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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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this saturday 15th at silverstone there is a large HSCC meeting. If you wana see classic Ginettas on the track, this is a good meet. In the historic roadsports there will be 3 Ginetta G4s running, and Dave Randall with a chance of outright win again. The Guards Trophy has the Dodd Ginetta G16, which has also been winning outright this season...over the Chevrons etc I'll hopefully be there will take some pics http://www.hscc.org.uk/resources/Provisional%20Ent...
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geeeman
Original Poster
775 posts
124 months
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make that 4 Ginettas in the roadsports event, a G15 is entered too..
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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Dave Randall 2nd overall from a field of 40+cars, 2nd to Morgan +8.. his lap times were also quicker than most of the cars in the GT race and the elan 26rs in the Guards trophy...! Dodds G16 3rd overall in guards trophy, splitting the 7 or 8 chevron B8s  
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Attenig
8 posts
27 months
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Is there any liklihood of a ginetta hrtitage race this year?
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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in a word 'No' 
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Attenig
8 posts
27 months
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So is that like marriage where no is definitely no, or more like a like an affair where a no could be a maybe?
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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hmm, i think its more of a definite NO unfortunately
the heritage events were organised by Spadge and even in in the first year where a whole series was promised, i think only 2 races happened.
Now there is no mention of any more Heritage races and especially unlikely since he has now left GH
Best bet is Hscc for classic Ginettas or SRGT & Semsec for newer/Dare
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andy97
1,786 posts
91 months
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Or CSCC "Swinging Sixties" for the classic models
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Carnage
491 posts
101 months
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andy97 said: Or CSCC "Swinging Sixties" for the classic models Like mine and Chris Blewett's!
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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hscc races are 20mins.
cscc are all 40mins with compulsory pit/driver change
the main prob with cscc is the regs are very loose (which can be a good or bad thing!)
The G4s do really well (and often win) in HSCC as the cars all have to adhere to the strict regs regarding engine/box and chassis mods.
As my car is v original i want to keep it that way, and so HSCC is the better option for me. The engine has to be kept pretty much at 1500cc, no LSD allowed etc
-to be competitive/win in the CSCC races, G4 may be better off with twin-can, IRS, LSD, which adds to the costs
races in the cscc work out near to double the cost of hscc (but they are double the length ofcourse)
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andy97
1,786 posts
91 months
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geeeman said: hscc races are 20mins.
cscc are all 40mins with compulsory pit/driver change
the main prob with cscc is the regs are very loose (which can be a good or bad thing!)
The G4s do really well (and often win) in HSCC as the cars all have to adhere to the strict regs regarding engine/box and chassis mods.
As my car is v original i want to keep it that way, and so HSCC is the better option for me. The engine has to be kept pretty much at 1500cc, no LSD allowed etc
-to be competitive/win in the CSCC races, G4 may be better off with twin-can, IRS, LSD, which adds to the costs
races in the cscc work out near to double the cost of hscc (but they are double the length ofcourse) But the fixed costs of transport/ overnight stay (if applicable) etc are the same for double the race mileage with CSCC, so the costs per race mile are cheaper. You can share costs with a mate in CSCC (or even earn a "hire" fee) too. Horses for courses, I suppose. You are right that regs in CSCC are more liberal but you could do a few races in both in the same car & the G4 would be pretty competitive even in HSCC trim. Swinging Sixties has been so popular over the last few years that it has been split into 2 grids for 2011 - the split is on the CSCC web site but essentially it means that a G4 now has an even higher chance of finishing very high up the finishing order in the "smaller engined" Swinging Sixties race.
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geeeman
Original Poster
775 posts
124 months
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Yes, so the g4 will run in the up to 2 litre Race. Sounds good, and should be competitive as you say Just spotted this pic taken at testing Donington... Which G10 is this?? 
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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just like the good 'ol days! chasing down the low drag Etype 
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Attenig
8 posts
27 months
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Okay - who owns that car and can I please have a drive!!!!!!!!
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h4887
195 posts
109 months
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Let's hope it's the real one
Edit: it is the real one!
Geoff
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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found this pic on ten-tenths forum.. hope they dont mind me posting it here  one of the biggest bonnet bulges ive seen on a car for a while!
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h4887
195 posts
109 months
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And as restored by Rod Leach: 
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dandarez
4,476 posts
152 months
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Geoff, is this the original G10 I saw being prepared that was at Spadge's? My front Coupe screen was loaned to make a batch of new ones, because I had the only original G10/11 screen. Apart of course from NWD - if it's still out there and in one piece. Gosh, that looks the business in red and black top. Perhaps I'll get the 11 resprayed red again! One thing, god, those damn awful INcorrect front indicators and sidelights. Looks like they have used Imp rears, oh dear. Get the correct Lucas glass ones, not hard! Note wipers different position on Rod's to the red car. And, of course, geeman, the G10 didn't just 'chase' the Lightweight - it beat it!  Not that you'll read that anywhere in all the E-Type 50th anniversary stuff going around at the moment.
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geeeman
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775 posts
124 months
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words used: 'chasing down' but i like how the etype crops up in the still shot also 
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h4887
195 posts
109 months
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John, it's certainly the original one. I heard that Spadge had some involvement with it when Bamford brought it home, but I didn't know what. Also I've never heard of Gelscoe who apparently did the restoration. There's an interesting post from former owner Roger Spiers on 10 tenths: http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9...Geoff
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