Heritage Gt Challenge - Page 3

Rikki Cann · 24 Feb 2011, 07:51 (Ref:2836010)

Great to see you all yesterday after the looong winter hibernation, good to see Gord and Whizzo misbehaving (well slightly), the hgtcc was well supported which is great to see, I cannot wait to see the "shelby superperformance" at the next heritage race.

A big thanks to Ross for allowing Lauren to be taken around the circuit in the Bullit and to Whizzo for taking her out in the car, she did not know you could go around brands that fast and in the wet

, trouble is now she wants our Elite to do the same

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gt917 · 24 Feb 2011, 09:39 (Ref:2836068)

Dank, wet, miserable weather .......

Great day.

Special thanks to Rikki, Terry (Pantera) and John Wilson for good conversation and interest, Heritage and Kim and that hot water urn!

To finish day off well, finally got back to Suffolk despite M25 parking lot, to the FORC monthly event, to be thoroughly entertained by Paddy Hopkirk.

GT.

jacobyte · 24 Feb 2011, 10:58 (Ref:2836095)

James Whelan here (Shelby/Superformance Coupe) - It was good to meet some new friendly faces yesterday, and no doubt I'll actually remember some names over the coming months. I'm looking forward to some fun events with all you oldies.

Thanks Rikki for the very enjoyable slippery session in the Elite. Afterwards I was down near Gatwick where a friend has (among other cars) a few Elites in the workshop, one of which was a brand new completely bare Elite shell, great stuff.

My distributor still hasn't arrived from the US, so I'm sitting here making pretend brrrm brrrm noises.

car35 · 24 Feb 2011, 23:43 (Ref:2836484)

Great day and surprised so many people made the trip despite the weather! I think we won the award for best supported series.

I enjoyed my trip in the Bullet and the encouragement Joss and his team gave me as I took out the Esprit for the first time.....on dry tyres!

Still not sure why they cheered evreytime I completed a lap.

BILTEL · 25 Feb 2011, 00:02 (Ref:2836492)

Whizzo and I had a great day, thanks Joss. Did take an age to get home though. Nice to to meet you Gordon.

Ben Shuckburgh · 1 Mar 2011, 15:30 (Ref:2838467)

Love this vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxW72d1_0u8[/QUOTE]

Great little clip - thanks

car35 · 17 Mar 2011, 21:39 (Ref:2847774)

Video just releases from MSVR of Media Day;

http://www.heritagegtcc.co.uk/Cars&Drivers/

My engine is ready for collection, damper have arrived, gearbox also so now need to take some time off to put back together.

How you guys doing

joss Ronchetti · 17 Mar 2011, 23:08 (Ref:2847813)

Out testing the new dampers next Wednesday @ Mallory with Jules Westwood and 'the man from Ohlins' hoping to find a little more pace in time for round one of the Classic Thunder Saloon Car Championship @ Oulton on the following Saturday 26th

Loads of new quick/cars including 2 ex Champions and cars from the CSL Cup and Khumo BMW's, Craig Davies has dug another 100BHP out the Brooklyn Sierra Cossie, 2 new Cupras, ex Supertourers, a brace of Scooby Clinics Finest, 7 Litre Ford Falcon V8 Supercar, Andy Wilsons ex Steve Scott Escort Cossie, Track Drivers Stacey Vickers Bonkers RX7, 700BHP RWD Escort, Screaming RWD Corolla, the old and new Mini, to name a few. I think its going to be a great season for both Heritage and Classic Thunder

jacobyte · 18 Mar 2011, 08:11 (Ref:2847968)

I certainly won't make Silverstone; whilst the car cames with a massive rear 6pt cage/hoop, there is no room to fit a front cage, so working on a solution will take too long. Hopefully we'll be OK for Snet.

It's also eaten 2 starter motors, which is rather inconvenient.

Rikki Cann · 18 Mar 2011, 08:13 (Ref:2847971)

Our diff should be finished today, engine finished this Saturday then it will be plenty of late nights finishing off the Aston ready for testing, its funny but we started (like most I guess) last November to strip the car down, inspect it then start improving and generally service it and here we are a couple of weeks before its first test with a car in a million bits

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Racing, dont you just love it ?

GORDON STREETER · 18 Mar 2011, 08:34 (Ref:2847985)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rikki Cann

and here we are a couple of weeks before its first test with a car in a million bits

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Racing, don't you just love it ?

I thought that was normal Rikki ! I remember finishing an untried car on a Saturday afternoon and then
driving to Mallory Park kipping in the van and winning on the Sunday

gt917 · 18 Mar 2011, 12:21 (Ref:2848066)

Mad , expensive rush to get both of mine ready.

