Combe

[Ian Sowman]

You can walk all of the way around Combe and watch from every corner. It is one of the best circuits in the country for spectating and being able to watch from a variety of excellent viewpoints, as I did on Monday.

The corner before the second chicane (Bobbies) is Tower.

[Redracer77]

I think he maybe mixed up with Thruxton as there you can only watch from 2 parts of the track as round the back of the circuit is a no go zone

[Suze]

Ah yes, that'd make sense....Quarry is a good vantage point too...

[Andy Woolley]

I raced on the old circuit in a prodsports Ginetta G15 but that was 24 years ago! It was a very quick track then but that car was quite low powered so most of the circuit was taken flat. The chicanes have certainly added a new challenge but I can't say I enjoyed them much on Monday in either the shortened Mono 200 race or the very wet Open Single Seater race. I've got to admit that TOCA 3 does a very good rendition of Combe - even down to the overhead power cables and Melton Concrete signage!

[gixxer]

Originally Posted by youngoldy

I was having a go in the FF's at Combe on ToCA 3 just before, and I have just wondered. How hard is it to actually win at Combe as a rookie?

On tracks like Oulton, rookie's seem to win there pretty easily. Anglesey is the same (well, unless you get high up the grid there you have little chance of reaching the top step, unless you make a mega start).
I know KMR have a couple of cars out there, Matt Rivett seems quite good there. Ed Moore I would presume is also good there. Pat Blakeney springs to mind...

But has there been anyone over the years who has stood out most as being a Combe expert?

Bob Higgins he's no youngster these day's but has won the championship 3 or 4 times,but still has to be a contender he know's combe so well give him an inch and he'll take a mile a superb racer and a right old joker too and easy to talk too,which is a good thing about the Combe championship many of the drivers seem to more than pleased to talk to us spectators which is great.

[Marshal]

Just a quick note to comment on another highly entertaining race at Combe on Sunday, and an even more entertaining post race interview from Matt Rivett. I look forward to the 5th August

[jimmer]

Originally Posted by Marshal

Just a quick note to comment on another highly entertaining race at Combe on Sunday, and an even more entertaining post race interview from Matt Rivett. I look forward to the 5th August

Ditto

Rivett and Moore better battles than damon and michael ...

Hope Tim Reynolds does some more rounds this year !!

[gixxer]

Originally Posted by Marshal

Just a quick note to comment on another highly entertaining race at Combe on Sunday, and an even more entertaining post race interview from Matt Rivett. I look forward to the 5th August

yes Matt has a quality sense of humour,i must admit i did have a chuckle at Ed's comments too.

Wether Matt Rivett has the power to beat Ed remains too be seen hopefully they'll both enter the festival where the gloves are off no championship for matt to go for so it'll be all or nothing,Ed may have the legs at the moment but things never last and if peter dempsey enters along with Gavin Wills[if only] we could have one of the best combe races ever