Update

Moosehead · 25 Oct 2010, 16:53

Surprised no-one else started this thread.

Not surprisingly a slightly low entry for most races what with some of the usual suspects in sunny Spain. Nevertheless the racing was quality if not quantity. Good dices in the Jag XK/Cloth Cap, Top Hat pre '66 and OBG races with some fine on the limit driving. Can't really comment on the Stars/Touring70's race as we left at mid distance but was a pity Mark Wright pulled off on lap 1 as he was perhaps the only possible challenge to the rapid Capri of Mike Wrigley. A report from a mate who stayed till the end mentioned a good battle between the Porsche of Mark Bates and the Rob Hartley Mustang, a peek at the results shows a difference of 0.011 at the line!

Nice to see a good turnout of spectators too

Good meeting.

Dave Brand · 25 Oct 2010, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Moosehead

A report from a mate who stayed till the end mentioned a good battle between the Porsche of Mark Bates and the Rob Hartley Mustang, a peek at the results shows a difference of 0.011 at the line!

That was in the All-Comers race; good entertainment! A good race-long scrap in the Stars/Touring 70's between the Clarkes' Dolomite & Simon Diffey in the 2002 epitomised, for me, what racing at this level is all about - they were racing, if I remember correctly, for last place!

Alan Raine · 25 Oct 2010, 19:29

I was there pretending to be a photographer

A slightly odd meeting but very entertaining.

Start of the Cloth Cap/XK Challenge

Paul Campfield was very entertaining taking most of Gerrards sideways....

....and if there's no space to overtake, just use the grass!

Several cars had also been out at Goodwood, including Henry Mann's Ford Prefect.

Henry also spent a lot of time getting his Mustang sideways.

Jeremy Cooke's Martini Porsche RSR looked and sounded good

Jag fins.

I've put a few more photos on Flickr and will add more later.

ClaireSmith · 25 Oct 2010, 22:18

Great stuff guys and you made our lives easy in Race Control (although the pit did cause a couple of tyre smoke lock ups ...listen at the Drivers briefing next time! lol) but all in all a nice end to the season and even if it was cold, at least it wasnt wet.

And thank you all for not hitting my car (even though sometimes it looked VERY close when Terry was pulling off on the pace lap! )

Moosehead · 25 Oct 2010, 22:35

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Originally Posted by ClaireSmith

And thank you all for not hitting my car (even though sometimes it looked VERY close when Terry was pulling off on the pace lap! )

Was there a reason for not using the normal pit lane entry for the pace car as it certainly looked a hairy exit off the track and then a bit of a dash through the paddock?

ClaireSmith · 25 Oct 2010, 22:41

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Originally Posted by Moosehead

Was there a reason for not using the normal pit lane entry for the pace car as it certainly looked a hairy exit off the track and then a bit of a dash through the paddock?

It is a great debate and indeed was debated at the debrief after the meeting. I cannot go in to too much detail on here but in short, it is the result of an MSA directive as to why the pit lane was how it was.

In respect of the dash through the paddock, I agree and in hindsight a suggestion may have been for Terry to "wait" at the exit he was taking and then follow the pack past the start/finish line and come into the pits that way.

grantp · 26 Oct 2010, 02:42

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Originally Posted by Dave Brand

That was in the All-Comers race; good entertainment! A good race-long scrap in the Stars/Touring 70's between the Clarkes' Dolomite & Simon Diffey in the 2002 epitomised, for me, what racing at this level is all about - they were racing, if I remember correctly, for last place!

I think it was also for the class win. And a top ten finish I think .....

Henry Mann had a busy day and seemed to spend almost every lap of his Anglia race dicing furiously with someone. As far as I can tell from my photos he kept the thing unmarked as well. Not sure how he managed that.

terence bower · 26 Oct 2010, 07:28

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Originally Posted by ClaireSmith

It is a great debate and indeed was debated at the debrief after the meeting. I cannot go in to too much detail on here but in short, it is the result of an MSA directive as to why the pit lane was how it was.

In respect of the dash through the paddock, I agree and in hindsight a suggestion may have been for Terry to "wait" at the exit he was taking and then follow the pack past the start/finish line and come into the pits that way.

As we have already discussed Claire,we certainly do need an alternative route.For the first race I had to wait until the paddock gate to be opened,
not much help when your have to be back in position a.s.a.p!
I had thought about using the Bike Kink just before the Elbow.

terence bower · 26 Oct 2010, 07:33

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Originally Posted by grantp

I think it was also for the class win. And a top ten finish I think .....

Henry Mann had a busy day and seemed to spend almost every lap of his Anglia race dicing furiously with someone. As far as I can tell from my photos he kept the thing unmarked as well. Not sure how he managed that.

Must say that car sounded just a bit like an F3 out along Stebe.

thebullet · 26 Oct 2010, 09:05

Heres a few arty ones as my telephoto decided to give up.

Excellent racing! and not much variety here, only did one qualy session.

Alan Raine · 26 Oct 2010, 09:22

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Originally Posted by thebullet

Heres a few arty ones as my telephoto decided to give up.

Excellent racing! and not much variety here, only did one qualy session.

I like the slow shutter speed

A few more from me.

acespeed72 · 26 Oct 2010, 10:40

Great pics and thankyou to all marshals and officials for your efforts on such a chilly day. Was a mixed day for Whizzo and me car great qualified well but had a coming together with a Cortina at the hairpin. Think i was being a little ambitious but we were going well. Thank you to race control for not being too harsh on me when i was summoned to race control. Any arty pics of car no72 mini?

Cheers Andy Harrison Acespeed

thebullet · 26 Oct 2010, 11:28

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Originally Posted by acespeed72

Great pics and thankyou to all marshals and officials for your efforts on such a chilly day. Was a mixed day for Whizzo and me car great qualified well but had a coming together with a Cortina at the hairpin. Think i was being a little ambitious but we were going well. Thank you to race control for not being too harsh on me when i was summoned to race control. Any arty pics of car no72 mini?

Cheers Andy Harrison Acespeed

I was so gutted when I saw the damage. I know my dad got a picture of you two togethor with the cortina spun! Being a mini owner myself I was loving the minis on sunday they all went really well and you weren't giving up on some of those bigger cars! Great stuff.

I only have 1 picture of your mini but sadly it was the same lap as the damage and not my best effort! But you can have it anyway!

Good luck with your racing in the future and keep up the good mini work!

I hope to see you out racing again soon.

Matthew