HSCC Opening Meeting for 2011 - Page 2

terence · 20 Mar 2011, 06:45 (Ref:2849896)

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Originally Posted by john ruston

Confused with Donington Festival.I am very old!

So is Iain,but he remembered its today.

terence · 20 Mar 2011, 06:47 (Ref:2849897)

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Originally Posted by john ruston

Confused with Donington Festival.I am very old!

So is Iain,but he remembered its today.

That car really is something John,got a taste for them when we transported the Buick version several years ago at CMS.

**Peter Mallett** · 20 Mar 2011, 09:45 (Ref:2849947)

Sadly, workload has overtaken ambition so I'm stuck indoors today.

**John Turner** · 20 Mar 2011, 10:14 (Ref:2849965)

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Originally Posted by zefarelly

THere can't be many marques that can bost a 100% survival rate of any one model after 45 years I think they only made 3 GT160's?)

Yes, although only one was completed at the Trojan factory. There's a short but very informative piece about these 3 cars in the long out of print (1974) 'Specialist Sports Cars' by Peter Filby. The book has a pic of the only one that remained 'original' and carried the reg no. JMR 985E. The Le Mans car was substantially lightened version as the original body was overweight due apparently to Fissore of Italy reading weight limits in Kilos rather than pounds! The third car was drastically altered take a Buick 3.5 V8! Very interesting cars and lovely to see this one out.

simon drabble · 20 Mar 2011, 18:09 (Ref:2850147)

looking at the Guards results it seems that there are now enough pre 66 cars to run Guards as it was in period F and let the Chevrons etc have there own race....

zefarelly · 20 Mar 2011, 20:49 (Ref:2850224)

that is a tasty motor . . . .

John, I have the book, and have been quizzing some older friends . . .one of whom served his apprentiship at Trojaan works, although all his memories, trophies etc are of Italy's finest export. Lambretta!

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Originally Posted by Giraffe138

By giraffe138 at 2011-02-26

By giraffe138 at 2011-03-19

delta · 20 Mar 2011, 21:03 (Ref:2850232)

Mixed day for 10/10thers today. We had a class win, Ben won the F3 race but i here had a missfire in FFord.Colin threw away a good place in Historic saloons.

Bad luck ,actually rotton luck poor old Robyn lost oil pressure in collecting area. Good too see you still smiling mate.Thanks for the help with the Volpini.

Im sure Grant will post some pic's.

grantp · 21 Mar 2011, 00:57 (Ref:2850338)

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Originally Posted by delta

Mixed day for 10/10thers today. We had a class win, Ben won the F3 race but i here had a missfire in FFord.Colin threw away a good place in Historic saloons.

Bad luck ,actually rotton luck poor old Robyn lost oil pressure in collecting area. Good too see you still smiling mate.Thanks for the help with the Volpini.

Im sure Grant will post some pic's.

I will when I can persuade the darned processing software to stop crashing randomly. Never done that before today. Hmm, it's just done it again.

Start over time I think - there may be a short delay. 4 hours seemingly wasted this evening though, wjhich is rather annoying.

Didn't realise there was going to be a night race today - it was very dark by the time the final chequered dropped. Mostly due to clouds rather than the time.

terence · 21 Mar 2011, 05:35 (Ref:2850397)

Cant wait to see them Grant,no doubt they will be as good as those you sent me, thank you.

gary396 · 21 Mar 2011, 08:58 (Ref:2850437)

Good day's entertainment. Will post some race photos later. For now though a couple to show that looks like it proved expensive for one or two competitors.

zefarelly · 21 Mar 2011, 11:59 (Ref:2850520)

I bet TT was rubbing his hands together looking at an Elan pile up!

Teddington Ted · 21 Mar 2011, 12:28 (Ref:2850539)

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Originally Posted by simon drabble

looking at the Guards results it seems that there are now enough pre 66 cars to run Guards as it was in period F and let the Chevrons etc have there own race....

Yes, yes, yes.

Apparently there are more 1840 MGBs that want to come and play so if they do throughout the year maybe, maybe we can have more GT only races in 2012.

Mark

zefarelly · 21 Mar 2011, 12:56 (Ref:2850552)

I didn't think there where any 1840 MGB's ? or at least no more than their are 1558 twin cams!

retrognome · 21 Mar 2011, 14:04 (Ref:2850586)

Great day of racing. Report and results up, with images to follow by five oclock, lots of spins and flying fibreglass at ww.retro-speed.co.uk

skentellytubby · 21 Mar 2011, 14:06 (Ref:2850590)

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Originally Posted by Teddington Ted

Yes, yes, yes.

Apparently there are more 1840 MGBs that want to come and play so if they do throughout the year maybe, maybe we can have more GT only races in 2012.

Mark

I'm one of them, certainly hope to be out a few times with my shiny new 1840 ish engine.

retrognome · 21 Mar 2011, 14:14 (Ref:2850594)

Here are a couple from the gallery www.retro-speed.co.uk Please note copyright

Derwent Motorsp · 21 Mar 2011, 14:36 (Ref:2850609)

What's an 1840 engine? I did not know such things actually existed! LOL

105 Mad · 21 Mar 2011, 16:57 (Ref:2850685)

I should have been at Donington in the HTC as well.

Unfortunatly, not having the car ready in time is particulaly annoying, not having it ready because someone else didn't have the engine ready in time left me speechless.

Looks like I could have picked up some handy points as well. Missing the first round always puts you on the back foot.

terence · 21 Mar 2011, 16:58 (Ref:2850686)

Oh they do,they do!

gary396 · 21 Mar 2011, 17:10 (Ref:2850690)

Okay, a few from the first race of the day - the 70s Road Sports, which proved to be quite keenly battled at the front with three different leaders who eventually took the first three positions; Richard Plant in a Morgan Plus 8 finishing first. Decent battles all the way down as well.

gary396 · 21 Mar 2011, 17:18 (Ref:2850693)

Another batch from that race:

zefarelly · 21 Mar 2011, 17:24 (Ref:2850698)

wow, a pink scimitar with siliy tyres, thats not something you see every day.

gary396 · 21 Mar 2011, 17:54 (Ref:2850709)

The second race of the day was another close fought one with just a few seconds separating the top three who maintained grid order from start to finish with Jamie Bradshaw crossing the line first in his Merlyn just 1.669 seconds in front of Ian Ashley.

Mike Bell · 21 Mar 2011, 18:13 (Ref:2850718)

Nice pics, thanks Gary! Like the Alpine and looks from results as if it was going quite well.

compte deGraves · 21 Mar 2011, 18:25 (Ref:2850723)

Big thanks to Iain for presenting the Volpini in immaculate condition and in perfect mechanical order straight out of the box for Ashley-Brown.

It is of great credit to the Delta Team that the season is underway with a successful finish in the points.

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