my day at curborough long course

[davebslater(uk)]

ok results are in ,

LAST place , pipped by a BMW M5 by 0.5 second - he couldnt get out the place quick enough !!!

Much of the entry was astons , altho most were actually well prepared to a high standard , and running tyres of List B - ie modified class - which i couldnt run , but they could so hey ho .

anyway , it was a brill experience , it took for ever to get round the corners , and the short straights were just blips of wheelspin in 2nd gear , altho down the main straight , i clocked 84 mph - i think the ferrari F355 trapped 91mph - so i had the power just no means of putting in down thro normal sqaushy shocks and altho lowered springs , it handled like a ****ing boat .

Had a couple of guys who came up and said they were impressed with the speed , and the cornering attitude , and thought it was the most fun theyd seen in a while.

even better was the commentator who had to apologise for the supermarket comments when i put my last time in !!

anyway most times are here , note the 3rd run is actually the first timed one to count , and i actually went quicker that the BMW guys - so was oping for some more rain , but , it didnt go that way - digest at your leisure

vehicle
BMW M3 70.13 , 69.99 , 71.34 , 70.48
porsche 911 C4 68.79 , 66.87 , 66.49 , 66.85
BMW 328i 74.17 , 71.98 , 77.56 , 73.07
Dodge Viper 66.10 , 65.49 , 68.44 , 65.20 (class winner)
Subaru WRX 73.30 , 70.02 , 70.90 , 69.14
BMW 325i 76.11 , 72.96 , 73.13 , 72.26
BMW M5 rtd , 72.38 , 78.84 , 73.30
Volvo 740 77.26, 76.22 , 76.02 , 73.86

my second run , i completely knacked up , by locking a wheel , and running wide , 3rd run was wet , and managed a half decent time , the 4th run i tried to take the first turn flat in 3rd, but i had a little lift !!! but thats where quite a bit of time came from - so i could of gone faster on the day , but i was learning so , next time will be different !!

[IC]

Hi Dave - do you have any pictures of your 740 in action at Curborough? Where is it and how much are the sessions?

[davebslater(uk)]

i do have video , need to convert from vhs to digital , the commentary is very funny .

basically you need a race licence £32 , overalls , helmet £poa
and some basic stuff on the car like a timing strut , onoff sticker , yellow battery earth lead .

the scary stuff is £75 entry for 4-5 runs depending on how well subscribed it is

[davebslater(uk)]

ill also say that keith wilson emailed me some previous times , so it appears at the moment the quickest 740 around curborough !!!!!!

[IC]

Dave, thanks for posting the info. The next time you're going to race post the date on the forum - maybe you'll get some supporters!

[Grizlyadams]

>ill also say that keith wilson emailed me some previous times
>, so it appears at the moment the quickest 740 around
>curborough !!!!!!

till i get the billy'ed and ipd'ed komfort waggon up there..... ;-)
Griz

[davebslater(uk)]

the next long course sprint is 10th july - money where firmly mouth speaks from bottom passage griz !!!

well done mate sounds like a brill day

[Grizlyadams]

sure dave, ill fill in the application tomorrow ;-) ive ordered new disks and pads (mmmm bent disks nice...) and ill do the ipd bars at the same time, id love to have a few bricks racing on a proper track ;-)

see you soon dave, loser buys the first round ;-)
Griz

[davebslater(uk)]

thanks to griz ,

vid now up

http://www.kinveredge.org.uk/volvosi...dave-track.avi