Classic Touring Car Racing season opener Cadwell 3rd April
Discussion
We have our first race of the season this weekend at Cadwell Park lets hope for a good un!
I have both my 2nd gen and 3rd gen Camaros on the button sitting in my workshop and ready to race a first for me!
I have opted to take the 3rd gen IROC-Z on this occassion in the Pre-93 Touring Cars as I have built a new engine for it and am anxious to take her back out again after loosing an engine in the car at the first race last year, lets hope for better things this year. Also the control tyre for the championship this car runs in is the Toyo 888 medium compound which suits the car well especially as rain is forecast. I have to run Historic Dunlops on the 2nd gen car and they are just scary in the wet especially with the very cammy engine, big carb and manifolds I have in that car. This car has smaller exhaust manifolds and carb and a less wild cam so will be more drivable around this undulating track in the wet than the 2nd gen. Also years ago I tried to race this car here but lost a wheel in qually and was bumped to the back of the reserves so never got to race so I owe it one. I hope to have the older car out in Post Historics at the following Silverstone round later in the month.
Anyone going please come over and say hello.
I have both my 2nd gen and 3rd gen Camaros on the button sitting in my workshop and ready to race a first for me!
I have opted to take the 3rd gen IROC-Z on this occassion in the Pre-93 Touring Cars as I have built a new engine for it and am anxious to take her back out again after loosing an engine in the car at the first race last year, lets hope for better things this year. Also the control tyre for the championship this car runs in is the Toyo 888 medium compound which suits the car well especially as rain is forecast. I have to run Historic Dunlops on the 2nd gen car and they are just scary in the wet especially with the very cammy engine, big carb and manifolds I have in that car. This car has smaller exhaust manifolds and carb and a less wild cam so will be more drivable around this undulating track in the wet than the 2nd gen. Also years ago I tried to race this car here but lost a wheel in qually and was bumped to the back of the reserves so never got to race so I owe it one. I hope to have the older car out in Post Historics at the following Silverstone round later in the month.
Anyone going please come over and say hello.
Ha ha I will do me best but look at the weather! I am just glad I pulled out the Classic Thunder race as I was gonna bolt on slicks for that also glad I decided to take the IROC and not the old Histo car as at least the IROC in Pre-93's is on Toyo 888's that sort of are OK in the wet as is that car where as the other car on those horrible Dunlop Historic tyres is a real handful in the wet.
I was at Cadwell last Friday, on the preceding Monday the forecast was bad but it just kept getting better and the Friday turned out fine. Very windy but sunny and dry.
This week was going the same way until tonight when it's gone back to heavy rain - but if the wind keeps up it won't be to bad, fingers crossed!
See you all on Saturday.
This week was going the same way until tonight when it's gone back to heavy rain - but if the wind keeps up it won't be to bad, fingers crossed!
See you all on Saturday.
What happened to Mr Weyman? Come on Al, only 3 laps in qually, then no-show in the race? I looked at the times and thought you must have had a problem, or got lost 
Andy - that's a blow (sorry about the pun). I love that circuit, and enjoyed my last outing there in an ASCAR (even if I'd never driven the car before qualifying - it wasn't mine, and the first time with one on a road course - and the first race was more of a test). That only lasted just shy of three laps when a suspension failure put me out.
And for Steven P winning in that Mk1.... it ought to, it was very very well built in the first place, before he bought it, lots of very good tweaks.
Andy - that's a blow (sorry about the pun). I love that circuit, and enjoyed my last outing there in an ASCAR (even if I'd never driven the car before qualifying - it wasn't mine, and the first time with one on a road course - and the first race was more of a test). That only lasted just shy of three laps when a suspension failure put me out.
And for Steven P winning in that Mk1.... it ought to, it was very very well built in the first place, before he bought it, lots of very good tweaks.
thunderbelmont said:
What happened to Mr Weyman? Come on Al, only 3 laps in qually, then no-show in the race? I looked at the times and thought you must have had a problem, or got lost
I'm sure Al will be along shortly to give you the full details so I'll just say that the car had an oil pressure problem.It was my first time at one of your meetings but everyone was very friendly - a proper club racing atmosphere!
Sounds like the Thunder race was interesting - the cold got to me, I had been there since 8am - so I left after a couple of laps of the second 2CV race.
Yeah she lost oil pressure so I pulled off before any further damage was done. Dunno what the score is but its a bit odd as it will not fluctuate abother or below 20psi hot cold or whatever. Her is some footage of my abortive quakky reakky justtesting my new solid state camera and never even opened it up. Alos some Post Historics from the side lines. Nice photos BTW Monkey thanks for posting them up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pYZdNKo70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeB9G8RdWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pYZdNKo70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeB9G8RdWE
Edited by Al Weyman on Tuesday 6th April 23:38
Al Weyman said:
Hey Rob how about trying to organise the ASCAR boys out to our club Lydden Hill meeting in July we already have the Belgium Late Model boys on board.
Most of the active ASCAR boys have joined up with the European Late Model Series, and it runs at Warneton (Bel), Hednesford, Ipswich, and Lydden (UK). But mostly Warneton. OK if you like 1/4mile ovals.Edited by Al Weyman on Wednesday 31st March 08:49
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