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No, Neil has already destroyed one Starrion before that one!
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Yes I do believe it was, as I said everyone and I mean everyone who has owned it or driven it apart from the original constructer Tony (Lees?) has wrecked the thing. I used to race regularly against it and noticed if you pushed a bit hard from behind and the driver just got his foot in a nano second too soon exiting a bend, turbo comes in hard in and off into the kitty litter/armco/tyre wall etc etc. (ouch!).
Sorry Dennis did not see your post, so did Neil ever own the errant Starion. I am only guessing it was the same car. Last edited by Al Weyman; 11 Oct 2006 at 19:20. |
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Check out www.rocketracing.co.uk for Rons website. In the gallery threre are two pics of old Tiger. One with my Cars predecessor behind it at thruxton.
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18 Oct 2006, 14:15 (Ref:1741221) | #86 | ||
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Watched an old 1993 Castle Combe crash video the other night. Plenty of super road saloon action!! If anyone has pics from the "good ol days" how about posting them on here? I'm sure they would be well recieved.
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Alan Collinson (Rover SD1) Ruth & Jeremy Coates (Pair of SD1s - although I believe Ruth's rusted into oblivion, and Jeremy has been giving feeble excuses about having to re-roof his house preventing him from racing this year) I run a sort-of production Capri (ex BTTC motor), and my old man (Colin Vickers) races my old car - an actual road-going Capri - but neither of us were out & about in the old Slick50/ModProd days; we both went straight into Ace Vehicles. Sadly, Class D of the BARC NW championship has been suffering recently - we need more old bangers! Any old modified production will do... Cheers! Ade. |
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Tim Dodwell told me in his Xmas card that somebody had enquired abt me, so here I am. Forgive me but could you let me know when this incident happened at Castle Coombe, to be frank I cannot remember and I would love to, Road Saloons always bring back good memories. Your comment "that I was a nut case" is more than interesting, I should like to put the record straight. What car was I driving. I have kept all my race results so I could actually find the day if you give more info. What car where you driving and colour. Look forward to hear from you Take care Salvador Valiente |
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A blast from the past!!
Hi Salvador.... a very long time no hear/see. Welcome to the forums. Rob (Compton) Former peddaler of a horrid little Nova Sport/GTE/GSi in Supers. |
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Hi Salvador and welcome to the forums. I was driving a Sunbeam Talbot Ti White with the customary blue stripe, you were driving a black Golf GTi. Oh I only said 'bit of nutcase' not the full monty.
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14 Jan 2007, 15:20 (Ref:1814917) | #92 | ||
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What you mean Al, was that he was faster than you, and you couldn't keep up!!!!!
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I was always lead to believe you had to stay on the black stuff, well two wheels at least, we had to drive these things home remember. :-)
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Castle Coombe was always on of favourites tracks, before they put the chicanes. It did sort out the field very well. Incidentally my very 1st race was there, somebody took me off and lost my bumpers as a result, that was in September 1984, yesterday. Come on Al, more info please I want to pin point the occasion, thanks. Sal |
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The fastest way through old paddock (a mans corner) was to have the inside wheels on the green side of the inside kerb.....
Roger Lott was the best exponent of "use of the grass". While most of us when slower on the green bit, Roger was faster on it, than off it! |
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I just found a program from Coombe with us both on the same card, August the 8th 1987, bloody hell thats 20 years ago!
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All I recollect of the incident was my car was getting quicker and quicker through the season (after I followed the example of one of the rule makers I caught doing the act behind the shed at Snetterton and changed the springs alround for a different rate, rules stated everything had to be stock and I nievely kept to that!) and I think on this occassion I had managed to get out in front of you and you eventually closed in and was hassling me then came past through Coram totally on the grass and totally unexpected after I had left no space, I can still recollect the grass and mud being thrown up and having to lift off to let you back on the track.
Anyhow for what its worth shorty after I put the car on overall pole at Oulton only to be punted off on the slowing down lap by one of the Rovers I had just pipped and totalled the car leaving me with a big problem getting it and myself 200 miles home. After a conversation with Brian Sheridan whilst watching the race we decided to start the Racing Saloon Car Club and the Modified Production Saloons (ModProds) which was running up till 2006 and has now been merged with Classic Thunder, fancy coming back out? :-) |
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Hi Salvador. Been a long time.
Regards, Gary Cole. Al - Are you talking Combe or Snetterton for this incident? You've got me confused. |
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Its an age thing mate sorry, I meant Quarry, sounds a bit like Coram does'nt it, does'nt it???
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