40 is all complete and just needs suspension readjusting. Oh, and the engine to drop back in !!!! Brian Randall said it would be going on the dyno yesterday but i think there is more chance of being struck by lightning twice in one day !!
917 is all intact but i,ve taken it over to Nick Parravani to have a new and hopefully (sad really, as i had got away with it for so many years) quieter silencing system made up. That will add a few kgs and mess up the look of the rear end !! Certainly won,t help its handling with that extra weight up its rear!! New set of CR82s next week, extinguisher refill and we are ready to go, exept i doubt i,ll race at Silverstone as i have a Gulf Oil Garage promotion in Devon to carry out with it just a few days before. We will definitely come along though to support and cheer you all along.
I am booked for Snetterton and onwards though.

GT.

car35 · 26 Mar 2011, 09:25 (Ref:2853415)

Season Opener in three weeks.

50 minutes on the full GP circuit at Silverstone, dont often get an offer like that.

Better get my finger out, testing next friday!

jacobyte · 11 Apr 2011, 14:26 (Ref:2861920)

John, are you down to race this Sunday? I need to ask a few cobra-related things, so it would be convenient (I promise not to let your tyres down in the collecting area).

I won't be racing, but will be bring the Daytona up to meet some new folk and watch the action.

Everything should be ready for Snet.

Rikki Cann · 18 Apr 2011, 06:36 (Ref:2865480)

John, I see you had a great qualifying with a pole

, What happened in the race? I hope all is well mate.

pauln · 18 Apr 2011, 13:50 (Ref:2865729)

I've just spent the weekend marshalling at Becketts Centre and was thoroughly entertained by you folks in both qualifying and the race. Lovely cars and proper but fair racing. Thank you all.

car35 · 18 Apr 2011, 21:14 (Ref:2866075)

Thankyou for bringing my car back....and Tiff.

Great start to the season Tiff managed an impressive Pole despite never having driven either the car or the arena circuit before in just three laps. 10 minutes earlier he was looking at the circuit plan!

Unfortunately his race was cut short when he lost a wheel. This handed the lead to a smoking John Wilson who lost out to a hard charging Oli Bryant on the final lap.

Personally I enjoyed watching the two BDG Mk1 Escorts battling the whole race. Wicked!

Next race Snetterton 300 on the 28th May , two 40 minute races in one day!

brands · 19 Apr 2011, 13:26 (Ref:2866454)

I really enjoyed the qually and race. Will post a few pictures when I get the chance to sort through them.

GORDON STREETER · 20 Apr 2011, 13:56 (Ref:2866990)

While I "swan about" in Spain, spare a thought for Norman Ricketts who used to race in the Heritage series.
He has been in Stoke Mandeville hospital for some time on life support with an unknown infection.
I get an update most days from Anne and it looks like a "long haul" before he's better !

brands · 20 Apr 2011, 16:47 (Ref:2867064)

A few images from qualifying and the race. If there is smoke in the picture it means the MG is close by.

brands · 20 Apr 2011, 16:52 (Ref:2867068)

and a few more

**Peter Mallett** · 20 Apr 2011, 17:11 (Ref:2867078)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

While I "swan about" in Spain, spare a thought for Norman Ricketts who used to race in the Heritage series.
He has been in Stoke Mandeville hospital for some time on life support with an unknown infection.
I get an update most days from Anne and it looks like a "long haul" before he's better !

Bloody hell, I hadn't heard this. If you talk to Anne please pass on my best wishes. He's been very helpful to me in the past. His windscreen on his Cortina used to carry the proclamation "Annie Its Me!"

Rikki Cann · 21 Apr 2011, 06:51 (Ref:2867351)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

While I "swan about" in Spain, spare a thought for Norman Ricketts who used to race in the Heritage series.
He has been in Stoke Mandeville hospital for some time on life support with an unknown infection.
I get an update most days from Anne and it looks like a "long haul" before he's better !

So sorry to hear this Gord, can you pass on our very best wishes and thoughts to "Storming Norman", speedy recovery mate.

gt917 · 7 May 2011, 09:41 (Ref:2875733)

Sadly looks like i,m not going to be out for Snetterton Heritage races as Porsche engine now out and having to undergo complete strip and rebuild.
Number five bank completely destroyed last Saturday at Snett.

Anyone have a wrecked 3.6 964 Porsche laying around ??

**John Turner** · 8 May 2011, 08:08 (Ref:2876599)

Bad luck, Graham; a tad messy. Hope you get it sorted soon.

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