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Old 18 May 2009, 22:18 (Ref:2464846)   #1
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Castle Combe May 25th

Not quite as glamorous as the Masters Festival but will be out there on Monday with my friend Colin in the fastest Twin Cam in the world (with fingers crossed that the new old head doesn't blow gaskets like the previous one). MGCC usual series plus Castle Combe saloons which although not the prettiest bunch usually offer a lot of entertainment.

Anyone else be there?
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Old 19 May 2009, 06:15 (Ref:2464923)   #2
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Yes, I'l be there in the Morgan and Thoroughbreds races.
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Old 19 May 2009, 08:52 (Ref:2464994)   #3
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I'll be out in the Thoroughbreds in my non historic car
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Old 20 May 2009, 13:56 (Ref:2465719)   #4
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Ha Redneck, is that Aston yours? Looks like Lake Garda? Mate has one that is going to be the first SC one in next few weeks (and he has just bought a Spit for laughs!! Gonna convert to S2000 power though ).

I'll be Gardening or at the Masters at Brands picking up so Go faster bits for my tiny car.

Spit been out yet? Triumph race at Mallory on the Sunday (no won't be there either!).

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Old 21 May 2009, 18:33 (Ref:2466619)   #5
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Ha Redneck, is that Aston yours? Looks like Lake Garda? Mate has one that is going to be the first SC one in next few weeks (and he has just bought a Spit for laughs!! Gonna convert to S2000 power though ).

I'll be Gardening or at the Masters at Brands picking up so Go faster bits for my tiny car.

Spit been out yet? Triumph race at Mallory on the Sunday (no won't be there either!).

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The Aston is a 'company car' of sorts. Wish it was mine but that is taken in Vancouver at the end of a 3500 mile journey from San Diego. Stopped at all the Aston dealers along the way to do demo days etc. That thing has got 448BHP normally aspirated with ECU/200 Cell Cats/Exhaust. Sounds pretty tasty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5V0a...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTAbS...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVAc5...e=channel_page

There are already a couple of supercharged Vantages in the states that ESX has done but they had some problems with their package and didn't really finish it right. I know exactly who is doing your mate's car, we work pretty closely with them but I can't say more than that for the next couple of weeks.

Spit is looking alright - still needs some MSA approved belts but I'm thinking of taking it for it's first trackday at Castle Combe on the 6th of June. They have a sort of 'action day' where you can buy 15 minute track passes for £30.00 which suits me better. I don't want to drop £200 and then feel like I have to get my money's worth and kill the car (after all it is pretty standard - mildly warmed on an suspension sorted but totally stock brakes etc.)
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Old 21 May 2009, 21:35 (Ref:2466757)   #6
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The Aston is a 'company car' of sorts. Wish it was mine but that is taken in Vancouver at the end of a 3500 mile journey from San Diego. Stopped at all the Aston dealers along the way to do demo days etc. That thing has got 448BHP normally aspirated with ECU/200 Cell Cats/Exhaust. Sounds pretty tasty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5V0a...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTAbS...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVAc5...e=channel_page

There are already a couple of supercharged Vantages in the states that ESX has done but they had some problems with their package and didn't really finish it right. I know exactly who is doing your mate's car, we work pretty closely with them but I can't say more than that for the next couple of weeks.

Spit is looking alright - still needs some MSA approved belts but I'm thinking of taking it for it's first trackday at Castle Combe on the 6th of June. They have a sort of 'action day' where you can buy 15 minute track passes for £30.00 which suits me better. I don't want to drop £200 and then feel like I have to get my money's worth and kill the car (after all it is pretty standard - mildly warmed on an suspension sorted but totally stock brakes etc.)
Mate did check on the ESX one - but cost was nuts - he is getting a great deal from the company you know anout as the trial car for it, an getting the big bore exhaust sports cat, trick nitrons etc!!!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...67542882359320

He should get it in next week or so (no rush as getting over bust wrist and shoulder from MBKing!!).

TSCC at Combe looks like a low entry from Chris's Forum (All Trimuph Race at Mallory hitting it hard).

Take care in the Spit

Drop me a PM (I'll mail you back) Nick would like to chat Astons with you.
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Old 26 May 2009, 10:23 (Ref:2469359)   #7
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Race Report Below. Not proofread so there might be one or two mistakes. It was written as I sat in my car waiting for a recover truck after a CV joint bolt sheared off and while wedged in it's hole, managed to tear 4 bolts holding the diff seals in straight out of the diff casing and flange. The joys of motoring...

