single seater tub - 10-Tenths Motorsport Forum

DarrellB · 4 Mar 2002, 14:09

The BARC HQ rescue crew are currently in search of a single seater tub on which to practice driver extrication.

Is anyone aware of where we could lay hands on one? A scrap tub would be ok.

Jenny · 4 Mar 2002, 16:13

We might be able to help out on this one. Give me a day or so and I'll see what I can sort out. Would be interested to see the demo too as a single seater driver!

**Stephen Green** · 5 Mar 2002, 12:23

You should pop along to Darrell's training days Jenny!

Jenny · 6 Mar 2002, 10:42

Sounds like it could be fun!

**Stephen Green** · 6 Mar 2002, 14:03

Oh it is, all those hunky men trying to show their manliness! Nuff said really otherwise Darrell will be beating me with a big stick...

Stephen.

Teletubby · 6 Mar 2002, 14:18

From what I hear it's not a very big stick at all!

Mind you Stephen, you can be my friend for using the word 'hunky'!!!!!!

I'm more used to being described as 'chunky'!

**Stephen Green** · 6 Mar 2002, 14:25

Well I was trying to be POLITE Tubbs!

Gonfra · 6 Mar 2002, 14:58

No Need to be polite to TT and darrell - they're both big boys - they can take it!!
When it's not being used can we use the tub to train for the next winter olympics - Craner Curves would be ideal for a bit of 2 man bob training!

**Stephen Green** · 6 Mar 2002, 15:55

Only 2 man Bob training?

Jenny · 6 Mar 2002, 18:25

Have you found 2 men called Bob yet?

**Stephen Green** · 6 Mar 2002, 19:00

No but I do know a Bob who is the size of two men. Will he do?

DarrellB · 6 Mar 2002, 20:09

Have you seen some of the BARC crew they would only get two in a four man bob and no chance of fitting them in a single seater let alone extricating them afterwards.

DarrellB · 6 Mar 2002, 20:22

Back to the single seater. Ideally if we can obtain a damaged tub then we can store it at Thruxton and can then practice whenever we get the opportunity. We have already obtained two saloon car shells with cages(a Laguna and an Accord) but rarely get the chance to practice on a single seater.

Most tend to be on short term loan (Jordan very kindly let the GP extrication teams practice on one of their cars and have also lent the tub Martin Brundle crashed in Aus) but what we would like is the opportunity to practice on the morning of a meeting when everyone is together.

Most drivers would not appreciate us crawling all over their cars and ripping pieces off before they get to race!

Jenny · 9 Mar 2002, 19:11

Not having much luck with a tub - most of ours are worth too much! Perhaps Jonathan Palmer's outfit up at Bedford may have one for you - we were up there a few weeks back and they have a massive workshop with heaps of stuff...

DarrellB · 11 Mar 2002, 09:27

Jenny thanks for the suggestion, good idea!

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