Tim’s 2023 Season

[Oneball]

Those swamp coolers work by a process of evaporation. Which cools the incoming air. It’s reliant on there not being too much humidity which has always made me wonder why they’re called swamp coolers.

Photo in Octane magazine this month

 

[Oneball]

Last race of the season at Donington on Sunday 17th

 

[Oneball]

Wheels on Wednesday at Morgan

 

[teamzr1]

Looking good, but needed one more decal, so I added it

 

[Oneball]

Last race of the year at Donington and I shared the car with a mate.

I did 3 laps of qualifying and then handed over to my mate as he’d never sat in the car before. He qualified 22nd out of 26th in front of a gaggle of Mustangs.


He was going to do race 1, and got mugged at the start by the 390GT who had held me up in qualifying, quicker on the straights it slow in corners. Eventually he got past and started to close on the Plymouth Barracuda. The safety car then came out for a few laps amd with the time left he wasn’t able to get further up the field and finished a really good 17th. Car is pretty much on the pace now. He said seeing a Highland Green 390GT filling his rearview mirror was a thing he’ll never forget.

We went off for lunch and I’d do race two. The heavens opened and didn’t stop raining. I’m still not great in the wet and fell to the back at the first corner. I had a little fight with one of the NASCARs but that was about it and ended up last but in 12th place.

Roll on next year.

 

[Oneball]

I was supposed to be doing a driving day with the Club but unfortunately when I can to get the car out of the garage I found this.



Seems one of the piston seals has failed in a front calliper.


So had to cancel.

On more bonus race coming. No Vette content though.

 

[johng]

I see you tried to dazzle the other drivers in the wet with your main beam

 

[Oneball]

I see you tried to dazzle the other drivers in the wet with your main beam

Every bit helps!

 

[Oneball]

The mate who shared my car at Donington was back there the following week racing and I got to do the 2nd race.


Bit different from the Vette. 750cc Supercharged Austin 7. Because I qualified out of session I was starting from last place. 20th to 6th was a stonking result, 2 more laps and I reckon I’d have got 4th. I’m at least happy ending the season with the feeling I can still drive a race car!


Race start at 7.33.00

 

[Oneball]

Provisional dates for next year.

 

[Alexm]

Hi Tim
If you don’t mind me asking?
Or want to pm me?
What did you pay for your roll cage and roughly what your race fees per race were this year?
Know it changes per event.
Thanks

 

[Chuffer]

Provisional dates for next year.

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Cheers Tim , I will put the Silverstone dates on my calendar and hopefully get along . Don`t break your arm this time !!!