Delta's Twentea-Twentea Break

[andy97]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

I've been Clerking / Stewarding / Radio Controller there for the last 20 or so years and still have problems coming to terms with the fact that from the Startline you are going up the wrong lane.

If you've not been, there are two lanes at the start, the right hand lane is the 'out' road and the left hand one is the 'return', you have to imagine you're in France!

Funny story: when they put the figure of eight in a few years ago, I was Clerking one of the first meetings to use it, I took the Stewards round for their inspection lap and when we got to it, none of us were sure which way to go, hopefully anyone watching just thought we were being thorough.

Do you know what? It never occurred to me that it was the “wrong lane”, and I hate driving abroad?
When I told David Patterson (the Curborough course secretary, aka “Mr Curborough”) about the C1 incident he said, “Oh, we wouldn’t recommend anyone used the figure of eight that way round, for that reason” Could of told me that before we did the day!!!! I don’t think I had even noticed the ditch beforehand as the grass in it was quite long, or I would have briefed the participants accordingly.

[The Fat Clerk]

David is worth watching when he's competing @ Curborough particularly in his Boxster, he certainly knows his way round.

[Lancsbreaker]

Never been to Curborough myself, but I know the East Midlands Section of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club regularly run sessions there each year - I keep promising that I'll scoot down the M6 to try it sometime

[The Fat Clerk]

It's very tight and twisty, if you want to really stretch the legs of a car, come down the M6 a little bit further to MIRA and really scare yourself

[grantp]

Curborough video courtesy of Bad Obsession Motorsport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScKVAnyLY0

It illustrates various configurations and contains some rather nice historic rally cars.

For them what's interested.

[andy97]

Originally Posted by grantp

Curborough video courtesy of Bad Obsession Motorsport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScKVAnyLY0

It illustrates various configurations and contains some rather nice historic rally cars.

For them what's interested.

Thanks Grant. Some interesting stuff on display, although it may be worth saying for those that are trying to work out the track configuration that the video only shows the cars using the top loop and starting from the paddock entrance rather than starting from the sprint course start line which adds another 200-300 yards on to the course. Using the full start/ finish lane means that you enter the first corner and the molehill chicane that much faster!

This link may help people orientate themselves:
https://www.curborough.co.uk/curborough-course-layout/

[midgetman]

I was down at that start line once, and a top line sprinter was at the clubbie event testing his GAA engined March. A 762 I think it was. Very hairy beast. He dropped the clutch and I swear it was like something from Billy Whizz in the Beano - it curled itself up, jumped in the air, uncoiled and shot off like a scalded cat. Only a few seconds later he was back at the end if his run. This shaking hand came out of the cockpit, grabbed a fag from his mechanic and flipped up the black visor on his black Star Wars helmet. This very, very white face dragged on the cigarette and all he could say was "****ing hell" for minutes afterwards

Can't remember the guy's name, West Countryman, went on to win the championship so clearly got it sorted.

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[andy97]

Originally Posted by midgetman

I was down at that start line once, and a top line sprinter was at the clubbie event testing his GAA engined March. A 762 I think it was. Very hairy beast. He dropped the clutch and I swear it was like something from Billy Whizz in the Beano - it curled itself up, jumped in the air, uncoiled and shot off like a scalded cat. Only a few seconds later he was back at the end if his run. This shaking hand came out of the cockpit, grabbed a fag from his mechanic and flipped up the black visor on his black Star Wars helmet. This very, very white face dragged on the cigarette and all he could say was "****ing hell" for minutes afterwards



Can't remember the guy's name, West Countryman, went on to win the championship so clearly got it sorted.

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Roy Lane?

I do think that hill climbers and sprinters are barking mad for threading F1 and Indy engined single seaters up and through very narrow ribbons of tarmac.

[midgetman]

No it wasn't Roy.

That's a whole new story, how he managed to launch "our" driver's M10B nose cone across the paddock at Gurston Down like a torpedo!

EDIT - I've dragged the name Nigel Bigwood out of my brain. Some internet research says he competed in the sprint championship in a March 76A/78A-Cosworth GAA so that's the one. I also found a funeral notice that appears to match from 2005, aged only 50. Such a shame.


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[andy97]

Keep going, Max, these stories are priceless.

