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15 May 2009, 11:51 (Ref:2462882) | #1 | ||
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Grand Prix Masters Brands Hatch
Who's going to the Grand Prix Masters and do you know where the camping will be? (I take it that it will be in the same place as the A1's)
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15 May 2009, 14:49 (Ref:2462955) | #2 | ||
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I,m coming Matt, I would assume that the campings in the same place as A1GP. But could be wrong!!
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15 May 2009, 15:30 (Ref:2462969) | #3 | ||
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I'll be there. Only my second time at Brands this year!!
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15 May 2009, 18:34 (Ref:2463058) | #4 | ||
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Ill be there too, the paperwork that I received said camping was in Grey carpark, but that could be wrong.
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15 May 2009, 20:42 (Ref:2463127) | #5 | ||
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I'm there for Saturday and Sunday only.
Not camping...live only half hour away. Looking forward to it as only second event to have my presence |
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15 May 2009, 22:43 (Ref:2463175) | #6 | ||
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I will be there for all 3 days
Just checked the long range weather forecast for next weekend, Think I better check out my water proofs Glad i'm not camping! |
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16 May 2009, 07:20 (Ref:2463280) | #7 | ||
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I just spoke to Mildred and it is the Grey Car Park as the paperwork says. rain wont be good though as we will have to spend extra time in the Kentigon
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16 May 2009, 15:40 (Ref:2463460) | #8 | ||
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im there on the saturday only just recdieved sticker for my msvr pass
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16 May 2009, 20:26 (Ref:2463627) | #9 | ||
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will be there sunday only, weather not looking good
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26 May 2009, 08:01 (Ref:2469273) | #10 | ||
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Thanks to all you Guys and Gals who helped make my first ever races at Brands so enjoyable! I race for fun and the atmosphere at the meeting was great (apart from inside the car, when the rain started as we sat in the collecting area on slicks.....)! Looking forward to another opportunity to race the GP circuit and knock some more seconds off my lap times.
Also must say that having seen the Elan accident in GD and the fantastic way it was dealt with am glad to have you all trackside. Thanks again. Mike (Gp2 Escort Yellow/Green) |
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26 May 2009, 08:50 (Ref:2469301) | #11 | ||
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Well, the weekend ended with a bang.
The learning points are 1 - it pays not be first to the car & checking on the driver when your "mate" sprays you with powder ( ) 2 - the ignition cutout may be hard to find or reach when the car has changed shape. 3 - Two good guys can make a bad situation safe pretty damn quickly. thanks lads, I was holding my breath for that one |
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26 May 2009, 09:10 (Ref:2469316) | #12 | ||
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I was holding my breath not to eat too much powder
Great weekend. Thanks Alister and Kerry. |
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26 May 2009, 09:17 (Ref:2469321) | #13 | ||
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I'd like to thank all the marshals and officials, both personally and on behalf of the Masters organisation, for three great days. Everything ran like clockwork and everybody entered into the spirit of what Masters racing is all about - happy competitors, great cars, good, clean and fair racing and, hopefully a good 'show' for both the public and all of us lucky enough to be part of the meeting. I had very many compliments and messages of thanks, from competitors who went out of their way to speak to me, about the standard of marshalling and the friendly and efficient way everybody went about their various jobs and I'm happy to be able to pass those on.
A special thanks for everybody involved in the incident at Paddock bend during the last race yesterday, which looked very dramatic. Fortunately, the injuries to the driver are not thought to be serious - the same cannot be said for the car, which I think comes in the category of 'comprehensively destroyed' and the team asked me to pass on their thanks for the speedy and efficient way that everything was dealt with. Also thanks to a number of posts around the circuit where stranded cars were magically spirited away to places of safety without the need for safety cars or red flags. Just an additional personal thanks to all those who went out of their way to come and say hello. I spent so many happy years as a Brands Hatch 'regular' and I had lots of "do you remember when" conversations which reminded me of why we all do this! Hope to see you all again soon |
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26 May 2009, 10:17 (Ref:2469354) | #14 | |
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Great 3 days spent at Brands fine racing ,weather, and to boot i won the raffle for the drive Thanks JP
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26 May 2009, 15:44 (Ref:2469571) | #16 | ||
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Matt, it,s getting to be a bit of a habit for you, trying to catch cars that is!!!
Being serious, glad to hear that the drivers alright. |
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26 May 2009, 20:48 (Ref:2469777) | #17 | ||
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Looks like I missed a good meeting. Car broke down on M3 Sunday morning on way to circuit. Going in for repairs tomorrow, looks like water pump but won't know for sure until the mechanics have had a proper look.
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26 May 2009, 21:11 (Ref:2469801) | #19 | |
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Bloody hell - that's scary footage. Well done Bodysnatcher & your guys/girls.
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26 May 2009, 21:26 (Ref:2469824) | #20 | ||
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It was 2 top blokes Piglet, shame the viddy did'nt cath the start of it, a fairly innocent slide...
MattFord did the wriggling underneath to check the driver and find the damned electrical switch to turn off the fuel pump. The switch on the scuttle being unreachable. Kerry did the spraying of Matt, the driver and the fire. I thought initially that the roll cage had been ripped out when the roof hit first time, but it was only the roof panel, screen and doors. There was then only a fairly low roll bar left for protection. Historics eh!, at least there was a roll bar. |
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26 May 2009, 21:37 (Ref:2469840) | #21 | ||
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Sorry about that! I usually only record the fist couple of laps and because this was about 20 minutes in i didnt have it out recording. I grabbed it as soon as it happened
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26 May 2009, 21:54 (Ref:2469857) | #22 | ||
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Well done Al, Matt & Kerry for a great job. Saw it happen from post 6
Hope the driver makes a full and speedy recovery. Had a fantastic weekend. Thanks to Neil, Paul and the guys on post 2 on Friday, Chris and Theresa on Post 3 on Saturday and Mick, Brian & Darrell on Post 6 on Sunday. Flagging all 3 days and kept quite busy. Well done Theresa for winning the prize. I guess that makes up for all the incidents you had to deal with, but thanks for yellow flagging on Saturday. Thanks to all the drivers for racing such wonderful cars. Thanks to God for keeping the rain away, mostly, until we finished. Lastly, thanks to Karen for recovering my beloved gloves. |
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27 May 2009, 06:41 (Ref:2469974) | #23 | |
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It's great footage - I wonder if the BMMC might be interested in using it for training? It really shows the problems of dealing with an inverted car that's on file fairly close to the edge of the circuit.
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27 May 2009, 12:27 (Ref:2470182) | #24 | ||
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I think thats a great idea, do you think i should approach them? I have another 3 or four videos that follow that of the marshals and medics and one of putting the car back on four wheels. I will put these on youtube soon.
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27 May 2009, 14:36 (Ref:2470266) | #25 | ||
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If you are at Brands Hatch this weekend (MGCC) or BARC next weekend, search me out (in Starter's Box). I can then bring it up at next BMMC-SE committee meeting in June -- looks interesting.
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