Chuffer
CCCUK regional rep
I looked for you this morning and was in that garage looking at the red and white C3 and the Weisberg car but you were nowhere to be seen. I have been drumming up the CCCUK supporters club by the way !!!
Tim’s 2023 Season
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Oneball
CCCUK Member
We only got here about 2pm. Just erecting a tent, in daylight for once!
Chuffer
CCCUK regional rep
At least you made it today .
I left about 1 ish after grabbing a coffee and a bun in the paddock cafe . will look you up tomorrow . Good luck with the quals as will be busy on club stand first half of morning getting ready for parade laps.
Oneball
CCCUK Member
Seems better. I think it’s probably a little under damped. Main issue is I keep getting lost!!
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
Google maps??
Oneball
CCCUK Member
Maybe I should try one of those new fangled video game things!
Oneball
CCCUK Member
Race day, up bright and early after being woken by Mike Brewer on a loop telling you to get you’re tickets ready on the app, Mike if you’re reading put a cork in it!
Line up in the collecting area in grid order.
It’s not often you see a 935 out the windscreen.
Glenn had an issue straight away with his brakes that not only put him at the back but caused him a spin getting round the green flag lap.
I forgot that despite coming out of the old pits the actual start is over the other side so complete missed the flag being dropped. Back to last. I had a little dice for a couple of laps with a Lola who I then got passed and stayed on my own pretty much the whole race apart from being lapped by the faster stuff. I was getting pretty tired towards the end and slowed down a bit at which point the Lola that I’d overtaken at the beginning got past on the last lap. Bugger!
Still, finished the race and an enjoyable experience. Car is getting better and I have some changes to make for the next race.
Line up in the collecting area in grid order.
It’s not often you see a 935 out the windscreen.
Glenn had an issue straight away with his brakes that not only put him at the back but caused him a spin getting round the green flag lap.
I forgot that despite coming out of the old pits the actual start is over the other side so complete missed the flag being dropped. Back to last. I had a little dice for a couple of laps with a Lola who I then got passed and stayed on my own pretty much the whole race apart from being lapped by the faster stuff. I was getting pretty tired towards the end and slowed down a bit at which point the Lola that I’d overtaken at the beginning got past on the last lap. Bugger!
Still, finished the race and an enjoyable experience. Car is getting better and I have some changes to make for the next race.
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Oneball
CCCUK Member
She walks like a woman but talks like a manGreat pics Tim and glad you enjoyed the experience despite getting lost on the way to the start line !! I wouldn`t mind getting lapped up by Lola , I hear she`s quite a girl !
As for getting Mike `Motormouth ` Brewer to put a sock in it , you got no chance !!.
Oneball
CCCUK Member
Going to lower it a bit. I’d increased the rear compression damping before Silverstone which made it better and we might increase it a bit more.
Brakes are ok now. Had brake fade at Oulton which I think was air in the system. Had vacuum bleed the brakes previously but I think that can suck in air past the lip seals so bleed them traditionally last week and they were fine for a 40 min race at the weekend.
Still going without the power steering for Donington though, that’ll be a winter project.
Chuffer
CCCUK regional rep
Lola wasn`t the only drag act at Silverstone , there was an awesome display of Dragsters , Street / Strip cars and Rods on display with 16 in total doing `fire ups ` at regular intervals each day over during the event . It was good to see Drag Racing being featured at Silverstone again . The little Ford Thames panel van was really something pushing out 1400 BHP and running terminal speeds of 150 mph . My ears are still ringing .She walks like a woman but talks like a man
Chuffer
CCCUK regional rep
What bad luck Tim . There was also some stunning custom cars too . This Studebaker was built Corvette C4 running gear and engine and was a real eye popper. The appendage on the passenger side is a primitive form of air con that can be filled with iced water and the slip stream drives a fan that blows cool air into the cabin . A really cool idea .
