Club Arnage
Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Barry on September 02, 2009, 05:40:51 pm
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Who is going to the Silverstone LMS?
If you are camping, where and when?
Not quiet sure if I can make it at the moment, but still working on it.
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Arrive on Saturday, Stay overnight, leave on Sunday.
Whittlebury Hall
S2000 is coming :)
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Are u in Basingstoke the night before?
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HI both myself and my better arf will be arriving fri night look out for the slime green tigra
the wifes first love
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Wish I could go, but we have the outlaws arriving from Cornwall so I'm confined to barracks for the weekend.
Have fun if you're going.
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We'll be going but as we don't live too far away it'll be the comfort of our own bed at night ;D
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Should be putting in an appearance, hopefully together with a "very special friend" ;)
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you're not towing the commer there with the fergie are you?
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Me and Nobby Jnr will be there with a mate and his boy.
Arriving Saturday lunch time, leaving sometime on Sunday.
Camping at Whittlebury Hall.
Look out for the dark red Galaxy!
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Arrive at Whittlebury Hall on Saturday morning & leave on Monday morning.
Look out for a silver Terrano.
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No Job,No Silverstone..... but a wedding instead. Free booze! ;D
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Why oh why does Silverstone always happen on or around my wedding aniversary :(? I will be away on hols again. The only consolation is, I earn a serious amount of brownie points for missing out on Silverstone which I intend to cash in next march ;D
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Why oh why does Silverstone always happen on or around my wedding aniversary :(? I will be away on hols again. The only consolation is, I earn a serious amount of brownie points for missing out on Silverstone which I intend to cash in next march ;D
A certain race in France happens on or around my (& at least one other CAers) wedding anniversary ;D. I have a very understanding wife who makes me suffer later :o.
Ade
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Probably there, but just for the race day on Sunday
MG Mark
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Seems like you were treated to a great race, guys. I for one am very pleased at the result - Oreca and Hugues de C put such a lot into the sport and it's good to see a different winner.
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Seems like you were treated to a great race, guys. I for one am very pleased at the result - Oreca and Hugues de C put such a lot into the sport and it's good to see a different winner.
Totally agree Deb, good to see a different name on top of the podium.
Unfortunatly could not be there, struck down with norovirus, an uncomfortable weekend, and every end for that matter. :(
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A fine day it was too, dry (although not sunny), met up with Vegas and Mr Z in the Paddock bar (where else can you have a beer with friends and, at the same time, watch the race going on outside on the telly along with F1 at monza on the screen alongside it).
Plenty of good racing in LMP1 and the other classes, and a goodly sized crowd as well. Took hundreds of pics, just starting to sort through them now.
MG Mark
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Piccy of said Oreca.....
(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/markwilliamsmga/lms1.jpg)
Mark
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and another near Club....
(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/markwilliamsmga/lms2.jpg)
Mark
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Bot, of course, incomplete without an obligatory Aston....
(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/markwilliamsmga/lms3.jpg)
Mark
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It was good to see everyone, a fine day out all round. Arrived at the campsite at 10am sunday to find a sea of devastion and listen to the previous nights antics. Think I'm glad I wasn't there...
Now Mark, enough of this computer stuff, get your overalls on, I can hear an MGA calling for some attention. It's hard to hear exactly, but I think it's something about poorly onions...
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What a superb weekend.
Saturdays weather was glorious, with wall to wall sunshine. Sun burn to the face was witness to that!
I had the pleasure of meeting a few CA'ers and sharing a drink or 2 with them.
The arrival on the campsiteof the Paramedic on Saturday night was a little concerning, but I'm pretty sure the patient was fit enough to enjoy sundays race.
And what a race. I took my son to his first motor race and now he's hooked.
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Hi shame we did not meet up with any of the c a s crowd we arrived on friday afternoon
parked the car (very shiny green Vauxhall tigra wifeys pride and joy) ) near the toilet block and looked forward to a great weekend
little did we know it would turn into two nights of hell duo to the sad stag party of hell
Still the racing was awesome watching jc in the pescarolo at maggots early on in the race when he nailed both Astons was well worth losing two nights sleep
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Good to meet up again after Le Mans Garry - hope you like the pics I have sent over - I will post a link to my flikr site (Silverstone album) once I get them all sorted :)
Cheers
Craig
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Hi those pics are awesome
any more races planned
let us know
gaz
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What happened at the end of the race - anyone know?
I heard on the tannoy that someone hit another car after the finish, but could not see the screens clearly by that point.
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It was the P2 Speedy Lola which was thumped - possibly by the No 12 (or at least that is what Hindy seemed to assume, but then he had been laying into them all day about their appalling driving!)
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What happened at the end of the race - anyone know?
I heard on the tannoy that someone hit another car after the finish, but could not see the screens clearly by that point.
It was the P2 Speedy Lola which was thumped - possibly by the No 12 (or at least that is what Hindy seemed to assume, but then he had been laying into them all day about their appalling driving!)
Basically correct. #33 stopped to cheer with team, and #12 (to quote from DSC) must've been looking at the blue sky as he rammed the Sebah jaking the left rear off the car, and stopped himself just round from Copse.
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Anyone got any pictures?
Must have been quite a moment
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Piccys on a PH thread here (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=37&t=745408&mid=18970&nmt=Silverstone%20LMS%20this%20weekend%20?)
