Abingdon 8th june

[RobMsport]

Good runs Jeff , I ended up marshalling at the Abingdon chicane not the startline so watched your approaches each time through. You blew my previous best Abingdon course time away with your 46 sec's run --- my last run there in 2010 was 47.9 sec's with my 231bhp/600kgs spec (52.49 sec's Bentley), then of course I wrecked the head at Brands

How did the car look through there Rob? Ian Parr in the Busa Riot and the Rush thing where miles down the road from a times perspective...

Jeff , it was neat on chicane entry/exit with obviously loads of projection once out of it . When you appeared out of the last ' left ' before positioning to enter it was slower than I expected and not as deep which then forced you to be more cautious ---- having said that , most drivers of all classes were turning in early on the ' right ' then ' left ' pre- chicane complex . Personally I think covering more metres into both would have been quicker . Bet you wish you hadn't asked now

[RobMsport]

Nice to see you chaps yesterday. Really interesting to see you all at play.

Couple of photos taken with my sons camera*, would have been better if the cones hadn't snuck into the view!
View some spectator spot was pretty dramatic, spins, cars up on 2 wheels and an Elise that stuck it into onto the big bank.

https://plus.google.com/photos/10467181 ... qjEgeyh5gE

https://plus.google.com/photos/10467181 ... o-bG1fKcXQ

*racing driver excuse here, I actually took the rubbish photos so can't blame Ben.

Glad to hear that you all did so well,

Matt

I was originally planned for startline duties but the chicane was under manned so was marshalling there all day with Matt D and my son plus one other. Even then with four of us things were pretty busy --- I'd just previously warned a photographer that cars hitting that grass edge adjacent to the bank had been known to roll up it and over the top WHEN the Elise did exactly that --- puncture/tyre off rim first though and was lucky not to be hurt ----- the Elise was a big time mess though

[jeffw]

Good runs Jeff , I ended up marshalling at the Abingdon chicane not the startline so watched your approaches each time through. You blew my previous best Abingdon course time away with your 46 sec's run --- my last run there in 2010 was 47.9 sec's with my 231bhp/600kgs spec (52.49 sec's Bentley), then of course I wrecked the head at Brands

How did the car look through there Rob? Ian Parr in the Busa Riot and the Rush thing where miles down the road from a times perspective...

Jeff , it was neat on chicane entry/exit with obviously loads of projection once out of it . When you appeared out of the last ' left ' before positioning to enter it was slower than I expected and not as deep which then forced you to be more cautious ---- having said that , most drivers of all classes were turning in early on the ' right ' then ' left ' pre- chicane complex . Personally I think covering more metres into both would have been quicker . Bet you wish you hadn't asked now

Nope this is the sort of info I need. The right before the Chicane is flat but I only convinced my right foot of that on the last run. There is also a tendancy to straight line to the chicane entry which is what I was doing rather than treat it as a corner.

[RobMsport]

How did the car look through there Rob? Ian Parr in the Busa Riot and the Rush thing where miles down the road from a times perspective...[/quote]
Jeff , it was neat on chicane entry/exit with obviously loads of projection once out of it . When you appeared out of the last ' left ' before positioning to enter it was slower than I expected and not as deep which then forced you to be more cautious ---- having said that , most drivers of all classes were turning in early on the ' right ' then ' left ' pre- chicane complex . Personally I think covering more metres into both would have been quicker . Bet you wish you hadn't asked now[/quote]

Nope this is the sort of info I need. The right before the Chicane is flat but I only convinced my right foot of that on the last run. There is also a tendancy to straight line to the chicane entry which is what I was doing rather than treat it as a corner.[/quote]
Well that's what the single seaters were doing but then with low torque , huge down force and very sticky slicks , they could afford to cover less ground and still turn in --- horses for courses . Shortest ain't necessarily quickest.

All I need now is for some part time marshall to observe my entry/exiting to explain why I can't beat you at Goodwood Jeff

[jeffw]

'Cos I go faster Rob lol....just watch the videos

[MattD]

Nice to see you chaps yesterday. Really interesting to see you all at play.

Couple of photos taken with my sons camera*, would have been better if the cones hadn't snuck into the view!
View some spectator spot was pretty dramatic, spins, cars up on 2 wheels and an Elise that stuck it into onto the big bank.

https://plus.google.com/photos/10467181 ... qjEgeyh5gE

https://plus.google.com/photos/10467181 ... o-bG1fKcXQ

*racing driver excuse here, I actually took the rubbish photos so can't blame Ben.

Glad to hear that you all did so well,

Matt

Nice Pics Matt - Robs son Stuart, me, then Rob all in a row in the first one. & then Jeff plus my Volvo in the 2nd !!
(If we'd know you were there, would have come & had a chat )

Only two bits of action all day on the sprint & we got it at the chicane - All hands on dealing with the Elise & then sweeping the leftovers up, plus someone deciding it would be better to do both sprint at the same time (split off Abingdon at chicane & joined Bentley at first double apex hairpin).

And then could have got run over 3 times at the rally yesterday..
First - 4 cars into a chicane doesn't go.... In what was a badly judged adrenaline fuelled decision - Escort on back of the Q decided to overtake someone overtaking,braked & onto the grass, then T-boned the first car exiting. Missed the marshals post by sod-all (me plus other guy stepped back a bit quick )
Blocked exit route - so some idiot (ie me) had to stand on the chicane entry & slow the cars approaching (top gear, flat out, & trying to pass each other)).
Result - unsighted driver (trying to overtake), took to grass & missed me by sod-all (quick step forward), car passes behind, & stops just short of other damaged cars & marshals dealing with it.
Thirdly - having relocated the marshals post, later in the day, Mitsi Evo outbrakes himself, gets on the grass & spins straight thru the old position.

Warning Motorsport can be Dangerous (much better off in the car, not standing nearby watching !)

[RobMsport]

Phew , that was very lucky for you then Matt ---- good job it wasn't me , I'd never have moved quick enough

[deecee]

Nice Pics Matt - Robs son Stuart, me, then Rob all in a row in the first one. & then Jeff plus my Volvo in the 2nd !!

I wondered who those reprobates were in the background. If I'd known you were there I might have tried to do something to keep you amused as it sounds as though you didn't have enough to keep you busy

[jeffw]

So the official results have been published via email. Looks like I underperformed slightly as Bill beat me and I'm normally a couple of secs up the road from him in the dry. 19th overall though....must try harder.