Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

mmm you need to have another look at the lap charts, you are looking at the right car numbers? i was driving 46 yours is 71, the only lap you lead me over the line on was lap 8, as my lap times on laps 7 and 8 had slowed by 1.5 seconds, i can see where your lap times really slowed as by lap ten you were lapping at over a minute a lap

lap charts http://www.tsl-timing.com/?loc=club&...&eventid=92253

Sorry Graham,you must be looking at different lap times here are the correct ones: lap 3: #71; 56.905, #46; 56.981,lap 4:# 71; 57.864, #46: 57.115, lap 5: #71; 56.575, #46; 56.730, lap 6: #71; 57.676, #46; 58.290, lap 7: #71; 59.221, #46; 59.504, lap 8: #71; 59.081, #46; 59.533. You were only faster on lap 4 ! Lap 9 isn't available as that's when I was lapped by Rod.

[andypipe]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Looks like one of you is talking about race 1 and the other race 2

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Sorry Graham,you must be looking at different lap times here are the correct ones: lap 3: #71; 56.905, #46; 56.981,lap 4:# 71; 57.864, #46: 57.115, lap 5: #71; 56.575, #46; 56.730, lap 6: #71; 57.676, #46; 58.290, lap 7: #71; 59.221, #46; 59.504, lap 8: #71; 59.081, #46; 59.533. You were only faster on lap 4 ! Lap 9 isn't available as that's when I was lapped by Rod.

a harh andy spotted it you said race one, that what i was looking at, clearly your talking about race two, but im afraid i still have to dissappoint you you might of been lapping faster but never were in front over the line, checkout the time behind the leader

lap 1, #46 8.334 #71 9.326
lap 2 #46 11.682 #71 14.531
lap3 #46 14.308 #71 17.6
lap4 #46 17.768 #71 21.492
lap5 #46 21.198 #71 26.258
lap6 #46 24.754 #71 30.754
lap7 #46 27.234 #71 35.131
lap8 #46 29.781 #71 42.819
lap9 #46 32.160 #71 50.310

[andypipe]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Does it really matter. I would have beaten the pair of you

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

get your lid, and your gearbox and throttles and oil tank and and and cos im up for it

[andypipe]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Later in the year

[Retromotorsport]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Later in the year

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

a harh andy spotted it you said race one, that what i was looking at, clearly your talking about race two, but im afraid i still have to dissappoint you you might of been lapping faster but never were in front over the line, checkout the time behind the leader

lap 1, #46 8.334 #71 9.326
lap 2 #46 11.682 #71 14.531
lap3 #46 14.308 #71 17.6
lap4 #46 17.768 #71 21.492
lap5 #46 21.198 #71 26.258
lap6 #46 24.754 #71 30.754
lap7 #46 27.234 #71 35.131
lap8 #46 29.781 #71 42.819
lap9 #46 32.160 #71 50.310

Nah twas race 1,but I have to admit that although my lap times were faster I must of been behind you apart from lap 8 which is when my bloody car went sick,I was certainly infront for more than a lap but I spose passing you on the 1st corner after the start of lap 7 would make me think that. I'm going off for a sulk now

Mind you when you compare power to weight ratios (mine 188bhp/tonne;yours 216bhp/tonne with drivers),size of tyres,(mine 8" rears,7"fronts,yours 10" f+r?)brakes( mine 260mm with princess 4 pots,yours HUGE) and driver experience (me 1st full season on circuits,you 5+years ?)you SHOULD be in front.I'm still going to sulk tho

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Later in the year

Which year

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

whats your car weigh nick? mines a very portly 931kg even with the passenger seat out,

oh and my tyres are too bloddy hard!

my discs arent actually that big at 300mm disc size is overated anyway, pad material and temp is far more important than disc size

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

whats your car weigh nick? mines a very portly 931kg even with the passenger seat out,

oh and my tyres are too bloddy hard!

my discs arent actually that big at 300mm disc size is overated anyway, pad material and temp is far more important than disc size

I told you .....I'M SULKING!!!!
Mind you; I put your car down as weighing 1065kgs with driver so with it being more like 1021kg the p2wr is 225bhp/tonne,mine weighs 850kgs with driver

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

we actually traded places a couple of times early on, im pretty sure the lap you were ahead over the line was the lap i had a huge moment on phil ushers oil, because both you nigel passed me, im pretty sure i got you back on the next lap on the way into druids, only to nigel spin out in front of me on yet more oil, maybe you tyres are so sticky they didnt notice it was oily all the way from druids to surtiees

[andypipe]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

which year

2009

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

maybe you tyres are so sticky they didnt notice it was oily all the way from druids to surtiees

Yeah I noticed,I drove off line

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

Report Sunday 31st May;the day started well at scrutineering as the car was scrutineered by a nice young lady who apart from being worried about the lack of support for my balls because I only use a four point harness passed the car and gave me my sticker.
Qualifying started with me driving slowly for a few laps in an attempt to scrub in the 2 new tyres that were fitted to the nearside and then going for a quick time after that only to find that the mysterious fuel starvation/misfire problem that the car's suffered from on/off for a while reappeared so I pulled in after only doing 10 laps and setting a best time of 57.478 which was good enough for 23rd overall (of 27) and 2nd in class D. The race came and I made sure that I kept up with the pack and watched the lights (cant usually see them with 32+ starters) on the rolling start as the lights went out I went for it getting to the outside by the 1st corner and passing several cars only to be out-dragged up the hill into the hairpin by the more powerful cars ahead,I didn't give up and drove around the outside of them (including Graham I think) again and got to the next corner ahead only to be out dragged again (well I do drive the lowest powered car in the championship) spent a good few laps trying to get past the silver x packed escort(2.2 pinto) that was trying to get past graham with me even having to take to the grass along cooper straight whilst trying to pass both of them at once,Nigel got past G soon after but the next time we went down the hill after druids he (N) spun out infront of G which gave me the chance to get alongside coming onto Cooper straight only to have to give way as I was in the wrong place for the next corner where I again got alongside (maybe infront of) G coming onto the start finish straight where he out powered me but I kept in touch getting alonside a couple more times until G had a moment after hitting the oil left by Phil Ushers Escort when it's oil filter exploded,I got on his bootlid along the start finish and passed him into Paddock hill and managed to make it stick for nearly two laps until the engine went sickI eventually finished 19th and last Fastest lap I did was 56.575.
That was race one........Race twos' report will follow