Information: Volvo Owners Club Motorsport Challenge 2010

[AndysR]

Yeah a few people I know have run the 888's and reported grip levels to be outstanding which will obviously help with carrying speed as you describe. It's impressive to see exactly how much more speed you are able to keep with the 888's considering the size etc of the car. Goodwood doesn't have much run off in many places either so your braver than I

[IC]

There is certainly an advantage to knowing the track - as Steve has said he had an opportunity to drive around 80 miles 'round the track the day before and the same last year - we only get five runs on the day so not much of an opportunity for me to really get a decent practice in increasing my speeds!

I'm a bit behind with tyres, brake pads and wheels as I'm running standard. From speaking to Steve about the 888s they make a big difference in cornering and braking and the Team Dynamics are lighter than the Volvo alloys. Carbotech pads also give the opportinity for later braking when going into corners.

I will be fitting Team Dynamic alloys and road-legal track tyres in the near future, so look forward to seeing a possible improvement in my times! The Carbotechs will probably be fitted next season. All I need is some practice at Goodwood!

The biggest difference in getting faster is not out and out horsepower, it's handling in and out of corners and pushing the car to its limits with confident knowledge of a track. With more grip and increased braking it's possible to improve times. 10/10 to Steve on his oustanding times as he really shows what is possible in our heavy Refined cars!

Iain

[st5ve]

Two Club Sprint @ Colerne 2010 part of the British Sprint/ASWMC/BMC Speed Championships

Bank holiday Monday sunshine and a runway to play on don’t get much better than this!


Iain was already there and signed on by the time I arrived so I parked up and started to get sorted out. Out came the 4 Team Dynamic Pro Race alloys shod in Toyo 888’s tools and other associated stuff, the car was ready to go in no time at all. Met up with Iain and got signed on shortly after signing on we did a sighting lap. Iain now runs the same alloys and tyres as I do as a result his times have improved as well, he has also had an up rated intercooler with reverse pipe work since he last raced at this event.
At this event each competitor gets two timed practice runs then two timed runs in the afternoon, my times were:

Practice Run 1: 93.08 sec
Practice Run 2: 90.98 sec
Race Run 1: 91.76 sec
Race Run 2: 89.87 sec


Iain’s times were:

Practice Run 1: 93.87 sec
Practice Run 2: 93.42 sec
Race Run 1: 93.22 sec
Race Run 2: 92.66 sec


My times for Two Club Sprint last year:
Race Run 1: 97.68 sec
Race Run 2: 95.75 sec

Iain’s times for last year:
Race Run 1: 98.17 sec
Race Run 2: 94.47 sec

[st5ve]

A vid of my last run

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[IC]

What an enjoyable day! Good to try out the 888s for the first time and what a difference!

[st5ve]

The Pegasus Sprint
Saturday 16th October 2010
Castle Combe Racing Circuit

My sixth and final sprint this season for the Volvo Owners Club Motorsport Challenge and what a tough line up, myself Iain and Chris are all in the same class (Class 3 Road Saloons over 2000cc). In this sprint all three of us could not be driving such a diverse range of cars if we tried, my car being auto Iain’s car with manual transmission and Chris driving a N/A BMW 325i. Other cars in the line up are:

CLASS 3 Road Saloons over 2000cc
Record 81.38secs - Barry Squibb- Mitsubishi Evo 6RS - 15/10/05
17 Matthew Johnson Mitsubishi Evo 4 T/C 2000 BPMC
18 Richard Girling Nissan G-TR R35 3799 BPMC
19 Derek Porter MG ZS180 2497 MGCC
20 Andrew Meek Subaru Impreza T/C 1998 BMCC
21 Iain Collinson Volvo S7OR 2300 BMCC
22 Mike Mc Braida Mitsubishi Evo vi GSR T/C 1998 BPMC
23 Chris Davies BMW 325i 2500 Volvo Owners MC
24 Anthony Wright Audi A3 T/C 1781 Burnham-on-Sea MC
25 Matt Nichols Megane 250cup T/C 1998 Bristol MC
26 Steven Shields Volvo 850R 2300 Bristol MC
27 Alan Hersey Scimitar GTE 3000 RSSOC
It would be great to see any of you there

[frobes2]

Good Luck Steve... I love Castle Combe but unfortunately can't make it to cheer on the brand!!

