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3 Jul 2022, 15:42 (Ref:4117952)
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More from Delta: "Ok . P2 class and P 2 on index . Don't know about team award" Results out and "we are now 4 th ?" More to follow.
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3 Jul 2022, 16:31 (Ref:4117969)
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They got 2nd. Couple of pics to post later.
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3 Jul 2022, 17:42 (Ref:4117990)
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Combined classification of plateau 3 (addition of the three races) gives Stephens family 18th, first lotus Elite (Fillon/Raulin) 20th and Ingram/Rowley 25 th. 77 cars listed, 68 classified. Index of performance, first overall Fillon/Raulin, Ingram/Rowley second, Stephens family fourth. Conclusion? Even the brakes issue cant stop a good 356!
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Index: http://peterautoracing.alkamelsystem...E+MANS_CLASSIC
Combined: http://peterautoracing.alkamelsystem...E+MANS_CLASSIC Race 1 http://peterautoracing.alkamelsystem...E+MANS_CLASSIC race 2: http://peterautoracing.alkamelsystem...E+MANS_CLASSIC race 3: http://peterautoracing.alkamelsystem...E+MANS_CLASSIC |
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3 Jul 2022, 18:02 (Ref:4117998)
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And now an update. "Can't believe it. We won"
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3 Jul 2022, 21:19 (Ref:4118067)
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the aforementioned pictures:
Well done team. |
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4 Jul 2022, 06:46 (Ref:4118118)
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A weekend of nearly.
Two of Talbots were effected by electrical difficulties in night race where the overuse of fan whilst cars were being messed about with igoing to grid caused lack of power. The third car won first two races but the 80 year old oil pressure gauge read zero on way to forming up grid and GB so had to switch off. Turned out to be gauge! Bugger Elva had a puncture but ninth in round 3 showed what could have been and GT 40 went extremely well in R3 but door came open in first round that screwed that . Character forming |
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4 Jul 2022, 06:51 (Ref:4118119)
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So one of teams won team prize?
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4 Jul 2022, 07:44 (Ref:4118123)
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I was translating Iain's text messages so may have misunderstood.
Also I thought all GT40 doors popped open. |
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Dr Bobs 2022 tour.
Phew, totally exhausted.After a brilliant 3 hour at Spa " I raced with Brian Lambert in his MGB "we moved on to Le Mans.I have found a little house to rent not far from the Mulsanne "cheep as chips". Stewart "Delta son " and I went there straight from Spa and spent a couple of days out on the bikes.
We rolled into Le Mans Wednesday morning and after a fair bit of Gestapo marshaling we got set up in the camp site. I then got the car scrutineer-ed which took for ever but we passed. For some reason the three scruts took it in turn to look at the pedals. Guess they were looking for on board adjuster. So Thursday we took Robert out around the track "we brought a spare bike for him ". Then we went up to Arnarge for pizza and beer and then sleep which was my last for the whole weekend. I let Robert do most of qualy and I got a couple of laps in at the end. we did the same for night qualy although this was shortened so I did not get a full lap in . No matter. Think we were P 53 and P3 Elite.. 1st race went well but I did get very cross with Robert as he got us a 2 minuet time penalty for not slowing in slow zone. This was our first race at 3am,!. Some how we won the class in race 1. ?Race two went much better 6am Sunday morning and we climbed up the grid and finished P28 and P2 in class. By now I am feeling exhausted so sent Robert back to his hotel to get some sleep, I made the dissension not to drive in race 3 as I was totally cream cracker-ed by now. I got the car prepped and Robert drove brilliant in race 3 getting quicker all the time. We ended up P 2 in class and what I thought P 2 on handy-cap., We were getting congratulated from everyone but not really sure why. Results came out and we were only P4 on index so this was a big disappointment. Hoping to get some sort of prize we went to the awards and drank too much beer. From there " not being much of a drinker these days" it was all a bit of a daze. We were getting called up to the stage and collecting all these prizes and too this day I will never know why. I honestly think I must of been given the wrong trophy but its here now at Delta HQ and will be proudly displayed at the show next week.We also won a crash helmet which I thought I might try and auction . It would be so good to raise some money for charity from what was a most memorable weekend. Dr Bob will be up in the air somewhere by now on his way home. Safe travels Robert you have been a top team mate. Plans for 2023 already being made. |
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5 Jul 2022, 06:59 (Ref:4118278)
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Excellent report Iain very pleased for you and Dr Bob. Look forward to seeing the trophy next weekend.
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5 Jul 2022, 08:26 (Ref:4118283)
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Pleased you are sorted!
Well done Clever bloke put that team together for you.! |
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5 Jul 2022, 09:22 (Ref:4118292)
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Can't think who that could be.
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Dr Bobs 2022 tour
What a great experience, MGB at Spa and Elite at Le Mans - doesn't get much better, well done, |
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Well done Iain . . .
looking through results there was a load of hard cheese gremlins. Reminds me how Lucky Mike and I were. A good car and some luck on our side. A wry grin from me seeing one 'result' |
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Thanks for the updates and what a great tour. Well done Iain and Dr Bob. Great results and im sure many great memories.
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Iain - I am sure one of the awards was for reading the briefing notes!,
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As has already been mentioned our LMC started with brake issues (turned out to be a failing master cylinder) which led to us being back in 70th place on the grid for race 1.
We managed to drag the old girl up to p28 at the end of race 1 to then get penalised 12 seconds for accelerating too early out of a slow zone - only myself to blame on that one, back to p31! Race 2 saw us progress up to P18, race 3 saw us in P19, with some great battles in both races P18 overall on scratch and P4 on index. 220kph in a 1600cc 356….fastest we have ever been! Sadly we could not string the sectors together, but managed a 5.30 with a theoretical 5.28, so something to aim for if we go back, and we were quicker than all other Porsches in our Plateau, so were pretty pleased! This LMC was as spectacular, chaotic, frustrating as all previous versions with many sessions running at least an hour late - given our brake issues it meant very little sleep over the weekend and I am still knackered as I write this on Tuesday - although had to check what day it was, at LMC all sense of time and day disappears!
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136 MPH is not bad at all, presumably on the Mulsanne, the end of which you really need brakes!
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