Mr Clark, Mr Davies and myself are at Brands........this week.
Mr Clark, Mr Davies and myself are at Brands........this week.
Originally Posted by Matt5
Mr Clark, Mr Davies and myself are at Brands........this week.
Awesome, good luck guys - are you competing or shaking down? Post up some lap times too please!
Dave and Oli are shaking down.....I'm out just for fun....and trying to keep up with them!
Doing my rain dance right now.....
Hopefully the new surface would have worn in a little....Britcar were there at the week-end.
When? I wouldnt mind popping down to spectate if possible...
Thursday 18th.
Likewise I might try and get over for a nosy and a chit chat. What time you guys there from?
MSV site would tell you more than I could....
......my ears are ringing.....
Approx 130 laps today in the Blue Clio.......knackered!! Like my tyres!!
I bet they are. Thanks for the laps in the clio Matt, to be honest I'm not the best passenger but didnt want to appear too scared!!! Was very impressed with the car/driver, nocked me down a peg or two (thinking I can drive ha)
Thanks again
Gio
A bloomin' pleasure mate, nice to meet you. If you think the Clio goes well...Daves car is ballistic.... Shame you didn't get a run in it. Matt
Well I'm just impressed with the valver engine, pulls very well for an atmo car, and it was a bargain by the sounds of it too!!!
I'm building an engine to the same spec as the Clio for my red r5 but using different bike carbs and programmable ignition....hopefully it should go just as well.....
Photos are on rawaction photography website....
Pity i couldnt make this event chaps but i was working , please inform me of others in the future if poss, it would be nice to be out again with you lot..., glad you had a succesfull day...any pics?...
Weather and track surface MUCH better than last time....
Would be good to get the fives out again. More than likely at the end of the race season for most of us though.....
Matts engine is sweet, very good power, would seriously consider the same engine myself in the future.
Well........a big hats off the Mr Clark and Mr Davies.....
No problems today in the first race of the Toyo tyres race season at Brands Hatch, and good results too!
Here the first few laps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr2yzmvx17Y
Well, they did it once again, Dave and Oli on the Brands GP circiut in the fives, Terry and Gary as guests in the DMN/Tintops.
Yep cracking day, Cheers to Matt and Dave for making sure that I got out for race 1 after some mechanical problems in qualifying.. had some great fun starting from the back of the grid and cutting my way through the traffic, till I was rudely bumped off by an Alfa..... Meanwhile Dave was keeping everybody very busy at the front of the grid with an hugely impressive 12/44 (considering that the front end of the grid was comprised mostly of Sierra Cosworths and E36 M3s, the little R5 is a real wolf in sheeps clothing)
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKGAPuygBI8
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7zXvxuqNpQ
Looks awesome guys, I am very jealous! Excellent result for Dave too - you must have been flyingShame about the bump Oli, much damage?
great to watch, propper donut in the alfa, you were all over him without bumping him.. he was clearly out powered and out driven..
fix it up and get back out there
Yeah, Oli's comment earlier to me was "like trying to overtake a bus with a moped".
Not much damage....rear bumper out of shape....'Roy the Boy's' big crowbar fixed that and a few trims off......don't worry guys 'Code Red" will sort it along with a couple of planned tweeks too.......
Oh, and yes....very proud of the 'Orrible lot' for being the clean drivers......and providing some close racing
Last edited by Matt@CodeRedMotorsports; 25-05-2010 at 18:07.
Cracking day all round. Nice to see Oli finally getting to enjoy the 5 after all the problems last year and all the work his put in for this year
Was unbelievably hot out there, but the car performed well considering, and well pleased with the results staying infront of some impressive machinery
As always massive thanks to Matt5....Code Red....always there for advise and getting his hands dirty
Get some in car action up soon.
Nice footage , good going peeps , keep up the good work..., at the moment im only on his sticker phase...
Here you go Jeebsget some of that goldstar footage up dave...
Start of the first race before the safety car came out to stop the fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRXEqZ4OxA
shes not in too bad shape at all mate, hopefully gonna get her fixed up by next weekend, all fairly cosmetic stuff really!
Looks awesome guys, I am very jealous! Excellent result for Dave too - you must have been flying
Easy fix....especially with all the spares the "Three Renaulteers" have hidden away.....
love it dave, what tyres are you using their dave?, slicks or 888`s?, love the engine note..keep them revs up...Here you go Jeebs
Start of the first race before the safety car came out to stop the fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRXEqZ4OxA
Great driving guy's, both of you! Oli your must have more patience than me I would have felt the need to get out and lamp the Alfa driver, what a helmet!!!!
