Final Round of BP Sprint Challenge
Just a quick note from me to say that the usual suspects all seemed to be enjoying themselves and were certainly entertaining the spectators.
The was a reasonable turn out from what I could see, and Gerry's new (to me) Dax sounded lovely warbling along the section nearest the fenced spectator area.
The view from behind as he went down the starting straight was hysterical, it was like a ballistic space hopper, I could nt even have kept it in a straight line, so god help his competitors when it's in full health.
IWANT1's AX got some appreciative comments from the Green Belt brigade along the lines of "Bloody hell, he's giving that some" and "It's carrying no weight, he does nt slow down for the bends"
The rather mental Charade GTTi was bloody brilliant, popping and barking, made me grin like a kid at the start line, no wonder it was struggling for grip, I'm guessing it's got rather more than the 100BHP it left the factory with.
Nice to see Mr Logan as always, but if you could just make it look like you were trying a bit harder, some how you get round quickly whilst looking like you're just pottering down the shops (You need a RWD mate)
Shame the commentator mentioned him going bald infront of everyone, at least he made amends by giving him a trophy for his efforts (Not sure if this was a class win or the highest hair line- Stu was nt there!!
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Met Gerry #2, top bloke with some lovely cars, he can peddle a bit too.
All in all, a nice event to spectate, especially when the VW brigade filtered in to see something more interesting than a static show!!
Just one day I really must have a punt myself ( It'll be a way off but hopefully there'll still be petrol to burn!)
The was a reasonable turn out from what I could see, and Gerry's new (to me) Dax sounded lovely warbling along the section nearest the fenced spectator area.
The view from behind as he went down the starting straight was hysterical, it was like a ballistic space hopper, I could nt even have kept it in a straight line, so god help his competitors when it's in full health.
IWANT1's AX got some appreciative comments from the Green Belt brigade along the lines of "Bloody hell, he's giving that some" and "It's carrying no weight, he does nt slow down for the bends"
The rather mental Charade GTTi was bloody brilliant, popping and barking, made me grin like a kid at the start line, no wonder it was struggling for grip, I'm guessing it's got rather more than the 100BHP it left the factory with.
Nice to see Mr Logan as always, but if you could just make it look like you were trying a bit harder, some how you get round quickly whilst looking like you're just pottering down the shops (You need a RWD mate)
Shame the commentator mentioned him going bald infront of everyone, at least he made amends by giving him a trophy for his efforts (Not sure if this was a class win or the highest hair line- Stu was nt there!!
)Met Gerry #2, top bloke with some lovely cars, he can peddle a bit too.
All in all, a nice event to spectate, especially when the VW brigade filtered in to see something more interesting than a static show!!
Just one day I really must have a punt myself ( It'll be a way off but hopefully there'll still be petrol to burn!)
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Likewise good to put some faces to some names. My Daihatsu Charade is putting down (or not, from those that saw it) approx 270bhp now. As you noticed, its far too much for that poor little fwd car. I think I need some wider front rims, far softer tyres and a little less boost.
My wife took plenty of photos too, I will put them on my site over the next week.
Hope you all made it home safely. Lee certainly was quick in the AX, surprised me, well done.
My wife took plenty of photos too, I will put them on my site over the next week.
Hope you all made it home safely. Lee certainly was quick in the AX, surprised me, well done.
Less boost, go and wash your mouth out:leaving:warboys wrote:.....a little less boost.
North Weald is renowned for rubbish traction due to the surface and irregularities.
I think that power through a stiff set up meant you were doing bloody well.
There was the added bonus of the fact it sounded awesome:reddevil:
Brilliant day. What fantastic company, the sprinting is beginning to take second place to the social side of these events and a strong BP contingent was present as is becoming the norm. Good to see Baz, Matt, Gerry F and his other half, Lee, Russ, Harry, Ady, Rob S, Logan, Spence and I'm sure I've missed someone.
The Dax and I were crap with this rear clonking really affecting the handling. Early diagnosis began when that mine of information for all things Dax, Gerry F, suggested I remove the rear compartment and check out the diff bolts and basically anything else that's accessible. Further investigation involved me driving the car around the paddock with Russ, kneeling backwards over the rear of the car and watching for anything that moved, which shouldn't and that could constitute the source of a 'clonk.'
Nothing revealed itself and so Logan's jack was used to raise the rear end and Lee's pry bar used to lever anything that looked leverable in a quest for excess play. Not a dicky bird.
