All day meeting - 29th May 2011 - 2nd Round of 2011 Summer Series

[mikeyscott]

Many thanks for the comments guys. Thanks to the team who help run the meeting.

I'll be back in a couple of weeks, hopefully to shake down a 4WD ready for the next regional.

[Randall34]

I had a great day dispite the disaster of getting caught speeding on the way down the M3. I had an ok first race, destroyed the diff on the warm-up lap of race two, and missed race three while trying to rebuild a busted diff with no spares (thanks to Mikey for the c-clip). Only to return to race four and have the motor wire drop out 30 secs from the end.
These crap three races left me in the C Final (sorry to Dean and Jack as they should have won and come second if i wasn't there) I won the first two finals with a fully functioning car and crashed out of contention in final 3 and finished 7th.

This has to be a case against Round by Round, if we were running FTQ i wouldn't have taken a trophey that someone else should have won. Althought it did allow another driver to earn more points in the series. So swings and roundabouts i suppose.

Next time i hope luck will be on my side (karma or some sh*t).

Great to meet Dean again, we used to race some 20 years ago.....

See you next time (i will try and make some morning meetings too)

Neil

[mikeyscott]

Cheers Neil, did you take some photos etc?

I'm planning on doing FTD on one of our standard meetings at some point just to mix it up for fun (allow the one lap wonders a better chance - which includes me!)

[Deano577]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Cheers Neil, did you take some photos etc?

I'm planning on doing FTD on one of our standard meetings at some point just to mix it up for fun (allow the one lap wonders a better chance - which includes me!)

Hi mike what is ftd ???

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by Deano577

Hi mike what is ftd ???

Fastest time of the day

[hotrodchris]

Originally Posted by Briangb

Chris. That may well be my fault. I only managed 3 laps last week.
I fear some of those Rango gremlins may still be lurking in the
Hampshire undergrowth. With any luck they have all jumped ship
from my pit box, and as I was not there they were waiting to pounce
on any unsuspecting Rango driver. Well done for making the 'A'.

Cheers Brian all the clanners made it into the A Final which made it interesting !

[Deano577]

Thanks steve
has any one got any photos of the day?

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by Deano577

Thanks steve
has any one got any photos of the day?

Neil Randell will hopefully supply some this week will post on the torch site soon, also oople if poss

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Cheers Neil, did you take some photos etc?

I'm planning on doing FTD on one of our standard meetings at some point just to mix it up for fun (allow the one lap wonders a better chance - which includes me!)

Mike you can't change the size of the goal posts half way through the game lol anyway if the drivers want ftd we will make it happen?

[mikeyscott]

Only change on non summer series. Not bothered about morning meeting format. FTD/RBR

My next meeting at torch will be round 3 of summer series.

[Randall34]

I only got a few pics from the last final, and of course all of the trophy presentation. I will send them tonight or in the morning and post up some pics on here.

I am planning on doing an on-board movie in HD soon, just need to be able to make the cam safe on the car. I tried it in the back garden but i don't have table tops and sleeping policemen there. The cam will need to be fitted well and i'm not quite there yet........watch this space.