Dave cracking driving mate, glad to see some fives out there ripping up the black top!
Were running on 888`s as Toyo sponsor the series
Heres a couple laps from the second race, got a great start, made up 5 places on first couple corners before they all mobbed me on the long back straight.
http://www.youtube.com/user/C14KEY#p/a/u/0/7vVK2zsHAG0
Cracking start mate, that Lotus sunbeam is really quick, hes not in our class is he, the speed he comes past on the back straight....Were running on 888`s as Toyo sponsor the series
Heres a couple laps from the second race, got a great start, made up 5 places on first couple corners before they all mobbed me on the long back straight.
http://www.youtube.com/user/C14KEY#p/a/u/0/7vVK2zsHAG0
The 'orrible lot are off to Snetterton this weekend, I wish them the best of luck......and please bring them home in one piece!!! Heh! Matt5
Great driving, that was more exciting than watchin F1, i was biting me nails lol.
Glad you got past him, but i was so wishing you'd put him in the wall, what an idiot, he was just being dangerous. can marshals view tapes you've recorded??
HE HEE!!
This one should be fun, they have qualified next to each other on the grid....
Yesterday........
Good luck guys, just watched your in car vid getting a shunt from the Alpha, you were going well ! I was veryimpressed that you managed to keep control of your temper after the shunt i would have been effing and blinding at him for that
......at the moment both cars are struggling....
......at the moment both cars are struggling....
Whats up?
Oh and can i spot Ollie running wiliams alloys - 15" ???
Weather was poo all night.....wet tents and awning nearly disappearing in the wind....
Dave got squeezed at the start, Oli having gear problems......
Weather was poo all night.....wet tents and awning nearly disappearing in the wind....
Dave got squeezed at the start, Oli having gear problems......
Ive got a brand new gearbox from renault in the garage, i bought it for a fortune a coupleof years ago and only used it for a few thousand miles. Ill swap it for some R888
Any results yet matt?
I think Dave got class win, followed by Oli. (Oli was fastest lapper in both races too).
I'm sure they will be on here later......
Cheers for the offer Ali, just a combination of gear oil not up to the job and a beefier rear engine mount needed... easily sorted
Qually: 13th and 14th out of 29 starters
Race 1: Dave got really stitched up @ the start with some very poor driving by several other drivers who were taking really unessacary risks (its not F1 or BTCC) who tried to win the race at the first cornerDave kept his foot in and stopped what was already a really nasty shunt becoming really, really serious. Hopefully the two drivers who caused it will be getting their driving standards looked at, as two shunts in so many races are two to many as far as i'm concerned. Anyway, I caught up and passed the VW sirocco who was leading our class, till the car got stuck in gear and I had to retire.
Race 2: Both 5s started second to back row, Dave got off to a blinder of a start and we both proceeded to start cutting our way through the traffic, were positioned 1st and 2nd in class, till the rain came down, not driven the renault or r888's in the wet and spun at the bombholerecovered and finished the race, finished 19th, Dave finished 10th overall and 1st in class
What a day
Me and Oli qualified ok, and side by side on the grid. Race 1...got a terrible start with too much wheelspin, once it got going was hit in the rear spinning me sideways and took a big hit in the passenger side pushing me the other way into the armco, bounced of of that and another hit in the passenger side, rear bumper hanging on ground and rubbing on tyre so pulled off.
Oli had the class win in the bag and had to retire with gearbox probs, not good for us both, that race
Massive thanks to Oli for getting the car out for race 2, started at the back in 26th place and finished 10th for the class win
Something to brighten up a shocking weekend.
Sounds like a really eventfull day guys , shame weather was pants and that various things were against you both..., glad to hear this all though and keep up to date with how youve both been doing, it keeps one inspired to get cracking with finishing things on the cup and getting out there...well done lads!!!...
The 5 takes a beating....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uravamQ_pc
That's horrendous ! Someone hit you from behind?
Yeah, he tagged me, which sent me sideways
Good results again for the 'orrible lot, this time at Cadwell park.....
Right!.....the 'orrible lot are at play again at Brands GP circuit tomorrow.
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