A small, curious, group was beginning to assemble around the car's rear end with possible suggestions as to what could be happening. One helpful soul declared himself to be a Rush owner and interested to know what we were up to. Gerry had a drive around the car park to familiarise himself with the clonk but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
We continued to paw over the rear end with much head scratching, postulating, pulling, pushing, levering when, the assembled masses, like a scene from The Ten Commandments, where Moses parts the waters of the Red Sea, slowly divided to reveal the figure of a man. The figure was sillhouetted by the bright sun which cast a halo like aura above his head. Who could this be? I heard someone with a hushed voice mention 'Mr. Cowper' another, on familiar terms, actually uttered the name 'Duncan.'
Duncan? I thought, what the bloody Hell is he doing here? He only does Time Attack not lowly sprints. But it wasn't 'our Duncan' it was Their Duncan' The Duncan of the people, None other than Duncan Cowper. A man amongst men, a God amongst Driving Gods. And he held forth a magic lollypop stick saying, "This will cure your ills. The clonk will be no more" He's taking the pee I thought, but in fact, he had the wrong end of the stick (boom boom).
Anyway, what a great guy he turned out to be. Spent an age trying to sort my problem and eventually narrowed it down to the shocks. Both are somewhat fubbarred and the cause of this bloody clonk that completely screwed the leech like handling characteristics of Daxey Poo. It was quite a relief to have this revealed as I was convinced there was something broken or about to fall off.
So there we have it, in front of witnesses and confirmed by the great legend himself, DC. No, not the square jawed Scotsman of Red Bull fame but the hero of the day, for me, Duncan Cowper.
So all in all, a good day. Oh, and did I mention that Duncan Cowper was there today?
Looking forward to Debden and a mass BP assemblage. According to DC, who's first reserve, the entry's now full. Hope you're all in for a final blast of the year?
The Dax and I were crap with this rear clonking really affecting the handling. Early diagnosis began when that mine of information for all things Dax, Gerry F, suggested I remove the rear compartment and check out the diff bolts and basically anything else that's accessible. Further investigation involved me driving the car around the paddock with Russ, kneeling backwards over the rear of the car and watching for anything that moved, which shouldn't and that could constitute the source of a 'clonk.'
Nothing revealed itself and so Logan's jack was used to raise the rear end and Lee's pry bar used to lever anything that looked leverable in a quest for excess play. Not a dicky bird.
A small, curious, group was beginning to assemble around the car's rear end with possible suggestions as to what could be happening. One helpful soul declared himself to be a Rush owner and interested to know what we were up to. Gerry had a drive around the car park to familiarise himself with the clonk but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
We continued to paw over the rear end with much head scratching, postulating, pulling, pushing, levering when, the assembled masses, like a scene from The Ten Commandments, where Moses parts the waters of the Red Sea, slowly divided to reveal the figure of a man. The figure was sillhouetted by the bright sun which cast a halo like aura above his head. Who could this be? I heard someone with a hushed voice mention 'Mr. Cowper' another, on familiar terms, actually uttered the name 'Duncan.'
Duncan? I thought, what the bloody Hell is he doing here? He only does Time Attack not lowly sprints. But it wasn't 'our Duncan' it was Their Duncan' The Duncan of the people, None other than Duncan Cowper. A man amongst men, a God amongst Driving Gods. And he held forth a magic lollypop stick saying, "This will cure your ills. The clonk will be no more" He's taking the pee I thought, but in fact, he had the wrong end of the stick (boom boom).
Anyway, what a great guy he turned out to be. Spent an age trying to sort my problem and eventually narrowed it down to the shocks. Both are somewhat fubbarred and the cause of this bloody clonk that completely screwed the leech like handling characteristics of Daxey Poo. It was quite a relief to have this revealed as I was convinced there was something broken or about to fall off.
So there we have it, in front of witnesses and confirmed by the great legend himself, DC. No, not the square jawed Scotsman of Red Bull fame but the hero of the day, for me, Duncan Cowper.
So all in all, a good day. Oh, and did I mention that Duncan Cowper was there today?
Looking forward to Debden and a mass BP assemblage. According to DC, who's first reserve, the entry's now full. Hope you're all in for a final blast of the year?
Rob S wrote:Less boost, go and wash your mouth out:leaving:
North Weald is renowned for rubbish traction due to the surface and irregularities.
I think that power through a stiff set up meant you were doing bloody well.
There was the added bonus of the fact it sounded awesome:reddevil:
I'll second Rob's assessment of Dai Hatsu (I didn't know the Welsh made cars) It was beautifully prepared and the sound is just awesome on full chat. A real credit to you Matt, even down to the shocking pink (yes pink) wheels and side stripes a la Porker