henry21p Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well? With all you lot all interwebbed up, you'd think someone would publish more info for us poor sods who couldn't come. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Dave I expect you want to know the results for Class 2 so here they are: 1st Dan Malkin 61.61 secs (new class record) 2nd Rob Herring 62.27 secs 3rd Trevor Newman 62.49 secs I think Trevor is probably quicker stripping a 21 than he is driving a sprint course 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 62.49? I got pretty close to that last time I took the 21 round, and it's got all that extra fibreglass to haul round. WHat about the caravanner and Mr Hay? (can't recall what classes they were in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Dave The results for class four were as follows: 1st Neil Cavanagh 59.8 secs 2nd Martin Sargeant 59.86 secs 3rd Gordon Cardew 60.3 secs Unfortunately Adam had an ECU failure so he was unable to record a time ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I've just looked at August 2006 Curborough results (to remind me of my PB). Class 2 was won with a time of 63.09 and second place was 63.85. IIRC I think the first 11 beat 63.85 yesterday with almost a second being knocked off the course record Mrs K Edited for Richard to "almost a second" 😬 Edited by - Mrs Kipper on 28 Aug 2007 09:25:33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Richard Price Posted August 27, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted August 27, 2007 Pat, with a second being knocked off the course record No, It wasn't ❗ It was only 0.99Sec ❗ 😬 Unfortunately, I think that will take quite a bit of beating ❗ (but I'll be back to try next year!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 class 3 n' 5 ? 🤔 here is C7 TOP Taffia rear gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Results will be up on Competitors Korner in due course however, here are they from yesterday: Class 1 1st Matthew Jenkins 63.96 secs (class record) 2nd Andrew Jenkins 67.33 secs 3rd Richard Ormson 68.86 secs Class 2 1st Dan Malkin 61.61 secs (class record) 2nd Rob Herring 62.27 secs 3rd Trevor Newman 62.49 secs Class 3 1st David Nelson 59.09 secs (class record) 2nd Jeff Smith 60.27 secs 3rd Michael Calvert 61.31 secs Class 4 1st Neil Cavanagh 59.8 secs (class record) 2nd Martin Sargeant 59.86 secs 3rd Gordon Cardew 60.3 secs Class 5 1st Mark Durrant 57.24 secs (class record & FTD) 2nd Ken Evans 57.72 secs 3rd Rob Grigsby 58.96 secs Class 6 1st Mike Riley 59.59 secs Fastest Lady - Tamara Calvert Fastest Novice - Neil Fraser Mark D Comp Sec Edited by - Mark Durrant on 27 Aug 2007 20:19:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlymoFraser Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Well done Matt just sorry we are not able to offer more competition for you in class one. Class two looks quite competitive though (hint hint) 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Sounds like a great weekend Congratulations to the class winners, well driven all Excellent drive by Mark for FTD, he seems to be on fire this year 😳 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal mickey Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 DSL - quick question. I had terrible trouble with gear upshifts on my last two timed runs. Basically I missed third on both runs along the main straight. I was on the rev limiter and when I went for the shift I think the revs cut but I didin't get the gear. Will your Busa change up on the limiter 🤔 I've tried it since at pootle speeds and all seems fine so i'm wondering if the rev limiter and gear cut interfere with each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Mike, can't honestly say. Never realy reved it out that far as my rev limit was set at the 11,500 rpm for most of the year & thats so far past peak power I would normaly have shifted around the 10,000-10,250rpm mark. I guess it may be that the ignition cut signal is ignorned / made null & void whilst the engine is stuttering up against the limiter The only shift I occasionaly missed was first to second off the line, but I put that down to excess wheel spin, so resorted to occasionaly useing the clutch for that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal mickey Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hmm, I have a lower rev limit, 10500 so that could be it. Will talk to Steve Broughton tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 just a polite question why are there new class records ? - certainly the times in class 3 & 5 are slower than the previous record (historical data on class records class 3 = 58.79 (needs updating on records section) , class 5 = 56.99) Are there new records this year because of the tyre regulation / class changes ? Dave here is C7 TOP Taffia rear gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Dave The new records are because of the changes in tyre regs for classes 3, 4 & 5 and also the BHP power restriction for class 4. Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 It would seem so, although it would appear there is no loss of speed from the change in tyre rules. The Kumho's seem to be as good as ACB10's although they are cheaper, (whipsers) they seem to be much less durable......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Alex they seem to be much less durable Only when you let Rob Grigsby drive your car 😬 Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Mark, Again, just a polite question, but how is the BHP limit imposed? Is this purely a gentleman's agreement that what people say they have is true? I'm just wondering because I know there can be big differences dependant on dyno - a good 20-30 BHP between Steve Greenauld and Swindon's for example. Apologies if I am opening a can of worms. It doesn't affect me in any way. I would need the difference to be 60 BHP to sneak into class 4!!! 😬 Alex Edited by - Alex Wong on 28 Aug 2007 09:11:21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Only when you let Rob Grigsby drive your car True Rob's tyre warming technique alone was entertaining enough for me! Edited by - Alex Wong on 28 Aug 2007 09:10:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Ok thanks Mark re tyre vs speed / times Alex the similar performance was seen when Tony Ab' used Kumhos and we were spilt by 10ths at cubuggar vs my ACB's. re power and class 4, I'll get me coat...... here is C7 TOP Taffia rear gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Alex We changed class 4 to a max limit of 190bhp so people with R300's, SLR's, Zetecs, Twinks and tweaked crossflows had a class where there cars will be competitive. Yes we are relying on competitors to be honest but I also monitor speeds recorded at the speed traps as this is a good indication of power. It is certainly providing some close competition for the drivers in this class and the regs allow for me to move a car to another class if required, but this has not been required and lets not go there Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apjenkins Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Neil.......Congrats on your Novice trophy, very well deserved . And yes we intend taking the hint and go to class 2 next year (if they will have us!) Just got to find the Black & Decker will the big drill bit to get a few more cc's out of the bores! Andrew & Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenEvans Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Well done Mark on a stunning time of 57.28!! I wish I could have been a spectator, That will teach me to run through my FTD speech in my head whilst watching you go off on your last run - then I turned to look at the clock and went Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Ken Richard Anderson who was spectating told me it looked really smooth although it was a little more lively than that from the drivers seat. Many thanks for the close competition and it is satisfying to beat one of thwe top drivers in the class, just need to do it more often Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 It did look like a great run mark! Very smooth and consistent! Bizarre how much slower it makes it look from the outside though that a banzai run! Fantastic driving though!! And congrats in beating Ken!! An accolade in itself! Dannyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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