birket 6 hour

[Keithyboy]

Great day out - all 6 hours of it with the pit board A good camaraderie amongst the team too - well done to everyone and some stellar laps by Darren and Mike in tricky conditions later in the afternoon. We really do need to try and get at least a couple of teams out in future. I'm certainly up for it but behind the wheel next time

[ctsdave]

Count me in for next year!! I thoroughly enjoyed the day, rather drive next year though - warmer lol...

[itsallyellow]

It was great fun! Will be up for it again next year.

I found the strategy side of things really intresting and trying to keep lap speed up whilst passing slower cars was very challenging.

Here's my on board

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvys_uPHnkM&sns...

Cheers

Mke

[schimg]

itsallyellow said:

It was great fun! Will be up for it again next year.

I found the strategy side of things really intresting and trying to keep lap speed up whilst passing slower cars was very challenging.

Here's my on board

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvys_uPHnkM&sns...

Cheers

Mke

Quality footage Mike....we were away the whole weekend otherwise we would have been down to fly the flag for the TVR's ...next year for sure

[Graham]

Plenty to play for as we came P7 on scratch and p63 from 67 on handicap.

we lost 1 lap for 2 cars on circuit, which dropped us 1 place on scratch and 3 places on handicap.

we managed 139 laps ( -1) against 145 for the fastest scratch team.

Our best lap was on lap 46 at a 2:13:19 which is a 98.39mph average

Doms MG team in the same garage beat us on handicap coming in 56th


the winning handicap team had 153 laps (132 actual)

G

[tbdgriff500]

Graham you lost me at hello!!!
well done guys, sounds like a great weekend.
getting a 70 litre tank fitted so count me in next year!

[Keithyboy]

tbdgriff500 said:

Graham you lost me at hello!!!
well done guys, sounds like a great weekend.
getting a 70 litre tank fitted so count me in next year!

You wouldn't have needed one Tim - stints were 30 or 40 mins max and with the packed field that would've been plenty I'm sure . . .

[Graham]

I was intending to do 50-60 mins until the alternator belt snapped at 30 mins lol

[TVRSH]

Having been there on Sat, am interested too - maybe we could get a TVR RV8 team together to be less handicapped than this year's scratch team!

[450Nick]

Any photos from this event yet??

[jj.]

itsallyellow said:

It was great fun! Will be up for it again next year.
Here's my on board
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvys_uPHnkM&sns...
Mke

What was the move at 17:40 !? - poor dude didn't stand a chance....???

[itsallyellow]

Yea put my hand up for that one. Tried to find the bloke to appolagise but couldn't. With such a difference in corner speed it's hard to judge... At the time I remember thinking it was a close call. Looking at the video I should hav waited.

[NTEL]

I know exactly how the other guy must have felt

[Graham]

It can be a difficult call, and always looks more cut and dried on video, but better in something like the birkett to err on the side of caution. You may loose a 10th or so hanging back but can get wiped out if too hasty.

Having said that I was fairly cautious and still almost hit the back of the same seat twice when he almost stopped on the apex in front of me!

[ginettajoe]

........ another move at 11.20, obviously the grass was more inviting than the track!!!

[itsallyellow]

Haha I think you'll find that was taking to the grass to avoid contact!

[NTEL]

ginettajoe said:

........ another move at 11.20, obviously the grass was more inviting than the track!!!

MIRRORS!!!!!!!!!!!

[ginettajoe]

itsallyellow said:

Haha I think you'll find that was taking to the grass to avoid contact!

Er, I think you'll find that the Civic is as entitled to be commited to that corner as much as you are, the difference being, it was in front of you!!!

[Graham]

I see we get a brief mention in autosport.

''The spectacular TVR challenge team"

[Keithyboy]

Graham said:

I see we get a brief mention in autosport.

''The spectacular TVR challenge team"

The results column also show that your identical twin "Darren" Walden was driving too!!