RE: PistonHeads Sporting Tour South now open!

[jeremyc]

Looks like BMW is the car of choice judging by the entry list.

Here's the number from each manufacturer entered.

BMW 12
Porsche 8
Lotus 6
Ford 5
VW 4
Aston 4
Renault 3
TVR 3
Honda 2
Audi 2
Mitsubishi 2
Jaguar 1
Hyundai 1
Vauxhall 1
AC 1
Seat 1
Mazda 1
Caterham 1
Alfa 1
Mercedes 1
Morgan 1

Looking forward to seeing them all on Saturday.

[rgw2012]

Interesting analysis - slight correction though as it looks to me like there are 4 TVRs

[jeremyc]

rgw2012 said:

Interesting analysis - slight correction though as it looks to me like there are 4 TVRs

Not on the official entry list on the GT Motorsports Club web site. It lists two Chimaera 450s and a Sagaris.

[B'stard Child]

jeremyc said:

rgw2012 said:

Interesting analysis - slight correction though as it looks to me like there are 4 TVRs

Not on the official entry list on the GT Motorsports Club web site. It lists two Chimaera 450s and a Sagaris.

I think that might be because @gewy has swapped over to his wife's Lotus Elise - was a Tuscan

[Norbury90]

Just reinstalled Rally Tripmeter, the same one I used for the last Tour. It wants me to pay this time around! I will have to hunt around for a new one to use.



It's nice being a bit more prepared this time around though, we were still downloading the app as we set off on the Tour itself last time

[DGR13]

Same just happened to us with the rally tripometer. It was on my sons phone last time so just installed it on mine this time.

Car all prepped and looking forward to tomorrow. Some interesting cars on the entry list!

[stumpage]

Another great day,!! Thanks to those that organised it all.

Unfortunately we had to dash before the results, will they be posted anywhere?

[phil1967]

[Haltamer]

Very good day!

Excellent blend of roads, and a fun setup at brands.

Can't wait to see the photographs!

[phil1967]

Does anyone have a map of the route we took? For those using an app or timing system it’s probably available for a screenshot

[Gallons Per Mile]

I just plotted the route as I was interested myself.

Here's Leg1:

https://www.mapsdirections.info/en/draw-route-goog...

Not done the 2nd leg yet.

Can't wait to see the results... I want to see if I wasn't stone dead last while being 3 up on a rally stage in a Golf TDI

[phil1967]

That’s excellent, didn’t realise how Far East we went. Will be interesting to see the 2nd leg

[Gallons Per Mile]

Here's the second leg!

https://www.mapsdirections.info/en/draw-route-goog...

[Norbury90]

I thought the route was really good, not much you can do about poorly surfaced roads but there was a good amount of twisties.

My spiel about being more prepared this time around didn't quite work, we realised we didn't have a pen 5 minutes before our start time and our trip meter spectacularly failed to work all day. Typical.

[Marco07]

Thanks for sharing the map routes. Really interesting to see how much of the county we covered. I certainly felt like we’d been a good distance, this morning.

[Gallons Per Mile]

No worries, I thought it was a good route and wanted to know exactly where we went. Didn't use my car's trip meter until the 2nd leg... oops!

The TVR Chimera 450 I was following provided an excellent soundtrack on the 2nd leg, and I apologise to the Morgan driver for the cheeky overtake near Ashford on the 1st :-o

[phil1967]

Norbury90 said:

I thought the route was really good, not much you can do about poorly surfaced roads but there was a good amount of twisties.

My spiel about being more prepared this time around didn't quite work, we realised we didn't have a pen 5 minutes before our start time and our trip meter spectacularly failed to work all day. Typical.

I also realised that my trip on the speedo was measuring about 150% more than actual so was pointless. Also the choke got stuck and the engine sat at 7000 rpm whilst the horse riding school people got upset at us.

[stumpage]

Gallons Per Mile said:

The TVR Chimera 450 I was following provided an excellent soundtrack on the 2nd leg

You’re welcome!

Cheers for posting up the routes, great to see. Surprising how much of Kent got covered.

Edited by stumpage on Sunday 14th April 14:55

[Haltamer]

Gallons Per Mile said:

Can't wait to see the results... I want to see if I wasn't stone dead last while being 3 up on a rally stage in a Golf TDI

I don't think I did very well....



Went for a mudbath on the corner before the second hill of the rally stage - Much less grip there than on the main track! (at least, that's my excuse!)

[DGR13]

Great day out yesterday. I think the organisers responded really well to the feedback from the inaugural event. The routes had a great mix of roads and the morning session at around 100 miles felt like a real challenge. Definitely felt we had earned lunch. Auto tests were much better. Loved the tarmac rally section and surprised how slippery the tarmac was on Brands Hatch GP circuit; well that's my excuse for missing a cone anyway.

Very minor point; it was good at the first event when we all got to park together at lunchtime and got a chance to chat with fellow entrants.

Following the red Escort Mexico (sounded great as we went past a walled section at one point) was fun especially when we both nearly got caught out by a hairpin bend. We were fortunate enough to follow the Cobra at one point until they took a wrong turn as well.

Had good fun in the afternoon with the Alfa Quadrofoligio following us. Really impressed how quickly it caught back up to us when the roads opened up if we had managed to create a gap in the twisty bits. Our car, a Renault Megane and the Alfa all got to test our brakes when a bright orange Audi Q8 decided to reverse out of his drive in front of us!

My 13 year old navigator did a great job all day with the tulip book. Only missed a couple of junctions and spotted our mistakes pretty quickly.

Great event format. Would definitely do another event in the future.