Round 3 of the Zero Exhausts MGCC Thoroughbred Sportscar Championship saw an unusually thin grid for the Bank Holiday Monday meeting at Castle Combe circuit. A few regulars were missing for a variety of reasons, including competition from an all-Triumph race at Mallory Park. Just sixteen signed up for the meeting and all took to the track for an early qualifying session. Scrutineering was at an ungodly hour for a holiday Monday, but was passed by all, despite what could be described politely as some over-officious work by the noise testers.

No surprise at such a quick circuit to see the Morgans leading the way. Chris Acklam followed up his two opening victories by qualifying his plus 8 on pole, nearly a second clear of the field with a 1:17.015. Not far behind were Tony Lees and Andy Green, both keeping him honest with sub-1:20 times. In fourth overall, Simon Orebi Gann captured class C pole with a 1:21.351 in his lightweight Morgan. With no class A competitors, the remaining class B pole went to Max Cawthorn in his smartly turned out MGB roadster, 7th overall with a 1:23.281

Post-qualifying the race looked like the front of the grid would be relatively predictable, although the middle promised a bit more interest. With a number of competitors less familiar with Castle Combe than other circuits, and some qualifying carefully on new engines and other components there was plenty of scope for changes in the order as the race progressed.

Later qualifying sessions saw enough rain hit the tarmac to make things interesting and it looked uncertain for a good portion of the day, but by the time the grid was formed for the race it was warm and sunny. On the start, Tony Lees jumped the gun and jumped forward, but realising his mistake, stopped the car before they were eventually let go. He sportingly made a slow getaway in order to ensure he didn’t gain any advantage, but this backed up the field behind him and a number of cars had to make sudden moves to avoid an incident.

At the front, it initially appeared as though Chris Acklam was going to run away with it, but after the first two laps, Lees got the bit between his teeth and the pair were never separated by more than a few carlengths the rest of the way round. It was close at the flag but in the end Acklam took the chequered for a well deserved overall and class D win. This close pairing was repeated through the rest of the field, and despite the small grid it proved a very entertaining race. Early in the race, Andy Green looked to be catching Peter Henry in 3rd place, but a mistake set him back by several seconds. By the closing laps he had clawed back to within a few car lengths, but over cooked it coming out of Camp corner, collecting it nicely but raising both hands in frustration as their order would remain the same to the finish.

Behind them, Jerry Knight appeared to have a lonely race on his hands in 5th position and was cruising to a Class C win, but Simon Orebi Gann’s lightweight Morgan made up steady ground throughout the race and was pushing for position through the closing laps, finishing less than half a second behind in 6th position. Circulating a few seconds behind them was another D-type/lightweight Morgan battle, with Tim Falce similarly reeled in over the course of the race by Andrew Potter, who made it even closer than the first two at the finish. A protective line through Camp by Falce defended the position on the final lap, but allowed Potter to run wide around the outside, carrying more momentum towards the line and nearly pipping Falce for 7th. The gap at the line was 2 tenths, and looked about half a car length.

The Class B battle was no less intense. Roy Chamberlain took advantage of a poor start by Max Cawthorne and was leading from Colin Jones and Max, both of whom had passed Kevin Swann in the early going. Jones tried once down the inside into Camp corner, but wasn’t successful in passing Chamberlain until the following lap. Chamberlain was forced to back off through the corner and Cawthorne then passed him down the pit straight, having carried more momentum through the corner. Chamberlain retired soon after with electrical problems, but Cawthorne chased Jones for the remainder of the race, pressing hard and often looking like he was about to make a move. In the end, Jones held him off for the Class B win, but a gap of just 0.365 seperated them at the finish.

Another entertaining round of racing from the Thoroughbreds in spite of the small grid, which hopefully will return to its usual standards by the next round.
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TR's will be back to winning class B next time out

Roy Cham down as not finishing?
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Circulating a few seconds behind them was another D-type/lightweight Morgan battle, with Tim Falce similarly reeled in over the course of the race by Andrew Potter, who made it even closer than the first two at the finish. A protective line through Camp by Falce defended the position on the final lap, but allowed Potter to run wide around the outside, carrying more momentum towards the line and nearly pipping Falce for 7th. The gap at the line was 2 tenths, and looked about half a car length.
I was quite pleased to see the chequered flag out as I came out of Camp corner, I thought we had another lap to go, but had noticed he had gone wide so I moved over as I didn't want to put him on the grass as I wasn't sure how close he was. I'm glad the flag point wasn't a few yards further down the track though. I didn't realise but this was a repeat of a battle we had at the Silverstone Bentley meeting last year so a big thanks to Andrew for clean and gentlemanly driving.
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