UKGTR Season 6 Lower Sprint - Zhuhai - Dec 11

[Jeffrey]

P.S. If you're using manual clutch and not lifting whilst shifting up then you are putting a massive amount more strain on the engine, that is certainly why Jeff's engine health plummits at 3 times the rate mine do.

That is true, but it's weirder than that. The only time my revs hit red, is in the upshifts, which is very briefly. On the main straight and on dowshift blips I never ever hit red. I heard you talking about revving the ...  out of the engine on the mainstraight. You'd expect a few seconds a lap redlining it would be worst than brief upshift moments.

[baracus250gt]

Just noticed you are only just up the road from me.  

Oh wow! Yeah just noticed where you are too!
We shall have to meet up when the motor racing season starts again - go watch some classics at Combe or something

Yeah I had quite a bit of bad luck actually didn't I - bit of a Raikonnen season (in his McLaren days) haha.

[picnic]

Just noticed you are only just up the road from me.  

Oh wow! Yeah just noticed where you are too!
We shall have to meet up when the motor racing season starts again - go watch some classics at Combe or something

I only live 5 miles from Combe and I'm there every race meeting - I get a season ticket every year. Give us a shout if you get to any of the meetings next year. If you forget I'm usually in the paddock at lunch time with the 67 Focus from the saloons. My mate Terry drives this one, and with luck Paul will be back out with his Impreza next year too.

[baracus250gt]

I only live 5 miles from Combe and I'm there every race meeting - I get a season ticket every year. Give us a shout if you get to any of the meetings next year. If you forget I'm usually in the paddock at lunch time with the 67 Focus from the saloons. My mate Terry drives this one, and with luck Paul will be back out with his Impreza next year too.

Great! Is it the May bank holiday (or earlier?) that they do the 1st HTCC round (Top Hat that merged with another classics series that I cannot remember the name of).... that is always good, will definately go to that, so see you there for sure

Which Paul are you referring to ?

[picnic]

Combe has 2 or 3 historic race weekends, I can't remember which is which to be honest. Bit of a shock but Combe have the race dates up for next year, that's well organised for them

Monday, March 24, 2008    Classic Saloon Raceday 
Monday, May 05, 2008    Husqvarna Springtime Raceday 
Monday, May 26, 2008    Caterham Carnival 
Saturday, July 19, 2008/ Sunday, July 20, 2008    Dunlop Great and British Motorsport Festival 
Saturday, August 02, 2008/ Sunday, August 03, 2008    Historic Racing Festival 
Monday, August 25, 2008    Sportscar Raceday 
Saturday, September 13, 2008    MG Raceday 
Saturday, October 04, 2008    Formula Ford Carnival


Sorry, Paul like Terry are friends of mine who race in the Combe saloon car championship. Nobody here.

[baracus250gt]

Monday, March 24, 2008    Classic Saloon Raceday 

That's the one! Will hopefully be nice weather by then for spectating.