spa 2015

[7 TVR]

Cracking spin Billy and i think thats Perry in the beginning!

[ctsdave]

7 TVR said:

Who is Cheng?

Hi Christian. Cheng is the owner of the tather nice silver Cobra that gets stuffes into the tyres...

[77racing]

Graham said:

ok so who had a little spin deano or billy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iw1oq75aV0c

Just watched that. nearly got caught out on that oil myself, see 1.00 to 1.02 well held that man

[sarbec]

Excellent recovery Billy
Was the cobra a replica ?

[RetroWheels]

That was Phil James driving the Cobra , ex Tuscan Challenge driver and TVR Public Relations chap.

[Guillotine]

That'll be why I had my moment there.
Possibly did the same a phil but i was luckier.
Lifted at the sump of eau rouge and turned in...fookall.
Then bit and slung me over the white lines and kerbs.
Thought I'd just been a plonker till I watched this.
😂

[tbdgriff500]

I think Phil had a mechanical suspension failure at the bottom which left no steering, he was very lucky not to get hurt, billy was pretty lucky not to get picked up by Richard in the green Boss Caterham, motorsport is dangerous, be careful out there.

[Graham]

Phil had a front wishbone break under braking from 141mph !!!

[YRRunner]

ridgey said:

Who stuck that red sign on Tims hammock ?

That's not been stuck on Chris, it's the name of the hammock maker.
Tim's new moniker is "Fatboy Quick" now however (not that I'm anywhere nearer race weight myself of course, especially after the excessive consumption at Spa )

Edited by YRRunner on Wednesday 1st July 14:10

Edited by YRRunner on Wednesday 1st July 14:10

[Guillotine]

Fast approaching it Id say...

[bill tvr]

tbdgriff500 said:

I think Phil had a mechanical suspension failure at the bottom which left no steering, he was very lucky not to get hurt, billy was pretty lucky not to get picked up by Richard in the green Boss Caterham, motorsport is dangerous, be careful out there.

Thanks for your comment Tim , and I know it is dangerous , if you take a look at all race incidents they are all close to being a disaster . I hope I'm not reading too much in to your comment !!!!

[RetroWheels]

Lots of cars losing it .. was there a spillage or is it just the sort of corner that sometimes encourages ambitious entry speeds ?

[77racing]

It's the exit speed at radion into a blind crest left, if you hesitate on the throttle and lift you are in trouble. Road cars are doing 110mph at the top of the hill to give you an idea. The FC race had the main problem as it drizzled with rain in a few places round the lap then a car lost oil all round the lap on the racing line causing havoc. If you have watched my vid I get it crossed up as I come over the hill. I touch the painted curb on the left on exit. in the drizzle whilst liberal application of throttle. Billy's was a strange one looked like a lift but it started half way up hill. He might know what went wrong.

[tbdgriff500]

nothing to read in my comment I was just pointing out the obvious as to how close it was for all the spinning cars not to get hit by following cars, I span at the end of the straight and as I was sitting facing the 3 cars flying round the corner thinking oh st I hope they miss me !!

[77racing]

If anyone was wondering what a grid of 65+ cars looks like at Spa.....................



Mood Shot............



Not much to do after race one, other than a clean up, we had already drank the champers ..........

Edited by 77racing on Thursday 2nd July 14:14

[77racing]

Ok, this chap is the dog's dodangles as far as club motorsport photography is concerned. Last year the pictures he took of car 77 the Powercrazy Motorsport Tuscan were second to none I have seen. For those of you who have my 2015 race calendar you will see some of his work on the month of November and December. He has posted up the F3 and swinging sixties races so far. Pete's Vixen looks amazing. The interseris and the rest of the card will be added over the coming days. I have no affiliation to him and I only tell you because he is that good.

http://www.norwichphoto.co.uk/

[pete.reeve]

I like this one better




Pete

[cwin]

Great to meet some of you guys again, didn't have much time for a chat having to run 2 cars, did anyone get any footage of Danny in the Caterham over the weekend in the Arden Challenge if you don't want to post it on here please email me on [e-mail]

[77racing]

pete.reeve said:

I like this one better




Pete

Go on then give us a link to where you got that one.

[77racing]

Future Classic's race two part one . I let Bill Past at 4.19 no sense in holding him up. I just can't quite hang with the front cars with my lowly 4.5LT but I am loath to up the engine as my car is as it was in 1989 so I will have to put up with it or have two engines. Who does a good 4.8 bottom end I could bolt my top half straight onto ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETmhLclWqo

Edited by 77racing on Friday 3rd July 13:51