Barkston 5th Nov

[bill2b]

Barkston fire and thunder event

5 nov 2011

Yes I have got thick skin after the last Debacle, but our last event of the year now consists of a mornings worth of timed sessions (So Richard can cement his position at 23rd place) and then a full afternoon of free play with Passengers. This would be an ideal time for any of you whou would like some instruction.
All welcome, it would be nice to have a Mini contingency to take the mickey out off.
If not look forward to seeing you all (nearly all) next year
Regards
Bill (loudhailer)
:):)

[steve s]

[QUOTE=bill2b;253543]Barkston fire and thunder event

Like to do this, Test the new mods and get a bit more practice,
Steve.

[bill2b]

[QUOTE=bill2b;253543]Barkston fire and thunder event

Like to do this, Test the new mods and get a bit more practice,
Steve.

Nice one Steve
Just PM me your details and I will put your name down

Any More?

[bill2b]

steve
do you and your folks want a meal?
I think its a tenner a head

Did you lot hear about our Birkett victory? :cool::cool:

Or the fact I was only in the race for 20 seconds
:mad::mad:

look on you tube under birkett 2011, I am mondeo2500

[Richard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0DPW1dJnfs&feature=related

That looks nasty Bill, hows your back? I guess your reactions get slower as you get older :)
Have you got a shot of the damage to the Pug?

BTW we wont be at Barkstone this weekend, lots of jobs on the go and the van is off the road - see you next year.
Richard

[bill2b]

Richard
My Back is still a bit sore but getting better, The Pug could have been worse its all around the RH wins suspension area so it will be back next year.

Hopefully there will be a picture
Shame your not there this weekend
Cheers
Bill

[PaulW]

Richard
My Back is still a bit sore but getting better, The Pug could have been worse its all around the RH wins suspension area so it will be back next year.

Hopefully there will be a picture
Shame your not there this weekend
Cheers
Bill

Bloody hell i'm glad you fucked up the last race meeting at Barkston i was going to give you a go in mine:D

Glad your ok though bill see you next year:D

Paul

[bill2b]

Here is me on the telly, Struth I was on that longer than I was in the race :(:(

http://www.bfbs.com/news/uk/raf-victory-silverstone-52979.html

Autographs on request :-D:-D

[Richard]

Autographs on request :-D:-D

Sorry but Sumo is the star! Was he timing the event? :p

[Andy_S]

Holy Fuck ........... Nice one Bill & crew :D

Can 16VMiniClub get a team into this in 2012?

I'd need an ARDS then change out my 2.5gallon fuel tank for a bigger one but otherwise it looks do-able.

Hurrah for the RAFMSA!

[Smurfy]

Ouch!!

Bill, can you put my name down for this. I'll be sharing the car with dad (steves)

Thanks,
Phil

[bill2b]

What number you Phil?
see you there :)

[Smurfy]

69

Thanks
Phil

[Andy_S]

Please could you get some video footage of the Smurfy Mini in action?

Hopefully it'll be a lovely dry day for the racing :)

[bill2b]

Please could you get some video footage of the Smurfy Mini in action?

Hopefully it'll be a lovely dry day for the racing :)

We don't have any slow motion cameras availiable, would some time lapse pictures do?


:p:p:D:D

[Andy_S]

We don't have any slow motion cameras availiable, would some time lapse pictures do?


:p:p:D:D

A few still pictures joined together will be fine :)

Make sure you get the pics on the first or second run in case the boys snap something.

[Smurfy]

:-)
Dont worry Andy. Just snapped a wheel stud. Hopefully it will be the only thng we snap this time. Just pinched one off dads vtec mini. Still got a few little things to sort this evening too. Ill see what we can do about pics/vids.

[Andy_S]

:-)
Dont worry Andy. Just snapped a wheel stud. Hopefully it will be the only thng we snap this time. Just pinched one off dads vtec mini. Still got a few little things to sort this evening too. Ill see what we can do about pics/vids.

Crikey, I was only joking about snapping stuff ............ :(

Vids & photos would be very much appreciated :cool:

[Mark D]

Or the fact I was only in the race for 20 seconds
:mad::mad:



And not a mini in sight lol

Glad your ok Bill

[bill2b]

Todays practice times

Stephen 98.297 seconds
Phil 139.242 seconds

:p:p:p

Best times

Stephen 79.719 seconds
Phil 78.540 seconds

Need some practice :D:D:D

I have a picture of the front of the car with grass all over it I but I cant post it easily :beer::beer:

[steve s]

Todays practice times

Stephen 98.297 seconds
Phil 139.242 seconds

:p:p:p

Best times

Stephen 79.719 seconds
Phil 78.540 seconds

Need some practice :D:D:D

I have a picture of the front of the car with grass all over it I but I cant post it easily :beer::beer:

Cheers Bill :rolleyes:, We'll get the mini sorted over the winter, ready for next season, and with a bit of practice the times will be loads better, On a better note we haven't broken anything this time even though we spent a lot of the time on the grass :), The weather didn't help either, but not making excuses, See you next season, Steve.

[Mark D]

Congratulations guys on completing an event. I'm looking forward to seeing the development continue next year and those times will come down i'm sure.

[steve s]

Congratulations guys on completing an event. I'm looking forward to seeing the development continue next year and those times will come down i'm sure.

We need a spare set of wheels to give us some more tyre options, As the weather forecast was wet, I put on some full wets on the rear that we used to set the car up originally and they were pants, The weather didn't help either, mist was so bad it delayed the start for half an hour till it lifted, but visibility was so bad, only one car on track at one time, Safety first, still got twice as many runs in as we would on an msa event, Great day, tested car a bit more, even learned a bit of grass tracking :) ,
Steve.

[Andy_S]

:beer: 'Tis really good to read that you've had a full days racing without any breakages. :beer:

Wet & misty doesn't sound like ideal sprinting conditions though :(

[Richard]

Well done lads for bringing the car home in one bit. As Mark said the times will start dropping soon.
Good job I didn't go, I thought it was today!!
R

[Smurfy]

This is how the paddock looked all day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/psmurfy/2011-11-05121605.jpg
Marshalls were great tho and managed to run the event.
Hopefully sorted out the issues now and can start to focus on setup. See you all next year.

[bill2b]

Yes the weather was not what we expected I'm afraid, I have never seen real fog at Barkston normally its just engine smoke off a Mini or two :p

Well done to both Smurfs who managed to find there way round without actually getting lost, yes the fog was that bad :eek:

Looking forward to next year hope to see more of you at the actual challenge rather than just the track days

Bill

[PaulW]

great news for the Smurfies well done:D

Thats proper fog as well must of been weird.

Well done to Bill as well for organising an event and booking those all important emergency vehicles:D

Paul

[steve s]

Just found a couple of vids on youtube, What barkston was like in th fog, :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H5JJ-tb6CQ
and it was slippery, not just us on the grass,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUghw7bhOGM
Steve.

[Andy_S]

Nasty

[bill2b]

I know you drive to the conditions but phew, the first video was slower than our setting up the track lap in the transit :D:D

The driver of the second vid eventually came top of the guessing game so he was happy despite the slightly grassy lines.

I have a pdf of the times from the day if anyone wants them just send me a pm.

I'm looking forward to next year as me and my mate Gordon have just splashed out £400 on a 1.8 MX5 for next years sprinting. :)

Means The 205 can be saved for the circuits.

Anyone fancy a bit of circuit racing ? we are doing a track day at Cottismore early next year for anyone interested.
:p