Recent content by Rob Thomson

#Cough #NonStandard #Cough

I think I can do 7, maybe 8 rounds. I'm doing the HSA championship too so permission slips are at a premium! Really looking forward to it, it's brilliant that the SC class is so popular and so competitive. And I'm keen to see how much time I can find by getting really familiar with a venue. I...

Are you doing Curborough championship again this year? I've sent off my entry!

Haha, those springs are mental.

Excellent, proper springs are going to make a load of difference. Definitely worth fitting new struts and top-mounts while it's apart. I'm a bit jealous of the steering wheel and seat... Can't bring myself to swap mine, feels like the start of a slippery slope!

Yep, HSA is first two timed runs. Sodding annoying when you're trying to beat in three runs a target time that was set in four.

One practice and three timed is fine if the three timed runs all count towards the results, but many championships only count the first two timed runs. If you're chasing a target time it makes it much harder.

Non-standard gear knob. Cheat.

I thought you said I had dibs? ;) Shame I missed you at Wiscombe yesterday, but it was nice to see the car on the hill. It looked like you were going well. What's on the shopping list for a replacement?

Graham, is there an entry list anywhere? Might come to watch.

That's crazy fast. I've done 2-lap once and did a 68.97. I reckon I might be able to work that down to a 68.0 but another second off that is insane. I really fancy doing the Curborough Championship next year, sounds like a proper challenge.

A camera is so useful, you'll learn loads. If you've got a Mac, iMovie is brilliant for doing split screen comparisons... If your competitors are stupid enough to upload their own videos to YouTube you can download them and do the same.

Yep, it's familiarity. I've easily beaten the fast Curborough Fiesta ST at other venues. It's rare for me to be challenged in the SC class. In the last couple of years I've only lost once, at Curborough at the end of last year when I was beaten by the ST and by another Cup. My first time at the...

Yeah, my understanding is that Standard Car category had a year 2000 cut-off due to the perceived safety of more modern cars. This was because the original intention of SC was to also relax the PPE requirements, e.g. no overalls, but that didn't happen. Of course, you can enter a standard 205...

Funny you say that, I fitted a new Klarius (spelling?) exhaust from ECP to mine on Tuesday. I haven't had that much fun since I had my ingrowing toe-nail pulled out. To be fair, it fitted loads better than the previous one which needed the flange modifying with the die-grinder to fit the CAT...