Pembrey Classic 19 and 20 August

**Peter Mallett** · 6 Aug 2000, 19:35 (Ref:28754)

Two days of practice and racing courtesy of the BARC and the Classic Saloon Car Club of GB.

MG Car Club BC V8s are also on the bill.

Any takers?

**Craig** · 7 Aug 2000, 20:24 (Ref:28994)

grrr..!

Sorry Peter - i'm already booked for Powertour at Silverstone that weekend... and I can't miss any of the remaining Powertour or TOCA meetings as god only knows what'll happen to these next season!

As I said on the Oulton topic, can someone post the remaining dates for this year as i'd like to do another one if at all possible.

**Peter Mallett** · 8 Aug 2000, 06:57 (Ref:29069)

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Originally posted by Craig Antill
grrr..!

Sorry Peter - i'm already booked for Powertour at Silverstone that weekend... and I can't miss any of the remaining Powertour or TOCA meetings as god only knows what'll happen to these next season!

As I said on the Oulton topic, can someone post the remaining dates for this year as i'd like to do another one if at all possible.

Find it here blokee.

BTW. Due to geography, I won't be at Knockhill.

http://www.mallettracing.co.uk/reports.html

Tony Harman · 9 Aug 2000, 17:16 (Ref:29367)

This needs moving back up the top Peter !
Don't forget us lot - Classic single seater action with Classic FF1600 and URS Classic F2000. Shame the grids are a little on the small side. Pembrey's not really that far away... it just seems it, most people don't know there are that many junctions on the M4
We'll have the Jamun back out after a crank regrind and fixing the front brakes, (properley this time !)
See ya there.

Tony Harman · 9 Aug 2000, 17:33 (Ref:29370)

Just finished the Oulton Classic thread, seems like everyone had a great time really sorry we missed it.
If anyone is coming to Pembrey come say hello.

**Peter Mallett** · 10 Aug 2000, 15:49 (Ref:29601)

Hello.

**Peter Mallett** · 14 Aug 2000, 11:27 (Ref:30405)

It's next weekend and nobody's phoned to tell me that the car has blown up/engine needs replacing etc. Not long now.

Dan Friel · 14 Aug 2000, 11:31 (Ref:30407)

I would've thought about it - never been to Pembrey..

But it's know the rugby season also, and I shall be at The Stoop cheering on the 'Mighty' Quins as they stuff the Irish..

Marshal · 14 Aug 2000, 12:02 (Ref:30420)

Dan, Shame on you, how can you possibly be supporting Harlequins!

yelwoci · 14 Aug 2000, 17:26 (Ref:30491)

Tony,
I'll be there.
The RX7 will be doing both the Group1 and I-hour race.

IanC

Tony Harman · 14 Aug 2000, 17:56 (Ref:30503)

OK Ian, maybe this time I'll get to say hello, (not now Pete !). You CSCC guys certainly get a choice of races, maybe that's why your cars are always wearing out. Did you set up the formula structure so that you always got a choice of races maybe. Never seen any Colt Starion's in your bunch, I seem to remember them being really popular a few years back. I was hoping to try out an F2000 car on the Friday but that's not going to happen now, but we'll still go on Friday, see what everyone else is up to.

**Peter Mallett** · 15 Aug 2000, 10:16 (Ref:30664)

Last Friday, a colleague took the 6.30 flight from Schipol to Luton. The flight I usually take. I was not on it but neither was he. He finally landed at Luton at 12.30 am on Saturday! I may struggle to get there if the same thing happens again.

Not totally relevant but it puts this topic back to the top for a brief spell.

**Peter Mallett** · 15 Aug 2000, 10:20 (Ref:30665)

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Originally posted by Tony Harman
..................You CSCC guys certainly get a choice of races, maybe that's why your cars are always wearing out. Did you set up the formula structure so that you always got a choice of races maybe.

No, its just that we like to run longer races occaissionally. Its something which is becoming popular since we started the practice. Witness the Top Hat races. This year's 1 hour race is celebrating the club's 25th anniversary.

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Originally posted by Tony Harman Never seen any Colt Starion's in your bunch, I seem to remember them being really popular a few years back.

