Anyone done the Plum Pudding at mallory

[andye30m3]

Going to start racing next year, decided on the production BMW championship and have bought a car.

I was thinking about doing the plum pudding event on boxing day just wondering if anyone on here has entered before? and would you recommend it for a novice in a relatively slow car?

The thought of lots of faster machinery on track did make me wonder if it was such a good idea

[covboy]

Could be a good idea, but bear in mind a couple of points

1- It's mainly a bike meeting, so they have "top" billing.

2- 26th Dec - Weather wise could be very tricky(notwithstanding point 1 above, a couple of years back when it was too snowy/icy for the bikes, the cars had the day to themselves) Could be tricky for a novice - Although you would have the rest of the winter to rebuild it !!!

[Classic Grad 98]

Not sure I'd recommend it as a first attempt at racing- The conditions will be slippy whether it's wet or not, and Mallory is unforgiving in places- a few feet wide out of Gerrards and you're in the wall. Plus there's the speed differential issue of the different cars and different drivers.

[jossronchetti]

All I can say is in the 2nd race it is a reverse grid, so if you finish near the back in race one you would be up near the front for race 2 with all the faster traffic coming up to pass you. As long as you keep your eyes on your mirrors and don't move about too much it should not be a problem. Although I'm sure if you prefer not to be at the front, you can ask the officials to start at the back for race 2.
It can be slippy....It was -9 last year and the actual Tarmac of the track was clear of snow, there was plenty of salt down and no ice on the track itself...I went out on soft slicks in both races.

[Redlake27]

It looks like fun, and I considered it once, but then I went to watch.

The disparity of speeds was too much, and the sports car race is usually spoiled by someone turning up with something thats about 5 seconds a lap quicker than the average car in the field. It all seemed a bit chaotic on a short circuit...

[Ian Sowman]

But it is tremendous fun - and not too late to get your entry in for the bargain fee of just £100 for practice and two races. The form is at tinyurl.com/plumpud2011

[andy rob]

results anybody ??

[roddo]

I was there in one of the mazda mx-5's excellent day.........

[russhird]

I had a great time racing my MG ZR in the saloons races, had two great races and pleased with the results. 1st race was definitely a might have been... for I threw a good lead away on lap 4, still thats racing. roll on 2012

[jossronchetti]

Heres the results, shamelessly copy and pasted from elsewhere
Wish I had been there to try and give my great mate, Nick Williamson, a run for his money, we have had some great battles over the years :'0) Also Phil House, Tim Watson and a few others have given me a hard time in the normally very slippy conditions :0)
I spoke to Nick tonight on the phone and he was dissapointed I was not there too.
I will be back next year and so will Nick....He wants to get me back for beating him at his local, Thruxton, back in August in the 2nd Classic Thunder Saloon Race, in The Bullet :'0)

Plum Pudding Saloon Cars Race 1

1 9 Nick Williamson Escort Cosworth 17 Laps
2 27 Philip House BMW Mini Cooper 17 Laps
3 43 Andy Thompson Seat Leon 17 Laps
4 6 Russell Hird MG ZR 17 Laps
5 90 Richard Hockley Honda Civic 17 Laps
6 10 Maurice Hayden Renault Megane 17 Laps
7 18 Chris Lester Ford Fiesta XR2 16 Laps
8 3 Adam Crowton Proton Coupe 16 Laps
9 11 Steve Dorrell VW Beetle Rsi 16 Laps
10 55 Adrian Tuckley Rover Mini Cooper 14 Laps


Plum Pudding Sports Cars Race 1

1 6 Andy Cummings Radical SR8 19 Laps
2 24 Ray Rowan Porsche 996 GT3 18 Laps
3 7 Paul Sibley MG Midget 17 Laps
4 33 Ian Fletcher Fletcher Hornet mk4 17 Laps
5 44 Luke Austin Toyota MR2 17 Laps
6 172 John Gil Caterham Roadsport 17 Laps
7 25 Paul Roddison Mazda MX5 16 Laps
8 22 Timothy Herron Toyota MR2 16 Laps
9 57 Duncan Freeman Mazda MX5 16 Laps
10 23 John Perkins Toyota MR2 16 Laps
11 56 Clive Gimson Triumph GT6 16 Laps
12 13 Scott Leach Mazda MX5 16 Laps
13 28 Roger Dewan Jaguar Ram D-type 16 Laps

Plum Pudding Saloon Cars Race 2

1 9 Nick Williamson Escort Cosworth 17 Laps
2 43 Andy Thompson Seat Leon 17 Laps
3 27 Philip House BMW Mini Cooper 17 Laps
4 6 Russell Hird MG ZR 17 Laps
5 10 Maurice Hayden Renault Megane 17 Laps
6 18 Chris Lester Ford Fiesta XR2 17 Laps
7 90 Richard Hockley Honda Civic 17 Laps
8 3 Adam Crowton Proton Coupe 16 Laps
9 11 Steve Dorrell VW Beetle Rsi 16 Laps
10 55 Adrian Tuckley Rover Mini Cooper

Plum Pudding Sports Cars Race 2

1 6 Andy Cummings Radical SR8 18 Laps
2 2 Joe Spencer Stuart Taylor Locosaki 18 Laps
3 24 Ray Rowan Porsche 996 GT3 18 Laps
4 33 Ian Fletcher Fletcher Hornet mk4 17 Laps
5 25 Paul Roddison Mazda MX5 16 Laps
6 51 Ian Smythe Fletcher Hornet mk2 16 Laps
7 172 John Gil Caterham Roadsport 16 Laps
8 28 Ben Dewen Jaguar Ram D-type 16 Laps
9 22 Timothy Herron Toyota MR2 16 Laps
10 44 Luke Austin Toyota MR2 16 Laps
11 23 John Perkins Toyota MR2 15 Laps
12 13 Scott Leach Mazda MX5 15 Laps
13 57 Duncan Freeman Mazda MX5 15 Laps
14 20 Guy Shotton Morgan 3 Wheeler 7 Laps