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ironside
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by ironside » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:40 am
Shug wrote:Keep the updates coming mate - a list of dates would be cool as well - is there a Croft round?
Afraid not, the furthest north they come in Oulton Park for a double header in September. I have suggested a round at Knockhill but been told I'll be guaranteed a podium even if I managed to convince the 750MC to run one
tut wrote:Your attitude will soon change as you get more competitive and you will start looking at going over the top of them if you can not get round them.
It's hard, the cars are all so closely matched it's difficult to just hoof it past them. Except those at the front, who I am convinced run 1600s. Drafting works incredibly well, way more pronounced than I expected. I was in danger of over-revving in 4th down the back straight on part throttle on catch a tow from another car. I need to learn how to do this well.
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by Andy G » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:00 pm
Top effort. Sounds like you learnt a lot from it also!
Good luck with the next event, and hope you "dick" a few more cars in the words of Tut.
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by mac » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:44 pm
Simon doesn't paint the full picture here. His trip down wasn't uneventful with him being second or third on the scene of a tragic incident on the A1(M) - the passenger of another car had suffered a heart-attack with the driver doing CPR on the road side. Simon & Teresa assisted as much as possible. Not the ideal start for your first motorsport event.
I have to say that I was and still am increadibly proud of my mate Simon - what started off as MSN chat, Simon was the only one to see if fully through and for him not to have a mechanical or engineering background makes it all the more of an achievement.
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by ironside » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:13 pm
Heh, fancy me forgetting about that.
I never did find out what happened, couldn't find any mention of it on any news sites.
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by graeme » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:31 pm
Nice one. Off to read the next one now...
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by mckeann » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:40 pm
Well done Simon, incredibly proud of what you acvhieved with absolutely zero testing, in a car you hand built, and finished the night before the race. Superb result when you take all that into consideration
