HRDC Raceday

[yesnomaybe]

Heres the link to my full gallery of photos which i have just finished sorting out, cut down 930 photos to 'only' 401!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coletri...7631725125771/

Love this pic of Anthony Reid, look at the smile!, he's having a great time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coletri...57631725125771

All the pics are tagged with the different races names so can be navigated that way if only want to look at 'Touring Greats' images only for example.

Having looked through my photos and the results i have a question:
Allcomers - numbers 22 and 40, would appear to both have the same pair of drivers, is that right?

I didnt realise on the day but some drivers did all 4 races, blimey!

Rupert Keegan?

Originally Posted by grantp

The "Bumble" MG Magnette some of the time. Look for a read helmet in your photos if the available light behind the screen has illuminated the interior. It has his name on the bodywork as well but you needed the right angle to capture that well.

thanks for the info, in combination with the results i can see he was racing in the Allcomers race and can see the red crash helmet you describe with the word rupert on it in my photos

Results?

Originally Posted by gary396

They should be viewable now. Link should work:
http://www.tsl-timing.com/?loc=club&...eventid=124032

Cheers, unusual for there to be a delay, they're normally published throughout the day of the event

Originally Posted by zefarelly

A Torrid day for Celia and Ian in the Warwick, a broken rocker shaft shortened qualifying, and a broken hub in the race. We've had a few great dices this and last season.

was a shame it didnt get a chance to race for long, super looking car

heres some more pics to go with Joes race report, theres a good one showing close racing with the number 10 jag
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coletri...eAllenbyByrne/

thanks also from me Brian for the entry lists, i heard some people say there was no programme so the info was very useful to have at the track (i took print outs) as per Grants idea, heres some more pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/coletri.../brianarculus/

like the "the bullets" photos, good stuff

re damage i think several cars were damaged as a result of the single incident at the start of the Touring Greats race, i did also see a clash between two GTS65 runners, can't remeber any other contacts

Originally Posted by Brian A

there was a lot of oil around the hairpin thanks to Rae Davis' A35 shedding an oil pipe

think the oil was left untreated for the race duration, which is err.. unusual?

In regards to the jags i think there was at least 3 drivers who have a jag for TC63 and another for Touring Greats

cheers

[grantp]

Originally Posted by gary396

Thanks, with it now (I think). Only got a couple, not very good e.g:

Confusing isn't it?

In different races there are 2 69s - the dark one (Mk 1?) suffered the brake failure and the medium metallic (Mk2 ?) was third in the race that Zef won.

Equally confusing (for the previously uninitiated) was having 2 number 5 Jaguars from the same owner (albeit in different races), the first of which expired in cloud of steam and the second of which suffered a puncture, both when leading.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

Dark is MK1, light is MK2 . . . both Peter Burtons . . .seems to be a theme here, 2 Jags

3 Cortina's doesn't have quite the same ring does it

Hmm. I see your point.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by gary396

Which was the Burton Jaguar - was it car 69? If so, got a few:

Nice work Gary.

[zefarelly]

Indeed, something for everyone there, great stuff. The pituresque backdrop ( mostly) and weather (after 10 am) set it all of beautifully as well.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by yesnomaybe

Having looked through my photos and the results i have a question:
Allcomers - numbers 22 and 40, would appear to both have the same pair of drivers, is that right?

Great selection of shots on Flickr. We must have been standing very near each other at certain times.

As for 22 and 40, yep, seems like there was to be a swap over. I think the Frankels did the same - seems to be a Historics thing.

I would guess that the 22/40 swap came apart when 40 went out of the race at the hairpin. 22 seemed to stop at the half way point but I have no idea whether that was due to a problem or lack of driver who was waiting with the parked (in the biker's bus stop) A40.

No idea what the team arrangements were but if it were me in the parked A40 I would have legged it back to the pit lane and discussed the options for the second part of the race.

[grantp]

A small set to show the little BMW retaking the lead of the Touring Greats race. I have to say that when I saw the move start I was expecting an incident. It was close ...

Fisrt pic shows the leading Jag and the 700 on the previous lap just after the BMW had caught up. They came around in the same positions behind some traffic on the next lap and the jag left a small gap to the outside. It was enough - just.

Note that a couple of these are not exactly quality shots - they are included "for the record".

The 4th shot, as Richard Shaw completed the pass and moved to the outside of the Merc's line, looks very very, er, well judged in terms of clearance.

[gary396]

Finally got round to sorting out the rest, so a few more from me:

[gary396]

Few more. The last one is the overtake by Zef for the lead I believe.

[gary396]

Last few from me:

[SZRacer]

Think the problem is that Mallory is such a short circuit, and the hairpin such a dangerous place, that there is precious little time to safely get marshals out with the cement dust.

One of the MGBs shed its oil on the hairpin towards the end of my (GT Greats) race, and this made life interesting, although not nearly as interesting as last year's race when someone had dumped coolant all over the hairpin, in wet conditions...

Originally Posted by yesnomaybe

think the oil was left untreated for the race duration, which is err.. unusual?

cheers

[grantp]

Originally Posted by SZRacer

Think the problem is that Mallory is such a short circuit, and the hairpin such a dangerous place, that there is precious little time to safely get marshals out with the cement dust.

One of the MGBs shed its oil on the hairpin towards the end of my (GT Greats) race, and this made life interesting, although not nearly as interesting as last year's race when someone had dumped coolant all over the hairpin, in wet conditions...

Judging by the clean up operation required there was no way it could have been treated during the race even with a safety car, or so it looked.

Once every one knew it was there and considering it was not on the most used racing line and the hairpin is a naturally low speed corner I assume that the decision could be taken to leave it alone. Had it been on the entrance to the corner rather than the exit it might have been different.

It would be interesting to know the basis of the official decision though. Potentially quite a tricky one I would have thought.

[zefarelly]

Ah, Mrs Hadfields Elva Courier, and Lovely it was to see her too . . . she might even get a go in it one day, eh Simon?

great snaps Garty, love the panoramic.

[Simon Hadfield]

She is entered with Ron at Donington this very weekend - having done 80 laps yesterday at Mallory! I would add this was a really super race meeting, nice to meet Gary and to have time to chat to people. I should get to find my way around Mallory eventually.......

[The Fat Clerk]

I should get to find my way around Mallory eventually.......[/QUOTE]



I love Simons sense of humour - seeing him take a 'proper' single seater round Mallory on a Wednesday morning is something to behold.

[yesnomaybe]

Originally Posted by SZRacer

Think the problem is that Mallory is such a short circuit, and the hairpin such a dangerous place, that there is precious little time to safely get marshals out with the cement dust.

that does make sense, would have been required a red flag and about 20 minute delay to get it sorted i reckon, it was pretty much off the racing line but from where i was standing it did look like it started from the apex of the corner

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coletri...57631725125771

[zefarelly]

Its only really a problem if/when you hit it fresh . . . and blind . . . for me Dijon '05 springs to mind, and Lydden about 2 or 3 years ago was a woeful sequence of events. however, I think a vast majority or Marshalls and drivers are more than capable of A: signalling the hazard, and B: driving round it, its the same detour for everyone, and any race is better than no race, to that end lap times are irrelevant, its only the car in front and the car behind that matter.

[terence]

Out of interest [engine wise] how did number 58 MGB get on? Wonder if the owner knows of the engine he has?

[yesnomaybe]

the results are linked to a few pages back