Tarmac Series Dual Sprint Results
September 15th, 2011
Hi - finally,
I have results! Through a few issues that didn’t change any of the positions, but did have our poor timer hassled by me when all the transponders that we had used had just been stolen from his father’s car, I have finally got all the possible times together and into the results spreadsheet.
What a great day at the track. 73 entrants paid their money and generally turned up. One of two of us had difficulties during the day, mine appeared to be very public as I checked out the ability of the sand trap to slow progress after it transpired that having the brake pedal go all the way to the floor doesn’t actually slow the car. Having a car catch fire on the start line was certainly dramatic, our scrutineering venue provider found that a bent push rod isn’t ideal, but is fixable on the day, and unfortunately for Howard Oates, he had his second DNF in a row when the blue PBFOOT 124CC again appears to want to allow pressure to escape from areas that it shouldn’t.
But those were the disappointments.
There were a heap of highlights, lots of cars ripping up the tarmac on an extremely interesting track. We had variety to die for, everything from Starlets to Commodores, 998cc to 5700cc, normally aspirated carburettor fed engines with points and plugs through to real life playstation clones that need computers and electronic geniuses to make them work, everyday drivers through to the purpose built Group N replica Toyota Corolla AE86 of Steve Wilcock. (I could listen to that all day, a glorious sound of a proper race engine). What was the common denominator? Smiles! Miles and miles of smiles.
The fact that it was Fathers’ Day didn’t detract from the fun, in fact it was probably a help, fathers should be able to do what they want on Fathers’ Day, and many of us did. Not too many father and child combinations running, but one which was demonstrated all that is wrong with modern youth, Mark Warren had the audacity to beat his father Andrew - on Fathers’ Day. Come on Mark, what’s that about, show some respect for your elders and let us win on our day. Oh, that’s right, you beat everyone didn’t you. Well done to a young man who no-one really noticed going so fast during the day.
Dual Sprint Results