Brighton Speed Trials
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The Frosts National Speed Trials in Brighton is to be held on Saturday 13th September. This is the world's oldest (still running) motor race and is a 1/4 mile sprint event.
More info is available on our club website: http://www.brightonandhovemotorclub.co.uk
It's free to watch from the top road, or for £10 you can wander the pits and get very close to the cars as they perform 'tyre warming' in the staging area.
I will be competing in a blue Ferrari 308 GT4. I think there are quite a few other PHers competing this year also?
Dan
More info is available on our club website: http://www.brightonandhovemotorclub.co.uk
It's free to watch from the top road, or for £10 you can wander the pits and get very close to the cars as they perform 'tyre warming' in the staging area.
I will be competing in a blue Ferrari 308 GT4. I think there are quite a few other PHers competing this year also?
Dan
The entry list is now up on the website: http://www.brightonandhovemotorclub.co.uk/ST2008En...
Hongkongfooi said:
chrisr29 said:
Thanks for the reminder. Been a couple of times now, great day out...cheap as well!
Not if you go dwon to the pits area its not!!Any ideas on what sort of figures we're looking at for that kind of privilige?
It's about a 20 minute walk from the station, or 15 minutes in a taxi. Head down from the station to the seafront and turn left. It's on the seafront just past the pier as you're heading east.
Practice starts at 10am for all cars, then the cars run in class order twice. Then the top 6 cars and bikes have a final run-off just after 5pm. We aim for it all to be over by 6pm.
Practice starts at 10am for all cars, then the cars run in class order twice. Then the top 6 cars and bikes have a final run-off just after 5pm. We aim for it all to be over by 6pm.
ironictwist said:
Hongkongfooi said:
chrisr29 said:
Thanks for the reminder. Been a couple of times now, great day out...cheap as well!
Not if you go dwon to the pits area its not!!Any ideas on what sort of figures we're looking at for that kind of privilige?
We're entering once again - a Blue TVR Cerbera 4.5 (Jeff A)- if any of you can get any video/photos of it we'd really appreciate seeing them. 
Also a few other PH'ers are entering in Cerbs (FUBAR/Tanguero) and DanHay in his Rarri... I think a couple of others too, but cant confirm from thier real names?
Also a few other PH'ers are entering in Cerbs (FUBAR/Tanguero) and DanHay in his Rarri... I think a couple of others too, but cant confirm from thier real names?
BCA said:
We're entering once again - a Blue TVR Cerbera 4.5 (Jeff A)- if any of you can get any video/photos of it we'd really appreciate seeing them.
Also a few other PH'ers are entering in Cerbs (FUBAR/Tanguero) and DanHay in his Rarri... I think a couple of others too, but cant confirm from thier real names?
Fully sprayed this time?Also a few other PH'ers are entering in Cerbs (FUBAR/Tanguero) and DanHay in his Rarri... I think a couple of others too, but cant confirm from thier real names?
the front wing has had a rattle can respray yes! 
The other wing looks worse now, so the scruffy old Tivver battles on with full heavy use in motorsport style bodywork...
Actually, this will be its last Speed Trial before a complete body off rebuild (and numerous upgrades!) We'd like to beat our personal best, but we've done nothing to the car since last time except wear the tyres down/ fill it with petrol.
Its still used as a daily driver as well as a competition car and we're very proud of that fact. Next year it may start to get a little bit quicker though... 
Not sure when a proper respray is in order? Its no where near retirement from competition yet.
The other wing looks worse now, so the scruffy old Tivver battles on with full heavy use in motorsport style bodywork...
Actually, this will be its last Speed Trial before a complete body off rebuild (and numerous upgrades!) We'd like to beat our personal best, but we've done nothing to the car since last time except wear the tyres down/ fill it with petrol.
Its still used as a daily driver as well as a competition car and we're very proud of that fact. Next year it may start to get a little bit quicker though... Not sure when a proper respray is in order? Its no where near retirement from competition yet.
BCA said:
the front wing has had a rattle can respray yes!
The other wing looks worse now, so the scruffy old Tivver battles on with full heavy use in motorsport style bodywork...
Actually, this will be its last Speed Trial before a complete body off rebuild (and numerous upgrades!) We'd like to beat our personal best, but we've done nothing to the car since last time except wear the tyres down/ fill it with petrol. Its still used as a daily driver as well as a competition car and we're very proud of that fact. Next year it may start to get a little bit quicker though...
Not sure when a proper respray is in order? Its no where near retirement from competition yet.
Your car flys in the face of comments about TVR's being unreliable! Maybe the harder you use them.....?;)The other wing looks worse now, so the scruffy old Tivver battles on with full heavy use in motorsport style bodywork...
Actually, this will be its last Speed Trial before a complete body off rebuild (and numerous upgrades!) We'd like to beat our personal best, but we've done nothing to the car since last time except wear the tyres down/ fill it with petrol.
Its still used as a daily driver as well as a competition car and we're very proud of that fact. Next year it may start to get a little bit quicker though... Not sure when a proper respray is in order? Its no where near retirement from competition yet.
Caruso said:
BCA said:
DanHay in his Rarri...
That would be me, I've changed my login name.Dan
Honkongfooi - the car is a credit to the way in which its been looked after and prepared by both my father and TrackCar. The only thing that has let it down is the chassis rust protection, though I am sorting this in November. The drivetrain, in particular the engine, is IMHO as strong as anything that rolls out of stuttgart and we've tried to prove this in competition. We know it has another 40bhp in it with a change of exhaust/decat and a few minor tweaks.
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