[midgetman]

Well, you make me feel like Uncle Albert in "Only Fools & Horses."

"During the war...." Actually come to think of it these stories are the same sort of age as Albert's stories were in the 90s.

So about 70/71 - I was genuinely a young kid - my dad helped a guy called Jonty Williamson who lived locally. After winning the Sprint Championship in an ex-Rindt Cooper Maserati fitted with a Chrysler engine he bought a McLaren M10B. At Gurston, on the downhill section away from the start he had a minor off when the throttle stuck. Back in the paddock they fixed it, Roy wandered over and jumped in - "Is it working then?" Accelerate hard up the paddock, brake hard, but we hadn't secured the nose cone which flew off and slid all the way across the farmyard with those nose wings just waiting to take the ankles away from anyone who happened to walk by.

I grew up racing with Jonty. I regularly went to Silverstone in Sam Clutton's 1908 Itala which was stored in his garage. He raced the 1925 (?) land speed record holding Delage and one of the ERAs. I suppose the VSCC was part of my life which is why I love pre-War stuff so much.

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[andy97]

Originally Posted by midgetman

No it wasn't Roy.

That's a whole new story, how he managed to launch "our" driver's M10B nose cone across the paddock at Gurston Down like a torpedo!

EDIT - I've dragged the name Nigel Bigwood out of my brain. Some internet research says he competed in the sprint championship in a March 76A/78A-Cosworth GAA so that's the one. I also found a funeral notice that appears to match from 2005, aged only 50. Such a shame.


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I asked a sprinting and hillclimb afficiando I know and he came up with name Nigel Bigwood too.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by andy97

Keep going, Max, these stories are priceless.

I'll second that!

[St Eval]

Can't remember the guy's name, West Countryman, went on to win the championship so clearly got it sorted.



Nigel Bogwood maybe, he had a GAA engined March, that did exactly that. Typical wacky racers, wind the coil up and let it go.


Roy


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[andy97]

I have been sent a photo of Nigel Bigwood and his March which I would like to post; I have been on tenths years but don’t know how to do that, can anyone advise please.
Thanks

[Peter Mallett]

Go advanced and then manage attachments.

[GCCheddaris]

It's not difficult to post pictures go to Baubles Picture Parade about page 160 to 169 and Bauble gives instructions on how to post pictures ( or pm Bauble ).

[Tim Barry]

Yes it was Nigel Bigwood who had the ex-Chris Cramer F5000 March 76A. He ran it with 782 bodywork and front radiator. My brother, Tony, bought the car with my late father, John, in 1983 and we've raced it ever since. Or rather we did until I crashed it at the Gold Cup in 2014.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by GCCheddaris

It's not difficult to post pictures go to Baubles Picture Parade about page 160 to 169 and Bauble gives instructions on how to post pictures ( or pm Bauble ).

Page 167, or to be specific this link following should go straight to the post referenced.... :
https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost...postcount=2492

[bauble]

Originally Posted by GCCheddaris

It's not difficult to post pictures go to Baubles Picture Parade about page 160 to 169 and Bauble gives instructions on how to post pictures ( or pm Bauble ).

Blimey! Famous at last!

[andy97]

Originally Posted by midgetman

I was down at that start line once, and a top line sprinter was at the clubbie event testing his GAA engined March. A 762 I think it was. Very hairy beast. He dropped the clutch and I swear it was like something from Billy Whizz in the Beano - it curled itself up, jumped in the air, uncoiled and shot off like a scalded cat. Only a few seconds later he was back at the end if his run. This shaking hand came out of the cockpit, grabbed a fag from his mechanic and flipped up the black visor on his black Star Wars helmet. This very, very white face dragged on the cigarette and all he could say was "****ing hell" for minutes afterwards

Can't remember the guy's name, West Countryman, went on to win the championship so clearly got it sorted.

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The aforementioned Nigel Bigwood and his GAA engined March 76A/782:





Thanks for the help with the attachment advice.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by andy97

The aforementioned Nigel Bigwood and his GAA engined March 76A/782:


Attachment 62179


Thanks for the help with the attachment advice.

Congratulations you are now authorised to add pictures to the Picture Parade.

[delta]

Brilliant test today at Brands Hatch. We even had a visitor.2 meter distance picture

[Peter Mallett]

[E.B]