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750 tropy racers? Frazer Nashes?
Dammit, I can remember Birketts when there were teams of BENTLEYS, inc. Mother Gun! The complete results - and I mean complete; entry list, scratch and handicap positions every half hour, lap times by team and overall, best laps in team and individual oder; it's a statistitians dream - are on http://www.750mc.co.uk/images/upload...ur%20Relay.pdf John |
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Alas, John, no more...
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Well, what about a Holly Birkett for Pre 60 teams only? I can come up with loads of ideas for races and meetings to compensate for our slack calendar.
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Not as daft as it sounds, John, once the new South Circuit Pits are finished!
You could have Birkett Ancient and Modern, on the same day! |
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4 Nov 2010, 13:59 (Ref:2784918) | #31 | ||
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And with a bit of preparation you could allow mixed 'ancient and modern' teams to participate on different circuits so long as they were not on both circuits at the same time. That should make for complete confusion and would surely make the event about as unique as any event could be. Actually, could they be on the same part of the track for some of the time? Some racing on the 'long' circuit and some on the 'short'? Would require fewer marshals than running two circuits ..... |
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No need to do a handicap then, 'cos there wouldn't be any finishers. I have this vision of a scrapyard blocking the track. I think that we are entering the realms of the 'Lighter side'.
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4 Nov 2010, 22:10 (Ref:2785128) | #33 | ||
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Looking back at my gallery of the 2005 event I'm saddened how the variety of historic cars running has fallen. Having said that it was good to see this years cars running on the Bridge GP circuit with the chance to watch/shoot from various positions around the track.
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Of course next year there will, I believe, be a hotel (or building site) blocking the track but I suppose that doesn't count in the discussion really. On the other hand we could have a thread about the authenticity of 'historic' tracks .... or lack if it and whether the new variants are part of the reason for the apparently reduced numbers of meetings and competitors running older cars, particularly pre-WWII. Whilst tracks like Silverstone were not active at the time the cars were created, as far as I am aware, they became active at a time when pre-war racers would have represented a quite significant proportion of the nation's racing 'stock'. Presumably the selection of which runways to use and where to place the straw bales was, to some extent, influenced by that. Thus the tracks were suitable. A modern track with artificial chicanes to slow things down may be a less endearing proposition even for one-of-a-kind events that tradionally attracted a broad mix of bolides. Of course such an opinion may be more one of perception than reality. |
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5 Nov 2010, 12:09 (Ref:2785314) | #36 | ||
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I think that a 'historic' (small 'h' please) or even better 'classic', Birkett is a great idea!
Not sure about the same day - the prospect of racing on the 'Bridge' (Old GP circuit) is great plus. Two simultaneous races would need to use the Club and Southern circuits, and be less enjoyable. And is it necessary to start up a new series? The British Motor Heritage Four Hour Relay race is held under MGCC supervision at Snetterton. Apart from the duration, its regulations mirror those of the Birkett: http://www.mgcc.co.uk/images/motorsp...nettl_2010.pdf John |
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The MGCC race sounds good but the HSCC weren't invited........ Presumably the full grid was obtained, so no need for other historics. Last edited by simonb87; 5 Nov 2010 at 12:33. Reason: Updated |
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Whatever the plan is it looks like the historically memorable parts of the circuit (Woodcote in its day, now the exciting Bridge though it has only been around for a few years, and a few other bits that have been altered over time) are steadily being obliterated. |
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Off topic, but it would be a great shame to lose this circuit which seems to be well liked by all - drivers and spectators - personally I think this is the best of the Silverstone tracks. The National circuit isn't much fun in a low powered car and the new GP circuit probably isn't viable for club racing.
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