Falken Mod Prod Cars

[greenamex2]

Originally Posted by ascona i2000

I dont know if denis's car is Terrys old one or not Al, we will have to ask him? Know not driving at silverstone as they are double headers and Jim and i decided that two qual and four races is to much for any car. I turned down a drive today at Brands in cscc tin tops with a friend in his little crx becuase of other commitments too. I will definatly be at Silverstone on the sunday next week though.

No it isn't.

The only previous history my car has was being used as a tax dodge in building my local Toyota garage. It then rotted for a couple of years behind the garage before I bought it and then developed it over the next 20 years (first sprinting, then Super Road Saloons, then Mod Prods and now Classic Thunder).

[Adrian Fuller]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Hi Dave,

Good times for sure and first known as the Budget Rent-a-Car Championship. As you know the championship was amalgamated with CTCRC Classic Thunder in 2007 which in my opinion was a mistake as the cars were steel bodied and fully glazed and would have been more suited with less mods to the Pre-93 championship which is what I down graded my IROC-Z for as it was totally outclassed in Classic Thunder.

Denis Bassom uses his Corolla from the championship in CT but he has chucked a massive amount of mods at the car as has Joss Roncetti and talking of which do not forget the Lotus Sunbeam contingency, I think we had 8 of em out at one stage and the Rover SDi's of Ray of Rovertec and his mates (he married Tom Walkinshaws daughter, I went to the reception on the way to Mallory!) and Ellis Bergman's Camaro it was like V8 City!

One of the reasons for the massive Capri contingency was we also started the Capri Challenge which was then amalgamated into the main championship, Dave Fuller's was unique by the fact that it ran a 2.4 Holbay Pinto engine and certainly surprised a few V6's.

Al, My memory tells me it was first known as the Tru Seal Mod Prods Championship.My Capri then owned by Steve "Twin Cam Tommy" Thomas raced in it from the first season

[Al Weyman]

Hi Adrian and welcome to 10/10ths my good friend, now Peter Mallet will at last have someone to talk Capris with! You are right of course it did start off as that but very quickly became Budget-Rent-a-Car due to Mr. Sheridan's connections bringing in the sponsorship. The Falken sponsorship came in later post Brian thanks to an approach via the importing agents and very good package it was as well, where have all these deals gone and why do a company like Falken decide they want to back a ruddy golf tournament instead of a race championship which must be where their core business lies? I do know some of the answers to that infact but it would be bit too controversal to publish here. BTW I will say it was definitely not for the reason that appeared in one of the motoring mags interviewing our Neil as that was a load of bunkum and way off the mark.

[micky rason]

blimey Adrian Fuller, cool daddy hows it going Adrian have you still got all the hair mate?

[Adrian Fuller]

Originally Posted by micky rason

blimey Adrian Fuller, cool daddy hows it going Adrian have you still got all the hair mate?

Good morning Michael ,how are you and how is your hair.........?
I've still got most of mine but I have to spread it around my head a little bit

It's about time you brought that Mini of your's back out again .If the Weyman and I can do it so can you.................

[Adrian Fuller]

Originally Posted by andypipe

I remember the Mondello trip well

Andy,I also remember the Mondello trip very well .It was June 1994 and I asked a young lady if she would like to come to Ireland for the weekend ,she came along enjoyed my company so much that she moved in with me two months later ,her name is Frances Fuller and now she is my dear wife.( also known as "The Gruppen Furher" )

So, as Al Weyman organised the trip I can blame my whole life on him ,He has cost me a bloody fortune..

I'll be in to see you this morning Al ,Need some really big CLAPPERS graphic's for my car as it will seen on TV in a few weeks time

[micky rason]

Ade have you still got the Falken Capri?

[Adrian Fuller]

Originally Posted by micky rason

Ade have you still got the Falken Capri?

Michael ,yes I have been racing it in the CTCRC Group one touring car championship for the last six years.Come down to Lydden on the 25th July we'll all be there

Adrian

[micky rason]

i might just do that mate it would be nice to see you. if i can find an engine for the mini i may come out to play one day. would have to work out which class and engine size to go for though.

oh and by the way ive got more hair now Adrian only you and my mum call me Michael

[MiniMadness]

Originally Posted by Adrian Fuller

Al, My memory tells me it was first known as the Tru Seal Mod Prods Championship.My Capri then owned by Steve "Twin Cam Tommy" Thomas raced in it from the first season

What colour was that gold ?

Blimey I'd completely forgotten about that 'Truseal Mod Prods'. I first saw them down at Lydden, I think I've still got the program

Now from what I can remember the Britnell brothers were racing their Mk2 RS2000s and Andy Pyke had his Mk1 Mexico. I even think Ellis Bergman might have been racing ? Plus there was a orange Sunbeam Lotus, but I don't remember his name, I think I was probably still going to school when these cars raced.

[Adrian Fuller]

Originally Posted by micky rason

i might just do that mate it would be nice to see you. if i can find an engine for the mini i may come out to play one day. would have to work out which class and engine size to go for though.

oh and by the way ive got more hair now Adrian only you and my mum call me Michael

That must mean your mum and I either have respect for you or think that you are still a child

If you get a copy of last weeks Autosport you can see a photo of brother David leading the pack in his M.G. Midget

[Al Weyman]

Originally Posted by MiniMadness

What colour was that gold ?

Blimey I'd completely forgotten about that 'Truseal Mod Prods'. I first saw them down at Lydden, I think I've still got the program

Now from what I can remember the Britnell brothers were racing their Mk2 RS2000s and Andy Pyke had his Mk1 Mexico. I even think Ellis Bergman might have been racing ? Plus there was a orange Sunbeam Lotus, but I don't remember his name, I think I was probably still going to school when these cars raced.

And you may have remembered a red Chevrolet Monza Spyder V8 driven hard into the bank and totalled by moi at the same meeting. That thing had a twist in the chassis and just would not turn right preferring to go straight on which it did at the end of the start finish straight! Such a shame never seen one raced over here before or after and so much potential in car the size of Vauxhall Coupe yet fitted with a 5.7 V8.

[micky rason]

Its an age thing obviously then, you, my mum . by the way Big Al calls me "Mick" but always write "Mike" again an age thing
can you guys suggest which class would be good for the Min as i am out of touch now. i have the option to go 1275 up to 1460 but may not fit all the regs as car is still as raced in falken spec (but no engine).

[Al Weyman]

1275cc + 60 thou would be legal for most historic stuff dunno about the arches though or go all out and race it in one of the specials like Classic Thunder and Dunlop Motorsport News championship.

[micky rason]

Hi Al
i would have to look at regs but classic thunder may be to modified dont you think? that red chevy looks like my opel manta i had, same colour as well that was tail happy with a (heavy)2ltr lump would be fum with 5.7 i recon. pehaps you should have taken up drag racing Al if it only wanted to go straight. by drag racing i mean in the car and not a dress of course