Birkett Relay 2007 - Page 3

IAN #51 · 13 Oct 2007, 18:13 (Ref:2039350)

Oh thats how you plan to to beat the mighty Spitfire Squadron this year eh Dave thats just what ive come to expect from your team.

Time lord just for your info The Spitfire Squadron will now be only five cars with Richy King dropping out.

TorqueWench · 14 Oct 2007, 12:49 (Ref:2039841)

In answer to someone's question: the chapman line up is

John Rees (cap) - S3
John Muirhead - S3 Super Seven
John Pringle - S4
John Hutchison - S2
Ian Chalmers - S4
Martyn Halliday - S3

Come and see us in Garage 2, or at the Green Man when its all over

johnw · 15 Oct 2007, 20:59 (Ref:2041114)

C'mon Timelord, lets have some more examples of the sandbaggers

Stacy · 15 Oct 2007, 21:35 (Ref:2041142)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMELORD

To the timekeepers room, by the crate-load!

Are you doing the handicaps as well as the on-the-day timing to correct all this stuff?

Or are these rather elastic definitions of accurate times going to stand till the day?

S.

TIMELORD · 16 Oct 2007, 06:14 (Ref:2041298)

The Timekeepers are solely responsible for the normal timing of the race. There will be a seperate licensed MSA Handicapper present who will oversee the Handicap. The Final Instructions state:

HANDICAPS: Provisional handicaps will be available from the Secretary's office at 08:00. Final handicaps will be available at approximately 10:30. Any queries regarding the handicaps should be directed to the Handicapper, who will be situated on the 1st floor of Race Control until the start of the race.

Stacy · 16 Oct 2007, 07:01 (Ref:2041313)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMELORD

The Timekeepers are solely responsible for the normal timing of the race. There will be a seperate licensed MSA Handicapper present who will oversee the Handicap. The Final Instructions state:

HANDICAPS: Provisional handicaps will be available from the Secretary's office at 08:00. Final handicaps will be available at approximately 10:30. Any queries regarding the handicaps should be directed to the Handicapper, who will be situated on the 1st floor of Race Control until the start of the race.

Splendid, thanks.

S.

johnw · 16 Oct 2007, 08:05 (Ref:2041359)

RTFM Stacy

Stacy · 16 Oct 2007, 08:42 (Ref:2041396)

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnw

RTFM Stacy

terence · 18 Oct 2007, 11:08 (Ref:2043439)

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnw

C'mon Timelord, lets have some more examples of the sandbaggers

If you look down the entry list--------

Tim the Grey · 26 Oct 2007, 11:38 (Ref:2051916)

Where, please? I'm struggling to find testing times anywhere...

Ta,

Tim

**Tim Falce** · 26 Oct 2007, 13:01 (Ref:2051982)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

Where, please? I'm struggling to find testing times anywhere...

Ta,

Tim

They're here

Tim the Grey · 26 Oct 2007, 19:44 (Ref:2052308)

Ah, NOW I get it...

Are these guesstimates, or outright fibs?

Only some of those bigger cars seem awfully expensive to go so slowly?

**Tim Falce** · 26 Oct 2007, 19:51 (Ref:2052313)

Well mine was a guesstimate. My best time ever is 1:10.67 but I have no proof as it was a few years ago.
They estimated my time (based on a lap of Pembrey) at 1.11 so they are not far out.

Shalders · 27 Oct 2007, 19:19 (Ref:2052811)

Anybody back home from this yet to post a brief result summary? I didn't get to stay until the end.... plenty of action in the first few hours I watched, not too many people treating it as an endurance race and the normal high quota of near misses on the pit straight!

**Tim Falce** · 27 Oct 2007, 19:45 (Ref:2052822)

I didn't get a results sheet but from memory Gold Arts won on track. We (The Grunties) came 17th on track, I think, and 44th on handicap although we had mechanical problems with two cars and one ran out of fuel on track.