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Now Mark, enough of this computer stuff, get your overalls on, I can hear an MGA calling for some attention. It's hard to hear exactly, but I think it's something about poorly onions...
Computer ignored today; the front suspension on both sides of the MGA is now stripped, cleaned, and the poorly onions duly diagnosed as one particularly worn driver's side kingpin and lower trunnion, with some play in the other side. Threads on both kingpins worn and thin.
So, I dropped them off with my man today, who confirmed the diagnosis, and is obtaining 2 shiny new kingpins and 4 new trunnions for me. Everything else was fine suspension, hub, stub axle and brake-wise, so it should be a simple Haynes manual "reassembly is a simple reversal of the disassembly procedure" when the replacement bits arrive, and the MGA will be back on the road in fine fettle with no steering wheel shake!
MG Mark
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A superb weekend - Beer festival on friday, on to Silverstone on Saturday to recover, before accidently getting smashed on Saturday night and sleeping without a tent in my sleeping bag. Paramedics, Threats of police action, roly polys round the campsite, Random Reading supporters who thought all their Christmases had come at once, Luc Alphand, Drinking in the paddock bar, Ruptured Zarse, What do you need a dinghy for we're at a flaming motor race, I don't need to be any more wet than I already am, where's my sh4g...tobacco, she's gone to s*** out a kidney....and so on and so forth....
Savage, but utterly brilliant!!
;D
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Didn't manage to meet up with any of you but my son experienced his first LM style event in preparation for future LM visits ;D
Thanks to Janice Minton, it was a bit special too ;D
Queues for "Our Nige" were as expected but the 008 drivers and the Spyker boys were real gents. Souvenirs to be treasured :)
Still sifting through the shots but here's a sample of the aforementioned moustachioed one on track.....
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Just went on race day and arrived in time for the autograph session. Got chatting to Lord Drayson and he invited us into the garge to look at the new Lola Coupe before it's shipped out to Road Atlanta yesterday. Looks well smart, so i hope they do well with it, but they have only done 5 laps testing on the short Silverstone circuit.
Walked the entire track but didn't see a single person from Club Arnage but did bump into Andy Wallace out at Becketts so stopped for a chat.
Really enjoyed the race and it was nice to have a full on motor race without any safety car periods. Not had chance to down load the pictures yet but did take around 1400
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Not had chance to down load the pictures yet but did take around 1400
Bl00dy 'ell! :o Makes me wonder how you handeled things during the Kodachrome time ;)
When are you leaving for Bathurst, Chris?
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Yes I had to be a bit more selective in the old film days. Maximum was 10 rolls of 36 exposure film per event but it cost me a fortune in processing. So glad to have digital now.
I leave for the Bathurst trip on 30th September so not long now. Also taking in sprint Cars at Parramatta, NRL Grand Final at ANZ Stadium, Bridge Climb, Bathurst, then a few days in Perth and finally Melbourne and the Moto GP at Philip Island. Stopping at Singapore for two days on route. So I really can't wait for it now.
Regards
Chris
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A superb weekend - Beer festival on friday, on to Silverstone on Saturday to recover, before accidently getting smashed on Saturday night and sleeping without a tent in my sleeping bag. Paramedics, Threats of police action, roly polys round the campsite, Random Reading supporters who thought all their Christmases had come at once, Luc Alphand, Drinking in the paddock bar, Ruptured Zarse, What do you need a dinghy for we're at a flaming motor race, I don't need to be any more wet than I already am, where's my sh4g...tobacco, she's gone to s*** out a kidney....and so on and so forth....
Savage, but utterly brilliant!!
;D
I have heard it was actually quite dull and all the above is boll8cks. I'm glad I didn't go. The pictures are rubbish and everyone looks bored.
Its because I wasn't there! :o Hehe
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if it makes you feel better Rex - yes - it was horrendous, boring, and nothing fun happened at all... and it was ALL because you weren't there.... ;D ;D
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Having a stag party complain is marvelous. Must have been queers! >:D
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A great weekend. Nice to meet up with Nobby Diesel.
Had the pleasure of seeing this:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3932456158_942304be59.jpg)
In the back of this:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3932388310_87d9afe30d.jpg)
Which ended up doing this:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3931737855_c25fd7de29.jpg)
Obligatory Astons
GT1:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3933973002_2ee5bb293a.jpg)
GT2:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/3933187693_c8c3715deb.jpg)
The last time for GT1 Saleen & Corvette:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3933194791_08a7e36f31.jpg)
More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13953963@N04/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13953963@N04/)
Ade
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Great photos Ade - that turbine thing was hugely impressive to watch....it took about 5 laps before I worked out that it wasn't any old normal car.....
Does anyone know the history of it - I've never seen it before and it fascinates me as to whether it was ever in any way competitive.
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Evening Ade.
Lovely to meet you last weekend and great pictures.
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Great photos Ade - that turbine thing was hugely impressive to watch....it took about 5 laps before I worked out that it wasn't any old normal car.....
Does anyone know the history of it - I've never seen it before and it fascinates me as to whether it was ever in any way competitive.
http://website.lineone.net/~pete.stowe/pete_howmet.htm
I only saw it raced in anger once myself - the Guards Spring Cup at Oulton. Those were the days.