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FergusD once again..

Post by tuscan_thunder » Mon May 14, 2007 8:01 am

..well done to Fergus for another class win at Fintray yesterday.

Despite, how shall we say, missing the apex at the hairpin on timed run number 2, run one was enough to take the class win.

congrats again
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Re: FergusD once again..

Post by Dominic » Mon May 14, 2007 8:18 am

tuscan_thunder wrote:
Despite, how shall we say, missing the apex at the hairpin on timed run number 2, (hairpin marshal)
Sounds like a story to be told?

Well Done FD!
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Post by thinfourth » Mon May 14, 2007 8:19 am

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And that be Fergus going in the correct direction instead of investigating the escape road

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Post by tuscan_thunder » Mon May 14, 2007 8:54 am

That be me sitting on my airse
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Re: FergusD once again..

Post by tuscan_thunder » Mon May 14, 2007 8:58 am

Dominic wrote:
tuscan_thunder wrote:
Despite, how shall we say, missing the apex at the hairpin on timed run number 2, (hairpin marshal)
Sounds like a story to be told?

Well Done FD!
Mr D was 'pushing the limits of adhesion' and merely came in a bit deep. Loads of run off, he just ran on a bit before reversing out and continuing on his way.

To appear on Sunday, a day down on his competitors, in tricky conditions and to take a class win with only two practice runs and a single timed run is rather impressive.
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Post by robin » Mon May 14, 2007 10:39 am

Hoorah - well done Fd!

Was it wet at Fintray yesterday - it was lashing it down for our run down to Newcastle last night :-(

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Re: FergusD once again..

Post by fd » Mon May 14, 2007 11:01 am

tuscan_thunder wrote:..well done to Fergus for another class win at Fintray yesterday.

Despite, how shall we say, missing the apex at the hairpin on timed run number 2, run one was enough to take the class win.

congrats again
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Cheers, enjoyable day, you marshall blokes and blokettes must be immune to the cold and damp . . . your efforts are much appreciated ;-)

Yeah, timed run 1 was a banker, timed run 2 was feeling much more committed and was, up until the hairpin, the smoothest run I had done all day . . . I carried a lot of speed through combine, as it turned out perhaps too much and I simply braked way too late (the flickering shift light was the warning as that was the first time I'd seen it there), I was having issues finding a good compromise brake balance as lower down the course I was getting good solid braking, but that hairpin and it's entry are sooooo slippy and dark making it difficult to lock onto a braking marker . . . thankfully self preservation automatically kicked in and aborted the run for me by driving down the escape road, rather than trying to turn in which would have resulted in a tree/car issue I think . . .

Throttle steering round Combine made my day every time I went round it ;-) what a brilliant corner . . .

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Post by Scotty C » Mon May 14, 2007 11:09 am

good on you fd.

I would have come along if I had known it was on. Doh.

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Post by fd » Mon May 14, 2007 12:58 pm

Cheers All

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Post by Andy G » Mon May 14, 2007 1:20 pm

bloody great picture !

Well done :D
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Post by graeme » Mon May 14, 2007 5:26 pm

Fd, this is impressive stuff. Very well done indeed mate!

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