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Don't want to take the above discussion off line 'cos it's getting interesting, but just spoken with Claire this morning.
All qualifying is Sat + five races (don't know which ones) then rest of the racing on Sunday starting at 12.00. (we get last race of the day, probably don't even need to turn up till 4.00pm ! |
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Well lets get this back to the top !! Tickets have arrived - and probably the earliest start for a CT practice I can remember and our race in the afternoon - so just a one dayer pour moi.
I see the Formula Force 5000 are on the schedule - should be interesting ! |
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mmm Force 5000 should be good, shame it's only the national circuit though. Are they only F5000 cars or is there other stuff in there as well ?
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9 Aug 2002, 09:51 (Ref:353715) | #30 | |
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Bumper grids for Post Historic and Group 1, and that's with a fair few regulars missing too. Good news.
The F5000 cars looked very interesting, but I noticed from Brands that the times weren't as quick as I'd expected. Still, I'm sure they sound good. Stacy |
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Don't really know much about it Tony but I think its just F5000, I believe they are eligible for the TGP but not the other way round, perhaps there are some lesser formulae allowed but I don't think you'll get in !!
Yeah the grids are looking good, something like 26 and 28 respectively already declared for the 2 you mentioned Stacy - what does the grid hold at Silverstone ? What do you do if it's oversubscribed for an event - split it into 2 races by classes ? |
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When it's happened before we either have a couple of reserves, or split the races by class (A + B) (C + D + E).
Silverstone holds a starter grid of 38 or something though so shouldn't be a problem. Stacy |
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9 Aug 2002, 16:01 (Ref:354097) | #34 | ||
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Mr Harman, overtaker of F5000 cars, I humbly doff my hat to you squire.........
36 or 38 oh well that should be ok then , nevertheless very encouraging, lets hope the trend continues although I think with such distant venues from fotress Essex as Pembrey,Cadwell and Oulton left I am not convinced ! |
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Only overtook going through the hairpin but yes I did drive round the outside of an F5000 car once.....
Not up for the 1 hour at Pembrey then ? |
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12 Aug 2002, 10:10 (Ref:355858) | #36 | ||
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Oh yes - should be at Pembrey for both - barring any disasters at Silverstone etc... I'm afraid it will be the regular crew! But that'll be another thread won't it............
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Yep - can't start that one yet though.
Will try for a 1 hour co-drive with someone... any offers... |
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12 Aug 2002, 16:11 (Ref:356172) | #38 | |
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Has the schedule for the w/e being posted yet? If so, where can it be found as surprise, surprise the Octagon website has nothing.
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Courtesy of MST-Group.co.uk
BRITISH AUTOMOBILE RACING CLUB EVENT TIMETABLE Silverstone (National) Circuit Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th August 2002 SATURDAY 17th AUGUST QUALIFYING 09.00 - 09.15 Post Historic Touring Cars 09.25 - 09.40 Classic Formula Ford 1600 09.50 - 10.05 Classic Thunder 10.15 - 10.35 Classic Formula Ford 2000 10.45 - 11.00 Classic Group One Touring 11.10 - 11.30 Formula 5000 11.40 - 11.55 Fiat 12.05 - 12.20 Pre'90 12.30 - 12.45 Porsche LUNCH BREAK 12.45 - 13.30 13.45 - 14.00 Classic & Historic 14.10 - 14.30 Formula Junior 14.40 - 14.55 Classic Clubmans RACING STARTS 15.10 RACE TITLE LAPS 1 BRSCC / BARC CLASSIC FORMULA FORD 1600 CHAMPIONSHIP 10 2 BARC / CSCC CLASSIC THUNDER CHAMPIONSHIP 12 3 FORCE FORMULA 5000 RACE 15 4 BARC / CSCC POST HISTORIC TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP i.a.w DUNLOP 10 5 BRSCC FIAT CHAMPIONSHIP 10 S = STANDING START EVENTS 2- 5 WILL START ASAP AFTER PRECEEDING EVENTS SUNDAY 18th AUGUST RACING STARTS 12.00 RACE TITLE LAPS 6 UNIVERSAL RACING SERVICES CLASSIC FORMULA FORD 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP 12 7 BARC / CSCC CLASSIC GROUP ONE TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP i.a.w DUNLOP 12 8 FORCE FORMULA 5000 RACE 15 9 BARC / CSCC POST HISTORIC TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP i.a.w DUNLOP 10 10 BARC / CSCC PRE '90 TOURING CAR SERIES 10 11 PORSCHE CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP 12 12 BARC / CSCC CLASSIC SALOON & HISTORIC TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP i.a.w DUNLOP 10 13 FORMULA JUNIOR RACE 12 14 CLASSIC CLUBMANS CHAMPIONSHIP 10 S = STANDING START EVENTS 7 - 14 WILL START ASAP AFTER PRECEEDING EVENTS |
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12 Aug 2002, 17:34 (Ref:356214) | #40 | ||
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With just a week to go probably time to start worrying about the weather isn't it....
Forecast right now is for storms mid week, cloudy Fri / Sat, possibly more showers Sunday, oh yipee.... I want a roof ! |
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Peter, thanks for the Schedule
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A pleasure. Hope you enjoy the weekend. Wish I could be there myself.
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Havn't got any holiday left to take Friday off unfortunately - I have tested at Silverstone before so I'm familiar with the circuit.
The new shell is still MOT'd and I taxed it a while back, so I'm running it in around the streets of Croydon - I have the Golf in the work car park today. Bit of a nightmare through the Purley traffic but there you go. Scholar bill was £1372 (gulp). When we tried to start the engine, it made a terrible racket. Further investigation showed that the plastic timing belt cover had been fitted over the top of one of the bolts that keeps it in place, so it was catching a pulley. We fixed that, still made a horrendous racket. There's a metal plate behind that (not sure what it does) that hasn't been fitted properly, it was touching the crank pulley and resonating. We weren't sure if the plate was wrong or if the crank pulley has been fitted without some spacer washers or something, I called Scholar and they said they'd call back the next day after they spoke with the guy who put the engine back together. They didn't. So at the moment I bodged it - attached another piece of metal to a water pump bolt that holds the metal plate back. It now sounds fine but obviously I'm not happy. Scholar say they always turn a rebuilt engine over twice before giving it back to a customer, in this case they can't have done or they would have seen the problem straight away. Anyway, the rest of the car seems fine - apart from the rear wheel that almost fell off during the first drive the other night. I ain't touched that since Snetterton so I assume I qualified there with it loose too... |
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And they want money from you for this..... ???
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As I recall there were 8 class D cars out at Mallory in 1998, so Silverstone needs another couple for the record.
I will do my best to get a good night sleep as part of my preparation for calm weekend?? Less of the insults fatty!!! See you all at Silverstone The West End One!! |
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