Brighton Speed Trials

[danhay]

On Saturday the 11th September it's the Brighton Speed Trials. It's a 1/4 mile drag racing event.
Is anyone going?

Look out for Car #1 - that'll be me.

I'm in the Handicap race. I don't expect to break any records or bring home any silverware, but I do hope to 'raise the tone' in the C2 class (1400-2000cc).

[riveting]

May well pop along, only live in woodingdean, so not far.

[Tripps]

I number of us from SE London / NW Kent will be hooning down early in the day for it - can't wait

[jimbro1000]

Keep an eye out for a mad little Fiat 500 racer. That'll be my friend Mike - more famous as the driver of the flying banana (drag strip fans will know about it). Wanted to go along too but will be busy (grrr)

[AndrewM]

I'm going too - posted a BST thread on general motorsport - should have looked at this one first.

I'm car 199 - not expecting to win but the atmosphere is great and we get to play in front of a lot of people!

Can't wait!

[danhay]

AndrewM said:

I'm going too - posted a BST thread on general motorsport - should have looked at this one first. I'm car 199 - not expecting to win but the atmosphere is great and we get to play in front of a lot of people! Can't wait!

Van Diemen RF85? Niiice

I see there's also going to be a Ferrari F40 and an F50 too!

Can't believe they've given me the same handicap as a Cerbera

I'm good, but not that good!

>> Edited by danhay on Wednesday 8th September 22:14

[AndrewM]

I didn't get the programme with my finals so won't know who's there 'till I turn up Saturday!

The F40 is Bob Oram's - he also has a drag racing E type - normally competes in both - the E runs high 12's if I remember correctly. I think the F50 belongs to Frosts - sounds unreal!!

[njw 77]

AndrewM said:

I think the F50 belongs to Frosts - sounds unreal!!

Probably, the owner's son normally runs a car up the strip (and around Brighton on sunny days, the bd). Ran against him in the F50 a few years back in the Griff, and a few years prior to that when he was in a (then) new Viper and I was in my 350i. I beat him that time, but that was probably coz he got it so sideways he nearly hit a lamp post, and he was only 16 at the time ....grrrrrrrr. To make matters worse, he would walk round the pits with a stunning blonde on his arm (no, not a poodle). Some guys have all the luck. Me jealous? Nah

I remember being invited to a private/charity trackday at Goodwood a few years back, Mr Frost turns up in his F50, followed by a transporter with a then brand new F355 Spider and 2 Elises(Elie?:sratchchin "for his mates to play with". Just need to make the ole man a mate now

[AndrewM]

Back then, my dad ran a turbocharged Formula Vee (VW beetle engine) which he'd built out of bits sourced from the scrap yard Turbo from a Subaru for £25 running through a Morris Ital carb for £8 etc. He beat the F50 with a 12 sec 1/4 mile in a car costing less than a grand!

Hope the rain stops soon

[njw 77]

Its stopped in Brighton, sun even put in a showing briefly

[AndrewM]

Sounds like good news - I hate racing in the wet!

[marcos maniac]

AndrewM said:

I think the F50 belongs to Frosts - sounds unreal!!

njw 77 said:

Just need to make the ole man a mate now

Who? William!

[njw 77]

Show off!

[marcos maniac]

njw 77 said:

Show off!