MSV Team Trophy & Trackday Trophy 2014

MSV Team Trophy & Trackday Trophy 2014

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bikerstu

160 posts

144 months

Thursday 28th January 2016
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Whats the championship all about? I've been looking today, are the races really only £325? do i have to be a member of something to get that price?

Im not really up to speed with the regs? Is the simpson restraint the one that looks a bit like a harness?

Soul Reaver

499 posts

191 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Hi Stu

You have to register which costs £150
Each race costs £400 bar one which is £450
You can have two drivers
Each race is 45 mins long
There is a 2 minute pitstop where if you have two drivers you switch over
There is 30 mins qualifying (both drivers have to qualify)
There are 5 classes

Class S: 201 – 225 bhp/ton
Class A: 176 – 200 bhp/ton
Class B: 151 – 175 bhp/ton
Class C: 126 – 150 bhp/ton
Class D: Up to 125 bhp/ton

That's bhp per ton at the wheels with you in the car.

Now I'm not saying here you can't do this as I don't know you or your level of skill but it WILL be very competitive. A lot of the competitors are ex Team Trophy guys that have raced a lot with each other. For a newcomer to racing it will be quite scary as you will have a lot of faster cars overtaking you unless you opt for S class in which case you will need big balls.

Watch this vid of our Brands race and you will get an idea of the pace of S class and also see how fast we come up on other cars. In a racing environment you will have cars go left and right of you to keep up with the train they are part of. It is quite merciless actually smile This race also did not have that many cars in it. I expect TDC to be full grids with 40 cars! It will be busy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=houXF5PDMP0

PS
I am notoriously crap at starts I know frown

ribiero

539 posts

165 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Soul Reaver said:
Hi Stu

You have to register which costs £150
Each race costs £400 bar one which is £450
You can have two drivers
Each race is 45 mins long
There is a 2 minute pitstop where if you have two drivers you switch over
There is 30 mins qualifying (both drivers have to qualify)
There are 5 classes

Class S: 201 – 225 bhp/ton
Class A: 176 – 200 bhp/ton
Class B: 151 – 175 bhp/ton
Class C: 126 – 150 bhp/ton
Class D: Up to 125 bhp/ton

That's bhp per ton at the wheels with you in the car.

Now I'm not saying here you can't do this as I don't know you or your level of skill but it WILL be very competitive. A lot of the competitors are ex Team Trophy guys that have raced a lot with each other. For a newcomer to racing it will be quite scary as you will have a lot of faster cars overtaking you unless you opt for S class in which case you will need big balls.

Watch this vid of our Brands race and you will get an idea of the pace of S class and also see how fast we come up on other cars. In a racing environment you will have cars go left and right of you to keep up with the train they are part of. It is quite merciless actually smile This race also did not have that many cars in it. I expect TDC to be full grids with 40 cars! It will be busy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=houXF5PDMP0

PS
I am notoriously crap at starts I know frown
How would you compare this to say the new 750mc Club Enduro for the newcomer who doesn't want that much damage?

Soul Reaver

499 posts

191 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Hiya

Track Day Championship is not aimed at the newcomer. That would be Track Day Trophy which is novice drivers only.

I could race in Track Day Trophy but only if I was with a novice. Novices can race with us in Track Day Championship but I'm not sure that would be wise.

bikerstu

160 posts

144 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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thanks soul reaver! that race looks really good, so close but clean racing

i'll have a look at the trackday trophy then if thats going to be the same!

vxitb

4 posts

98 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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bikerstu said:
thanks soul reaver! that race looks really good, so close but clean racing

i'll have a look at the trackday trophy then if thats going to be the same!
That's me in the black vx220. I'm in class B and have 166bhp per ton and whereas I can put a flying lap in and started P3 and I am quite good at starts once the S class get going I can't keep up. I always pray for rain!! smile

vxitb

4 posts

98 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Edited by vxitb on Friday 29th January 21:38

steeviegeebies

196 posts

144 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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The first half is great racing with you following Tester's Sierra, Darren's Super Coppa and Barton's Cupra. Top racing, Great series now championship. I'm very very tempted to join the fun....

Soul Reaver

499 posts

191 months

Saturday 30th January 2016
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Yeah it was the best race I've ever had to be fair. It was so close between the 4 of us for lap after lap after lap with not really more than 4 seconds between us mostly. Took me ages to get past the Cossy.

bikerstu

160 posts

144 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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what was the Free trackday thing all about - ive seen on fb?

looking at the car this weekend, hopefully registering next week!


bikerstu

160 posts

144 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Got my power test in for next week! Looking forward to it! smile