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So who recalls the wednesday night race meetings on the short circuit? I was living in Lincoln then and discovering Cadwell for the first time and realising I could knock off from work and watch racing was a real bonus. Not much has changed there really- I do miss the ancient pedestrian bridge at Hall Bends and I preferred the track crossing over to Coppice than the new bridge but this apart, it is as delightful as ever .
But when I look at my pictures of how close I could get trackside at Silverstone and Donington in the 70s and 80s I could weep.... |
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What a great weekend/circuit to make my belated 2017 Season Debut! Almost inclined to retire from the rest of the season, because it will be hard to better ...
Went okay in the Front Engined FJ. Pretty average quali, having not sat in any racecar since October, I was gradually getting quicker, despite some brake issues, but the session end came round somewhat quicker than I'd expected! Nett result 11th on grid for my first run Cadwell in the Gemini. Saturday's race was great, confidence slowly came back, and I was eventually able to work my way up to 4th overall, (but first in Division B - my own unofficial designation to denote cars without Ford engines!) - I was delighted and very pleased with a best lap of 1.48.9. Sunday's race wasn't quite so 'heroic' ... having to lift off at the start and take to the grass to get around a car that failed to get away, putting me practically to the back, and I took too long to get back past them with the car slightly missing at the top end, I eventually ending up 5th (2nd in Div B!), with my best lap a tad slower than Saturday's best. Unfortunately not so good in the Triumph TR5 ... first time out since Oulton, after much work by Delta and crew, clutch issues seem to be solved, and engine much cleaner through the rev-range, but then missing above 5000rpm, where much of the performance should be of course, despite a torquey spec. But with it having been on the dyno at 6pm on Friday night (yes, really!), I was delighted to be out at all and I finally had some brand new Yokos to play with. Quali was fun, if not a great performance ... Saturday's race unfortunately resulted in a DNF though ... I'd seen tyre smoke in the mirrors after left-handers, but a touch of rubbing is not unusual in this car with brand new tyres, this however developed a bit more so despite the car handling normally I had just slowed to a 'let's just get to the finish' pace, when I got "black and oranged" ... and on that 'in' lap the tyre finally cried enough. Thanks to the marshals and recovery crew for bringing me back in, guess I should have given it up a bit earlier - sorry! It transpired that we've managed to pull one mounting for the rear trailing arm from the chassis ... must have been all the grip from those new tyres ... (!) ... it's an unheard of failure, especially given that TR chassis are made from girders left over after they finished the Forth Bridge! Delta are investigating ... Great to be back on track though, lovely weekend, great to catch up with so many people - what a lovely place in weather like that! Same again next year, but 2-3 degrees cooler please! See you at Brands! |
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20 Jun 2017, 23:22 (Ref:3745624) | #29 | |
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Some illustrations to go with HRSTR5's race report.
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A few shots of the 'Tenthers in the first FJ race:
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I took the TR shots because of the smoke - it was the first lap I had seen anything but I had noticed you seemed to be slowing a bit. Assumed it might be an engine and heat issue as the smoke started a long way down the straight and following the paddock conversation you had had with Martin. The smoke started somewhat earlier but as that was the only left hander I could see at the time - and it counts more as a straight really - that it might be tyre smoke didn't occur to me. I was planning on some slow shutter speed pan shots for the next lap or two .... but you didn't appear. Loads of shots to process. It's going to take a while but I'll be in touch with a link when ready. |
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Nice work Gary.
A two for one shot as well! The public areas in the shade were quite crowded on Saturday - difficult to get the best spots without obscuring someone's view. So I went out into the fields for the afternoon. Jeff Bloxham was in position for the Ford Falcon incident he told me later but I was too far away and facing the wrong way when it happened. On Sunday it looked like it might be the same and I had a chat with Jeff as he headed for the shade in the morning. Then discovered I was in the same place as Charlie Wooding for most of the morning and a short period in the afternoon. Cadwell is such a great track for photography even without accreditation. |
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Gary
thanx for posting the pictures of me in the Mitter I had two very good races with it the rise of the two stroke begins RuE |
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