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12 Jun 2005, 11:31 (Ref:1326248) | #1 | ||
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Fun Cup - Oulton Park - 11th June
Can anyone tell me just how close we came to cancelling this meeting due to lack of marshals? I think we all knew it was going to be tight, but when you can fit all the marshals in half of Chequers foyer at sign on, it focuses the mind!
As to the racing, the Fun Cup was IMO actually quite good, with some wild driving at times - watching Kenny and Geoff in the box at Shell, as cars got closer and closer as the laps went by, was entertaining in itself. Yes it was a long time - in fact I started hallucinating around half way through, and could have sworn a Lancaster bomber was about to land at Island - but I am glad we managed to run it. Any comments? |
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Geoff? The best move of the day was, unfortunately, eighteen minutes before the end when the three leaders were three abreast coming out of Watertower. Unfortunately, this led to one of them driving sideways like a crab and Ken being late back for his post race refreshments........................... |
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12 Jun 2005, 22:08 (Ref:1326808) | #3 | ||
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Yes, it was tight, but I for one had a great day - assembly in the morning, startline for the Funcup grid, then pits all afternoon - that was pushing it too, with only four of us to cover and do reports on 20+ cars doing five pitstop windows plus all the unscheduled/extra stops... thanks Jan, it was good fun and the four hours went by really fast. The guys out on the bank didn't seem to have been too bored either, from what I heard afterwards. To all who missed it - be there if they come back next year, good atmosphere, good fun(cup). Plus Katie White (her birthday on the Sunday) won in the marshals' raffle. Happy birthday to you...
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13 Jun 2005, 08:13 (Ref:1327098) | #4 | ||
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I really enjoyed the Fun Cup - like others have said, the 4 hrs went really quickly. The cars were quite spectacular (lots of understeer AND oversteer), and were closely matched. As mentioned above, after over 3.5 hours of racing the top 3 were literally nose to tail.
Perhaps all those who didn't come because they thought it would be boring and tedious are re-considering..... |
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I must admit that I had misgivings about this meeting, although having marshalled a couple of six-hour bike endurance races I knew that long races aren't necessarily boring. You don't know what it's like if you don't try it! Maybe next weekend a few more marshals will materialise from somewhere........ |
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13 Jun 2005, 08:42 (Ref:1327128) | #6 | |||
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To all those of you who found you had Saturday jobs and couldn't come you should have at least given it a try. I think most people weren't looking forward to it, but even if I speak for myself having done one 4 hour race I think I would enjoy another one!! |
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Any long distance races can have their tedious moments,especially on the longer circuits.Various disciplines have to find different ways of coping with said tedium,although being a flaggie leaves you little time to do any hallucinating .One of the busiest and entertaining clubbies,for flags at least must be the Birkett 6 hour relay.
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13 Jun 2005, 09:25 (Ref:1327161) | #8 | ||
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I have to be honest, I didn't watch the Race. I had to be somewhere else in the afternoon, but I called back into the circuit and have to say that it sounded like I had pulled into the services on the motorway, not stopped by a race track. Why do race cars have to run silencers?????????
I just hope it was as good for the people that paid to come and watch it........... By the way, thanks to all of you that turned up which allowed us to race. See you at Anglesey. |
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Support races were good too ... AND, almost capacity grids for all of them!
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Somebody else doubling duties on Saturday was MikeM who was driving in the morning and marshalling in the afternoon and by a strange quirk of fate broke down at the post where he was going to be marshalling after dinner, or perhaps he just decided to get there early................... |
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14 Jun 2005, 08:03 (Ref:1328039) | #11 | ||
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apologies for not being there, but i decided against it not because of the meeting, but the sheer number of weekends i'm "out and about". I hadn't originally volunteered but when i realised if i'd gone i'd have had no weekend free for a very long time (not just marshalling either) i thought it best to sit this one out so i don't loose the "hunger". The last thing i want is to get bored of marshalling because i'm doing too much....
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14 Jun 2005, 18:51 (Ref:1328608) | #12 | ||
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I was expecting it to be boring, but.....
The support races were very good (as always with XR's and FF's) and in all fairness the 'main event' was not bad either, not the best race I have ever seen but certainly had some entertaining and exciting moments! |
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14 Jun 2005, 19:52 (Ref:1328682) | #13 | ||
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we were kept busy with the xr race at old hall.seems the rain came just in time.enjoyed the 4hr race more than i thought i would.
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The second XR shunt at Old Hall was a bit nasty. The lemming principle applied and once one had kissed the barrier another was bound to follow. May I comment on the excellent and rapid reaction from the marshals and medical team to that incident. The numbers may have been low but they were there when needed.
I will announce my intinerary for this coming weekend well in advance so any marshals worried about my accident magnetism can try and keep as far away as possible. Druids Saturday for the dodgems qualifying looks to be top of my list. |
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But they didn't like the noise. So they get themselves on local councils, take it over, and then start voting in noise abatement laws so that they can hear their lawnmowers in peace. That's how minorities rule. They don't scream, shout and wave placards. They get on committees and tell the majority what to do. So Oulton Park will eventually only be allowed to race quiet humming cars, then low-emmision cars, and finally bicycles before it gets sold-off for housing. Donnington, by contrast, is next to a ******g big airport and the jets drown out the noise of cars. As regards longevity, my money's on Donny. |
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14 Jun 2005, 23:09 (Ref:1328837) | #17 | ||
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...although they stil complain when 80,000+ metalheads descend on the place for 3 days of rock concert!
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15 Jun 2005, 08:22 (Ref:1329035) | #18 | ||
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So surely the answer is to build Tarpoley International Airport then?
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15 Jun 2005, 09:18 (Ref:1329064) | #19 | ||
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I would have loved to have been there ..if just for the ' herbies ' :-)
But alas :-( after having recently undergone surgery ..thought it best to save my energy for the 2- dayer this coming weekend. Was really jealous though when i got all the days ' happenings ' later that evening . Glad you all enjoyed it & hopefully i will be there for next one .It just wasn't the same without my weekly oulton - fix |
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15 Jun 2005, 09:21 (Ref:1329067) | #20 | ||
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Same thing happened to Windermere with powerboat racing. Worked fine until the rich and influential bought big houses lakeside. So they got on the right commitees and the rest is history.
Optimistic little ******* aren't I? Suggest marshals in the same area as racetracks get involved in local goverment otherwise you'll have 10% of people making the rules for the remaining 90%. Last edited by Woolley; 15 Jun 2005 at 19:21. Reason: Autocensor dodging |
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sounds like a good meeting i wanted to be there however a family gathering for my mothers 80th birthday prevented me
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If only I could afford one of those properties close to the circuit. I'd ask for a season ticket to be thrown in.
How cool would that be, living in smelling distance of the fumes. "I'm just off for a walk to the circuit dear. Shan't be back for a few hours" Brilliant........ You just wouldn't move there would you if you didn't like racing........ How does the estate agent sell them these houses: "As you can see, the garden is well....... "yeeeeeeeeeeooooooooowwwwwwnnnnnn"" "what was that" ask the buyer "A Chevy V8, I think" replies the agent |
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Walshy, I think you're on to something. (Or on something, as the case may be.) Either way, I'm with you here matey!
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Sorry! I actually had a holiday booked well before the BRSCC (Eventually) published their Oulton Fixtures. I'll raise the point at the next Mitchell house-meeting to ensure that this situation doesn't arise again. |
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