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You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:16 pm
by surfblue63
Here is Tim Harbers eventful footage from the Oulton Park Gold Cup. Following a spin on the first lap Tim has to battle his way through the pack. It's not the usual follow-me-leader stuff.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOgdk-4Qr6M

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:16 pm
by abs
That`s some great stuff, Tim was driving it like he stole it :)
Thanks for sharing

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:37 pm
by billycooper
Brilliant Stu

Good to see the race unfold, and the fight back was looking good, So it was a hose in the end ?

Good move on the mustang ! Well a good move on everyone really Tim !

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:00 pm
by Tim Harber
Looks good but bear in mind:

I got lucky with a slippery practice hence further up than I would normally be
I was 2 seconds a lap quicker last year. Not sure why
I was 6 seconds a lap slower than Barry Sime

Unfortunate that the Imp jinked as I was going round the outside on that fast left hander on the first lap which made me jink which threw me off

I would have got mugged by all the faster cars if I had not fallen off , so it ended up more interesting

Ridge between two halves of water pump casting where the hose goes allowed the water to pee out.

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:51 pm
by Time Bandit
Brill video, really enjoyed watching that! Shame about the overheating.

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:24 am
by App K
Fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Great drive from Tim and good in car footage. :P

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:21 am
by Brynmor
Must say superb footage, that guy around 7 minutes though in the light blue Mini ?? :shock:

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:14 pm
by billycooper
Tim Harber wrote:Looks good but bear in mind:

I got lucky with a slippery practice hence further up than I would normally be
I was 2 seconds a lap quicker last year. Not sure why
I was 6 seconds a lap slower than Barry Sime

Unfortunate that the Imp jinked as I was going round the outside on that fast left hander on the first lap which made me jink which threw me off

I would have got mugged by all the faster cars if I had not fallen off , so it ended up more interesting

Ridge between two halves of water pump casting where the hose goes allowed the water to pee out.
I've been to watch every year since 2004, and your car looked quicker than any other year Tim, and you did look like you had more grip, and you had a little red mist :evil: , that always helps !, Barry has a small entourage with him, looking like a small touring car team, and even a small bogie trailer of different tyres in the holding area prior to the start, just in case the conditions changed, you had me and Nick in the holding area just trying to "look" important and useful :lol: :lol: :roll:

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:29 pm
by surfblue63
billycooper wrote: Barry has a small entourage with him, looking like a small touring car team, and even a small bogie trailer of different tyres in the holding area prior to the start, just in case the conditions changed, you had me and Nick in the holding area just trying to "look" important and useful :lol: :lol: :roll:
I lift the bonnet and open the boot, hump the fuel can about and wipe down the car sometimes to make myself look important.

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:55 pm
by morris-miner
Totally brilliant, why can't we have this sort of stuff on BBC2 of a Sunday evening.

Re: You've Gotta Watch This! (Tim at the Gold Cup)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:17 am
by mk1
Fantastic effort Tim!

That is what Historic racing should look like!