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19 Oct 2008, 19:40 (Ref:2316134) | #1 | |
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Irish Formula Libre 2009
The 2008 thread was pretty succesful but we may as well look towards next year. There were a few regulars missing in 2008 but hopefully we will see these guys back in '09 along with some new machinery joining the fray. Dan Daly is installing an Indycar Ilmor Chevy V8 by all accounts - I guess to be able to compete with the F1 mounted hillclimb cars now entering the class against whom he has been giving away 300+ horsepower, in particular the gorgeous and beautifully prepared Gould of Sylvie Mullins.
But I am just a mere fan with no inside knowledge...let's hear all the news and goss from you insiders. Over to you all!! |
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Would like to hear what people think about the season though, highs and lows, and comment about the class in general ... Libre Racer threw in his tuppence worth on driver ratings last year ... how does that stack up now Cant believe there hasnt been more chat about the race of the century at the last Mondello where Sylvie and Jonathan both scorched round below the outright circuit record!! Man, what a race! |
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It's never too early to talk Irish Libre Ed - I have withdrawal symptoms already!
Alas I was not at the final Mondello event but by all accounts it was a corker. The lows of the season for me would be that some of the regular 'big cars' were not out much or at all. Johnathan Fildes not doing the full season was also a great pity. Jim Hutchinson and his amazing Jade 3 have to make more regular appearances - man he was driving the nuts off that thing at the 40th anniversary meeting, he was on the rev limiter in every gear down the front straight, awesome. On the upside, the racing was spectacular and close, more so than in previous years I'd say and the raising of the bar in terms of machinery - who ever thought we'd see an Irish series with F1 & Indycar powered cars? We need to get the EuroBoss guys back and do a bit of butt kicking! I really cannot wait until the '09 season |
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High point for me was the 24ish car grid for the 40th Anniversary meeting. Low point(s): The cancellation of the Libre race in August due to poor entries and following in the same vein, the poor entry (11) for the last race of the year. Hopefully this was due to most guys having done enough for the year and not an indication of things to come. I would rate the following based on who I feel got the best out of their car: 1) Has to be Jonathan Fildes. 2) Dan Daly. Don't think there's a lot more to get out of the Reynard. 3) Michael Roche. Won every 2litre race he competed in and often punched above his weight. 4) Sylvie Mullins. Certainly very quick in his new Gould. Lots more to come from him next year when he gets used to it. 5) Jim Hutchinson. Didn't see as much of him as previous years, but when he came out, was very quick. 6) Ken Fildes. What can I say about Ken? There are many guys nearly half his age (myself included) that would love to lap Mondello close to the times achieved by him. 7) Alan Kessie. Got the elusive win this year but was let down by reliability. 8) Simon Mc Kinley. Very quick on the couple of occasions he was out. If he kept the tail of the Lant in line, would be a lot faster. 9) Peter Dwyer. Won the 2.0L championship and shaved about 2 secs of his lap time by year end. 10) Joey Greenan. Did very well in a pretty standard Opel Lotus. |
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I hope 2009 will see the series gain momentum again. Will we see some of this years absentee's/occasional's out in 09? Re Dan Daly and the Ilmor, is he putting that in the back of the Reynard or getting a new chassis? When will Driftwood put his money where his (large ) mouth is and come over for a spanking (on track of course, Max Mosely will not be here...) |
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Apparently when John Morris and his team took over Mondello, there was some confusion as to class/outright lap records so they decided to "start from scratch". The actual outright lap record for the Mondello Nat Circuit is 50.22 by Nigel Greensall in a Tyrrell Judd 3.5 V10 in May 1997. Sylvie got tantalizingly close in qualifying with a 50.40, and I reckon that on the right day, in the right conditions, he will beat Greensall's time. (PS, don't get me wrong, 51.087 is a fantastic time) Last edited by Peter Dunne; 29 Oct 2008 at 12:17. |
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Like your driver asessments and cant argue altough I've always felt that trying to get mad dog to drive smoothly would b like trying to get Murray Walker to do a commentary standing still ... just aint in the guys nature, so I dont think HE would b any quicker, whatever about a smoother driver ... talk nicely to your namesake, he might let u try! BTW like your ad in racecarsdirect! |
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Seeing as you asked. 1 Dan Daly 2 J Fildes M Roche S Mullins J Greenan E Matheson K Fildes A Kessie S Mc Kinley P O Dwyer |
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Maybe someone else will post their top ten? I may be wrong ? Any news on next season ? Will Mondello being dropping their fees to fight the credit crunch or will it be the opposite ? Last edited by libre racer; 6 Nov 2008 at 13:49. |
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I think Mondello may be a little bumpy still for the Euroboss series.
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2009 race dates as follows
April 12 Mondello National May 10/11 Mondello International May 30 Kirkistown July 4/5 Anglesey August 9/10 Phoenix Park August 23 Mondello National Sept 12/13 Mondello International Ed |
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Allegedly. I've heard mention of the fact that fundraising activities are being examined in order to finance The Park.
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The park is still provisional at the minute.
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That may be so, but I know that Eamonn Ledwidge, Ann Stevens et al are working tirelessy to secure funding. Eamonn was telling me of some exciting plans for this years Park, so if sponsors can be found then it should be a cracker.
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August 8/9 are the right dates for The Park as Burnsie correctly pointed out above and he’s also right about 9/10 May, which along with 12/13 September were supposed to be 2 day meetings on the International circuit, but I see now on the Formula Ford calendar that they list the September date (Leinster Trophy) as being on the National circuit … confusion reigns!
Park organisers are working away, and plan to highlight/launch the event as part of the Paddy’s day celebrations with a parade of cars through the city centre on Sunday 15th March. Not sure of the exact format just yet but would like to see the 3 Libre classes represented, if any of you fancy that little jaunt. On a similar note you may have heard about the upcoming Race Experience Day in Mondello on Sunday 1st March. Formula Libre, along with every other current class will have a presence there, and there will be opportunities during the day for the cars on our display to do a few laps. Following on from his successful track day in November, Alan Kessie has booked the circuit for another one on the day before, 28 February, and again, there will be separate sessions for single seaters if there are enough there to justify it Another development of interest to Libre is that the Tynagh circuit near Loughrea has been licensed to hold single seater testing. See the Libre website formulalibreireland.com for details of all these events |
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Regarding Formula Libre for '09:
Dan mentioned at the class meeting that there will be a few new faces in the two litre class. The Ilmor engines are coming along nicely. John Downey is moving from the Formula 5 that he has successfully peddled for the past couple of years to a '92 Reynard F3000 with a TVR 4.5 V8 lump. Coupled with the usual suspects, it looks like being another good year for Libre |
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May 30/31 Euroboss at Brands Hatch confirmed it would be great to see some of you come over............
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