OULTON FEEDBACK, BANTER AND PIX HERE!!
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timarnold
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Hahahah! Yes when I did the Jim Russell Racing Driver's School courses back in 1977/78 the excuses day was part of the course! []
They must have introduced them in '77 then, certainly weren't on the '76 course....[
They were only part of the advanced courses Melv! I'd already done the standard ones in '72 and '74 [
] []Hey I must admit your car looks great on track with its striking livery... I got views of it from several angles - I could see you side on as you went into Hizzy's when I was going into Cascades, then a front view of you coming over Hilltop as I came out of Cascades the following lap, then from the back a couple of laps later as I came out of Druids and saw you approaching Lodge! Shame I went in at the end of that lap or I could have had a closer look halfway round the next one! [
]paul howells
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Tim the excuses were part of my week long course at silverstone also,may be they only come out on the advance courses and thats why mel missed out[]
Funny story on the week race intensive course they call it,the chief instructor was a bit of i am great and knob etc,he kept on giving a certain Irish man some real grief about his poor driving.
In the group course debrief,the said irish man asks cheif instructor,how come you never made it as a racing driver then!!!!!!!!!Did we all laugh[]Oh did the excuses come out.
]Funny story on the week race intensive course they call it,the chief instructor was a bit of i am great and knob etc,he kept on giving a certain Irish man some real grief about his poor driving.
In the group course debrief,the said irish man asks cheif instructor,how come you never made it as a racing driver then!!!!!!!!!Did we all laugh[
]Oh did the excuses come out.We were chating just before lunch --- 12.15 actually because I was wondering whether or not to go out again for a few mins before the 12.30 shut down.
I have a terrible cold --- but !! 'Did an exhibition at the NEC two weeks ago and almost talked somebody to death -- he fainted on me, literally. Do I have to worry about my reputation ??
Ian, get better soon mate !!!!
Yes Jason, you passed me --- and I was trying --- very trying !!
Tried to catch up, and couldn't even on the Toyos.
The PSCups were week 25/05 and really were horrible --- Stuart, make sure you get them back from Simply Tyres --- just talk to Steve.
But I had a fantastic day and am only sorry that there didn't seem time to say hello to everybody. Another 250 Km track day, but I was knackered when I got home.
Paul, were you in the Red 993RS ? You passed me as well and I tried to catch you but couldn't.
But was very happy to have some fun with a few GT3RS' and compared to last year, I really am very very happy with the progress me and my N-GT have made []
As an aside, what should I do with these ?? Fit a new pair of standard discs or ??
Tried to catch up, and couldn't even on the Toyos.
The PSCups were week 25/05 and really were horrible --- Stuart, make sure you get them back from Simply Tyres --- just talk to Steve.
But I had a fantastic day and am only sorry that there didn't seem time to say hello to everybody. Another 250 Km track day, but I was knackered when I got home.
Paul, were you in the Red 993RS ? You passed me as well and I tried to catch you but couldn't.
But was very happy to have some fun with a few GT3RS' and compared to last year, I really am very very happy with the progress me and my N-GT have made [
]As an aside, what should I do with these ?? Fit a new pair of standard discs or ??
paul howells
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Chris i think you had your monies worth out of the those discs!Oulton is hard on the brakes.
The red rs is my car,my son Graham drove the car most of the time,i spent most of my time in the white 993rsr with red and blue flashes on.
The red rs is my car,my son Graham drove the car most of the time,i spent most of my time in the white 993rsr with red and blue flashes on.
timarnold
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Tim the excuses were part of my week long course at silverstone also,may be they only come out on the advance courses and thats why mel missed out[
Funny story on the week race intensive course they call it,the chief instructor was a bit of i am great and knob etc,he kept on giving a certain Irish man some real grief about his poor driving.
In the group course debrief,the said irish man asks cheif instructor,how come you never made it as a racing driver then!!!!!!!!!Did we all laugh[
That's quite funny [
] Although the sad truth is there are plenty of truly great, talented drivers who don't achieve much in racing simply because they lack that singly important component - money! I've recently been speaking with Dennis Rushen and we had a bit of a laugh about this; Dennis (Rushen Green Racing) ran Ayrton Senna in FF1600 and FF2000 in '81 and '82, and at the time I contacted him to ask how I could join his team as a driver - I was earning £6K a year pre-tax as an Engineer and apart from a very small amount of sponsorship from a local firm I was mostly funding my racing from my own pocket - at the time Dennis would have been happy to have me drive one of his cars but needed a similar budget from me as he was getting from Ayrton... £35K! [&:]
Where would Lewis Hamilton be today without Ron Dennis's £11M? [
]I thought I saw your car pull out half a lap on Jason in 4 laps Chris? Through the rear view mirror! [
][]I'll vouch for that Chris! Those Michelin Pilots were seriously awful! Particularly the fronts - the understeer was ridiculous!
jason
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I thought I saw your car pull out half a lap on Jason in 4 laps Chris? Through the rear view mirror! [
Doubt it was half a lap but yes I was going much much slower the one time I agreed to have a passenger in my car and you were in Chris's car.
Chatting and having bit of fun with Andy Tims at same time doesn't get your fastest laps in mate. Oh yes and I was on old SSRs![
][][][][][][]I was really pleased with my RS it kept up with (or passed) everything except the very best drivers with the stickiest of tyres all day...not bad for an 80k mile bog standard RS
New to all of this
Thanks to all the organisers and marshalls, great day
I've driven Oulton many times in a Caterham (R400 on slicks) it's just such a different track in a GT3 on standard road tyres
Braking is the main issue together with compliance over the bumps
I think I do need to invest in some spare wheels and tyres
Thanks to all the organisers and marshalls, great day
I've driven Oulton many times in a Caterham (R400 on slicks) it's just such a different track in a GT3 on standard road tyres
Braking is the main issue together with compliance over the bumps
I think I do need to invest in some spare wheels and tyres
Steve Brookes
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I was out passengering with Gordon in his GT3RS in the afternoon when he was at his quickest (he was suffering with not being able to get 3rd gear in the morning so was not on his usual form) and it took a fair few laps to catch you. To me that says how well you were pedaling the old girl and she looked great on track[
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timarnold
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Doubt it was half a lap but yes I was going much much slower the one time I agreed to have a passenger in my car and you were in Chris's car.
Chatting and having bit of fun with Andy Tims at same time doesn't get your fastest laps in mate. Oh yes and I was on old SSRs![
What??? Were you on he same advanced course as Paul and me, Jason? [
][][] I'm being unfair, I'm used to talking and driving quick at the same time - it's part of the job description. [8|] I was chatting with Stuart.I know, I'm exaggerating, it wasn't half a lap... just the distance from Hizzy's to Cascades. [
]A great day, then. Did anyone have trouble with the noise testing?
Ian
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