Favorite picture of your racing 2014

Favorite picture of your racing 2014

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77racing

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3,346 posts

187 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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An oldun but a good un of Mr Crass where he needed to be biggrin what a car the ex Peter Osbourne Tuscan was. I really regret selling that car. Quickest AJP 4.5 I have driven and so easy to go fast in from the get go. Could be out with you in A this year driven by a very very very quick driver indeed.


MCR

88 posts

157 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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Thanks for the mention, Perry. I enjoyed every minute of it.punch

77racing

Original Poster:

3,346 posts

187 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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That was a bloo*y cracking scrap. You may have held a free bus pass for the last 5 years eekcool but you sure can peddle. A few laps later Mal took a picture of the orange Tuscan blowing a head gasket whilst taking the checkered flag great picture that may come to light if Mal reads this.

So another year , another Race , another track , another car but the same result biggrin couldn't help posting it jester





Edited by 77racing on Monday 5th January 18:36

MCR

88 posts

157 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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That's enough of no.21 "following". Any more and I'll be reduced to thinking up excuses! wink

YRRunner

1,652 posts

216 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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biglaugh If Martin had your tyre budget Perry, you'd be eating his dust!
And this would be your view!

77racing

Original Poster:

3,346 posts

187 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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No I've looked and looked but can't find a picture of car 21 in front winkbiggrin I did how ever come across these two to brighten the day.In first pic looks like I have just forced Keith wide, other wise why have I got the anchors on wink..............................





Edited by 77racing on Tuesday 6th January 09:43

tbdgriff500

1,647 posts

203 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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that's me Perry, missing the apex quite spectacularly!!

Tall Bloke

156 posts

208 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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77racing said:
An oldun but a good un of Mr Crass where he needed to be biggrin what a car the ex Peter Osbourne Tuscan was. I really regret selling that car. Quickest AJP 4.5 I have driven and so easy to go fast in from the get go. Could be out with you in A this year driven by a very very very quick driver indeed.

Was a great Friday race at Donny ... Martin went on to win class A in that race and you got
a well driven podiun 3rd ...you both sold very quick cars banghead....

Tall Bloke

156 posts

208 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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YRRunner said:
biglaugh If Martin had your tyre budget Perry, you'd be eating his dust!
And this would be your view!
Matin leaving the collecting area for race two ..another class A win and lap record for a Tuscan on the
full Donny circuit ... are best week end off 2011 ....

Guillotine

5,516 posts

264 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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MCR said:
That's enough of no.21 "following". Any more and I'll be reduced to thinking up excuses! wink
Dont you still hold the lap record for GpA at Donnington Martin? biggrin

MCR

88 posts

157 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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Guillotine said:
Dont you still hold the lap record for GpA at Donnington Martin? biggrin
I believe so.

77racing

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3,346 posts

187 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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It's pissing down here..........................................biggrin


















Edited by 77racing on Wednesday 7th January 15:12

ridgey

240 posts

132 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Hi Perry , whats the car behind you in the last picture ,
Looks like a caterfield going backwardswith the wheels on the wrong way around !
Ps , did you know that DJ now do a wider wing than the one on your aero tuscan

RetroWheels

3,384 posts

271 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Trac Môn 2013.




Tuscan's and Carlsberg's ... Probably Best Enjoyed Separately biggrin.


77racing

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3,346 posts

187 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Hi Chris

Happy new year to you. It is a Rage. I think they have Hyabusa engines in. Extremely quick and very light but no match for the mighty TVR. Yep DJ have always done much wider wings I chose the width of mine balancing up the car with a twin element. I didn't have a wind tunnel to hand so I took simon McBeaths
suggestions and a flip of a coin. One of the best parts of my racing in the last two years has been learning about what works with aero on a Tuscan. The rear wing can produce way to much down force in it's present set up with regard to front down force. I have on new end plates now that keep the air stuck to the wing for longer and we have wound off wing as a result because it makes it even more powerfull. I have some more idea's for this year which I hope might work but the fun in my car for me, is trying to make it go faster hence why i'm not a fan of restricting cars performance and in Combe GT's "A" class there are no restrictions so I race a lot with them. I must be some where right with the car as we have the GT 2014 lap record at 1:09.23 at Combe biggrin.

Dollyman1850

6,318 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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77racing said:
Hi Chris

Happy new year to you. It is a Rage. I think they have Hyabusa engines in. Extremely quick and very light but no match for the mighty TVR. Yep DJ have always done much wider wings I chose the width of mine balancing up the car with a twin element. I didn't have a wind tunnel to hand so I took simon McBeaths
suggestions and a flip of a coin. One of the best parts of my racing in the last two years has been learning about what works with aero on a Tuscan. The rear wing can produce way to much down force in it's present set up with regard to front down force. I have on new end plates now that keep the air stuck to the wing for longer and we have wound off wing as a result because it makes it even more powerfull. I have some more idea's for this year which I hope might work but the fun in my car for me, is trying to make it go faster hence why i'm not a fan of restricting cars performance and in Combe GT's "A" class there are no restrictions so I race a lot with them. I must be some where right with the car as we have the GT 2014 lap record at 1:09.23 at Combe biggrin.
Wonder what the Combe lap record was for early Tuscans in the top flight days?

N.

Chuggaboom

1,152 posts

248 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Dollyman1850 said:
Wonder what the Combe lap record was for early Tuscans in the top flight days?

N.
In the 1.06s IIRC after the chicanes were put in.

Guillotine

5,516 posts

264 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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When we were there in 2009, Danny and Marc were also in the 1:06s WITH chicanes but with slightly less restrictive regs...ie wings.

teamHOLDENracing

5,089 posts

267 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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No they weren't Andy. It was high 1.08s.

77racing

Original Poster:

3,346 posts

187 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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The Chicanes were put in in the winter of 1998 ready for 1999 season.Andy R I think was thinking of pre chicane's which was a high 1.06 can't recall at the moment who that was but Richard Hay did a 1.05.5 in qually but didn't do it in the race just a 1:06 . Did a little digging for 2009, more so to get a target for this year. 1.08.72 it is then biggrin as Marc Hocin has the record at 1:08.73 in what is Keith's car now. Half a second to find no problem shoot

Qually

Danny Win 1:09.99
Steve Glynn 1:11.14
Marc Hocin 1:11.22

Race 1

Danny Win 1:08.86
Marc Hocin 1:08.73
Sam Head 1:11.80

Race 2 ( Red Flag lap 4 )

Danny Win 1:09.3
Marc Hocin 1:10.0
Sam Head 1:11.8

Just out of interest RV8 record looks like Tom Stewart in Griffith 1:13.7
I have the RV8 Tuscan record at 1:12.2



Edited by 77racing on Friday 9th January 11:19