Castle Combe GTs - where did all those come from??

alfaman · 1 Jun 2005, 13:55 (Ref:1316905)

I had to sit down in shock after looking at the number entries for the Castle Combe GT race on Bank Holiday Monday (May 30)!!

How come so many people have suddenly come out of the woodwork?

Last time I saw them - in mid-April - they could barely manage double figures. What was there on Monday? 30+!

I know the 7 TVR Tuscans added to it greatly and hopefully they'll do more rounds - how about a series-within-a-series next year?

Maybe it's getting back to it's glory days at last.

Don't know what the Renault 5 was doing in it though!

Ian Sowman · 1 Jun 2005, 13:58 (Ref:1316909)

Take out the seven TVRs and you had 24 cars (which were racing in the TVR Challenge, and had not just joined in the GTs as the commentators and programme both implied), which was roughly double what we had seen previously. I believe that the co-ordinator had targetted former Super Coupe competitors - hence the 5 Turbo, which admittedly looked incongruous. But then again, it wouldn't be eligible for Combe Saloons...

Tuscan 6 · 1 Jun 2005, 15:26 (Ref:1316984)

Actually a number of us in the Tuscans (4 or 5) had entered both the GT race and the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge race. When the 2 races merged we were points scoring in both Class A of the GTs and the Tuscan Challenge.

So the commentators and programme were half right.

I hadn't realised the Renault wasn't eligible for the saloons - he would have been more at home in that race than the GTs. The speed differential was huge!

Ian Sowman · 1 Jun 2005, 15:34 (Ref:1316990)

Hmm, strange that wasn't indicated on the entry list in that case, but fair enough. Any prospect of any Tuscan Challenge races taking place at somewhere other than Combe?

Tuscan 6 · 1 Jun 2005, 15:44 (Ref:1316996)

We're due to do a double header at Brands on 8/9 July - but it depends on no. of entries.

There is also talk of coming back to Combe with the GTs in October....

Ian Sowman · 1 Jun 2005, 15:46 (Ref:1317000)

Are you eligible for the K&N Filters NW Sports/Saloons? If so perhaps you could all have a trip or two north to join their grids...

JEB · 1 Jun 2005, 15:49 (Ref:1317003)

Great to see all the Sports and GTs at Combe.
Very pleased to see them - two very enjoyable races. Well done to all entered. We want more !!

**Snapper Baz** · 1 Jun 2005, 15:54 (Ref:1317007)

Jeb...very enjoyable? I must have seen two different races then as the ones I saw were both tedious affairs just as the ARP F3's were. The amount of people who made there way back to their cars as the ARP's came out for the 2nd race was amazing...large grids don't always mean large excitement it seems.

Tuscan 6 · 1 Jun 2005, 15:54 (Ref:1317008)

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Originally Posted by Ian Sowman

Are you eligible for the K&N Filters NW Sports/Saloons? If so perhaps you could all have a trip or two north to join their grids...

Yes we are, and a couple of the guys have already raced in it this year....

Tuscan 6 · 1 Jun 2005, 16:41 (Ref:1317069)

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Originally Posted by Snapper Baz

Jeb...very enjoyable? I must have seen two different races then as the ones I saw were both tedious affairs just as the ARP F3's were. The amount of people who made there way back to their cars as the ARP's came out for the 2nd race was amazing...large grids don't always mean large excitement it seems.

Interesting - that's the first view I've heard from someone who didn't enjoy the two GT races.

Of course I only had a narrow perspective of them, but I had 2 pretty close races. I think Tim Hood and Darren Dowling did too.

Grandslammer · 1 Jun 2005, 17:09 (Ref:1317099)

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Originally Posted by Snapper Baz

Jeb...very enjoyable? I must have seen two different races then as the ones I saw were both tedious affairs just as the ARP F3's were. The amount of people who made there way back to their cars as the ARP's came out for the 2nd race was amazing...large grids don't always mean large excitement it seems.

Floated my boat.Perhaps from looking at your signature,this type of racing doesn't appeal to you?

gixxer · 1 Jun 2005, 18:17 (Ref:1317183)

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Originally Posted by Grandslammer

Floated my boat.Perhaps from looking at your signature,this type of racing doesn't appeal to you?

Exactly!!! you don't have to have areally close race at the front there were 29 other cars in it many of them were having good battles,what makes it worth watching is having a good grid and many types of car including a couple of saloons [which really were out of place due to the lack of pace ].Still its great that the Tuscan boys did well will be great to see them back and hopefully the grids will stay on the large side for the rest of the year now...the previous meetings grids were poor which was a shame

R59 · 1 Jun 2005, 21:43 (Ref:1317419)

I've thrown my championship entry form in (at last), and will make at least one visit this year. The first may be the first weekend in August, but I'm in two minds whether to go to Lydden (which I love too!), or to trip to sunny Wiltshire.

The second (or maybe it's to be the first!!) will be the end of August (Bank Holiday).

I look forward to a good grid.

Rob.

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