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In practice Oli had a mild leak of gear oil and engine oil, so we managed to fix the worst of it for race one, but still suffering from a boost spike, which saw it peak at over 20psi....so we backed off the boost to be safe.
The altenator also died, so I shot off to my workshop and grabbed a couple to try, fitted a new unit and we where away mins before the call up.
As ever Dave was flying with no real major issues, and both of them qualified well within a massive field.
Race one started with a major shunt of a number of cars at paddock at the start of the race, Dave got a small battle scar and managed to avoid being written off like many of the cars involved, but Oli shot through the field, emerging out in front of Dave and making up around 6/7 places......!
Safety car came out straight away and they saw the majority of laps behind that, while the dead cars were cleared, as soon as the SC came in, Colin Tester made a mistake in his sierra cosworth and the M3 claimed 1st where it remained.
Dave caught Oli up on the long straights and Oli waved him through (very gentlemanly) but only after dispatching a few BMW's first...!
End of race 1. Dave reported that the brakes weren't too sharp, so a quick bleed and fluid change put that problem to bed!
Race two and no problems, Dave fighting with a 306 GTi6 all the way to the end (please don't mention the 306 passing him under a yellow flag) and Oli romping away behind them.....gaining pace lap after lap.
End of race 2! Both drivers over the moon with the cars again, Oli on cloud nine to be out there and reporting that the new rear end upgrades are working well.....
I had to rush home straight after the end of race two for a family party, but long enough to congratulate the code red boys.
Well done geezers!
Clarkys vids on youtube too.
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:) sounds like fun.... you going to tell us the rear end upgrades???:)
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Sure, wound up the rear ARB as per Cup and some one off rear shocks.
The new cage also ties into the rear beam mounting.
Matt@CRM.
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Sounds like a result, shame about the big shunt though. Glad Oli is back out there, i am itching to get competing again... not sure when my next event will be but will try and get to frog of the pod!
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Yes, the shunt claimed the beautiful Capri 3litre RS of Ian Clark, a lovely Escort Mk1 and a number of very trick BMW's....big shame.
Ali, trackday soon?
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How do you wind the ARB up? so that it exerts downward pressure stopping the wheel lifting or upward pressure stopping the car lifting?
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I watched some of the race on my way about brands that day. Saw Dave fighting with the yellow pug - which is an ex production touring car from back in the early 2000's. Must be a fast car that! I saw he got past too :agree:
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It was an experiment to try and up the torsion bar spring rate really.
Popped the torsion bars out, clamped the centre block with the arbs in place against the rear beam and popped the torsion springs back in, also pinned the bars in place with split pins to stop the torsion bars falling out (happened to Daves).
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I watched some of the race on my way about brands that day. Saw Dave fighting with the yellow pug - which is an ex production touring car from back in the early 2000's. Must be a fast car that! I saw he got past too :agree:
The regs specify pre '93/'94and the 306 just comes into that year range, and yes, pretty much touring car spec, Dave was all over it in the first race too, constantly swapping positions. Hehehe!
I keep threatening the boys with my Citroën ZX 16v which is the car the 306 evolved from, same engine/box, tighter chassis, more aerodynamic and lighter.....;)
It's a really good series, with 2 main stipulations, good driving standards and well presented cars.
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Good weekend at brands with the trucks!! Brilliant to see clarkey out today and yesturday.
TYoday though hats off to you, you are genuinly a brilliant driver :) really enjoyed seeing you race :)
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Also got a vid and pics will post in due course
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Didn't do too bad did he?
We don't normally do Tintops with the R5, but fancied a one off race to get the car out.
We didn't have a gearbox or the engine in one piece until thursday evening, then got on the rollers friday night.
We managed to qualify 2nd (behind a brand new RS Focus). Bent pushrods (limiter not cutting in so recall reading over 7500rpm....) in yesterday's first race put him starting on the back row today. Started 17th finished 8th!:laugh:
The steering rack is a bit woolly still, so thats coming off to be sorted, hence the "darty" attitude of the car.:eek:
Nice to see you and the other half JRP.
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Wish i had known, could have popped down today :(
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It was a bit of a late decision to be fair and didn't even know if the car would be ready until 11pm friday night.:(
Next time matey!;)
I was going to try and get the Codered cars on a trackday at brands to see who lasted the longest.......:laugh: Sill might if I can sort Oli's gearbox in time.
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Didn't do too bad did he?
We don't normally do Tintops with the R5, but fancied a one off race to get the car out.
We didn't have a gearbox or the engine in one piece until thursday evening, then got on the rollers friday night.
We managed to qualify 2nd (behind a brand new RS Focus). Bent pushrods (limiter not cutting in so recall reading over 7500rpm....) in yesterday's first race put him starting on the back row today. Started 17th finished 8th!:laugh:
The steering rack is a bit woolly still, so thats coming off to be sorted, hence the "darty" attitude of the car.:eek:
Nice to see you and the other half JRP.
Nice to see you too, to say i was impressed today is a huge understatment! even with 2 ropey moments when the weather changed he powerd on!
Nice to see after the oil leak and rod bend in qualifying 3 laps in :( you got it sorted and bounced back :)
Might have to start following you as well as the trucks, DTM, Btcc and legends :laugh::agree:
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Nice to see you too, to say i was impressed today is a huge understatment! even with 2 ropey moments when the weather changed he powerd on!
