dmn 2010 - Page 6

david_white · 19 Nov 2009, 23:50 (Ref:2585447)

Thats why I changed my headlamps for the last Brands meeting. We knew the weather would be bad and the LEDs just weren't up to the job.
I also got rid of the tinted perspex covers and fitted clear ones

Rod Birley · 20 Nov 2009, 08:50 (Ref:2585607)

A group of Mini enthusiasts have pledged an extra award to the highest placed Mini in class E of DMN next year. This will be similar to the VAG and Ford RS awards that we already present.

Copperbottom · 20 Nov 2009, 09:28 (Ref:2585629)

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Originally Posted by Rod Birley

A group of Mini enthusiasts have pledged an extra award to the highest placed Mini in class E of DMN next year. This will be similar to the VAG and Ford RS awards that we already present.

HMM,wonder if we could find some MK1 Escort enthusiasts to do the same ther's going to be at least three in class C

Robert Morris · 20 Nov 2009, 11:01 (Ref:2585685)

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Originally Posted by Copperbottom

HMM,wonder if we could find some MK1 Escort enthusiasts to do the same ther's going to be at least three in class C

You have the rs owners award

Robert Morris · 20 Nov 2009, 11:02 (Ref:2585689)

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Originally Posted by Rod Birley

A group of Mini enthusiasts have pledged an extra award to the highest placed Mini in class E of DMN next year. This will be similar to the VAG and Ford RS awards that we already present.

Thats good to hear

Copperbottom · 20 Nov 2009, 11:31 (Ref:2585713)

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Originally Posted by Robert Morris

You have the rs owners award

Yes but that's not aimed specifically at one model or class

Minicross424 · 20 Nov 2009, 17:22 (Ref:2585938)

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Originally Posted by Copperbottom

Yes but the rules have now been modified so that you have to have at least 100mm diameter round or equivilent to 100mm in a different shape per light unit.

Great happy days, lots of work over winter for no gain.
My car runs a standard size battery and has never struggled compaired to some of these things that could not power a tourch.

Copperbottom · 20 Nov 2009, 17:38 (Ref:2585949)

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Originally Posted by Minicross424

Great happy days, lots of work over winter for no gain.
My car runs a standard size battery and has never struggled compaired to some of these things that could not power a tourch.

Ahh yes but we now have to have an alternator................The only item that failed on my car causing a non finish last year,so I removed it and the wiring and bought a powergrip water pump drive kit which doesn't have any provision for an alternator

Robert Morris · 20 Nov 2009, 22:26 (Ref:2586079)

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Originally Posted by Copperbottom

Yes but that's not aimed specifically at one model or class

we could get a trophy just for white escorts mk 1

Copperbottom · 20 Nov 2009, 22:55 (Ref:2586103)

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Originally Posted by Robert Morris

we could get a trophy just for white escorts mk 1

Nah,I got loads already

chezza · 20 Nov 2009, 23:42 (Ref:2586138)

Hmmm...with all this talk of extra awards we're almost back to the one car per class comment there was before...

Copperbottom · 21 Nov 2009, 09:02 (Ref:2586262)

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Originally Posted by chezza

Hmmm...with all this talk of extra awards we're almost back to the one car per class comment there was before...

Rod started it

kjw · 21 Nov 2009, 09:19 (Ref:2586273)

Maybe one award per class is the way to go. Just provide one good quality award and it would make all the effort of a class win worth while. It would be more prestigous to the class winner and also shorten the time it takes to present awards. Just a thought!

Robert Morris · 21 Nov 2009, 12:20 (Ref:2586392)

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Originally Posted by kjw

Maybe one award per class is the way to go. Just provide one good quality award and it would make all the effort of a class win worth while. It would be more prestigous to the class winner and also shorten the time it takes to present awards. Just a thought!

dont have trophies and knock a tenner of the entry fee then every body get some benafit

jonbryant · 21 Nov 2009, 21:58 (Ref:2586675)

I never get trophies. Stop your whinging

Rod Birley · 22 Nov 2009, 19:54 (Ref:2587323)

Interesting to see peoples thoughts on awards. I have spoken to the Mini enthusiasts and persuaded them to do just one award, probably at the end of the year, rather than each meeting. Likewise we can look at more prestigious class winner awards and drop the other places if that's what everyone wants.

