be the basis for a new one-car racing series. Renault had been running these championships since the early 80s with the 5 Turbo, 21 Turbo, and Clio models. A special Spider Trophy edition was designed and built for the purpose, with the engine tuned to produce . The Spider championships ran for several years as support series to larger championships such as the British Touring Car Championship (in which it is remembered for having produced one of that series' top drivers of recent years, Jason Plato, who won 11 out of 14 races in the inaugural year of the UK Spider Cup). In 1999 Andy Priaulx beat Plato's record of eight successive race wins in the Spiders by taking a clean sweep of 13 wins in all 13 races. He also qualified for each one on pole position and took fastest laps in all but two of the events. Motorsport specification Power: 143.9 kW (210 bhp) @ 6000 rpm, torque 184.4 Nm (136.0 lb·ft) @ 4500 rpm Redline: 6800 rpm Weight: Front brakes: 300 mm (11.8 in), front wheels 40.6 × 20.3 cm (16.0 × 8.0 in), tire size 205/50VR-16 Rear brakes: 310 mm (12.2 in), rear wheels 40.6 × 22.9 cm (16.0 × 9.0 in), tire size 225/50VR-16 Transmission: 6-speed Sadev sequential Top speed: ~, 0– ~5.8 seconds, mile ~14.1 seconds References External links Renault Sport Spider German Website—Offering photos and videos. International Spider Register RenaultSportClub - Anything from R5 Alpine to R.S. Clio 220T Trophy Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles Spider Roadsters Sports racing cars Cars introduced in 1996