Nice to see after the oil leak and rod bend in qualifying 3 laps in :( you got it sorted and bounced back :)
Might have to start following you as well as the trucks, DTM, Btcc and legends :laugh::agree:
To be fair, Oli sorted it after a few phone calls, as I had to shoot off to collect the kids.
We actually bent 2 in quali, replaced them and bent another 2 in race 1...:confused: Finally sorted for today, and Dave pretty much gave it sh1t or bust.:D
If you come and say hello in the pits/paddock you WILL get your hands dirty "You have been warned".
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Yes, the shunt claimed the beautiful Capri 3litre RS of Ian Clark, a lovely Escort Mk1 and a number of very trick BMW's....big shame.
Ali, trackday soon?
Matt, I am doing Llandow on 6 June? And hill climb 5 may down this way?
What/where did you have in mind mate?
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I'll check the calender and see what sticks Ali.
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Really looking forward to the on-board videos. I think I have watched all of Dave's - It is such a rocket.
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Really looking forward to the on-board videos. I think I have watched all of Dave's - It is such a rocket.
Hello Sam! Yes a slightly different engine now, compared to the 'old faithful lump' (which is sitting on a palllet).
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The boys in the R5's had better watch their backs.......;)
Come to daddy! One of my clio's gets these soon.
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Some good footage of Dave from this on-board video (skip the first bit):
http://youtu.be/WFnB02OO6FM
There is also one of the original pink Clio's out too (now mostly silver).
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Ricky Davies in the MINI cooper s, supercharger sounds great! Note that the mnii and the R 5 are in the same class I think, up to 1600 with forced induction.
'Ozzy' in the Clio, big chap in small car. Nice bloke to talk to aswell.
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The missus and I are at Brands now for the evening session. A little birthday pressie from moi... And of course booked myself an additional driver slot :D
Its absolutely chucking it down at the moment!
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2:40 the clarkey 5 storms past :D
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Mr Clark did very well at lydden over the week end, a well fought 3rd place in the 1st race (made 4 places at the re start!). Also a strong 4th in the second race.
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When i get the twins home, and settled i will come down for a day to a race meet. as brandshatch was very impressive last time :)
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Good stuff mate!;) Be good to see you again.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW3s4...1&feature=plcp
He forgot to turn camera on until 3/4 of the 1st lap of re start, so you miss the 4 cars he over took off the line.:laugh:
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Mr Davies is at brands this weekend I think.
Won't be there myself, as I will be attending a wedding :crap:
I'll be sprinting the 172 on the 26th.:ashamed:
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Mr Davies is at brands this weekend I think.
Won't be there myself, as I will be attending a wedding :crap:
I'll be sprinting the 172 on the 26th.:ashamed:
Could pop over to Brands on the 26th :)
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Could pop over to Brands on the 26th :)
Check the date of that post mate....we were at North Weald.:ashamed:
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Check the date of that post mate....we were at North Weald.:ashamed:
Doh :ashamed: was gonna say, I'll be spectating this time and not putting you off having to think too much with 2 cars :D
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I hear Dave is going to be at Brands on the GP circuit over this weekend. I'll be racing there too with my Mk1 Golf.
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Not sure he is racing, but will be supporting the 'orrible lot'.
Good luck Sam.
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A couple of cars from today's sprint at brands.
Mr Hart in the famous 5. Was as quick as a gt3 around the Indy circuit.
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How to travel in style, the trailer had an MG midget in there looking lost in all the space around it.
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I'm not really sure I understand what's going on there? Lol fire on passengers i get.....y is there fire on the other side?
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Its the exhaust setup, i think it exits on both sides :D
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Its the exhaust setup, i think it exits on both sides :D
Yes it does.... Good way of getting heat into the rears;)
We did it that way to bring the noise testing level down.
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Been a while since I posted in the section.
Some of you may or may not know, I've been busy with some non renault race cars this time.
Over the winter period, Oli Davies and I got involved in a rover tomcat ex-factory race car to compete in the cannons tintop series mostly based in the circuits of the south east.
Tom Bridger is the driver, with his dad Rob Bridger being team leader.
We had fun.....:laugh:
http://www.barcsoutheast.co.uk/report5may13.html
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Been a while since I posted in the section.
Some of you may or may not know, I've been busy with some non renault race cars this time.
Over the winter period, Oli Davies and I got involved in a rover tomcat ex-factory race car to compete in the cannons tintop series mostly based in the circuits of the south east.
Tom Bridger is the driver, with his dad Rob Bridger being team leader.
We had fun.....:laugh:
http://www.barcsoutheast.co.uk/report5may13.html
Brilliant at brands 31st to 18th no brakes after lap 9! Really good driving, senna like!
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That meeting was a baptism of fire jerp.
Untried, untested.....proper unknown on the car, we wanted to treat it as a shakedown.:laugh:
The last meeting the cylinder head was still off the car 12 hours before race day....:laugh:
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Brilliant at brands 31st to 18th no brakes after lap 9! Really good driving, senna like!
We had a coil fault in qualifying, that's why the poor grid position..... But I had a helper, she wants wages now.:crap: