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Post by David Lawson on Oct 20, 2014 13:17:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the wonderful race report and photographs John and thank you to Paul, Bryan and Dave helping with the driving duties.
It was great to see Dave Jones putting in an appearance he really adds the finishing touch to this excellent proxy series.
I am so looking forward to the final round at Cuckoo Pines as I will be helping Pete with driving duties and it will be my first opportunity to see these great cars in the flesh.
David
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Post by David Mitcham on Oct 20, 2014 14:22:22 GMT -5
My thanks as well to all involved and for the great pictures. Its fantastic that all the cars are functioning without problems and the drivers are being so careful!!
Best Regards
David
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Post by f143 on Oct 20, 2014 21:28:15 GMT -5
Great report, thanks to all concerned with the running and driving duties. Congratulations to Taffy with another win and Alan/Stu on second and Bryan for his 3rd place. Terrific photo's of another scenic circuit. Cheers Nigel
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Oct 21, 2014 1:49:48 GMT -5
Well done to John, Bryan, Dave & Paul. Excellent, atmospheric photos of the cars and track too. Looks like Taffy has this year wrapped up safely. It was clearly evident from round one, his Matra would be hard to beat. However, Cuckoo Pines is another tight circuit and it will be very interesting to see how the field handles on a different surface.
Dave
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Post by old23 on Oct 21, 2014 15:24:29 GMT -5
Many thanks to all involved in staging this race. It's a beautiful looking track. The reporting and photography are entertaining. Most of all, my Ferrari seems happy there, and that makes me happy.
Congratulations to Taffy, Alan/Stu and Bryan on their podium finish.
It seems like we just started this series and now here we are nearing the end already. Maybe I should start working on a car for next year?
Stewart
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Oct 21, 2014 20:19:57 GMT -5
Thanks for a great report and pics and thsnk to all the guys involved on running this round, shame the Shannon slipped down from qualifying But still performing much better than the full scale car! Now looking for something to build for next year also.
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Post by Aurora on Oct 22, 2014 3:47:52 GMT -5
Great stuff, thanks John for staging the race. Congratulations to the winner Taffy - yet again - and all the other front runners. The Honda RA300 at the very least performs consistently - consistently slow. I read somewhere that the Honda engine was the most powerful in the 3L class. Obviously not true for the 1/32 class. Yep...time to start on next year's car.
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Post by Bryan King on Oct 22, 2014 13:07:15 GMT -5
Excellent race report John and fantastic photos too. I love the one of Chris' Eagle against the trees - very realistic.
Congratulations to Taffy and his way too quick Matra. And congratulations to Alan and Stu, their Brabham obviously suited John's track being only a lap behind the Matra.
It'll be interesting to see what Cuckoo Pines has in store - you never know with proxy racing.
Bryan
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Post by David Lawson on Oct 27, 2014 2:17:12 GMT -5
I heard from Pete Shepherd on Saturday and I quote him here, "I've been at Cuckoo Pines all afternoon preparing the track. I've given it a good clean and got both lanes running nicely so we are good to go for the race on the 2nd November".
I am looking forward to it.
David
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Post by tony condon on Oct 27, 2014 9:03:11 GMT -5
How does that work ,qualify 4th and end up 11th ,dont get, that at all ,seem to remeber the same happened last year, where the performance just fell away in the last couple of races tony
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Post by Mark Huber on Oct 27, 2014 9:47:38 GMT -5
How does that work ,qualify 4th and end up 11th ,dont get, that at all ,seem to remeber the same happened last year, where the performance just fell away in the last couple of races tony Tony, Possibly the same way one qualifies fifth and ends up 17th. Which is what happened with my Ferrari. I can't say that there was a hex on red cars as Stewart's Ferrari moved in the opposite direction from a lower qualifying position to a higher finish. Ah the cruel fortunes of racing.. Idle speculation on my part (emphasis on the idle of course!). Perhaps some buildup of rubber or track 'gunk' affected the tires and some tires much more than others. My Ferrari's Paul Gage urethane tires were definitely very unhappy campers after Heat One. On the other hand, wouldn't rubber tires be more affected by track debris.. if indeed there was any? Puzzled, but it's history now. We can only hope for the race gods to look kindly upon our cars in the final round. Cheers,
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Post by David Lawson on Oct 27, 2014 13:39:47 GMT -5
The answer to your question Tony is in the race report, some cars suffered a sudden loss of grip during the heats.
David
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Oct 27, 2014 16:04:08 GMT -5
When we run races down here with cars using both eurethane and rubber tyres we find that grip is not as good for either tyre as when one type only is used. Rubber do tend to loose their grip If they follow several Eurethsnes shod cars. I think the type of track surface plays a part in just how much grip is effected by the different tyres. We now avoid trying to run the two types together, in any class.
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Oct 28, 2014 14:37:25 GMT -5
Pete Shepherd has confirmed the teams have now all arrived safely at Cuckoo Pines for this weekends US Grand Prix. Pete is hoping unofficial practice will commence within the next few days. Stay tuned!
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Post by Pete Shepherd on Oct 31, 2014 5:36:58 GMT -5
Good morning,
Unofficial practice will be tomorrow morning, I'll be posting lap times by the evening at the latest hopefully.
I would have like to have done it earlier but as the track is located at my parents house it hasn't been possible for me to get over there since the cars arrived on Monday, sorry guys.
Race day is Sunday, I'm looking forward to it!
Thanks,
Pete
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