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Old 3 Apr 2014, 22:11 (Ref:3388466)   #76
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There is testing too - I don't know if the circuit is open to the public or not though?
It is indeed - F3s in the morning, GTs in the afternoon.
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 12:21 (Ref:3390167)   #77
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A 2nd Bentley for this season !!!
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 12:43 (Ref:3390188)   #78
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A 2nd Bentley for this season !!!
That's good news The 888 BMW's look a bit better this season too - they seem to have gained the BMW motorsport red and blue striping along the bonnets. I wasn't a huge fan of the plain black look from last season.
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 12:51 (Ref:3390191)   #79
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OK, I did not see that coming......

Chris Hoy in a JRM Nissan with Alex Buncombe?

Wow.
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 13:47 (Ref:3390211)   #80
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Some great news coming out of the series today. Works Bentley and Nissan!
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 14:00 (Ref:3390216)   #81
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Two more works cars, this series is going from strength to strength! I've seen Hoy in Radicals (?) on either MotorsTV or The Grid but I didn't expect him to sprint to GTs this quickly.

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Old 8 Apr 2014, 18:04 (Ref:3390290)   #82
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Not the first Hoy in motorsport.

Good for Circus Hoy, he's one genuine enthusiast and I hope it goes well for him.
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 18:19 (Ref:3390294)   #83
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Chris Hoy should bring some sorely needed publicity to the series
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 19:35 (Ref:3390316)   #84
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He raced a 370Z at Silverstone on Sunday and came 3rd overall in the Arrowpak Sports & Saloons. He looked bloody quick too - there's a racing brain there.
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Old 8 Apr 2014, 19:40 (Ref:3390318)   #85
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Well this story is on the BBC Sport main page as of this post, Hoy's name has brought some mainstream attention at least. If he were to do well you'd expect the press to continue being interested.

I'm not too worried about publicity though - no doubt Nissan will be milking this for all it's worth!
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 21:57 (Ref:3390658)   #86
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OK, I did not see that coming......

Chris Hoy in a JRM Nissan with Alex Buncombe?

Wow.
RJN not JRM Rodger
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 22:58 (Ref:3390672)   #87
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On RLM Hoy was talking about how he needed to slim down his thighs to get comfortable in the car! Seems obvious in hindsight, but I think RJN have missed a trick here. There's a much bigger weight saving to be had if they took out the engine and gave him bike pedals directly connected to the prop-shaft.

Would be a bit tricky to BoP though ...
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Old 10 Apr 2014, 02:49 (Ref:3390694)   #88
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On RLM Hoy was talking about how he needed to slim down his thighs to get comfortable in the car! Seems obvious in hindsight, but I think RJN have missed a trick here. There's a much bigger weight saving to be had if they took out the engine and gave him bike pedals directly connected to the prop-shaft.

Would be a bit tricky to BoP though ...
Haha, that would be something!

On a serious note, his alleged peak output was 2483W, which is around 3.3hp
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Old 10 Apr 2014, 07:19 (Ref:3390711)   #89
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On RLM Hoy was talking about how he needed to slim down his thighs to get comfortable in the car! Seems obvious in hindsight, but I think RJN have missed a trick here. There's a much bigger weight saving to be had if they took out the engine and gave him bike pedals directly connected to the prop-shaft.

Would be a bit tricky to BoP though ...
but how would they measure fuel consumption? however the green lobby would love it
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Old 10 Apr 2014, 12:55 (Ref:3390781)   #90
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Oops, yes, thanks for that - that's what you get for relying on information from people giving it out before embargoes!
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Old 14 Apr 2014, 12:36 (Ref:3392365)   #91
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I'm thinking of following British GT for the first time this year. Anyone know the best jumping on point?
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Old 14 Apr 2014, 13:15 (Ref:3392385)   #92
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DailySportscar will have the best online written coverage.

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Old 16 Apr 2014, 16:34 (Ref:3393397)   #93
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Is there a spotter guide available for this year's entrants? I couldn't see anything on Andy's website but then again I only looked briefly. I'm dragging a kid to his first ever motor race and would dearly love to have a guide for him.
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Old 16 Apr 2014, 16:54 (Ref:3393405)   #94
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Sorry, there won't be an official one. In years past I've made one with photos from Saturday practice but I can only go on Monday this year. But I'm sure someone will do similar if you check back Saturday or Sunday.
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Old 16 Apr 2014, 21:29 (Ref:3393544)   #95
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Sorry, there won't be an official one. In years past I've made one with photos from Saturday practice but I can only go on Monday this year. But I'm sure someone will do similar if you check back Saturday or Sunday.
OK, will do.
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Old 19 Apr 2014, 10:20 (Ref:3394853)   #96
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I notice we now have two Nissans on the entry list for Oulton. Struggling to figure out who withdrew so the Strata21 car could get in...
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The situation surrounding this accident is really unacceptable, glad no one was hurt. Hope Triple 8 can get the Z4 out again for Monday.
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Old 19 Apr 2014, 18:39 (Ref:3395167)   #99
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...2ACOw4bo8#t=90 the accident in question...

Reminds me of the time I was up at Knockhill and watching Minis in practice a few years ago - one spun to the inside of Leslie's at the rallycross entrance, sure enough 5 mins late another one joins him!
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The situation surrounding this accident is really unacceptable, glad no one was hurt. Hope Triple 8 can get the Z4 out again for Monday.
I wasn't at Britten's today so can't comment on the specifics - but it is always a difficult judgment call when deciding whether or not to stop a race or session. If you wave the red flag for everything, you'll get stick for cutting track time. If you occasionally run the risk, you'll occasionally find that "relatively safe" position you thought the car was in wasn't safe enough - as happened today. The probability of someone else going off in the same spot with such precision to hit a stationary car is statistically low. If the car isn't on or very close to the track, it's a judgment call, and it's only a bad call if that low probability happens.

The Devil's Advocate in me says that if Lee Mowles hadn't made a mistake (which, by his own admission, he did) then we wouldn't have had a problem. The consequences of the mistake were made worse by the presence of a car already being there - a similar mistake at some corners (with lots of run-off) would have gone unpunished; at some corners (with no run-off) they could have been the same.

Ultimately, in my view, it's racing. As I said, I don't know what information Bernie Cottrell had when making his decision - but I do know that he has sufficient experience in his role to balance the information he has and make a justifiable decision. At the time, he'd have thought it was the right call and would have been able to justify it. Unless you want to see sessions neutralised every 2 minutes, that's the risk you have to run in racing.
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