182cup & 172 racecar
After getting a phone call from James (bigash), asking about sharing the Friday's trackday at Mallory the day before our race, it seemed to good an opportunity to miss.
So Thursday after work off we set, bloomin hot day, and came across a crumpled motorbike and a mini skip in the middle of the A5!!! But that's another story.
Get settled into Mallory, no James, he's still at Freds, and will be for some time.
So it was just me, and the bedmonsta, watching the sun dip behind the trees washed down with a cold glass of Rose'.
I'd asked Mallory people if they would leave the gate open for our late coming buddy's, and very kindly agreed.
James and Lee turned up at some stupid hour looking like a couple of Hobo's, so we put the world to rights and bed.
Friday was a lovely day, only spoilt by Mr Javelin, who wouldn't let us dovetail the day with the cars, it either had to be one then the other, and no swapping back.
I let James have most of the day, as I only wanted to get rid of some rust, been along time since Combe.
Car didn't feel too bad, not brilliant but driveable, so everything was left as it was. Infact I was a little bored, so asked Adam if he wouldn't mind scrubbing in the new tyres for me, before he had said Yes, he was gone lol!!!
So for this I sent him off with a Jerry can and to return on Race day with it full. (thanks Adam)
Sat seemed strange, as qualifying wasn't until 12.00, which gave us loads of time to fiddle and chat and kick some tyres.
Qualified in 3rd behind Ian Collins 2nd and our newcomer James 1st (well done sir)
Race 1
Now I'm looking at the gap between the cars in front, thinking, if I go for it, will that gap disappear, tough call, lights out, we are off, s**t!! Ians stalled it (found out later was a gear issue), tried to follow James around Gerrards as close as I could, but Gordon in the 205 had got a blinding start, and was now alongside me, infact very close!!
With both cars moving about on cold tyres and a slowly closing gap, we touched, nightmare anywhere, but Gerrards with all the grid coming through! I expected the 205 to go either left or right, but it stayed in the middle, and with the rest of the pack bearing down on us, I just shoved Gordon out of the way (what else could I do?)
This allowed James to get away in front, but also the recovering Ian to catch up.
I held off Ian for a couple of laps, but I just didn't seem to have the pace and it would have been cruel to be a roadblock for 15mins.
Ian got a great exit from the Elbow, so it was time to see him through, bloomin heck, he was off like a scolded cat after James, I just kept going round and round watching the pair of them battle for the lead, you never know one of them might have made a mistake, and if so, I was there.
Back markers are fun, some more than others, but most of them saw us coming, and left a little room to squeeze through, so thanks for that
So that's how finished Ian, James, Me.
So Thursday after work off we set, bloomin hot day, and came across a crumpled motorbike and a mini skip in the middle of the A5!!! But that's another story.
Get settled into Mallory, no James, he's still at Freds, and will be for some time.
So it was just me, and the bedmonsta, watching the sun dip behind the trees washed down with a cold glass of Rose'.
I'd asked Mallory people if they would leave the gate open for our late coming buddy's, and very kindly agreed.
James and Lee turned up at some stupid hour looking like a couple of Hobo's, so we put the world to rights and bed.
Friday was a lovely day, only spoilt by Mr Javelin, who wouldn't let us dovetail the day with the cars, it either had to be one then the other, and no swapping back.
I let James have most of the day, as I only wanted to get rid of some rust, been along time since Combe.
Car didn't feel too bad, not brilliant but driveable, so everything was left as it was. Infact I was a little bored, so asked Adam if he wouldn't mind scrubbing in the new tyres for me, before he had said Yes, he was gone lol!!!
So for this I sent him off with a Jerry can and to return on Race day with it full. (thanks Adam)
Sat seemed strange, as qualifying wasn't until 12.00, which gave us loads of time to fiddle and chat and kick some tyres.
Qualified in 3rd behind Ian Collins 2nd and our newcomer James 1st (well done sir)
Race 1
Now I'm looking at the gap between the cars in front, thinking, if I go for it, will that gap disappear, tough call, lights out, we are off, s**t!! Ians stalled it (found out later was a gear issue), tried to follow James around Gerrards as close as I could, but Gordon in the 205 had got a blinding start, and was now alongside me, infact very close!!
With both cars moving about on cold tyres and a slowly closing gap, we touched, nightmare anywhere, but Gerrards with all the grid coming through! I expected the 205 to go either left or right, but it stayed in the middle, and with the rest of the pack bearing down on us, I just shoved Gordon out of the way (what else could I do?)
This allowed James to get away in front, but also the recovering Ian to catch up.
I held off Ian for a couple of laps, but I just didn't seem to have the pace and it would have been cruel to be a roadblock for 15mins.
Ian got a great exit from the Elbow, so it was time to see him through, bloomin heck, he was off like a scolded cat after James, I just kept going round and round watching the pair of them battle for the lead, you never know one of them might have made a mistake, and if so, I was there.
Back markers are fun, some more than others, but most of them saw us coming, and left a little room to squeeze through, so thanks for that
So that's how finished Ian, James, Me.
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