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Esper.Thanks for pre war posting but its not me as I only went to watch as had no cars there except had an interest in the John Polson driven car but him and his father Ian build and look after it
6 hrs was so much better this year and Mr H you are correct it is one of the Top Four meetings.We should be back next year in pre war and 6hrs assuming we have anything left after LMC.Pre war car in 6hrs now theres a thought! |
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I noticed a big shift in lighting, but still many cars with neon modern lights, as Roger has proved you can do it with ordinary lights, they should exclude or remopve any non period lighting fully next year, not just say one thing and then half heartedly enforce it.
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great pics tatounet, great one of Rogers car in the dark, and another of Peter for Johngee to check for legality
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Just to let everyone know. We're bringing Iain Rowley home on Thursday. Then the real trouble begins - trying to ensure that he doesn't try to do too much too soon!
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Jeremy,If the organisers wont play ball,how on earth can you do better for us next year? Seem,s a monumental task for one man.I,d have thought that it would be easier to have someone at the bottom of the pit lane just to look at the lights as the cars go out.
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Terry, if the organisers won't play ball then the FiA pull their status ?
fantastic shots, amazing how odd my front suspension set up looks compared to some cars from some angles, I need to work on that, not quite sure how, but blue printing will be the start ! |
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Your lucky you can view them Zef,I dont seem to be able to!. The FIA will have to do something pretty dramatic to make anyone sit up and take notice.One can only live in hope,although Spa was as good as it usually is,I must admit to feeling a bit pee,ed off by some of the outragious performances by some of the cars,did,nt seem to be too much in the way of cars/papers being pulled!
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Looks like you need some more negative camber to me.....
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The meeting at Spa was a Belgian national event, the FIA had no role or ability to have a role at the event.They derogate all matters of national sport to the ASN -RACB in this case-and finish.
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Nice pictures, nice to see Dave Tetly get the Rover out, it looks good in the pictures how did it go?
Does look a little wanting on the camber side on the front of the Cortina Zef! |
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It ws my first visit to Spa 6 hours. It was great. I would like to excuse to all of those I got in the way during the Top Hat race in my white, with red stripe, Cortina GT. We got the rear gearing wrong. The problem of legal and non-legals cars has been raised here often. As Eddy writes "they couldn´t care less". It´s all in the hands of the series promotor (U2TC or Master) to regulate what type of cars (year, cubic, type) they want in their series, and they have to enforce these regulations, by having appointed somebody as their technical scutineering. Regards Henrik Pedersen Cortina GT |
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It has never, ever been different Terri. All they care about is free food and drink, lots of it.
They will however come into action for one reason: bring one of their little friends (Belgian french speaking drivers) into problems and you will be hit hard, even if you're right. |
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not so balck and white guys, six hours is improving and the direction is ok. just some good objectives for next year and some more goals achieved. the tyre thing is good now. the lighting on cars gets better. so whats up for next year?
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Eddy, great to see you as well, the team where all very grateful for the Preparation H delivery also fantastic to meet Henrik and his son Jakob in their GT from Denmark, I'm not alone ! and I haven't forgotten Hugo from Holland who passed briefly (where was your GT!!!)
a few more GT's and some Giulia Tis, along with Rileys and Rootes group tin tops would make a great midfield race, and indeed fill in the gaps in the times . . . . and yes Al, seeing the P6 was a highlight for me, along with the GN special which posted exceptional lap times on shopper bike tyres, impressive to say the least I was gutted to see the P6 pull off after the first lap of Barrys race, someone mentioned it was an Alan Mann prepared car origionally ? ? ? along with anglias, fiats and R8's, NSU's etc in the pint sized tin tops for that matter . . . . come on Dads, get the offspring started on something sensible !!! |
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free food and drinks was mainly with the dutch this year. its the world upside down isn't it????
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I forgot to mention earlier . . . Gordon 'whiskers' Streeter is (as far as I know) still there, he popped his head in our camp on Sunday evening with a large grin, dirty fingers and a clutch actuating rod . . . he lost his Clutch mid race, remembered where, and after track close, walked a lap to the position, scoured round and found the bits, I gave him our clutch spares just in case, but he was confident he could fix it having found the important link. no doubt he'll be on the pace next weekend, a 3:09 on Sunday wasn't too shabby for starters anyway!
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