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July 26, 2010, 08:46:57 PM +0100 - Knockhill - UKGTL Season 10 Readers Drives
Driver
 Team
Nat. Make Model Class Qualifying Race
Tyres Pos Time/Gap Pos Time/Gap Laps Stops Best Retirement
reason
Ballast
Navin R Johnson
 TEAM-GTLDK
Alfa Romeo GTA (#922) TC-65 D2 1 1:01.247
74.685mph
1 39:25.833
73.471mph
38 1:01.254
74.676mph
Dunlop  
goldtop
 Kerb Crawlers
Alfa Romeo GTA (#201311) TC-65 D2 2 +0.480
74.104mph
2 +33.364
72.449mph
38 1:02.216
73.522mph
Dunlop  
phspok
 Team Pseudo Racing
Alfa Romeo GTA (#205287) TC-65 D2 6 +0.897
73.607mph
3 +36.960
72.341mph
38 1:02.052
73.716mph
Dunlop  
Ade
 Kerb Crawlers
Lotus Cortina (#201304) TC-65 D2 5 +0.818
73.700mph
4 +1:00.836
71.629mph
38 1:02.478
73.213mph
Dunlop  
De Martini
 TEAM-GTLDK
Alfa Romeo GTA (#922) TC-65 D2 7 +1.087
73.382mph
5 +1:52.908
70.124mph
38 1:02.769
72.874mph
Dunlop  
Phil Gilliland
 Team Pseudo Racing
Alfa Romeo GTA (#205287) TC-65 D2 4 +0.747
73.785mph
6 +1L
71.071mph
37 1:02.194
73.548mph
Dunlop  
Syd Drake
 Drake Racing
Alfa Romeo GTA (#958) TC-65 D2 9 +2.223
72.069mph
7 +15.563
70.610mph
37 1:03.076
72.519mph
Dunlop  
Legzy
 Team Oldie Racing
Alfa Romeo GTA (#202954) TC-65 D2 8 +1.822
72.527mph
8 +16.869
70.571mph
37 1:02.468
73.225mph
Dunlop  
Henry
 TEAM-GTLDK
Lotus Cortina (#961) TC-65 D2 12 +3.126
71.058mph
9 +2L
68.925mph
36 1:03.310
72.251mph
Dunlop  
BillThomas
 Kerb Crawlers
Alfa Romeo GTA (#201311) TC-65 D2 10 +3.026
71.169mph
10 +21.471
68.311mph
36 1:04.691
70.709mph
Dunlop  
Wiltshire Tony
 Toyland Racing
Alfa Romeo GTA (#956) TC-65 D2 11 +3.079
71.110mph
11 +21L 17 1:03.433
72.111mph
unknown
Dunlop  
Pelle_B
 TEAM-GTLDK
Alfa Romeo GTA (#958) TC-65 D2 3 +0.725
73.811mph
12 +32L 6 1:02.270
73.458mph
DQ
Dunlop  
Helle
 TEAM-GTLDK
Alfa Romeo GTA (#958) TC-65 D2 13 +3.150
71.032mph
13 +34L 4 1:06.843
68.432mph
unknown
Dunlop  
Burtoner
 Team Shark
Lotus Cortina (#961) TC-65 D2 14 +3.399
70.758mph
14 +35L 3 1:06.022
69.283mph
DQ
Dunlop  
Der Metzler
 
Alfa Romeo GTA (#201311) TC-65 D2 15 +46.836
42.321mph
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Dunlop  
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« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2010, 12:39:06 PM +0100 »

Having been away for the weekend, we had to do our weekly shop after work last night which was why I was late starting the server. Sorry bout that.

Also I had not had a chance to practise with the cars but knew the circuit well enough so thought I could blag it.

Chose the Alfa for a change and loved it's energy but my setup couldn't cope with my steering input and after a s/g and several off-track excursions and being lapped by some very fast cars, decided it was best to call it a day.

Nice to see some old faces back with us and an ever increasing entrant from the GTLDK boys. Shame about Sqter cos he was very very quick indeed!

Congrats to Navin and the pods and thanks to Goldtop for a very nice track/car combo.

BTW we will be back here again on November 8th https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8143.msg144659#msg144659
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« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2010, 06:00:32 PM +0100 »

The Brits sure know how to make a great layout for a track!! Even if it's a little one.. Had a good start and was happy to see Goldtop and Pelle were fighting it out so I was able to get a decent gap in the first 2 laps. Was nice not to even think about tire wear or pitting. I truly love the little cars with their lack of power.

I guess it's down to our heritage - wealthy enthusiasts commissioning cars from firms like Bentley, Riley, Singer MG etc; others building tracks on their property -Lord March (Goodwood) and Tom Wheatcroft (Donnington Park).  Then after 1945 we had a supply of old racing engines (MG etc) and a supply of Coventry Climax fire trolley engines together with young enthusiast engineers like Colin Chapman, Eric Broadley and Mike Costin.

Bill

All good points Bill but I'm suprised you omitted to mention the glut of airfields we had after WWII. Many went on to become fine racing circuits.
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« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2010, 06:18:34 PM +0100 »

I find this track one of those, like Legzy said I know but I always find it's one where you get into the groove and have a good nights fun or you fail to find it and have miserable night.  As Navin said it's all about trying to keep momentum up especially through the chicanes and hairpin.

Practice and qualifying went well with battles with Henry, Legzy, Tony, n helle and others.  Qualified 10th, made a reasonable start - these cars are simple to get off the line with a proper clutch (right boot down, left boot up) my only problem being the guy in front or the one in front of the one in front - like a goods train stopping.  As usual I soon lost positions to the faster drivers, had a few offs but nothing car threatening. 

After one of Henry's pit stop for a choc ice or something we proved that you can not go around the hairpin three abreast.  He caught me up as we entered the straight so I went to inside to make Henry go around the outside for the hairpin, keeping an eye on him to make sure he hadn't got far enough ahead to move back on line and Phil (I think) took my apex and knocked me into Henry who went off.  Sorry, I did go slow until you passed me.  Had two cut track warning, so had to go slower and try and stay on the track until the end - finishing 10th.

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« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2010, 12:16:18 PM +0100 »

I was going to cover the airfield tracks Tony but decided that WWII caused a much more fundamental change in the world.  Technical development went ahead at great pace - we finished with better production techniques, materials, jet engines, radar, rudementry guidance systems and landing aids.  This made the world more accessable and air travel faster and safer.

Prewar motor sport was insular and confined to our own continent - Europe, Americas etc.  After globalisation started, in my view, the airfield tracks merely accelerated our involvement.  More speed, once lower more steamlined cars were produced meant more power required, the US V8 became a cheap option - Allard and AC spring to mind.  US Muscle Cars were imported and things just continued from there until we arrived at the current position.

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« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2010, 12:43:08 PM +0100 »

Enjoyed the preamble Bill, when can we expect the first drafts of Chapter 1?  Wink
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