Copperbottom · 22 Nov 2009, 20:42 (Ref:2587349)

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Originally Posted by Rod Birley

Interesting to see peoples thoughts on awards. Likewise we can look at more prestigious class winner awards and drop the other places if that's what everyone wants.

It's only one or two peoples' opinion Rod

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To work hard to come 2nd or 3rd in a race (lets face it I was never going to beat Bill this year and despite the class restructures there's bound to be a dominant car/driver in each class) with no award wouldn't be what I want.

Rod Birley · 22 Nov 2009, 20:50 (Ref:2587355)

OK, so we will re-instate the other class awards, but I won't bother trying to get any more "bonus awards".

STEVED · 22 Nov 2009, 22:53 (Ref:2587429)

posted by Kel/Golfwidow

I dont want to offend, upset or tread on anyones toes, but i see it that some drivers have been lucky to receive awards

As a reader of the regulations and as i understood it, 'awards per round
Subject to numbers of finishers in each class, trophies to:-
Class winners if 3 or more starters in class
2nd in class if 5 or more starters in class
3rd in class if 8 or more starters in class
Classes where thre are less than 3 starters will be amalgamated'

I have been to some of the awards this year and am sure that some drivers have received awards that do not follow the regs (which i know is the clubs right to do)

Rod and the rest of the commitee work really hard for the drivers benefits to get extra bonus trophies and give some people chances to get awards that they may not usually find themselves getting.

I am not sure of the Tin Tops regs but i know at the last Tin Top meeting there were 2 cars in one class and they both received trophies for 1st and
2nd respectively.

I do however think that the last part of the regs about classes with less than 3 starters should be amalgamated should be enforced.

One other thing maybe there should be a trophy or token for the highest charger (Mark Hosken does it for the VAG cars) the person that makes up the most places in a race, i know the driver of the race isnt neccessarily the person that does this

Chris_w · 23 Nov 2009, 09:54 (Ref:2587693)

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Originally Posted by Rod Birley

A group of Mini enthusiasts have pledged an extra award to the highest placed Mini in class E of DMN next year. This will be similar to the VAG and Ford RS awards that we already present.

Excellent, thanks for sorting that Rod, will add some interest for us mini racers.

I must admit that at one point I had hoped/wondered about the viability of a mini-only class within the DMN regs (akin to the now defunct Extreme Mighty Minis that Peter C used to race in) to accomodate the various modded non-Miglia minis out there looking for a 'home'. The lack of interest for '10 killed that idea before it even started but maybe it's something to consider for '11 if we end up out-classed by a well sorted Escort or Pug?

Rod Birley · 23 Nov 2009, 10:16 (Ref:2587700)

Points noted Chris. We will look at the classes again if a sudden influx of Minis (or Fiestas) warrants the old class E being reinstated. Intermarque remains unchanged as far as the up to 1600cc dual valve class is concerned.

tim dodwell · 23 Nov 2009, 14:59 (Ref:2587858)

Why don't people want to just race for fun anymore?

**Tim Falce** · 23 Nov 2009, 15:41 (Ref:2587885)

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Originally Posted by tim dodwell

Why don't people want to just race for fun anymore?

Because of these.

graham bahr · 23 Nov 2009, 15:58 (Ref:2587892)

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Originally Posted by tim dodwell

Why don't people want to just race for fun anymore?

i do tim, and you make a very valid point,

roughly speaking my season last year including the new spec dry sumped engine cost me about 10K, if all i really wanted was a pot i could of bought a fabulous solid gold one and had a lovely carribean holiday with the family holiday and have cash left over........................

Robert Morris · 23 Nov 2009, 18:12 (Ref:2587956)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

Because of these.

spot on

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