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Post by jxr242 on Jul 9, 2007 17:31:49 GMT
To remind people of what has probably been said elsewhere Nick & I will be racing at Lydden this weekend. We will not have the opportunity to test before rolling up on the Saturday but the ciruict will let us out for about 15 minutes prior to qualifying to learn the circuit. We then race once on the Saturday and once on the Sunday. I suspect its not a particualry difficult circuit to learn but at only 1 mile long we will all be quite close in terms of times and it will be finding the few tenths which will prove to be the difference. Anyway we will just have to see how it goes.
Wish us luck
John
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Post by Mike Hogg on Jul 9, 2007 17:50:34 GMT
Good luck, guys.
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Post by awsponsor on Jul 9, 2007 19:34:28 GMT
It may be short but it's a good technical circuit with lots of history.
Anyway - size isn't everything ;D
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Post by NS-R on Jul 13, 2007 13:49:56 GMT
haha - cheers guys! We're off down to Lydden tonight - we are signing on at 7.15 am on Saturday!!!!! I need to keep the Woking-based podiums going - granted I've only got three on the trot so I'm a bit behind Lewis!  Will let you know how we get on next week. Nick. |
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Post by awsponsor on Jul 15, 2007 23:58:37 GMT
Well - what happened...... I can't stand the suspense. ;D
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Post by jxr242 on Jul 16, 2007 12:20:49 GMT
Race 1
NSR - DNF (don't ask)
JF - 13th
Race 2
NSR 6th
JF 13th
More details to follow but both of us very busy at work.
John
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Post by Blair on Jul 16, 2007 20:15:46 GMT
A weekend to forget then lads ?
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Post by awsponsor on Jul 17, 2007 19:26:00 GMT
They're certainly being a bit coy !
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Post by NS-R on Jul 17, 2007 20:11:39 GMT
Hi guys, Will post up report tomorrow - really busy at work so haven't had any time to post reports etc yet! In a nutshell, complete and utter monumental **** up in race 1 - the race did last longer than it should have done but basically ran out of fuel on the last lap (whilst in 3rd in STs). Nil Points which has completely screwed up the season since our 'dropped scores' are already taken up by the missed Silverstone rounds. Not happy is an understatement. Race 2, had to start at the back and went into 'rage mode' - made up 14 places and finished 6th overall, 3rd in ST class - battled lap after lap with Dan Rose but couldn't quite get past - there was a bit of contact trying though... Only slight consolation for the weekend was I won driver of the day for race 2...beauty.  Nick. |
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Post by andrew on Jul 17, 2007 22:31:58 GMT
whoops !  |
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Post by awsponsor on Jul 17, 2007 22:33:49 GMT
As the saying goes "sh*t happens".
Anyway - life would be boring as heck if everything went well all the time ;D
Dick
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Post by Blair on Jul 18, 2007 18:11:04 GMT
Unlucky with that Nick. What was the cause of the overun ?
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Post by XR2 Baz on Jul 19, 2007 22:50:30 GMT
Oh bugger, what a sh*t. At least it wasn't all bad though, I'll bet that second race was fun!
Baz
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Post by jxr242 on Jul 20, 2007 7:10:47 GMT
The race was meant to be 20 mins plus one lap and I think the time keepers just got it wrong but the leader probably past the finish line at about 19 mins 55 seconds. We then did two more laps. So it would not have been easy to judge for them when to put the last lap board out. Strange thing was that Nick and I were fuelled identically so I wonder how much I had left at the end ?
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Post by Charlie on Jul 21, 2007 10:35:28 GMT
Nick and I were fuelled identically so I wonder how much I had left at the end ? John, those digital gauges are very poor indicators, even from fuel light on on both cars there can be several litres of a differance. Plus, you may just be slightly lighter on the gas than Leadfoot Nick ;D  |
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