Brighton & Hove Sprint 4th August

[Frank Catt]

Confirmation of entries
Martin Weigold GTD40
Dave Parker GTD R42
Roger Burston GTD40
Ray Christopher GTD40 Spyder
Roy Wing GTD40 Spyder
Ian Catt OMS Suzuki 1000

 

[Frank Catt]

Anyone coming to watch ?

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Possibly - depending on workload...

Are'nt Nadine and Bjorn entered too Frank? in the Competition Coupe?

 

[Frank Catt]

YES, DIFFERENT CLASS TO THE 40s though !

 

[VCC56]

Yes, Nad and I are in Class 4 together with a mixed bag of tricks, anything from Mazda's to Ferrari's with a few Morgan's thrown in for good mesure. All the 40's are in Class 8 together with Dave's R42 and Ian is in Class 9. Really looking forwards to trying the CC round Goodwood, lets hope it stays dry!

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Well - they all did very well.....

Taking first or second in class across three classes - a total of 5 Awardsrockonsmile

A few pics from the day.

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

The Victors..

Dave Parker (R42) - Ian Catt (OMS Suzuki) - Rodger Burston (GTD40) - Bjorn Arnils (Comp Coupe) - Nadine Geary (Comp Coupe).

Not forgetting Martin Weigold (GTD) - Ray Christopher (GTD40 Spyder) - Roy Wing (GTD40 Spyder) - who also all put in good times, but not quite quick enough to pip those below.....:

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Lots of other interesting nice cars there too - including loads of Porsches

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Although not all the Porsche got Woodcote (Shell) corner quite right, as this young (17) chap in a 911 found out...

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Of course there's always a few nice planes at Goodwood too..

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

and I came across 'this' knocking about in the car park....

Anyone know who's it is???

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

and last but not least.....

Ta Da!!!

"Does my bum look big in this?"

Me in Ian's OMS Suzuki - something I'd never have fitted into until now..epper:

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

That's all Folks......

See you all at Brighton Speed Trials on Saturday 8th September where we intend to discuss the format for next Seasons Competetive events.

If you're interested in taking part, as driver or helper, whatever, come along and see what its all about - you'll not regret it..

 

[Frank Catt]

Thanks for the pics, Paul. I must say it was very much like the good old days with so many club cars and drivers on such a hot sunny day. We all had a great time together and the banter and easy rivalry was huge fun, must do more of this in the future, and get more cars and drivers involved again. Frank

 

[Fred/Belgium]

Ian,
great job on your performance but also to get Paul into it....
Rgds
fred

 

[JulianBW]

Looks to have been a superb day - shame I missed it, I will try not to next year!

My car is now back together, thanks to help from Frank - just needs testing, look forward to seeing you all at Brighton and Longleat if I get in!

JBW

 

[John S]

@Paul,

I know it's not a GT40, but it's a Ford (and I've had one of those)... how did the black 3-drs Wing do? How many horses?

John

PS. I heard the Gulf car was a special development car from GTD, although I might be mistaken. Anyway, many development parts on it.