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The entry list looks really good with the MJC Ferrari and the Scott and Wilkins Viper making very welcome returns. Hopefully the Praga will turn up as well so I'm really looking forward to this.
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Obiwonkeyblokey said:
Im back in the Marcos and having not driven it for 5 months it should be fun. Last time at Donny, the buggers left me out on slicks in the lashing rain for 40 mins.....
i hope its a bit warmer for you than it was at silverstone at the weekend. slicks that couldnt get the heatin and a tuscan minus even its normal pityful aero was urm interesting and mainly sideways!have fun
G
Great day today and some great racing.
Fantastic watching the cars in the night time loved the Dodge Viper.
Couple of observations it needs to be louder! And if it was quieter than this at the 24hrs it has pretty much helped me decide i wouldn't go to the 24hr race.
Also just a spectator view as well, not all cars had visible race numbers.
All in great despite how freezing it was
Fantastic watching the cars in the night time loved the Dodge Viper.
Couple of observations it needs to be louder! And if it was quieter than this at the 24hrs it has pretty much helped me decide i wouldn't go to the 24hr race.
Also just a spectator view as well, not all cars had visible race numbers.
All in great despite how freezing it was
Was a very good race. Had a great view from my marshals post.
Ref post above regarding noise. Cars do not have to be loud to sound good, imho some are just loud for the sake of it - not aimed at anyone in Britcar but from my trackside experience and certain NGTC in the BTCC. For example the No18 Aston Martin wasn't loud but sounded fantastic (before it started dragging it's undertray on the ground).
Illuminated numbers worked v well on most cars, with only a few not working but most cars were still easily identifiable by different front/rear lights in the dark.
Felt v sorry for the no44 Ginetta in Production who went off in the wet morning qualifying into the tyre wall, was quite a big hit but with suprisingly little damage to the car, only just missed the concrete wall. Pleased to see the car back out for the race later in the day.
Great to see such a variety of cars in this series. Already looking forward to 2013.
Ref post above regarding noise. Cars do not have to be loud to sound good, imho some are just loud for the sake of it - not aimed at anyone in Britcar but from my trackside experience and certain NGTC in the BTCC. For example the No18 Aston Martin wasn't loud but sounded fantastic (before it started dragging it's undertray on the ground).
Illuminated numbers worked v well on most cars, with only a few not working but most cars were still easily identifiable by different front/rear lights in the dark.
Felt v sorry for the no44 Ginetta in Production who went off in the wet morning qualifying into the tyre wall, was quite a big hit but with suprisingly little damage to the car, only just missed the concrete wall. Pleased to see the car back out for the race later in the day.
Great to see such a variety of cars in this series. Already looking forward to 2013.
Quick Report
Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship
Donington, 3rd November
The old firm of Witt Gamski, Keith Robinson and John Gaw took the MJC Ferrari 430 to a popular win in the darkness on Saturday night, accompanied by a myriad impromptu firework displays that lit the Leicestershire skyline. They had battled hard in the opening and closing hours of the race with outgoing BEC Champions Aaron Scott and Craig Wilkins, in the GT3 Racing Dodge Viper. Equal on pace, the thirst of the Viper’s 8.3 litre mill necessitated a further fuel stop, which stymied their chances of victory.
The Bullrun squad of Richard Adams, David Green and Martin Byford sealed the overall 2012 British Endurance Championship, ironically after the first race in which the Lotus Evora had mechanical issues, a cracked throttle body delaying them for around 20 laps; they finished second in the Class 3 points to the Field/Hart Tracktorque Chevron GR8, which had given them a run for their money in the race, whilst a notable performance from Ian Loggie/ Chris Jones in the Parker Porsche 997 was achieved in difficult circumstances.
The early running was made by Richard Abra in the Barwell Aston Martin Vantage, who sped away from Javier Morcillo’s Mosler, whilst behind this pair the pack rose and fell as tyres responded in differing ways to the desperately cold conditions. A short, sharp shower of freezing rain caught out the leaders after the first round of pit stops, Cintrano’s Mosler and Poole’s Aston and both ending up in the Redgate gravel after being caught out by the slippery track. The Aston made a sensational comeback the fourth place, but the Mosler’s issues took longer to rectify, though Morcillo was flying towards the end.
Class 2 went to the lone-running Topcats Marcos of O’Neill/Fletcher/Gilbert , whilst there were some stunning Class 4 performances from class winners Flick Haigh/Ryan Ratcliffe in the Fauldsport Ginetta G55, and the two RJN Nissan 370z GT Academy contenders, American Dan Mitchell being particularly impressive. Ending on a high note, Peter and Matt Smith, aided by Dan Eagling, had their best result of the season in the Redgate/Virgo Ginetta G55, bagging the top class points.
Full report to follow on the Britcar website and Dailysportscar in a couple of days. Reports will appear on The Checkered Flag and Racing Exposure too.
STEVE WOOD
Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship
Donington, 3rd November
The old firm of Witt Gamski, Keith Robinson and John Gaw took the MJC Ferrari 430 to a popular win in the darkness on Saturday night, accompanied by a myriad impromptu firework displays that lit the Leicestershire skyline. They had battled hard in the opening and closing hours of the race with outgoing BEC Champions Aaron Scott and Craig Wilkins, in the GT3 Racing Dodge Viper. Equal on pace, the thirst of the Viper’s 8.3 litre mill necessitated a further fuel stop, which stymied their chances of victory.
