HSCC Donington Saturday 30th May

[YMJ]

Tim

I wondered what happened! Shame about the gear stick.

I have a few shots at the Craner Curves during practice.

Stuart

It was the only bit I didn't check!

[rich@minispares.com]

It was the only bit I didn't check!

sounds like you got a good look at it mid race!

[Tim Harber]

Gearstick fell off on lap 4 just as I was planning how to get past Jon. His clutch started to slip halfway, so I'd have caught him anyway apparently...... dammit

Surf....sorry for the "cloak and dagger" subterfuge before the race but I'm not very good at talking to total strangers just before races. My heart rate is beating at 40% over normal as soon as I get up on race days and continues like this until the race is over.

I was on one day off from looking after grandchildren for four days so I was on a slightly sleep deprived mission but it was nice to get out for the first time in anger .

Nice to meet John and Tim and to see Will out. Pity the other cars were mostly rented by guys to get signatures on licences (they also were driving GT40's!)

Must practice starts again. Tried to get close to John by not fighting with Roger and we did , and made a 3 car race of it but in the end I suffered through idiot mentality and poor marshalling . Sent my footage off to Stuart today and luckily my cameras battery held out long enough to record what happened if not the end of the race

[YMJ]

It was the only bit I didn't check!

sounds like you got a good look at it mid race!

All on video - a right Buster Keaton moment when I grab the gearstick, it comes away from the remote housing, stare blankly at it for a second, then do a double-take

The car is now decorated with a plethora of orange seal marker gel, where previous fixings have come away over the years and are now Loctited/sprung washered and sealed!

[Tim Harber]

http://charliewooding.co.uk/v/photos/87 ... 02?pcp=161

Moment of glory for one

[Pete]

That's an unusual shot, Godfrey's actually on the tarmac!

[Tim Harber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDqHAa ... e=youtu.be

[YMJ]

Gearstick fell off on lap 4 just as I was planning how to get past Jon. His clutch started to slip halfway, so I'd have caught him anyway apparently...... dammit

Surf....sorry for the "cloak and dagger" subterfuge before the race but I'm not very good at talking to total strangers just before races. My heart rate is beating at 40% over normal as soon as I get up on race days and continues like this until the race is over.

I was on one day off from looking after grandchildren for four days so I was on a slightly sleep deprived mission but it was nice to get out for the first time in anger .

Nice to meet John and Tim and to see Will out. Pity the other cars were mostly rented by guys to get signatures on licences (they also were driving GT40's!)

Must practice starts again. Tried to get close to John by not fighting with Roger and we did , and made a 3 car race of it but in the end I suffered through idiot mentality and poor marshalling . Sent my footage off to Stuart today and luckily my cameras battery held out long enough to record what happened if not the end of the race

Stuart?

[surfblue63]

Stuart?

that would be me!


Tims race footage, some might say "This just isn't cricket, Old Boy!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6r-tlPJxU

PS Stick with it as it gets a bit interesting in the final laps.

Pictures might be done today.

[rich@minispares.com]

they should make that other bloke race with no glass in his car and a bit of mesh welded across the windscreen hole.

he does appear to think that he is banger racing after all...........

[wantafaster1]

Remarkable restraint shown there Tim.

[surfblue63]

Pictures from Saturday.

The Paddock

[surfblue63]

Practice at Craner Curves. A great place to be in the morning when the sun is shining.

[surfblue63]

Race shots from the Grandstand

[surfblue63]

ANd finally a few random shots of some of the other cars that were on track.

[surfblue63]

As usual there are a few more pictures to be seen.

Here's a link to the paddock shots slide show

http://s710.photobucket.com/user/surfbl ... 15/Paddock

and here's a link to the race shots

http://s710.photobucket.com/user/surfbl ... ton%202015

Ane don't forget to watch Tims race footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6r-tlPJxU

Thanks for looking

[Pete]

Tims race footage, some might say "This just isn't cricket, Old Boy!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6r-tlPJxU

Godfrey's been watching current BTCC banger races judging by that move of his through the chicane (literally!) at 19.36. Hard to believe that kind of driving gets overlooked by the stewards but is a move that's actually won a BTCC race in recent years. Not cricket though as you say Stu.

[Tim Harber]

Pictures from Saturday.

The Paddock

The car behind me turned out to be a customer who lived in Putney and used to visit my shop three times a week in the early 80's


His wife (in red coat behind us) : Basil Wales' daughter!

[YMJ]

Tims race footage, some might say "This just isn't cricket, Old Boy!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6r-tlPJxU

Godfrey's been watching current BTCC banger races judging by that move of his through the chicane (literally!) at 19.36. Hard to believe that kind of driving gets overlooked by the stewards but is a move that's actually won a BTCC race in recent years. Not cricket though as you say Stu.

Blimey.....I've seen far worse than that but as this was only my second HSCC race, I'd yet to learn fully the club's standards of race etiquette.
I must be careful!

Nice photos, Stuart. Thanks very much