Brighton

[MGV8]

Any one going down to Brighton Saturday for the speed trials?

Sun sea can sports cars

[BCA]

MGV8 said:

Any one going down to Brighton Saturday for the speed trials? Sun sea can sports cars

Yup, me.

Dads competing in it - GOOOOOO TVR!! hehe. tbh its a slow 1/4 mile so you cant get the thing off the line with any reasonable power/ average tyres so hes not expecting much - just want to beat last years time/speed. Will be standing around the Blue TVR Cerbera 4.5 all day so come and say hi (im a skinny 18year old scruffy git)

[MGV8]

I will look out for you and the TVR…

Have a look at some of last years cars.. www.mgv8.co.uk/Brighton%20Speed/index.html
Only video PICT0009 in on site (NTS must fix)

[FrenchTVR]

Yes I will be there supporting anything TVR, along with anything else thats fast

[alex200mph]

What time does it start and where is the best place to park etc??

Cheers
Alex

[marcos maniac]

alex200mph said:

where is the best place to park etc??

You are going to have to get there early to find parking anywhere nearby!
Watch out for Brightons Parking Parasites - Park legally they put 'gone in 60 seconds' to shame - turn your back and they will tow it

[BCA]

alex200mph said:

where is the best place to park etc?? Cheers Alex

The paddock, naturally.

[danhay]

I'm going too.

For those who haven't seen a programme, the timetable is as follows:
09:00 - 11:30 Practice
11:30 - 13:00 Morning Timed Runs
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - ? Afternoon Timed Runs
18:30 Prizegiving

I'm in Car #1 so should be doing my run at 11:30 sharp.

[Tripps]

A load of us from SE London and Kent are coming down en-masse, probably end up parking in Worthing and knocking their pier too

[Incorrigible]

Best place to park is the marina, it's free and an £2 cab ride or 20 minute walk along the seafront to the speed trials

Or you can do what I did the first year I went, park in the NCP, still a 20 minute walk to the speed trials and get stung for £15 parking

[Tripps]

Incorrigible said:

Best place to park is the marina, it's free and an £2 cab ride or 20 minute walk along the seafront to the speed trials Or you can do what I did the first year I went, park in the NCP, still a 20 minute walk to the speed trials and get stung for £15 parking

I'm told a cunning plan has been hatched thankfully, so we're all sorted thankfully

[MGV8]

Clapham Junction to Brighton is 45 minutes (on a good day) no parking problems, a small walk and you can drink beer

I will put the PistonHeads flag on my bag so if you see me say HI....or avoid me like the plague its you call

[Hearnia]

Does anyone have a map for exactly where it's going to be or is it fairly well signposted?

Anyone in Kent meeting along the way for a convoy? If so where and when?

[danhay]

Hearnia said:

Does anyone have a map for exactly where it's going to be or is it fairly well signposted?

Follow the signs for the Marina, where you can park for free, then follow your nose.
(Petrol fumes and burning rubber!)

[Hearnia]

Ok cool, cheers.

Going to be a busy lads weekend, early start at Brighton on the Saturday then missioning it to Donnington in the evening for the Ferrari + Maserati show.

Cant wait, see you there.

[minimax]

i'm off to brighton now coincidentally, had no idea the speed trials were this weekend, i'll definitely come down to the seafront to see the prizegiving so if any of you see a loud green mini with preposterously wide wheels then feel free to accost me for a pint

[danhay]

My car



My new Nemesis...a modded X1/9 (I beat him...just!)



F40 and F50




Would you believe this old thing was 2 seconds quicker than the F50!


>> Edited by danhay on Sunday 12th September 17:49

[wedge girl]

some pictures, hopefully





>> Edited by wedge girl on Monday 13th September 09:09

[danhay]

wedge girl said:

some pictures, hopefully.http://photos.fotango.com/cgi-bin/display_roll_details.cgi?PICTURES=A467585_1 Try this link then press next. >> Edited by wedge girl on Sunday 12th September 15:06

Can't see anything I'm afraid...I just get a message saying "This page is temporarily unavailable or restricted."

I had to "Get a Link" to each picture, and put them in my post to get it to work.

[BCA]

Hey Danhay, nice too meet you! Glad your car got soem decent times...

A little annoyed that dad couldnt get the cerbera to launch effectively - first run was too few revs, the car bogged down -then took off (13.57/ 109mph terminal) then the second run was more of a disaster still!! car stalled (why??) then dad hastily dialed in a few too many revs but didnt back off. So it did the first 100meters or so spinning its wheels against the limiter in first gear. He then flicked it into second but of course the car wasnt going that quick (wheels were, car wasnt) - so it wasnt "in the zone" so to speak - 14.15/ 101mph...

annoyingly the Tuscan managed a decent launch (congrats, was very nice indeed) and beat the 1/4 mile time by 0.2seconds or something - but the speed was only 104... So Tuscans are more tractable (or the drivers better at launching a TVR than dad - likely) but the Cerbs king when it comes to pace.

Nice weekend, just got back from the smartclub trackday... but thats another topic

Next year, proper start, decent run. Or else lol