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Breaking news from Silverstone

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:53 pm
by Stuart
Just heard from the Reverand Bladerider.

I am delighted to say that he has qualified 7th for Sunday, even with several problems with the car :notworthy:

Well done fella, see you Sunday :thumb:

Re: Breaking news from Silverstone

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:49 pm
by mike-payne
stuartstaples wrote:Just heard from the Reverand Bladerider.

I am delighted to say that he has qualified 7th for Sunday, even with several problems with the car :notworthy:

Well done fella, see you Sunday :thumb:
=D> WELL DONE!!! See you there!!

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:55 pm
by duncan
yep - great news J .... will be cheering you on

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:06 pm
by Bart
well done mate all the best for sunday wish could be there to watch you :(

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:40 pm
by Bladerider
Thanks alot,

Here is how the Tsuiso battles will line up on Sunday afternoon, basically its top 8 against bottom 8 with 1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th etc.........

Maciej Polody v Brett Castle
James Hudson v Tony Green
Stephen Evans v Alan Mc.Cord
Ben Broke Smith v Mark Buckle
Mark Luney v Declan Hicks
Chris Parry v Niall Gunn
James Grimsey v Ian Harrison
Phil Morrisson v Peter Barber

Should be interesting experience. Hopefully the car will play ball on Sunday with a long list of things going wrong yesterday !!!! Still it all came good in the end, shame I didnt clip the apex on my last run else I'd have come 3rd, but I came in a little too hot and missed it by a couple of meters !!!!

See you all tomorrow !!

J. :D :D :D

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:24 pm
by duncan
Look forward to it :thumb:

You have to do it with your arm out the window though :D

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:44 pm
by Stuart
Some interesting Tsuiso battles there.

Polody v Castle
Luney v Hicks in particular

Will the judges prioritise speed or smooooooooooooooothness? :) (How's the head after last night?)

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:44 pm
by gtst lad
Good luck Mr Bladerider 8)

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:18 pm
by Bladerider
Tsuiso is simply about who makes it look the best.

No more clipping points, no more perfect driving.

Just simply get round the course, as sideways as possible in a way the other guy cant match - or if following close in on the other guys car as you can do it better/faster/with more angle.

Theres lots more to it than that and you could even say the above is wrong in some ways, but that should help anyone watching tomorrow - usually the crowds get it right, although big deductions are made if you have to "correct" ie take a different line or modify the one you're on. Also failing to keep up or leaving the guy behind is crucial - the reason i was said to have been beaten in my last Tsuiso at Silverstone against Stiggy.

Anyways it should be fun, and if nothing else it means I am still improving (9th was my highest placing last year).

Onwards and upwards I believe !!!

J. :D :D

And no - I didnt bother having a drink drink, I was too hot and tired so had the usual orange and lemonade :roll:

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:26 pm
by gary@apt
well done mate!!!!

i spoke to bren today who is very much the other way.....tim broke his dogbox on first run out!!! :o