Stylussprinter's Stylus

[Stylussprinter]

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Abingdon sprint is my next GTAm outing and so far there's 11 cars in class A4 , but probably be more on the day. Hope it's nice and warm .

[Stylussprinter]

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Lots of modern quick cars against me at Abingdon. Ended up 7th in class 92nd overall. Don't recall the exact decimal point times but Abingdon course I did 60secs 59secs 58secs 57.41secs then Bentley 67secs 66 secs 64.6secs 64.8secs .Hate the Bentley , 90 degree corners without power steering kills my shoulders , all those bloody cones ! Good fun though and she handled well , just not quick enough to give the Caterham , Clio 182 and others some competition. Didn't touch the ally arches on any cones though which was my main concern on the Bentley course.
Mark Simms RALLYGALLERY took 14 photos of my car on the Abingdon course . I had a look and bought the lot on CD for £25
You can see them for free on RALLYGALLERY , Abingdon sprint 2016 , page 14 ---- car number 43.

[Stylussprinter]

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Yesterday's B&H Eagle sprint at GOODWOOD was very hot , without a hint of rain . The GTAm felt great , I'd played with tyre pressures there on the 16th JULY at the CLASSIC ALFA Trackday . Mostly with passengers but still decided to up at both ends by 1 psi rear 2 psi front and knock it back after first practice if no improvement . It was way better to steer without any loss of grip so ran at those new pressures all day. Practice was no guide on my performance though because the first practice was 88 secs(obviously total tosh) then caught an Escort M2 with 2lt Warrior twincam just after Lavant , so that gave a 127 secs lap. Didn't take another run offered , just so wet through inside my race suit etc and glad to get out of the car.
First timed run was 112 secs then second 111 secs -- skip the decimal point portions as haven't got my time card , left the bloody thing at Goodwood !!! That's 2 secs knocked off by previous best lap/standing start in May .

[Stylussprinter]

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Loaded , strapped and ready to leave at 5-00am tomorrow for the TONBRIDGE WELLS MC Sprint at GOODWOOD. Hopefully I can best my previous PB in the GTAm rep at Goodwood of 111.7 secs (2 secs quicker than my first ever lap in May this year)

[Stylussprinter]

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Managed a 111.01secs which is 2.45 secs quicker than in May this year/1st in Alfa and 0.7sec quicker than in Aug this year .

[Graham]

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[Stylussprinter]

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I started the 2017 season at Abingdon Long Sprint , a new course at the same venue but basically it was both sprints joined together , rather than an ABINGDON and a BENTLEY course . Enjoyed the new course and came 7th in class from memory . I've entered nothing since then other than the fabulous CLASSIC ALFA Goodwood Trackday run by Richard Norris , the Director of C Alfa . All classic Alfas of various ages from 1950's to the 1990's but mostly 105 Coupe's GTA's and GTAm's similar to mine . By the end of the day , having obeyed the briefing regs and many owners packing up to leave , my engine builder Ian Ellis/Classic Alfas was in the pitlane up front , just as I drew up behind him plus passenger . He was in his GTV Coupe Stepfront 2lt twinspark , not a 2lt NORD like mine and with well over 200bhp , no passenger and weighing 700kgs (mine weighing 1060kgs)
He got out of his car and walked back to me to say , '' shall I wait for you out on track then we could have some fun ? '' ------ my passenger immediately told him yes and that he wouldn't catch Rob/me in the corners !!! ------ I said ok Ian but actually thought there was no way I'd hold him off in straights or corners.
Off he went then the light went green for me just as he got to Madgewick . I shot off sprint style and caught up with him just before Noname , having gone through Madgewick flat in 4th then Fordwater flat in 5th . On his boot through St Mary's Lavant , Woodcote and the Chicane . He lifted a touch so I went up the outside and slipped through Madgewick in 5th before him . He then took me before Fordwater and I took him again on Lavant exit . It was quite hilarious because this went on for several laps , passing each other really close into the corners and exits . Finally , we were both absolutely on the sticky edge exiting the Chicane and up the pit straight together , when he braked before Madgewick but I stayed on it in 5th , no braking , slipping up the inside so both going through together and me exiting in front . After that we were chequered flagged to end our session BUT no marshal had done anything about us overtaking in the corners , no black flag , no telling off chat from the Clerk of Course ???
I've been going to Goodwood for over 20yrs sprinting and general test days ----- never having ignored briefing regs before , not sure why I did actually. I reckon the marshals were packing up or gone to sleep ?
I digress ------- this Saturday 5th August I'm in the BRIGHTON & HOVE EAGLE SPRINT at Goodwood , for my 2nd ACSMC Champ event this year but have no pit help . Anyone fancy coming with me or meeting me down there ?
Forgot to say that I was 2nd in the ACSMC class Champ'p in 2016 from 14 entries , all moderns with mostly 30 to 50 more bhp than the GTAm , so very chuffed with that in my first year with this car.

[Stylussprinter]

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A mixed day yesterday weather wise and achievement wise . The morning was sunny with hot grippy tarmac till around 12-30 then due to the entry numbers there was no c53hance for an official competitive timed lap before lunch , which I always make my banking lap , no chance . THEN someone opened up the sky and it fell on us , so my first timed run was rubbish at 135.17secs , bloody dangerous too , didn't push either , needed to bring the Alfa home in one piece . Next and final timed run , it had dried some but still variable so wasn't fully confident and ended up with 116.53secs .
PRACTICE , on the other hand was great . My last year's best competitive lap was 111.27secs and yesterday I edged just under that at first attempt with 111.22secs . Second practice I managed to clear that by a full second at 110.22secs , so expectations for more in the timed runs to count were high. Hence 7th in class of 14 entries but my 110.22 would have got me 3rd and some improvement even better - hey ho - but at least I know the car's capable of still more if the weather is with me and I get it right . Only 3 other classics in the class , the rest were moderns and more grunt .

[mexicotait]

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Just re read all of this because I’m currently doing my house up and wanted inspiration for the garden and garage

Brilliant read
Hope both cars are still going well