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Old 28 Dec 2018, 15:19 (Ref:3872816)   #1
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Old 29 Dec 2018, 09:57 (Ref:3872974)   #2
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Is the Ford Escort race returning?
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Is the Ford Escort race returning?
It’s on the schedule (for two short races) if there’s enough support.
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From the HSCC....

"Following the success of our Ford Escort race at our Brands Indy race meeting last year we, as promised, have put another opportunity for you to race at our meeting on 21st September."

Entry form now on HSCC website.
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Old 12 Sep 2019, 18:09 (Ref:3927604)   #5
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Entry List

https://hscc.org.uk/wp-content/uploa...rands-Indy.pdf

Some good, some not so good.

Only 8 Escorts which is a little disappointing.
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Old 22 Sep 2019, 09:23 (Ref:3929372)   #6
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Well that didn’t go to plan....

Ten Escorts in qually, down to 9 after the Tom Walkinshaw tribute RS2000 dropped out.

Black Zakspeed Mk2 lost it at Paddock on opening lap taking out another Mk1 and blocking the track at the bottom of Paddock leaving Daniel nowhere to go.

Not sure if shell is fixable, will find out later in the week, main thing is Daniel’s ok just a bit stiff this morning
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Well that didn’t go to plan....

Ten Escorts in qually, down to 9 after the Tom Walkinshaw tribute RS2000 dropped out.

Black Zakspeed Mk2 lost it at Paddock on opening lap taking out another Mk1 and blocking the track at the bottom of Paddock leaving Daniel nowhere to go.

Not sure if shell is fixable, will find out later in the week, main thing is Daniel’s ok just a bit stiff this morning
Thank you - hopefully both car & driver will soon be OK.
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Thanks John, I think the Hans saved him from injury, as he has a stiff neck this morning.

As for the shell, that may be a different story, but it’s a genuine Mexico, so we are going to try to save it.
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Great shame for the Escorts, pretty frightening to watch from the top of paddock watching them all lock up behind the errant black car. Could have been a lot worse for everyone involved.
Some great racing from the FFords, 2000's, road sports and the touring cars in beautiful autumn sunshine at Brands. Bob Bullen had a good result in his Anglia seeing off a couple of Cortinas to get on the podium in their first race and Andrew Park made a terrific start from 6th on the grid in the FF2000's, gaining 3 places by Druids and fighting with Nelson Rowe for the lead and eventual win. Will Leverett in the beautiful Elan was pretty impressive to get that win from the back of the grid in their 2nd race.
In never fails to amaze me that these meetings are so under supported by spectators given the quality fields and good, fair racing, many thanks to the HSCC and all involved for some superb track action. I was torn between the HSCC at Brands and the CSCC meeting at Thruxton but my season ticket at BH made the decision for me.

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Thanks John, I think the Hans saved him from injury, as he has a stiff neck this morning.

As for the shell, that may be a different story, but it’s a genuine Mexico, so we are going to try to save it.
I was a fan of the hams device before they became compulsory.

As for the shell, hope it is fixable. Is it a Mk1 or 2? There are “new” Mk2 shells available from the Higgins Brothers in Ireland.
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So how were the Escorts?
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Old 22 Sep 2019, 11:43 (Ref:3929397)   #12
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Maybe your last paragraph explains it.

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The competition between circuits/meetings or the fact that there is good, clean racing as opposed to the hip and shoulder of the BTCC?
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The competition between circuits/meetings or the fact that there is good, clean racing as opposed to the hip and shoulder of the BTCC?
No I meant the clash of historic and historic-esque racing, comparatively close together.

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Back to the race meeting attendance subject I think that in addition to the 'other distractions' already mentioned I think there is also the fact that in general, we are all just so much busier nowadays too. Most couples now both work full time in order to sustain the lifestyle we've been encouraged by advertisers that is 'normal' which means that all of the other incidental stuff (including on occasions, relaxation) has to be packed into the only two days that we have off each week, so this too leaves less spare time for the casual race fan to pop along to a meeting if he or she fancies it.
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Back to the race meeting attendance subject I think that in addition to the 'other distractions' already mentioned I think there is also the fact that in general, we are all just so much busier nowadays too. Most couples now both work full time in order to sustain the lifestyle we've been encouraged by advertisers that is 'normal' which means that all of the other incidental stuff (including on occasions, relaxation) has to be packed into the only two days that we have off each week, so this too leaves less spare time for the casual race fan to pop along to a meeting if he or she fancies it.
And of course if one did fancy watching some racing back in the day the TV was a rather random provider of certain events that the BBC (usually the BBC) decided to cover because their Outside Broadcast units were available that weekend. Probably no horse racing for example. And quality was not great compared to what we see today.

So one pretty much had to go to the meeting to see any action and it was a good excuse for a day out or, for those with cars and bikes, a reason to take a drive rather than simply "going for a drive".

These days one can find worldwide coverage of various types of motor sport, often with a lot of interesting data display added, without the aggravation of using the roads, the price of fuel, the price of entry and the risk of whatever deprivations the weather might throw at you.

As a parallel one might consider the decline of the public house. It seems there is a much reduced need to places to 'socialise' these days.

Mind you having visited such an establishment on Saturday - partly to celebrate the successful return of a daughter and her family on a Thomas Cook flight on Saturday afternoon - and re-discovered the price of drinks these days it is interesting to compare the relative value of a small round of drinks to the cost of a day at a race meeting (entry only - no drinks or food to be bought on site) and attempt to assess which offers the best value and entertainment.
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Old 24 Sep 2019, 21:31 (Ref:3929961)   #18
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Kop Hillclimb had their record attendance on the the 21st, so not everything is in decline.
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The entry to Combe the other day was £15 with paddock transfer extra I think. Car parking was free. Depending on where you go, a pint of old and filthy, a soft drink for the driver and a packet of salty comestibles is nearly a tenner round here.

I think the racing offers far better value with action from early morning to late afternoon, plus the chance to look at interesting cars both in the paddock and the car park.

Mind you, after a full day in the sun both make your legs wobble

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Just to add to all the other attractions at the weekend, it was Patrimonie weekend here, which meant there were a lot of extra chateaus & things open to the public.

Was that also the case in the UK?
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Just to add to all the other attractions at the weekend, it was Patrimonie weekend here, which meant there were a lot of extra chateaus & things open to the public.

Was that also the case in the UK?

It was What day?
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