4mil Race report - Oulton Park

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:31 am

i'll be gentle AND your car would be famous. its a win win scenario for you

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:50 am

Sport 160 is a good spec for class A

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:34 am

Great write up Neil.

After your Oulton performance I reckon you need to keep the car and take out as much weight as is practicable without going mad and just race the year out to see how it goes. The regs are bound to change for next year and you'd kick yourself if they make changes to the class B regs that suit your car a bit better or at least even things up a bit as class B is really excluding NA Honda's to some extent. Moreover, if it ends up that they are able to run class A as a separate race next year then it might make it more tempting to move down to class A but that's not a decision to make now I reckon.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:03 am

Your probably right kelvin. Will have a chat with the chief engineer and talk over my options.

Some piccy's from saturday:

Me relaxing

Me hard at work

Me quite chuffed

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:54 am

Anyway, you could always through a class A engine in the yellow shed and store the Honda.

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:36 am

Kelvin wrote:Anyway, you could always through a class A engine in the yellow shed and store the Honda.

Some of the weight reduction techniques for class B might be hard to reverse when stepping down to class A.

Cheers,
Robin.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:11 pm

shooomer wrote: pic

Excellent write-up

Hope the cold is clearing...

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:37 pm

Where's your gloves Neil?

Mac

fd · Post by fd » Tue May 22, 2007 1:38 pm

Aye - noticed the lack of gloves too - Andy also . . . surely if a plumbed extinguisher and gimp suit are mandatory . . . gloves and a balaclava are too ?

Fd

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:42 pm

no, just need a race suit and helmet. thats all thats specified in the blue book

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:44 pm

Think for the cost of gloves and the balaclava I would be wearing them too. No matter how good the driver you won't win without hands & a head

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:51 pm

I am with you on that one Mac, rather not have toasted hands

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:15 pm

dont care for gloves to be honest, and CBA wearing fireproof underwear. If i'm gonna go i'm gonna go in style.

Aromatic crispy 4mil

tut · Post by **tut** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:14 pm

Bloody right. No gloves, no knickers, and for me, no shoes.

What is the situation on that Neil, is it under MSA blue book rules, that still does not lay down that you have to wear shoes?

tut

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:26 pm

haha!

I'm not sure what it says in regards to that Tut.......

"shoes to cover the whole foot and ankle" but that is only a recommendation.

NOthing i can see to prevent bare foot ninja's......you'd get by scrutineering too