Doug Forbes runs one but its pretty unreliable. I reckon he spills more oil than the Exxon Valdiz.

Tony Harman · 15 Aug 2000, 10:36 (Ref:30670)

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Originally posted by Peter Mallett
Witness the Top Hat races.

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'scuse the ignorance but what are the Top Hat races ?

**Peter Mallett** · 15 Aug 2000, 10:46 (Ref:30672)

Julious Thurgood has developed a series of three (this year) 1 hour races for pre 65 touring cars. the first one was last year. The third one this year is at the Spa meeting in September.

SNH · 15 Aug 2000, 11:41 (Ref:30682)

'Top hat'

IC & me were talking about doing a series for G1 & below cars a while ago. We even had a date for Zandvoort.....

yelwoci · 15 Aug 2000, 11:53 (Ref:30688)

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Originally posted by Tony Harman Never seen any Colt Starion's in your bunch, I seem to remember them being really popular a few years back.

Doug Forbes runs one but its pretty unreliable. I reckon he spills more oil than the Exxon Valdiz.

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Doug was back out at Oulton, has the car sorted now.
He may well be at Pembrey.

Some b4st4rd stole his mate's Discovery out of the Paddock.
Took him 1.5days to get home.

I'm afraid...LOCK UP YOUR TOW VEHICLES!!!!

IanC

**Peter Mallett** · 15 Aug 2000, 11:56 (Ref:30689)

I saw Doug in Scrute but I didn't see him in the race. You sure he's got it sorted?

apguy · 15 Aug 2000, 12:08 (Ref:30694)

Doug's Starion is now competing in Classic Thunder not Group 1, which for my part is thankful. (He ploughed into the side of me at Donington and was the most ignorant bloke possible)
Might be something to do with not being able to find metal replacement panels. He already had one waiver granted to run fibreglass reproduction bumpers as he seems to have used up the UK's existing supplies.....

Tony Harman · 15 Aug 2000, 12:50 (Ref:30704)

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Originally posted by yelwoci

Some b4st4rd stole his mate's Discovery out of the Paddock.
Took him 1.5days to get home.

I'm afraid...LOCK UP YOUR TOW VEHICLES!!!!

IanC

Jeez, now that's really bad news, The amount of kit we all leave sitting around our cars when we wander off to chat somewhere could be really rich pickings for some. I guess if a vehicle was stolen they must have gone with intent, you don't just decide to do a TDA on the offchance at a race meeting.

yelwoci · 15 Aug 2000, 13:35 (Ref:30710)

He'd just gone to race and his crew were all in the pits.

The ironic thing is that they were going to offer Dave Howard the use of the the Disco to extract his wrecked XJ12 out of parc ferme.

His mate almost went back from the pits to offer it to Dave, but decided to do so afterwards!

IanC

**Peter Mallett** · 15 Aug 2000, 13:50 (Ref:30714)

How did you manage to stop your "how I fought off the attentions of Skid, Ian, David" etc.... post race debrief, for long enough to find out about Doug's Disco???

**Peter Mallett** · 16 Aug 2000, 15:52 (Ref:30926)

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Originally posted by Peter Mallett
It's next weekend and nobody's phoned to tell me that the car has blown up/engine needs replacing etc. Not long now.

Spoke toooooo soon. Got a bunch of e mails from welicoy today, all asking me to contact Boxridge. Thinking the worst I picked up the phone. Turns out my brake master cylinder is kaput and the front pads have cooked themselves to death!!

"Don't worry just send the cash" said this reassuringly friendly voice, "and all will be well come the race". AAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!

Good thing Boxridge are looking after me.

Tony Harman · 17 Aug 2000, 08:42 (Ref:31044)

Nice to be able to have someone looking after it for you, bit expensive though isn't it ?
Nearly popped in for a coffee yesterday Pete - was driving out of Schipol and saw the Kvaerner offices - is that where you are right now ?

**Peter Mallett** · 17 Aug 2000, 09:03 (Ref:31045)

Nope. I'm right next to Zoetermeer station. Didn't know we'd got offices near Schipol.

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