one of the biggest modified car clubs in South Africa, the club’s members come from all races and places creating quite a mix of auto enthusiats at their events and gatherings. One of the reasons the Zoopedup car club has become famous in motorsport circles around the country is that it’s not only guys modifying their cars but girls to!! Ingrid Starke is one such example. Terrorizing the guys on the tarmac at Killarney drag nights or drifting red m3’s around the skidpan, this is all in a days work for Zoopedup’s Ingrid. Her pride and joy is a 1.6L 16V Renault Clio modified in all departments! The car sports a full body kit, neat sound install and a custom interior but we will get more into that a little later on. The reno is her second project car after having dabbled with Volkswagen for starters and then later moving onto the Clio.
The first modification she hooked up on the car was the exhaust. Adding that extra bit of performance Ingrid went with a 45mm Wildcat free flow running into a VR6 back box. She drove around like this for a while but ultimately needed more power. This resulted in yanking out the old motor and dropping in a 1.6 16V Clio motor with 2.0 16v thottle bodies and injectors. With some speed sorted under the bonnet Ingrid turned her attention to the boot. Now if she comes driving down the road you will be sure to hear her car weather its from the Wildcat exhaust or bass pumping from her 8’ Infinity sub hidden in the boot. The sub is fed power by a Pheonix Gold Mono bock 1500w Amp also laid to rest in the boot. With the low bass notes flowing Ingrid installed a set of 6’ splits in the back and front doors also from the Phoenix stable. The I.C.E (in car entertainment) setup is rounded off and fine tuned by a Sony Xplod head unit nestled in the dash. The last of the interior mods and her latest modification on the car is the seats. Embroided with green flames the seats have been customized to match the cars exterior. The title “White Trash†is also embroided in the rest of the seat which is Ingrid’s nickname on Zoopedup.com.
Now lets get down to the real business, with performance and sound fitted the car needed a kit. Ingrid went to her brother, Horst Stake, from Car Zone specials (convenient) and sourced a one of a kind body kit for her cabbie! The Carzone Specials Mk2 sport body kit flows from front to back and is tightly fitten. The kit fits so seemlessly on the car you could be fooled into thinking the Reno rolled off the factory floor like this. The side skirts had to be modified by Miggs auto accessories to fit her four door model. The kit is resting on a set of 17’ TSW Xenon wheels sprayed mat black! The wheels are rapped in 205/40/R17 Pirenza soft racing compound tyres and lowered to mother earth with Apex 40mm at the rear. The car’s exterior look is rounded off with green Varad under car ligthing matching the cars colour.
Now while Ingrid turns heads on the streets she doesnt to badly on the track either boasting a best time of 16.9 seconds on the quarter mile.
Special thanks must go out to Miggs Auto Accessories, Dents Unlimited, EME Renault Specialists, Gareth Wiese, Exclusive imports and Adults world for my hand cuffs which hang from the rear view mirror!!
The sexy driver, Ingrid Starke
For more specs and photos log onto www.zoopedup.com
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February 20th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
mad looking car!!! congrats!
February 20th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Wicked looking good there ingrid…u and the car
Always nice 2 see famouse zoopies
Peace
Mr v-tec
February 20th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Looking good there ingrid, u and the car
Your cars looking realy nice these days, makes me proud 2 b a zoopie wen i c it on the streets, keep up ZU’s awsome rep
Peace
Mr v-tec
February 20th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
drop the french fashion and get back to VW!! And thats an order!
February 21st, 2007 at 3:09 pm
haha thanks guys,
Mark i know but that will only happen when you cover me with oil..?
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:23 am
lookin very nice there ingrid! i am loving the interior!
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:49 am
would neva have thought that a clio (& the driver) would look this super sexy. keep up the good work. want to do some work on (me&) my honda???
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Ingrid, the word on the street is you have more than enuff lubrication, girlfriend ;-> …uhm, its all hearsay of course heheheh
kthnxbye
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:59 pm
whats your quarter mile INGRID??
February 22nd, 2007 at 3:36 pm
RESPECT Hunni!! :O)
February 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
My best quoter mile time is 16.9 at Killarney running on 15’s
Mark, my darling you can never have enough oil!
February 28th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Hi
Ingrid, see your ride is sorted now, looking great.
I unfortunately can’t join you guys at Killarney anymore, no more time.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Hi
Ingrid, see your ride is sorted now, looking great.
I unfortunately can’t join you guys at Killarney anymore, no more time.
See you soon @ the track
March 16th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Ah, so you the Clio driver. Nice ride! Viva la France! Good to see chicks kickin’ ass instead of shopping and watching soaps!
March 16th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
lookin good… luvin the angles of the night shots…
keep up the good work and don’t forget ur roots…
the veedub club will wait for you
March 19th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Thats One Sexy Clio,
and I hear its going to be running the 1/4mile in 15 Flat or less!
Can’t wait to see it!!!
RESPECT!!!!
March 20th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Awesome ride Ingrid, very different to the Corsa’s and Golf’s!
June 18th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Long live another Legend in memory
August 7th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
All good except for the rear wing. Seen one on a Clio and it looked rediculous. Tiny car with massive wing, totally out of proportion. You have got to know when to stop unless you want ‘da supa pimp look’ – unless that’s what you want naturally! This car takes it all a little too far. I hope the engine’s been modified and it’s not something looking all bark and no bite. ‘Cos then you leave yourself open to ridicule.
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September 26th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
nice car. i no a guy that has subru impreza wrx n its a jap import, lives in ireland buh still aint british yit.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Hi Andrew
Thanks for your comments,
This car was loved and hated by many people but i totally loved her with everything i had and made her what she was as a reflection of me.. I wanted a car that would turn head st6and out and give everyone a run for their money and thats exactly what i did with her..
she won loads of events and had the style to go with it!!
This car didn’t only have he looks it had tones of go to!!!
i miss her daily!!! and now have her memory tattooed on me!!
She’ll live for ever.. (well at least in my new car – when i get one)
Peace guys!!