Stylussprinter's Stylus

[Stylussprinter]

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Goodwood B&H MC Eagle sprint 2nd Aug . Perfect conditions for an assault on my April 2014 Goodwood PB laptime of 93.27 sec's . However , in spite of it feeling good with plenty of grip and the car going well , I just couldn't make it happen --- practice was 101.33 sec's due to catching the previous car then having to follow him at his pace for another 1.25 laps . Too many entries to ask for another run and that was 10-30am -- the first timed run didn't happen till 1-45pm !!! A huge gap between practice and my 1st timed run . I got though Madgewick in 4th flat out without any braking on entry , hence was really flying at Fordwater in 5th (around 130mph) then just as she drops onto tarmac again after going light from Fordwater , I got a front rear wobble tank slapper --- I didn't react other than a very small fettle with absolutely no steering input , it went on for about 300 yards and in my head I was preparing myself for a very hard bank at 120mph BUT it then just settled into a straight line before my entry into No-name -- phew !!!
Anyway the rest all felt good and the lap was 97.26 sec's -- not brilliant but not bad after the ' slapper ' . Another long wait till 3-30pm before my last timed run -- ugh ! It felt quick so was surprised not to be in the 93 's but sadly it was 96.94 sec's . Very dissappointed and can't really analyse where my 3 sec's off my pace went ??

[Stylussprinter]

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Having found myself 3 sec's off the pace at Goodwood in August , I've had an 8 weeks gap to brood on it ---- probably know what the answer is but don't want to admit to it . Anyway , next Sunday 5th Oct I'm competing at EELMOOR near Aldershot where last year I got beaten by 0.25 sec by a guy in a 6R4 who I'd previously beaten every year since 2000 ----- so would really like to pip him in 2014 . He's one of two 6R4's running in my class , a 2.8lt and a 3.5lt . Then there's a very quick Escort MK1 Cosworth that I've never competed against and has been quicker than me at this venue plus an M3 I've not competed against either.
So my target is a sub 54 sec's run if I can manage it , my previous best ever being 54.25sec's. I seem to be trying harder but going slower , a symptom I'm not keen to recognise !!! Maybe next year when my other hip gets done I'll be quicker ?

[Stylussprinter]

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I forgot to mention that the STYLUS will soon be manufactured again after a long term Stylus builder/owner '' Matt Downes '' recently bought the manufacturing rights/jigs/moulds from Tim Benbow . Tim now works for an Historic Escort rally team but still retains his own original company demo Stylus RT

[Stylussprinter]

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A great day for me at EELMOOR yesterday , beating all in my class by at least 2 sec's . I haven't seen the published report of our times yet as time cards weren't issued , results just pinned up on the paddock office , as they happened , from the new digital timing gear. I know my times though which were practice at 57 secs , 2nd practice all four wheels off so no time . First timed run 54.4secs with the other runs being slower , due to an MGB 's oil slick around the critical corners. So the 54.4secs got me 1st in class and 3rd overall from 80 entries.
Very happy

[Graham]

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I forgot to mention that the STYLUS will soon be manufactured again after a long term Stylus builder/owner '' Matt Downes '' recently bought the manufacturing rights/jigs/moulds from Tim Benbow . Tim now works for an Historic Escort rally team but still retains his own original company demo Stylus RT

cool

[Graham]

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A great day for me at EELMOOR yesterday , beating all in my class by at least 2 sec's . I haven't seen the published report of our times yet as time cards weren't issued , results just pinned up on the paddock office , as they happened , from the new digital timing gear. I know my times though which were practice at 57 secs , 2nd practice all four wheels off so no time . First timed run 54.4secs with the other runs being slower , due to an MGB 's oil slick around the critical corners. So the 54.4secs got me 1st in class and 3rd overall from 80 entries.
Very happy

excellent, well done

[Stylussprinter]

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Graham , did you sprint a 2002BMW with huge trumpets poking out the bonnet a few years back OR have I got you mixed up with another Graham ?

[Graham]

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Graham , did you sprint a 2002BMW with huge trumpets poking out the bonnet a few years back OR have I got you mixed up with another Graham ?

that twas me

[Stylussprinter]

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that twas me

Thought so , remember doing 12 or so events a year in those days , down the West Country , up to Curborough and everywhere in between . Andy Silman was the fastest guy in my class then(roadgoing kit over 1700cc) but managed to pip him to the ACSMC class Championship in 2004 . You travelled all over too as I recall. How is Penguin Motors Ltd ?

[Graham]

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yeah i too travelled all over the country, and was doing 25 to 30 events a year, but then switched to circuit racing and cut the number of events i did by a third, in theory racing was cheaper with so much less travelling etc, in practise all i did was plough more money into the car!

penguin motors is good, thanks, its growing all be it slowly, once the customer base has grown enough to support it i will be back out racing in almost the same bmw 2002 i used to have

[Stylussprinter]

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yeah i too travelled all over the country, and was doing 25 to 30 events a year, but then switched to circuit racing and cut the number of events i did by a third, in theory racing was cheaper with so much less travelling etc, in practise all i did was plough more money into the car!

penguin motors is good, thanks, its growing all be it slowly, once the customer base has grown enough to support it i will be back out racing in almost the same bmw 2002 i used to have

Brilliant , I'll look forward to that then ! Just had my appointment confirmed for hip re-surfacing (2nd one) at Edgebaston , Birmingham(nhs paying this time) so might be a late starter in 2015

[Stylussprinter]

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It's too soon to be announced yet but my accumilated ' points ' in the ACSMC Sprint championship means that since Eelmoor's result I'll be 1st in class for the Sports Libre championship for 2014 . Fifth time since winning the Roadgoing 2lt class championship in 2004

[Stylussprinter]

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Been getting bored since last drive in the car at Eelmoor 5th Oct , so have been fitting Anderson plugs to my jump starter (just croc clamps before) and to the passenger side of the tunnel. It'll be much easier now while stop starting around the paddock for sound test and waiting in line behind 30 or so cars , before getting to the starting lights. It gets to temperature quite quickly so end up stopping and re-starting several times which it doesn't like , plus having to undo 6 bonnet clips to jumpstart the battery each time doesn't enthuse my son , or whoever else has to do it . Now the jumpstart can sit in the passenger seat ready to restart then be taken out just before drawing up to the lights.

[Graham]

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makes good sense

especially as it must speed up the process,

i know from experience its not unusual for something to not quite go right, and you end up flustered due a load of rushing around just before they line you up for the off, in a race you can make up some time, but a very minor mistake in a speed event kills you, so doing anything in a hurry before the off is a bad thing in my eyes, it damages the concentration for the job in hand

[Stylussprinter]

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I went slightly bonkers after Xmas 2014 and also been offered good money on my classic Wolseley 12/48 series 3 . With this in mind , I started to look around for another interesting vehicle to replace the Wolseley when sold. However , having seen an ALFA ROMEO 2lt GTAm replica but with standard engine and suspension , I thought one of these wouldn't come up for sale very often ------------- yes , I bought it. Still got the Wolseley though so not popular with her indoors !
Having caught the Alfa bug when buying my 159 2.4 ti tow car , I've just bought GTAm 15X8 Repro alloys and R888's AND stiffer springs with Biltein shocks , adjustable top arms for camber tweeking too.