Rhocar Racing Barkston Heath 30th August

[Guest salty_monk]

Did anyone post the gate map for the newbs & for me (as I've likely forgotten... just followed Bill last time I went!)

 

Dan

[Guest salty_monk]

For anyone not seen the circuit before.....

 

 

Anyone care to point out the entrance on here? I think it's off of Heath Lane at the bottom but can't be sure....

 

[XSU976]

For anyone not seen the circuit before.....

 

 

Anyone care to point out the entrance on here? I think it's off of Heath Lane at the bottom but can't be sure....

 

 

As I recollect. the entrance is by the buildings at the top of the lane (where the B6403 sign is), I think you ignore the first sign to Barkston Heath (assuming you are heading towards ancaster) and turn left into a small gatehouse, if you need fuel carry on past the gatehouse turn off and go left at the traffic lights, the petrol station is a couple of hundred yards on the left.

 

Just follow the people with big grins on their faces.

 

Tom Hayden

[Guest salty_monk]

What time is "kick off" 9am?

 

Dan

[Longboarder]

Gates open 9.00 to 9.45.

 

Nigel

 

Just worked out my 'best lap ever' style. 48.7 smiles per hour. Wow!

[Guest SEgan]

Weather

[Guest old_timbo]

Looks like it will be hot! Think I'll try running without bonnet and screen this time. Under bonnet temps got so high last time, my nose cone distorted in the area over the radiator

[Guest John Walton]

Local trafic info' from the RAF boys. Be aware and look for other routes as required

 

The A1 will be closed between the A47 junction at Wansford and the A43 at Stamford from 6pm on Saturday 30 Aug 08 to midday on Sunday 31 Aug 08, while a new bridge deck for the junction improvement at Carpenter's Lodge is lifted into place. Diversions will be via the A43 and A47.

 

The 650-tonne bridge deck will be moved by a special vehicle and lifted into position on to the already constructed and prepared bridge supports

[Les Welsher]

Pic of the list of times and final standing.

Should have realised I can't insert pics in events

 

 

Les

[Guest Eric]

what happened to Nigel?

from a run 1, 54:9 to a run 2, 1:06:3 ?

 

did he stop to whip the engine out and put it back

 

cheers

ek

 

just realised, that must have been the lubrication incident

[Guest gdc]

kev booth seems to have done well on style points .

never thought of kev a stylish sort of bloke though .

 

graham

[Guest Busterandcharlie]

Pic of the list of times and final standing.

Should have realised I can't insert pics in events

 

 

Les

 

Can we make a spec list of the different cars.

It would be interesting to compare different engine / tyres combinations

 

No. 29 & 129 is a standard 2l pinto lump with bike carbs (never set up or rolling roaded) on very cheap hard wearing road tires

Edited September 2, 2008 by Busterandcharlie

[Guest tez_hall]

for driver 10 and 101

not good time of 1:05sh

got a 1800pinto (reconned)

standard production ford carb

tyres were cheapo 185/85/14

also the rear suspension is in need of some serious upgrading... to get rid of sqeak if nothing else

im going to fit some gaz shocks over the winter

and i have some 205/15 wheels...

may try and find a cheap carb replacement until i can afford twin dellartos or webbers

be interested if that will imrove times at all for next time

 

over all we both enjoyed the day and was glad there were no serious casualties

 

thanks to john for organising it all

 

tez

[Guest salty_monk]

Tez,

 

If you're interested in faster times.... The biggest bang for bucks is a set of R888 tyres as far as upgrading the car goes.

 

Dan

[Bob Tucker]

I agree with Dan....

 

Bob

 

Spec is Redtop, (untouched with 100K miles on it!!) twin 45 Dellortoes,

Sliding pillars replaced by RSJigtec wishbones, Gaz shocks on the front, AVOs on the rear

TOYO 888s all round.....back ones nearly bald after Barkston!!