So how was Bruntingthorpe?
Posted By : David Styles, 22-Apr-2005, 10:32am
Well..
We turned up, the chap on the gate gave us a radio and sent us off to a dispersal area with a board saying it was the pits..
There were 4 radicals and a Ginetta and I think the Radicals had finished any serious testing and were just doing "hot rides" basically..
The car went fine.. I plan to do a couple of the 2 driver, 40 minute races this year, and so my mate had his first go of the car. Which I think he enjoyed immensely !!
Only problem was that my fog light fell off.. and so I need to fit a new one for Combe..
Also.. I stayed to about 6500 rpm on the main straight, as I couldn't see the point in keeping my foot down any more than that.
I won't say anything about getting lost on my first lap out... and driving into dispersal areas before realising that the "track" went the other way ! Not funny entering a dispersal area at a reasonable speed and going.. "oh... it stops... its just grass over there.. STOP!!"
or about asking my mate to get a drink out of the back and him almost jumping out of his seat before falling about laughing....
"JESUS.. THERE'S A SPITFIRE RIGHT UP YOUR BUM"
"yep... we're towing it !"
Was quite wet and slippy though.. which did let me see what it felt like to lock my wheels up under braking.. and to get a bit sideways here and there.. so was a good shakedown.. and now..
I CAN'T WAIT FOR CASTLE COOMBE !!!
so see you there...
We turned up, the chap on the gate gave us a radio and sent us off to a dispersal area with a board saying it was the pits..
There were 4 radicals and a Ginetta and I think the Radicals had finished any serious testing and were just doing "hot rides" basically..
The car went fine.. I plan to do a couple of the 2 driver, 40 minute races this year, and so my mate had his first go of the car. Which I think he enjoyed immensely !!
Only problem was that my fog light fell off.. and so I need to fit a new one for Combe..
Also.. I stayed to about 6500 rpm on the main straight, as I couldn't see the point in keeping my foot down any more than that.
I won't say anything about getting lost on my first lap out... and driving into dispersal areas before realising that the "track" went the other way ! Not funny entering a dispersal area at a reasonable speed and going.. "oh... it stops... its just grass over there.. STOP!!"
or about asking my mate to get a drink out of the back and him almost jumping out of his seat before falling about laughing....
"JESUS.. THERE'S A SPITFIRE RIGHT UP YOUR BUM"
"yep... we're towing it !"
Was quite wet and slippy though.. which did let me see what it felt like to lock my wheels up under braking.. and to get a bit sideways here and there.. so was a good shakedown.. and now..
I CAN'T WAIT FOR CASTLE COOMBE !!!
so see you there...
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So how was Bruntingthorpe?
Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 22-Apr-2005, 11:04am
"JESUS.. THERE'S A SPITFIRE RIGHT UP YOUR BUM"
"yep... we're towing it !"
HAHA, That happened to me soooo many times before I started using van to tow ... it was always a bit of a surprise
At least it kept me awake on the motorway ...
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So how was Bruntingthorpe?
Posted By : Andy Vowell, 22-Apr-2005, 11:06am
Sounds like you had fun.
for a gucci superlight fog light try these:-
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=12696...
(the same as you get from motorsport suppliers at a fraction of the price)
Cheers
Andy