Spa 6 Hours 2005

**Peter Mallett** · 27 May 2005, 10:52 (Ref:1311462)

It falls to me to commence our annual ramble up to, around and away from the Spa 6 hours. Why? Because my entry goes in to Top Hat tomorrow.

zefarelly · 27 May 2005, 17:20 (Ref:1311753)

its gonna be a no go for me this year I think due to the state of the wife and the impending arrival of our first trainee mechanic !!!

**Peter Mallett** · 27 May 2005, 18:56 (Ref:1311821)

Yes but you are reaping the rewards of all the hard work you've been putting in. If you'll pardon the expression.

simon drabble · 31 May 2005, 06:38 (Ref:1315373)

My entry for 6 Hour is in and (sadly) paid for! Having always done TopHat etc.. and watched 6 Hour I am thrilled to actually doing it!

**Peter Mallett** · 31 May 2005, 06:45 (Ref:1315377)

Good luck to you.

john ruston · 31 May 2005, 09:55 (Ref:1315524)

Simon be careful !

simon drabble · 31 May 2005, 09:58 (Ref:1315526)

If I can qualify as well as your Merlyn did last year I will be very happy! I would like to finish near the pointy end but being realistic I will be happy to finish!

zefarelly · 31 May 2005, 13:35 (Ref:1315783)

I'd say a finish first time out in a 6 hour race would be an achievement in itself

as and when we've proved our cars reliability a bit more I'd like to have a crack at the 6 hour myself, assuming I can find some like minded idiots, sorry, competitors, to share the costs and driving . . .

**Peter Mallett** · 31 May 2005, 13:36 (Ref:1315785)

*Ahem*

zefarelly · 31 May 2005, 14:37 (Ref:1315848)

*ahem* noted Peter

I'd like to know what the class system is, is there a differrent one for saloon cars ? I know the car is eligible, and theres the Maskell Familys Anglia which competes.

jminsh · 31 May 2005, 14:49 (Ref:1315859)

I'm entered in the E'type again in the 6 hour , probabley take the FF as well (rude not to) maybe Brabham BT4 62 GP car aswell !

zefarelly · 1 Jun 2005, 09:25 (Ref:1316558)

Jminsh . . .how longs your trailer ?

jminsh · 1 Jun 2005, 10:01 (Ref:1316587)

big truck chap !

zefarelly · 1 Jun 2005, 10:14 (Ref:1316604)

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Originally Posted by jminsh

big truck chap !

nice, we where eying up an old coach the other week . . .car in the back, lounge/bar boudior in the front . . .you know the sort of thing . . . .would be perfect for spa, its just finding somewhere to keep it.

simon drabble · 1 Jun 2005, 10:34 (Ref:1316623)

Quote:

Originally Posted by zefarelly

Jminsh . . .how longs your trailer ?

Zef - I never had you down as a size queen!!!!

zefarelly · 1 Jun 2005, 13:37 (Ref:1316887)

ha ha . . . well I'm not queen size !

you stick to your vintage horse boxes

is Top Hat lumping everyone together again this year ? GT40's at the front, Morris minors at the back ?

**Peter Mallett** · 1 Jun 2005, 14:45 (Ref:1316952)

Yep.

simon drabble · 1 Jun 2005, 14:59 (Ref:1316965)

that should be exciting/terrifying if it rains.....

**Peter Mallett** · 2 Jun 2005, 06:48 (Ref:1317680)

Well if it rains the GT40's go slower and they're easier to overtake.

zefarelly · 2 Jun 2005, 09:22 (Ref:1317783)

good point Peter, I was quite suprised how slow they where to be honest, or should I say how unfast they where, I thought they'd be much quicker

it was the Chevron and the Dulon that frightened the living daylights out of me ! the RS escort and BMW batmobile wherent hanging around either

simon drabble · 2 Jun 2005, 09:26 (Ref:1317787)

the contrast of 70's cars on yoki's against appdx k dunlops in the corners when damp is the frightening part... especially if the 70's pilote is not used to how the dunlop shod cars slide around in the wet

**Peter Mallett** · 2 Jun 2005, 09:30 (Ref:1317792)

Yes but they can't run on Yoki's anymore. And also the Group 2 cars such as the Batmobile have to run on the L section tyres.

Also its pretty clear to me that 90% of the drivers out there are experienced enough to give the L section tyred cars a wider berth in corners. I do make the exception for Mustang drivers who don't know how un grippy their tyres really are.

simon drabble · 2 Jun 2005, 09:46 (Ref:1317805)

there were several at Donington in the Sebring Salute race on Avons and Yoki's....

zefarelly · 2 Jun 2005, 10:22 (Ref:1317841)

I was suprised once or twice at Spa, but on the whole I was very impressed with the driving standard, with one or two minor exceptions of road hogging reports and a roll by the MKVII Jag causing a safety car

**Peter Mallett** · 2 Jun 2005, 10:40 (Ref:1317865)

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon drabble

there were several at Donington in the Sebring Salute race on Avons and Yoki's....

Hmm,

Well somebody should be checking then. They do in Top Hat and 70's saloons.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zefarelly

I was suprised once or twice at Spa, but on the whole I was very impressed with the driving standard, with one or two minor exceptions of road hogging reports and a roll by the MKVII Jag causing a safety car

You get this with a diversity of drivers who may or may not have exoperience of the circuit. The "road hog" to whom you refer is reknowned for it. Just overtake him as agressively as possible. He soon gets the message.

I don't know where tha Jag rolled but I suspect it was Puhon(?). If so its not unusual for this to happen there, which is why you need to respect that corner in particular.

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