Oulton Park Gold Cup 2011

[billycooper]

Links to my flickr pages ... including Oulton Park Gold Cup 2011

cracking day, well done to Mike Smith, first Mini home, enjoyed the chat

also that man Andy Jones top 3 overall in a 998 Imp !!!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/16788879@N02/sets/

[mk1rally]

Nice pic's billy, any chance you could send me a copy of my car over?

Its a cracking photo and shows a lovely bit of tyre flex!!

[Pete]

Links to my flickr pages ... including Oulton Park Gold Cup 2011

cracking day, well done to Mike Smith, first Mini home, enjoyed the chat

also that man Andy Jones top 3 overall in a 998 Imp !!!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/16788879@N02/sets/

Not sure about the 998 bit but a nice set of pics Billy ! Here's an 'Andy Jones eye view' of the start, what happened to Godfrey did he nudge the back of the Tina when he went off at Cascades on the first lap ? He must have been gutted as a podium was definately on as Jones discovered !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3nW7xwTFkY

Nice to see the drivers of the Anglebox and Cortina have a reassuring hug after the Anglia T boned the Tina on the last corner of the last lap vying for third ! Very sportsmanlike.

Nice little dice with two of our posters (Andy and Paul) until Andy slipped past and Paul's shocker came adrift ! Shame for Tim as he didn't get a run but some useful track time and qualied on the fourth row !

Any damage on that last run Dave ? I just saw you nudge the tyres as the rain came down (again!). No grip on that rally stage even in the dry !

Thanks to everyone for coming along, a nice variety of cars this year, I'll put some pics up later.

Pete

[tomkidd]

Your car looks smart Pete, I was looking for you all day but never saw you... A good day and nice turn out of cars.

[Pete]

Your car looks smart Pete, I was looking for you all day but never saw you... A good day and nice turn out of cars.

Thanks, a work in progress Tom , and ditto didn't see you either though I do owe you money so that could have impared my vision !

[tomkidd]

Your car looks smart Pete, I was looking for you all day but never saw you... A good day and nice turn out of cars.

I do owe you money so that could have impared my vision !

ha ha! The stickers look good. Would have liked a closer look at the car but never mind

[big-un1967]

Good to see everyone there this weekend. Sorry If I didn't say hello to all.

Regards

Paul (car 69).

Thanks also to Andy who I thought drove fantastic.

A pitty I lost my mirror and OSR Shocker broke. Great little scrap.I have you next time!

P.

[acespeed72]

i think we both drove well Paul close clean driving, I think your mirror is probably under my bonnet somewhere ha ha

As for next time bring it on ha ha

Great day

[acespeed72]

I must say thanks to Mk1 rally for the new plug leads you gave me thank you mate.

[Pete]

Results here.......

http://www.mstworld.com/Results/2011/11209hsc.pdf

Not such a forgone conclusion regarding Godfrey as Mike Smith posted the best lap time of the two, nice to meet you by the way Mike and well done !

[Tim Harber]

Not sure about the 998 bit but a nice set of pics Billy ! Here's an 'Andy Jones eye view' of the start, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3nW7xwTFkY

Pete I'm glad for your pointing to the engineering that goes into the Imps http://www.shrigleyengineering.co.uk/ as it's impressed me as to how they can keep up with us in a straight line.

Also a note about the Imp with the novice cross on in front of Andy Jones , David Heale. We met parked on the track when practice got red flagged at Cadwell. (one Imp had an engine change after practice and on the first lap of qualifying the sump plug came out and all the oil went round 1/2 mile of track and then it blew up. David and I got a faceful)
Turns out he has to run a novice cross as the previous race that he did with the Imp was in 1972!

I would have been on the grid in front of Andy Jones . He's not shy is he?

Well done to Mike. Some success at last

[Pete]

Also a note about the Imp with the novice cross on in front of Andy Jones , David Heale. Turns out he has to run a novice cross as the previous race that he did with the Imp was in 1972!

I did wonder as he certainly knew the ropes and went very well ! Quite some development going into those Imps then !

[fricsman]

Andy Jones certainly has got that Imp well set up, it was very stable through Druids and the dark blue Imp of David Heale kept up well with him for a while. Thanks to Tim for explaining about the novice cross on David Heale's car because I did wonder. Not raced since '72 - that's 39 years ago and I was working, driving my '68 Healey Sprite, was single and still had all my hair!

[Broadspeed]

Yes, well chuffed with my class win and fastest lap yesterday (thanks for noticing that Pete). i have been chasing Mr Godfrey for 4 years and as you must know never beaten him but been close especially at Croft last year . I know he fell of, but I still beat him and who knows what would have happened. My car was going well. Yep those Imps are quick, but they are very light and have much bigger tyres than us so they dont overheat so quickly. You should see the state of my brand new fronts after that race, they really do talke a pounding.
Thanks for all the chats and wishes in the paddock.
Pete! If you could manage a picture or two I would be gratefull. smithmichael33@sky.com
Tim, dont forget to bill me.

[mk1rally]

No real damage Pete, (just my pride!). It was like someone grabbed the rear wheels and through the car backwards. Couple of tire marks to clean off and new rear lense from the same spot the day before. Water, that surface and used r32's don't mix. Funny enough the lads with the falkens looked to have bit more grip! I've heard it said they slip off the bonfire if you try and burn them but they grip in the wet at oulton!

[Pete]

Funny enough the lads with the falkens looked to have bit more grip! I've heard it said they slip off the bonfire if you try and burn them but they grip in the wet at oulton!

Really ??? I've a set on my mutant just while I fettle and run it in (plus I didn't pay for 'em) and believe me when pushed they are truly shite ! I went straight on at Cuddington roundabout yesterday much to the amusement of my lad in the passenger seat !

[Pete]

Pete! If you could manage a picture or two I would be gratefull

Incoming !

[surfblue63]

What an eventful race, plenty of action all through the field.

Here's some pics of the action, first up is the slippery practice at Hizzy's













And then the race at Lodge

















The rest of my pics can be found at

http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/ww10 ... up%202011/

Thanks for looking.

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[ChrisB]

Nice to see this being talked about from a Mini perspective - as an Imp owner for the past year (72 Imp with 998 R20 cam giving out 90bhp or so) I have been reading about everything as Imp Imp Imp!