Darren Holmes · 27 Oct 2007, 20:07 (Ref:2052836)

Congratulations to all involved, a great day - 6hrs on the bank flew by. Not much to do at Maggots, one car in on the first lap, one in the gravel later and an oil slick Exxon Valdez would have been proud of, not bad for 6hrs and a mad number of cars.

Glad I wasn't on the blue flag, they must have arms like Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight!!

Well done guys, and I think without exception you all acknowledged us on the "in lap" (easily pleased

)

ajp · 27 Oct 2007, 20:56 (Ref:2052867)

Scratch

1. Gold Arts
2. Nearly Six Sevens
3. Hart Attacks
4.Double Trouble
5. Wizz Kids
6. Caterham and Eggs
7. Northampton Motorsport
8. RGB West
9. Posh n Becs
10. Westfield Racers

Handicap

1. RAFMSA Flywheel
2. Northampton Motorsport
3. Rogue's Troopers
4. Old Farts on Speed
5. Team Tortoise
6. Roadrunners
7. Nearly Six Sevens
8. Gold Arts
9. Morgan for Fun
10. Morgan Lady and Gentlemen

Grandslammer · 27 Oct 2007, 21:12 (Ref:2052885)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darren Holmes

Glad I wasn't on the blue flag, they must have arms like Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight!!

As one of the flaggies on Beckett's centre,what can I say but "I'll be back"

Fun day,well done to all the Drivers

Just about thawed out

Tim the Grey · 27 Oct 2007, 21:23 (Ref:2052892)

Ah, you were over THERE?
I was parked on the Beckett's outside bank.
No, NOT in the Range Rover!
I was chatting to the young lady in orange just as things finished, having come back inside... It wasn't any warmer there, then anywhere.

Pix to come. Sadly, I don;t think think I took any looking your way, too much fencing...

BRRR.

Tim the Grey · 28 Oct 2007, 01:08 (Ref:2052992)

Lots of images here:
http://catmangler.smugmug.com/galler...9032#213669812
Let me know if you want the bigger versions?

**Asp** · 28 Oct 2007, 08:47 (Ref:2053073)

What a great meeting, had much fun in the pitlane, even if I feel that I walked more miles than some teams drove!
Well done to all the drivers / team managers / etc for getting the team to the finish, even if a few were running short of cars as time went on!
Thanks also for you patience at the start of qualifying when we had that nice long queue, but everyone got out with time to spare, so can't be a bad thing!

**John Turner** · 28 Oct 2007, 09:48 (Ref:2053106)

Good to meet you, Asp; sorry I didn't catch up with Falcemob or TimtG. It was great event with up to 50 cars on the track at one time and a wonderful variety of them, too. Since I regard most of the cars to a greater or lesser degree, historic, I will eventually put up one of my amateur pictorial reviews (as I think I did last year), in the Historic Racing Today Forum, unless someone beats me to it! Anyway, will let you know when it is started!

Grandslammer · 28 Oct 2007, 10:10 (Ref:2053121)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

Pix to come. Sadly, I don;t think think I took any looking your way, too much fencing...

There is quite a bit at Silverstone
http://catmangler.smugmug.com/galler...9032#213688865 second corner,first lap of a six hour race

Just finished looking through your gallery,nice pics,you took a couple then ?

Tim the Grey · 28 Oct 2007, 13:19 (Ref:2053241)

Cor blimey!
Over 9thousand hits this morning!

Sheesh...
Just please credit Tim Yorath if you use anything anywhere...

johnw · 28 Oct 2007, 13:43 (Ref:2053257)

Thanks to all of you marshalling on the bank and in the pits on what was another perishingly cold Silverstone day.
Great flagging and very friendly bunch in the pit lane.
Apart from the first lap second corner nonsense, great driving by all I encountered with plenty of use of the mirrors.
Good to see you again Asp.
Just off to look at Tim's gallery.

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