The Spa 6 hours, 2008 - The Event!

[fangio]

Dear Ced,

Any more pics of our Shelby nr 52??

[Tim Falce]

My pictures here

[terence]

Some excellent pix Tim,many thanks.

[simon drabble]

Originally Posted by jminsh

Bring it on i say ,i know ours is legal .

As for the GT40's if you look at Julian Rouse's pole time in Richards Meins's it was v quick,unfortunatley they don't seem to be able to get them to the end ??

have to say I love your car and watching your first driver taking it down Craners on a wet circuit fully committed was a joy to see!
The GT40's do seem to have a high attrition rate. It will be a good thing if they become more strict as MGB's doing 3.06 doesn't sound right at all!!

[terence]

It is NOT right Simon.There was one that came past running up to Le Combe,OK,nothing wrong with that but when its pushing a Mustang GT350? The thing I do not understand with the GT40s[apart from doors opening]is how did they ever complete 24hrs,where the works using Volvo rockers etc.

[simon drabble]

were the GT40's pre 66 very reliable? I thought it was the later ones that did well at Le MAns but I am happy to be corrected

[john ruston]

GT 40's ,apart from Richard Meins,were badly prepared.The E Type of the Minshaws was as usual well prepared and deserved its win.Two good blokes .

[simon drabble]

Richard Meins car had its windscreen broken by a marshall smashing his torch on it trying to stop the mechanics pushing the car off the pit lane.

[delta]

Originally Posted by rogerwills

A real shame the 2 events clashed!

Word on the street is that dates clash next year as well. Just back from 5 days at Donnington will report in later this evening if my Daughter lets me on lap top.

[simon drabble]

which two events?

[john ruston]

Simon,Check the GT40 Story.

[terence]

Originally Posted by simon drabble

were the GT40's pre 66 very reliable? I thought it was the later ones that did well at Le MAns but I am happy to be corrected

Quite correct,but the question was not on dates but how?
Yes I agree the Minshaws car was impecably prepped/driven as usual and the win was deserved.

[john ruston]

The GT 40 247's did not work in 64,65 and it needed 7 litres in 66 and 67.Back with smaller engines in 68 and 69.The engines now work based on what happened in late 60's.The increase in speed in past three years is that performance word,wasted money.The Chris Childs car from about four years ago was the last proper Historic GT 40 Car running at the front.

[Eddy V]

Originally Posted by simon drabble

Richard Meins car had its windscreen broken by a marshall smashing his torch on it trying to stop the mechanics pushing the car off the pit lane.

I didn't write a thing, but they were ordered by RC to stop that car going back to it's pit, whatever it took. A very cowardly decision by them to use marshals for that. If the car did get help from mechanics trackside, they just should have let the car come in and disqualify it.
That the marshals at Spa break things (probably by accident) doesn't surprise me, standards are getting very low. I had been following the radiotalk for a while and felt it going wrong, as everybody was getting overly exited.

[terence]

Standards getting very low? Does that reffer to the grid formation marshals as well.?

[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by simon drabble

which two events?

Spa 6 hrs and ADAC 400km meeting at the 'ring...
(sorry, it's a slightly off-topic parallel thead, I won't further it)

[Eddy V]

Different breed them at Spa, Terry. They don't really see themselves as marshals.
Anyhow, the second I set foot at Spa, the standard p****s off.

[delta]

Years gone by and the Marshalls came and got drivers and cars to go to assembly area in grid order. Did'nt happen this year. Think it showed but at the end of the day its not hard to have a look at grid sheet and see what row you are on.

[Peter Mallett]

Grid sheet? There's a grid sheet? Nobody told me about grid sheets!

[Tim Falce]

Delta, in the shopping centre most of the drivers for Barry's race started to arrange themselves in what we thought would be near enough grid order ready to be lined up. Then they opened the gate and just called everyone onto the track in no particular order at all so it all went a bit pear shaped at the end.

[john ruston]

Was it totally a Marshals problem.?The torch and the window incident

[delta]

Originally Posted by Eddy V

Maybe we could have a pre event get together next year on the Thursday at Beau Site, along with a guided bustour around the old track? Bet Iain will sign up first for that.

Sounds brilliant and i hear you have logged on to our FF2000 site. Excelent.

[delta]

Originally Posted by terence bower

What,where the yank tank chopped him?

Oyh is that me your talking about Terrance

[terence]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Grid sheet? There's a grid sheet? Nobody told me about grid sheets!

Its ok Peter,the grid marshals did'nt have one either.

[terence]

Originally Posted by delta

Oyh is that me your talking about Terrance

Yours was not the only one out there Iain