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It seems to be all go in our club at present with events every weekend! As Comp Sec I can confirm I have kept the Christmas week free so that all the competitors can have family re-unions!
This coming weekend we all troop off to Devon, to Wiscombe Park Hill Climb where there is a round of the UK National Hill Climb Championship going on. The really serious boys!
This is a two day event with practice on Saturday and timed runs (after one more practice) on Sunday.
The hill is a real challenge to 40's as it is tight and twisty. I had hoped to do well against Paul and Dave here but .... I must stop crying over spilt milk!
Off the start line and over the bridge. Immediate 90 degree left hander (1st or 2nd gear depending on driver) which you don't want to get wrong or you may end up in the river like the Porshce 911 last year! At least they now know you need 3 tow cars to pull you out!
Next, if raining there will be a water splash caused by run off from the fields, then over Bunnies Leap where seriously fast single seaters get airbourne, everyone else gets cautious, smoothly slam on the brakes and down to 2nd gear for Gate, for that is just about how wide the gap is and then into the woods and the Esses. Right left right left right left (dare to snatch 3rd?) up to the right hander Saw Bench (first hairpin from hell) onto the straight where, if wet you can (will?) get wheel spin in all gears, and up to Martini (left hand second hairpin from hell, saw a mini go on its roof here a few years back) and then sideways over the finish line.
Simple really!
Die hardy fools entering this event are (subject to final confirmation);
Paul Thompson
Dave Parker
Andrew Fordyce
Roger Burston
Ray Christopher
Roy Wing
Martin Hacon
Mo McNicholl
Malcolm MacAdam (Lotus 51 if change accepted)
I have heard that there will be possibly the whole Devon Chapter of GTD40's coming to spectate on the Saturday ie three cars, depending on weather.
If dry this is a great venue to spectate and drive. If wet it gets a bit miserable.
Hope to see you all there.
Malcolm
This coming weekend we all troop off to Devon, to Wiscombe Park Hill Climb where there is a round of the UK National Hill Climb Championship going on. The really serious boys!
This is a two day event with practice on Saturday and timed runs (after one more practice) on Sunday.
The hill is a real challenge to 40's as it is tight and twisty. I had hoped to do well against Paul and Dave here but .... I must stop crying over spilt milk!
Off the start line and over the bridge. Immediate 90 degree left hander (1st or 2nd gear depending on driver) which you don't want to get wrong or you may end up in the river like the Porshce 911 last year! At least they now know you need 3 tow cars to pull you out!
Next, if raining there will be a water splash caused by run off from the fields, then over Bunnies Leap where seriously fast single seaters get airbourne, everyone else gets cautious, smoothly slam on the brakes and down to 2nd gear for Gate, for that is just about how wide the gap is and then into the woods and the Esses. Right left right left right left (dare to snatch 3rd?) up to the right hander Saw Bench (first hairpin from hell) onto the straight where, if wet you can (will?) get wheel spin in all gears, and up to Martini (left hand second hairpin from hell, saw a mini go on its roof here a few years back) and then sideways over the finish line.
Simple really!
Die hardy fools entering this event are (subject to final confirmation);
Paul Thompson
Dave Parker
Andrew Fordyce
Roger Burston
Ray Christopher
Roy Wing
Martin Hacon
Mo McNicholl
Malcolm MacAdam (Lotus 51 if change accepted)
I have heard that there will be possibly the whole Devon Chapter of GTD40's coming to spectate on the Saturday ie three cars, depending on weather.
If dry this is a great venue to spectate and drive. If wet it gets a bit miserable.
Hope to see you all there.
Malcolm