Donington AMOC Sunday 19th

[V8LM]

Sunday 19th sees the final of the Aston Martin Owners Club Championship at Donington Park.

Provisional order of the afternoon's races is Classic (28+ cars including DB4s, DB4 Zag, DB5s, V8s , and N24s), Austin Healey Challenge (23+ cars), Historic (22+ cars including DB2s, DB2/4s, DB MkIIIs, Ulsters, DB3S and others), Super GT and post 60 GT (13+ cars including V8s, Tigers, Mustangs, David Ellis's 700 BHP GT700R, F355 Challenge, and others), 50s Sports Car (21+ cars including XKs, Sunbeams, DB2s, 2/4s, Healey's etc), AMOC Intermargue (28+ cars including Tigers, Aston V8s , 911RSR, F355s, 944s, DB4s), Pre War Challenge (23+ cars), and an FIA Spec GT Challenge race of 10+ cars.

Should be a great day of exciting racing of wonderful cars.

Edited by V8LM on Saturday 11th October 17:35

[williamp]

I'll be there in my Aston (if its not raining)

[Balmoral Green]

Did you paint it with emulsion?

[The Tea Boy]

Balmoral Green said:

Did you paint it with emulsion?

hah wish i could goto this but will have landed in Sicily by the time it starts

[Balmoral Green]

Have a nice time Matt, and please don't be disrespectful to anyone called Don.

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Does anyone have an e-mail address or contact number for the press officer for the AMOC. I am trying to organise a media pass so I can shoot this event next weekend, but everytime I send an e-mail I don't get a reply.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Tim

[The Tea Boy]

Balmoral Green said:

Have a nice time Matt, and please don't be disrespectful to anyone called Don.

haha i wont, just been on goole earth and i think the driving is going to be fun, just been looking at the road to Erice in the north coming from the north coast upto it and that road looks like it will me my day out, drop the mrs at erice to look around and ill be going on a mad one in the Lancia Ypslon (or whatever the car im getting is called)

Matt

[williamp]

The Tea Boy said:

Balmoral Green said:

Have a nice time Matt, and please don't be disrespectful to anyone called Don.

haha i wont, just been on goole earth and i think the driving is going to be fun, just been looking at the road to Erice in the north coming from the north coast upto it and that road looks like it will me my day out, drop the mrs at erice to look around and ill be going on a mad one in the Lancia Ypslon (or whatever the car im getting is called)

Matt

Loved Sicily. Its where we got engaged. The road to Erice is fun. Bring warm clothing- its always very cold up there. We approached from the west, and left heading east, so got two different roads. Try and find the Targa Florio route as well....

[V8LM]

autofocus said:

Hi there,

Does anyone have an e-mail address or contact number for the press officer for the AMOC. I am trying to organise a media pass so I can shoot this event next weekend, but everytime I send an e-mail I don't get a reply.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Tim

I find it best to phone (details on www.amoc.org)

[williamp]

Autosport yesterday announced that the March Plant V8 will be racing, driven by Anthony reid.

I know there is more then one Marsh plant V8, but this is THE Marsh plant V8, ex-Silver dream racer...

Very exciting, as I havent seen this car race since 1996

[Hot_Stu]

If MiJulie is at the stables, I may come to this

[The Tea Boy]

sorry guys i will deffo be in sicly (well so ryan air say at the min!!!)

Matt

[Balmoral Green]

Thought you'd have gone and come back by now, it's been a week.

I might run over for this too, want to see williamp.

[williamp]

fantastic day. And we saw the competition debut of the caparo. Started last, finished 4th with the CEO at the wheel. Very impressive. And Anthonr reid in the marsh plant V8. Wow!

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Its actually better than that, the Caparo finished 3rd. A podium on its first time out in a race what a result.

Full results here: -

http://www.tsl-timing.com/amoc/2008/84254.pdf

Car looked stunning and as you would expect I took loads of pics, here are a couple: -







I also took loads of pics of the other cars inc the GTR700R and the Marsh Plant V8 will post a link when I have done them.

Regards

Tim

[steve_amv8]

Had a great (if cold and windy!) day at Donington Park today, watching the final rounds of the AMOC Racing season. A big thank you to fellow AMOC Area 3 member for some superb hospitality, as well as my own local AM dealer, Stratstone of Derby.

Here are a small selection of my shots from today ... my first attempt at shooting motor sport since the late 80s!

[kevin63]

Some great shots there, it is nice to see that David Elis is still in the Aston, I loved watching him race, easecially at Mallory Park.

[Dave_M]

As Kev said, stunning photos

[LongQ]

Great shots Steve - spot on panning.

They look much better here than they do in the AMOC report.

There's a selection of shots, some better than others, here for those who are interested. It was a bit dark by the end of the day though ...



Grant

[steve_amv8]

Cheers for the comments! I'm still not sure about the look and I may not use the technique again unless I am in a high vantage point - unfortunately I didn't have access to any of the upper level areas in the hospitality.

As for the AMOC report, it may be because I supplied the ones for the report as 400 pixels wide and I think they were reduced in size by someone else when they were added to the report.