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Well done boys so proud of you. The spirit lives on with that little car. Just brilliant. Enjoy that beer Iain.
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Great result Iain, David and Peter.
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Many congratulations, must have been an awesome experience. Well done.
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Great result guys and well done. Safe journey home.
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It was a great run, not helped by the first stint problems but my two team mates plugged away and got the result. It's an interesting car to drive, not as quick as a B but better handling. It was an honour to share Gilbert this year. Thank you Mary, Iain and David.
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Double kwassants all round for you guys!
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Congratulations to all involved!
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Great going, guys. But more importantly, I hope that you really enjoyed yourselves because, surely, that's the reason that we all do or did it.
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Well done to Iain & all who helped get Gilbert & the Galaxie out there & to the finish !! Was great to see, especially when the 2 cars, (little & large !!) were running together, fo a while.
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Good to see you as well . Also good to catch. Up with Eddy V . Just the best to be back at Spa .?
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Was Mike's sister Mary competing with Gilbert in the Classic K race at Thruxton today ?
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Everything points to it being Mary at the wheel, including the fact that it was a Gilbern carrying the number 96, the number Gilbert wore when raced by Mike. If it was, Thruxton's a hell of a place to make your debut !
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Raced with David Smith, i think. DNF on 27 lap, no idea why.
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From the start of the race.
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Yes it was Mary's first race, and both she and the car performed well in the 1 hour 2 driver race.
Slight correction to Andy97, it wasn't a DNF but an NC, not classified as we didn't do 80% of the race distance of the class winner (which was a quick Porsche 911) Schoolboy error which I take the blame for. I had a storming start, getting ahead of the two rows in front. Fought to stay ahead and made them work hard to get back past me. Without a timer in the car I lost track of time and when I saw the pit board with a big arrow I pitted next time around. However it was only 15 minutes gone and Mary wasn't ready to jump in so I did another lap and handed over, the intention being to give Mary plenty of track time and maximum experience. I had said show me the board for a couple of laps so I know where to look, and it was this that was my undoing. By the finish we were a couple of laps short of 80% target hence the NC. Worse still I think it means Mary won't get an upgrade signature so we may need to do another meeting to ensure she gets 6 this season. Taking the positives there were several lessons learned, and with a blue sky and a lot of sun it was otherwise a perfect day's racing. Mike would have been mighty proud of his little sister - I know I am. Onwards and upwards ! |
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Yes it was me. You don't miss much and even noticed the number! The pictures show David behind the wheel. We did finish and it was amazing though I knew I was a wee bit slower than the rest of the group. Still it's early days.... such a shame about the NC result .....
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Good luck for next weekend with the CSCC at Brands, I'll be viewing and cheering from the South Bank terraces as usual, such an iconic car with Mike's memories.
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