Current Records - Can they go any lower? - Page 2

Lord Summerisle · 17 Dec 2006, 10:47 (Ref:1792668)

If you look at harewood over the last year
2005 - the record dropped below 50s for the long course with 2 drivers taking the record - Groves taking the record that day...
roll on one year and during practice several of the guys where getting times under 50s & Groves beating the record...
next day Scott lopped 3/4 of a second off the record

do at least we may well see next year with the same conditions the record possible sub49

Pike · 17 Dec 2006, 11:04 (Ref:1792686)

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Originally Posted by rescue dude

Don't you mean they get exciting to watch the regs change.

Yeah suppose there has to be something exciting about F1!!

ranoff · 17 Dec 2006, 11:29 (Ref:1792706)

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Originally Posted by Moose Baiter

The one that will go by the biggest margin on a fully dry weekend is Doune (possibly half a second)

If there is ever a dry weekend

Optimistic? Of course we are.

F1n · 18 Dec 2006, 16:41 (Ref:1793764)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

If there is ever a dry weekend

Optimistic? Of course we are.

NOW NOW! we have lots of sunshine up north, of course if a dry spell extends to a WHOLE weekend we tend to call it a drought!

blackx · 19 Dec 2006, 00:43 (Ref:1794202)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

If there is ever a dry weekend

Optimistic? Of course we are.

Bring your Bermuda shorts for June 2007

Pike · 19 Dec 2006, 20:08 (Ref:1795053)

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Originally Posted by blackx

Bring your Bermuda shorts for June 2007

Thats risky with all them midges about!!

blackx · 20 Dec 2006, 00:24 (Ref:1795306)

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Originally Posted by Pike

Thats risky with all them midges about!!

Do you seriously think any self respecting midge is gonna go near ranoff's legs

redturner37 · 24 Dec 2006, 11:10 (Ref:1798710)

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Originally Posted by Flymo

in europe you can run a F3000 car and sports cars upto 3litre. And there are a few turbo/supercharged car as well

I have only done one French hill-climb, so can't claim to be an expert, but wouldn't it make things a little bit more interesting in the UK if we adopted the European timing system, ie to 3 decimal places. Chopping smaller increments off, which actually showed on the clocks might give a little more incentive. Maybe we could also adopt the European start box system. I found this very interesting and it created a little battle of nerves with the startline chockman, the idea being to start as far back in the box as you could get away with, to get a flyer.

rescue dude · 24 Dec 2006, 14:43 (Ref:1798761)

Sounds interesting especially the start box thang.

Mmmm coming into Kennels even faster, no i don't think so mate.

blackx · 24 Dec 2006, 15:50 (Ref:1798779)

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Originally Posted by rescue dude

Mmmm coming into Kennels even faster

redturner37 · 24 Dec 2006, 17:24 (Ref:1798805)

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Originally Posted by rescue dude

Sounds interesting especially the start box thang.

Mmmm coming into Kennels even faster, no i don't think so mate.

the start box is only one ( 1 ) metre back from the start line, but it might improve things a bit.

ranoff · 29 Dec 2006, 17:56 (Ref:1801366)

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Originally Posted by blackx

Do you seriously think any self respecting midge is gonna go near ranoff's legs

I'm a bit slow in getting back to you on this one... But you are right!

And we do have a certain dress code when on duty at Shelsley. You may even catch me wearing cufflinks this coming season.

Coming back to the subject, I would like to see the three decimal places idea carried through but who will pay for the new displays?

The number of sector times was increased at Shelsley this year and some of you might remember me getting a little tongue tied on PA when trying to describe the additional sector which was from ess approach second speed beam to top ess exit.

blackx · 29 Dec 2006, 19:50 (Ref:1801420)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

The number of sector times was increased at Shelsley this year and some of you might remember me getting a little tongue tied on PA when trying to describe the additional sector which was from ess approach second speed beam to top ess exit.

We noticed but were far too polite to mention it in conversation

ranoff · 29 Dec 2006, 20:25 (Ref:1801437)

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Originally Posted by blackx

We noticed but were far too polite to mention it in conversation

I think you were probably asleep at the time...

Remember I still have the photos...

blackx · 29 Dec 2006, 20:45 (Ref:1801449)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

I think you were probably asleep at the time...

Remember I still have the photos...

Even your lens and cufflinks dont get you close enough to the unit at Shelsley

**Woolley** · 30 Dec 2006, 23:23 (Ref:1801992)

Why do I have this sneaking feeling that Rescue will be wearing cuff-links next season? And pink trousers, if the dress code is to be fully enforced.

Wandering left field of the topic, when was the last time the record was set by someone wearing cuff-links? It must have happened.

rescue dude · 31 Dec 2006, 09:24 (Ref:1802096)

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Originally Posted by Woolley

Why do I have this sneaking feeling that Rescue will be wearing cuff-links next season? And pink trousers, if the dress code is to be fully enforced.

Don't give us ideas like that because we will.

blackx · 31 Dec 2006, 09:32 (Ref:1802099)

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Originally Posted by rescue dude

Don't give us ideas like that because we will.

I might stretch to some cufflinks but pink trousers

ranoff · 31 Dec 2006, 16:43 (Ref:1802315)

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Originally Posted by rescue dude

Don't give us ideas like that because we will.

Oh, please! I reckon I could squeeze it into the weeklies... After all, they ran that piece about me eating my hat.

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Originally Posted by Woolley

Why do I have this sneaking feeling that Rescue will be wearing cuff-links next season? And pink trousers, if the dress code is to be fully enforced.

Wandering left field of the topic, when was the last time the record was set by someone wearing cuff-links? It must have happened.

Just searched through everything I have got. I reckon it might have been as far back as Henry Segrave in 1925. Surprising how through the 30's the drivers seem to have been in some sort of race suit.

blackx · 1 Jan 2007, 12:41 (Ref:1802794)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

Just searched through everything I have got. I reckon it might have been as far back as Henry Segrave in 1925. Surprising how through the 30's the drivers seem to have been in some sort of race suit.

Even so I bet they still wore their cravattes(sp?)

Steve Wilkinson · 2 Jan 2007, 09:47 (Ref:1803237)

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Originally Posted by blackx

Even so I bet they still wore their cravattes(sp?)

Mike Hawthorn in the 50s was still wearing a cravat when he raced for Ferrari.

I also found out while researching the post World War 2 racing that silk shirts were popular as they were lightweight and had some fire retardent properties.

Mind you how they drove in brogues I'll never know!!!

redturner37 · 2 Jan 2007, 21:48 (Ref:1804283)

and a tweed jacket.....

ranoff · 2 Jan 2007, 22:58 (Ref:1804338)

Tomorrow I shall be wearing my chequered flag cufflinks in the office, or perhaps the Brooklands Austin Seven ones...

Steve Wilkinson · 3 Jan 2007, 11:54 (Ref:1805044)

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Originally Posted by ranoff

... or perhaps the Brooklands Austin Seven ones...

Are they life size?

Fireblade · 3 Jan 2007, 14:38 (Ref:1805191)

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Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

I also found out while researching the post World War 2 racing that silk shirts were popular as they were lightweight and had some fire retardent properties.

Mind you how they drove in brogues I'll never know!!!

Don't forget that they had their valets along with them. Or as Jeeves would say - a gentlemans, gentleman.

I read about one driver of that era who had his batman along as the riding mechanic. Don't think the bloke had a choice either.

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