Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

[david_white]

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Good write up Nick, you had a great race.

I just wish I hadn't dropped all of those places in the first race as I was ahead of the nova, protons, mg zr190 etc before losing my exhaust not that I'd have kept your pace though once you got infont

[Pushrod King]

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I see that Alex is entered for the last round,will be interesting to see if I can keep up.

[david_white]

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I see that Alex is entered for the last round,will be interesting to see if I can keep up.

You'll be doing very well if you do as he's been flying this year

[4drmatt]

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good write up, and well done on the result. sounds like a lot of fun!

[Pushrod King]

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You'll be doing very well if you do as he's been flying this year

He sure has got quicker than ever

[david_white]

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He sure has got quicker than ever

Especially at Brands, will be interesting to see the lap times if its a decent day although I don't expect we'll find much grip out there this time whatever happens

[david_white]

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Well done today Nick with a couple more prizes, hopefully see you at Brands to lend a hand with the intermarque race

[Pushrod King]

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Thanks Dave,I don't know how I got best prepped car with my old wreck Let me know if you want tickets for the 14th,will be good to have some help

[Pushrod King]

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Race report Brands Hatch 31st Oct/1st Nov: I knew we were in for an interesting weekend when it started raining just as we set off for Brands Hatch at 7am on saturday!
Qualifying was a dismal affair with me not having even tried for a quick lap when the red flags came out as a certain mr X had ended up in the gravel trap at paddock hill and then following a dash for the loo (getting old) whilst waiting in the pit lane the session was ended with me having only covered a total of 4 laps and setting a very slow time of 1min 3.9 secs which meant that I started in 24th overall and 5th in class alongside Dave White's Sierra and behind a blue 3dr cossie.

Race1:With the weather and track drying out I elected to start on slicks and on the rolling start out dragged DW and drove around the outside of the cossie around Paddock hill bend making it stick for several laps until his hp advantage showed and he overtook along the start/finish straight,I then came across the spinning car of Graham Bahr which was on the grass at the end of cooper straight and passed the 205 of Richard Brent around the start of Clearways as he limped into the paddock,I must of been distracted as the no 98 mini of Michael Edgell somehow got past me just as the safety car came out infront of us at the exit of the pitlane and then waved us past so that he could pick up the leaders,as I got to Clearways I could see why the sc was out and had to pick my way through the debris as the obviously rolled car of Nik Barton was in the gravel trap at the exit of the corner The incident which DW has described must of happened just after I passed the #90 205 as DW must of been 6 or 7 seconds behind me at that stage! Anyway after 5 laps following the safety car the race continued (would of only been 4 IF a certain Nova driver had kept up with the pack like he's meant to)at the restart I was lining up a move up the inside of the mini when we were both passed by the sierra thundersaloon of Brian O connor who went between us just missing the front of my car,I went past the mini around the outside of paddock hill and blocked him into druids I diced with another mini (Julian Howell) for another lap or two finally passing him along the start finish straight,I finished 21st overall and 4th in class but had lapped in the 56/57s consistantly with a best time of 56.3seconds.
Race twos report will follow.

[lee 1]

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Well done on the result

Good write up too,can we have race 2 now please

[Pushrod King]

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RACE 2: After watching and looking at all of the weather forecasts that forecast torrential rain for sunday I decided to fit the full wets that I had when I was sprinting the car whilst the car was in the garage ( I took the car home on sunday) BIG mistake!! Although it pissed down for most of the journey up to Brands and for a bit while we waited for our race by the time we actually got out on track there was already a drying line starting to form
Anyway I was out there and had no choice other than not to race so I joined the grid behind the Nova of Graham Richardson and alongside the 3dr cossie of Peter Taylor who was behind the mk2 escort of Alex Ribbens.As the pack followed the safety car around Clearways I saw Rod Birleys' Escort wrc pass the safety car so thinking that the race was on I nailed it coming out of clearways passing several cars only to find that the lights were red(unbeknown to me there were 2 safety car laps and Rod had pulled off because his car was broken) so a bit redfaced I anchored up and let the other cars back infront before the line and continued on the 2nd safety car lap,this time though the cars infront were ready for my move and didn't leave any room although I did pass the 3dr into paddock, as I came onto the cooper straight Alex Ribbens was off on the grass avoiding the Seat of John X so I managed to get past Alex and mr X and was making a move on another car when I was passed either side by mr Bahr and an escort cossie (I think)both cutting across the front of my car so sharply I had to brake ruining my overtake (you can't go 4 abreast along the Cooper straight) and then spent the next lap defending against the recovering no 66 car eventually letting him past into paddock hill bend,on the next lap I was passed by Uncle Eric in his Fiesta I then spent the rest of the race just trying to stay on the track as I had no grip whatsoever,luckily I had enough of a buffer between me and the cars behind that they didn't catch me,I eventually finished 26th overall and 3rd in class D.

At the awards ceremony I awarded the Quaife best prepared car award..... My prize.... a Sealey torque wrench!

This Season out of 16 starts in the Dunlop Saloon Car Championship I managed to gain:

1x 1st in class,
4x 2nds in class,
6x 3rds in class,
3x 4ths in class,
1x 5th in class.
And 1 non finish.
Which is enough for 9th overall in the whole championship and..................................................................2nd in class D.
I also took two class wins in the Barc Intermarques at the start of the year

Not bad for a bald,fat old git driving a totally self built car (also the lowest powered in class)in his first full seasons' circuit racing

Next and last race of the year,Brands Hatch on the 14th of Nov

[4drmatt]

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good stuff

[Toymex]

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Well done Nick you must be really pleased with your year ,what you dont say in your write up is that the only help you have in the paddock is your 13 year old daughter it really is a good achievement and only losing out to Bill and his mini which gives the class above a run for there money at times
Hope to see you in the paddock next year if funds allowmight be in the same class aswell

[dangerousdave]

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Congrats nick on a cracking first year racing

Roll on next year for more class wins

[andypipe]

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Not if I can help it