Scott..

[st5ve]

My last sprint of this season was a bit of a cautious afair due to my brake pads being a tad thinner than I first realized, having only 1.5mm of meat left on them meant I had to be a little more cautious than normal, I had a lot of pedal travel and some brake fade towards the end of the lap, hence the last run of the day was a bit off pace.

The practice run is two laps of Castle Combe with only the first lap timed the speed at wich you crossed the line was also recorded, here is a vid of the practice and our times:

My time: 91.52 seconds Speed crossing the line: 89.2mph
IC: 92.87 seconds Speed crossing the line: 88.5mph
Chris in his BMW: 101.06 seconds Speed crossing the line: 81.7mph

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My first time run saw me get a slightly better time than practice but my speed crossing the line was much slower.

1st Run
My time: 91.12 secs Speed crossing the line 83.9mph
IC time: 93.75 secs Speed crossing the line 83.9mph
Chris: 98.87 secs Speed crossing the line 80.3mph

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2nd Run
My time: 93.09 secs Speed crossing the line 84.5mph
IC time: 93.05 secs Speed crossing the line 84.8mph
Chris: 97.36 secs Speed crossing the line 82.5mph

This vid is only of the clocks as I want to see what rev range the engine goes through whilst on track, it may be of interest to some hence the reason for posting this one.

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[Jim S70R]

Well done Steve another good result with your lap times

[st5ve]

VOLVO OWNERS CLUB MOTOR SPORT CHALLENGE 2010

Just a quick update to finish the 2010 season off

At the end of the 13th Season of VOC Motor Sport Challenge the final points table and award winners have been ascertained. So ends another good season with sprints, hill climbs and rallies competed by VOC members. Many venues have been visited around the country and we have all enjoyed a competitive and friendly championship. Here is to another exciting year in 2011 and long may it continue. The VOC Motor Sport Challenge as always would like to see more competitors as motor sport goes sprints are fairly inexpensive to compete in.

OVERALL MOTOR SPORT CHALLENGE WINNER

THE SCOTT WYETH STEERING WHEEL TROPHY

STEVE SHIELDS VOLVO 850R

SECOND OVERALL

THE HOLED PISTON TROPHY

IAIN COLLINSON VOLVO S70R

RALLY CHALLENGE

THE CON ROD TROPHY

CHRIS WINTER VOLVO 140

THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TROPHY

STEVE SHIELDS VOLVO 850 R

BEST AMAZON

THE JOHN PASCOE MEMORIAL TROPHY

CHRIS DAVIES VOLVO AMAZON

THE TONY MILES PUSHROD TROPHY

BOB PRICE VOLVO AMAZON

THE PV TROPHY

FRED WINTER VOLVO 140

BEST PERFORMANCE IN 2010

RALLY OF THE TESTS

WES MASSAM VOLVO AMAZON

NON VOLVO CARS TROPHY

KEITH WILSON FORD LOTUS CORTINA MK 1`

SECOND NON VOLVO CARS CHALLENGE

JAMES STAINBURN PORSCHE 968 SPORT

FINAL POINTS

1ST STEVE SHIELDS 59 POINTS

2ND IAIN COLLINSON 55 POINTS

3RD CHRIS WINTER 30 POINTS

3RD CHRIS DAVIES 30 POINTS

4TH BOB PRICE 29 POINTS

5TH FRED WINTER 20 POINTS

5TH KEN WATTS 20 POINTS

6TH WES MASSAM 10 POINTS

NON VOLVO CARS

1ST KEITH WILSON 49 POINTS

2ND JAMES STAINBURN 38 POINTS

3RD BOB WOODS 30 POINTS

4TH IAN STAINBURN 20 POINTS

5TH CHRIS DAVIES 10 POINTS

I have yet to decide wither I will compete in the VOC Motor Sport Challenge in 2011. I will however be competing at various sprints in the South West and perhaps further afield. My automatic 850 R has done very well and suprised one or two people. I will now be using my S60 R in the vain hope that I can get closer to competing with Evo's and Scooby's on track. I reckon it will take a while to get decent times so I will be hopefully doing a fair amount of track time and shake downs so I can get used to the AWD system and manual gear box.

Here is a few pics of the car going around Castle Combe: