Britcar 24 hours

[kelvin88]

As this thread hasn't been started here i assume non of you are driving in or visiting the race? Was there yesterday and looks like a great fun race weekend. I am on spanners this year but deffinatly will be driving it next year, pending CAMSO dates. If any of your are coming down, I'm in garage 11 b. Don't feed the chimps.

[Justin Moran]

Hi Kelvin, I'm marshalling this so I'll be along to see the Chimps tea party and cheer you along! Good luck and dont crash!

[chezza]

I popped along last night and had a wander along the garages, but it was quite late and a lot had shut up for the evening.

Good luck to all those racing and because I'm biased (drivers from the DMN) the Xsport and Backdraft teams!

[AR-CoolC]

I'm another marshal who'll be there. Currently sat at work wishing I was there. Only a few hour to go

[Robert Morris]

Gemma and i are going sat dinner time should be there about 3 we got find some where to park motor home first

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by chezza

Good luck to all those racing and because I'm biased (drivers from the DMN) the Xsport and Backdraft teams!

Oooh. Who's driving then? (and in what?)

[jaysalv]

im there doing the spanners for tgm we are sharing a garage with backdraft tt driven by hosken and chris adams also woody is down there helping john cross and team out with there seat .

[chezza]

Xsport are there with a team - John Cross, Greg Rose and Martin Johnston with a Seat, and then as Jim says Mark Hoskin is there with TT with Chris Adams also driving. I did take a wander round and did find the two teams (at opposite ends of the pit lane) but there wasn't a lot going on at about 10:30pm.

Have a great time Jim!

[mattt]

I'm marshalling in the pits from Sunday morning - due to work

[kelvin88]

Originally Posted by jaysalv

im there doing the spanners for tgm we are sharing a garage with backdraft tt driven by hosken and chris adams also woody is down there helping john cross and team out with there seat .

Hahaha! I'm next door with Richards Lotus, we are sooooo pinching your spot lights...

[Alex K]

Guys who shunted on first lap, when I left at 2100 information was guy is OK and evi. medicopter wansn't needed, any news, and what has hapened (I was at Luffield, didn't see happenings)? Great race, unfortunatelly race control messed up, IMO, with Group 1 cars placing them behind the field at restart. Great event anyway.

C'mon Team #96.

[mattt]

Apparently #3 spun and #4 hit the pit wall

[MaxxUK]

I was racing in it, Daniels Motorsport Civic Type-R. 22nd overall despite 3 fuel pump problems (debris in britcar pump fuel?) and not having 4th gear for the last 12.5hrs.

Awesome race and good to hear Andy Neate (TVR driver in crash at start) is OK.

[Robert Morris]

paragon 1st 2 laps in lead.
Andy hack and gang car 90 desiel golf first in class, having brocken drive shaft, then later loosing rear wheel.

Xsport finished. Had change gear box.

Back draught retired with head gasket.

Kelvin team lotus 1st in class i think.

Shame about the strart but very enjoyable event.

[MaxxUK]

This is our onboard cam system and is onboard of the first 10 mins after the race went green. The system is very much a proto-type and not configued yet (i.e. g-forces meters are offset). Sorry for duff audio, mic issues.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gxhqKdnAWtk

Maxx

[mattt]

i would like to thank the teams, for mostly following our requests in the later hours, by adding humour to the pit reports

i was the young one that was sitting at the laptop most of today

Thanks to everyone that gave us freebies, we were etting very bored towards the end with very little to do

[mattt]

following on from my last comment, #42 earns the prize for the funniest pit reports.

[kelvin88]

Naa we was second Rob. Only 23 seconds in it though, was annoyed at the time but i'm over it now Was it #42 who had a "convenience stop" on the first caution period?

[Robert Morris]

kelvin good event gemma and i certainly be up to watch next year. I would not mind helping in a team

[kelvin88]

Both of you would be more than welcome, if i had known you were coming sooner i would have sorted you some tickets out. I will get you on a team for next year though!

[Alex K]

I must honestly say I am in love with Britcar, enjoyed every minute of my three hour stint at Luffield and main straight, didn't c what's happened at first lap, but as i said to you earlier I was worried cause I saw medicopter landing by medical centre and thought (f word) this is bad. G8 driver is OK.

Went to Silverstone to meet with Palmer Sport rep's and speak to Anna Walewska only but stayed there and enjoyed the atmosphere, unf. I couldn't stay overnight, but my pal stayed till 2300 and took great snapshots.

PS. Who was the car parked behind the gate with 10-10s labels and sun cover at back screen window?

[Chris Y]

Originally Posted by Alex K

Guys who shunted on first lap, when I left at 2100 information was guy is OK and evi. medicopter wansn't needed, any news, and what has hapened (I was at Luffield, didn't see happenings)?

I'm sorry to have to report that the driver of the TVR, Andy Neate, is anything but ok. He has sustained some very serious injuries as a result of his impact with the Ginetta and the pitwall. Reports of several broken ribs and punctured lungs are coming in from different sources, but his wife has confirmed he has a broken neck as well, which is obviously life-threatening. He's been put into an artificially-induced coma while the doctors attempt to stabilise him.

Our thoughts should be with Andy Neate and his wife and children, at this time, and I'm sure you'll all want to give your best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Al Weyman]

Bloody Hell thats tough, lets all pray he pulls through OK.

[kelvin88]

Absolutely. Hard to know what to write when you read stuff like that. All of us at Chimp Tune wish Andy and his family the very best at this difficult time.

[Robert Morris]

Yes best whishes from Gemma and myself go to Andy and his family.