The Bullrun squad of Richard Adams, David Green and Martin Byford sealed the overall 2012 British Endurance Championship, ironically after the first race in which the Lotus Evora had mechanical issues, a cracked throttle body delaying them for around 20 laps; they finished second in the Class 3 points to the Field/Hart Tracktorque Chevron GR8, which had given them a run for their money in the race, whilst a notable performance from Ian Loggie/ Chris Jones in the Parker Porsche 997 was achieved in difficult circumstances.
The early running was made by Richard Abra in the Barwell Aston Martin Vantage, who sped away from Javier Morcillo’s Mosler, whilst behind this pair the pack rose and fell as tyres responded in differing ways to the desperately cold conditions. A short, sharp shower of freezing rain caught out the leaders after the first round of pit stops, Cintrano’s Mosler and Poole’s Aston and both ending up in the Redgate gravel after being caught out by the slippery track. The Aston made a sensational comeback the fourth place, but the Mosler’s issues took longer to rectify, though Morcillo was flying towards the end.
Class 2 went to the lone-running Topcats Marcos of O’Neill/Fletcher/Gilbert , whilst there were some stunning Class 4 performances from class winners Flick Haigh/Ryan Ratcliffe in the Fauldsport Ginetta G55, and the two RJN Nissan 370z GT Academy contenders, American Dan Mitchell being particularly impressive. Ending on a high note, Peter and Matt Smith, aided by Dan Eagling, had their best result of the season in the Redgate/Virgo Ginetta G55, bagging the top class points.
Full report to follow on the Britcar website and Dailysportscar in a couple of days. Reports will appear on The Checkered Flag and Racing Exposure too.
STEVE WOOD
Quick Report
Britcar Production Cup Championship
Donington, 3rd November
Craig Davies and Adam Jones in the Sub Zero Wolf Seat Supercopa took a convincing win in the 90-minute race, which started in damp and slippery conditions. The point at which to change the tyres was crucial in this race; Michael Symons admitted to going over too early in his BMW E36, and finished third overall, whilst Guy Povey started on slicks and went backwards down the order, atoned by a stunning recovery for the E46 Graham Coomes in the second half of the race. Early leads by both Intersport BMWs could not be sustained, the Hayes/Radcliffe car retiring after a clash with a Mini, and the Gibson/Clarke machine succumbing to diff failure.
BTCC star Andrew Jordan had what he described as his “best race of the year”, capitalising on Nigel Ainge’s career-best opening stint in the Eurotech Integra; he held the overall lead for a while, but had to settle for Class 2 honours, ahead of the Breeze/Howard Ginetta G40, which had mixed it with the big boys too, and the Bailye/Black (Robson/Jerome) Seat, which had caused the Topcats team an all-nighter due to an engine failure in Friday testing.
The big comeback was from the Piranha Ginetta G40 – fixed in record time after a big qualifying shunt, plus the late recovery to the pits, Ryan Ratcliffe and Simon Mason seized the Class 3 win ahead of the struggling Cockill brothers, who suffered late-race gearbox problems in their Civic after a race-long class lead.
Full report to follow.
STEVE WOOD
Britcar Production Cup Championship
Donington, 3rd November
Craig Davies and Adam Jones in the Sub Zero Wolf Seat Supercopa took a convincing win in the 90-minute race, which started in damp and slippery conditions. The point at which to change the tyres was crucial in this race; Michael Symons admitted to going over too early in his BMW E36, and finished third overall, whilst Guy Povey started on slicks and went backwards down the order, atoned by a stunning recovery for the E46 Graham Coomes in the second half of the race. Early leads by both Intersport BMWs could not be sustained, the Hayes/Radcliffe car retiring after a clash with a Mini, and the Gibson/Clarke machine succumbing to diff failure.
BTCC star Andrew Jordan had what he described as his “best race of the year”, capitalising on Nigel Ainge’s career-best opening stint in the Eurotech Integra; he held the overall lead for a while, but had to settle for Class 2 honours, ahead of the Breeze/Howard Ginetta G40, which had mixed it with the big boys too, and the Bailye/Black (Robson/Jerome) Seat, which had caused the Topcats team an all-nighter due to an engine failure in Friday testing.
The big comeback was from the Piranha Ginetta G40 – fixed in record time after a big qualifying shunt, plus the late recovery to the pits, Ryan Ratcliffe and Simon Mason seized the Class 3 win ahead of the struggling Cockill brothers, who suffered late-race gearbox problems in their Civic after a race-long class lead.
Full report to follow.
STEVE WOOD
kodos said:
Couple of observations it needs to be louder! And if it was quieter than this at the 24hrs it has pretty much helped me decide i wouldn't go to the 24hr race.
Myself and Steve Wood were discussing this at Donny, I feel that the noise is what alot of spectators come for, Steve didnt agree with me. Ultimately noise has already killed the Britcar 24 unfortunately. If Im spectating, the louder the better!! 
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