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Second worst students ( as a group ) I have worked with where Viper owners. MB owners were the worst, but less accidents. There will always be a few ppl like that. If they learn great, if not, ignor them, they dont seem to stay around very long anyway. If they are dangorious drivers take to the stewarts and get it resulved. I do agree it is a little funny when some self proclaimed hot shot gets blowne away from experircend drivers. Last edited by AU N EGL; 24 Jan 2007 at 16:51. |
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Yes I trundle around at the back of the field of Ford Fiestas but this is due to being so heavy compared to the other drivers. When I do race my Sunbeam I am a very compitent and capable driver. Young doesn't always mean incompetent! I drive 10s of 1000s of miles every year! I am a very good driver and its only money that is holding me back entering the Nurburg 24 hrs! |
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They are not as fast, which is good for safty reasons, but have a difficult time listing to and taking advice. When there is an instructor in the passanger seat at 100+ mph, sorry guys the instructor is the boss. You do what he says, when he says it, with out question at that time. Or you may both wind up in the hospital. After that session in the paddock the instuctor will spend as much time as he can answering any questions. I instructor PCA, Audi, Mazda, Viper, Corvette, MB and several indpenendent sports car clubs. |
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I have had two offers to test with a lower level Grand Am teams, but I dont have $20-30,000 a race to contribuite < koff > to the team. But sure would love to drive a DP even just for a few laps. |
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God there are several cynical *******s on this forum!
I could quit uni and use my tuition fees to buy myself a drive at the Nurburg 24hrs. The Nurburg 24 hrs is alot cheaper than Grand-Am! You can get a production car drive for around £3k mark! My Dad has had people come up to him and slag him off for being at the back of the grid when he started racing in a bog standard MGB, but the fact of the matter the guys who slagged him off were guys who were proud off beating Grannies off the line at traffic lights! The main thing is being out there, I will never get spotted and become a pro racing driver, I am happy to buy drives at races but I started racing in a 1.6 Fiesta and I will be humbled by it all if I can afford to race at Le Mans, Spa 24hrs and of course the Nurburg 24hrs! My friend who works for phoenix racing says EUR 100k+ to buy a top drive at the Spa 24hrs. Ill start at the bottom and work up to a Porsche privateer Le Mans drive. Last edited by Tim Falce; 25 Jan 2007 at 15:29. |
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Well rcarr, I wish you the best in your racing carear, but dont quit uni what ever you do.
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There's a chap on these forums who owns, and occasionally races, a host of RS500s and a Merc DTM car. I've never met him, but I'm in awe of someone who is that committed to racing that they'd buy that fleet. My point is that it doesn't matter if he comes first or last, he's doing it the same as the rest of us are - it's just that he has the resources to do it in a 400bhp DTM car, which most of us don't. We should all respect each other for just being there and doing it, rather than sniping at those with more money - talent doesn't come into it. As for big fishes in little ponds, have you thought that the Porsche driver doesn't have the time to commit to a national series, or can't justify the cost (the car might cost a lot to buy, but it'll hold its value pretty well)? There's other drivers around the country in the same position, doing only regional series in expensive cars. |
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I don't know what MB drivers are like on the track but they are the single worst group on the road for taking no notice of motorcycles.
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Sorry Stephen! It won't happen again! I am normally I mild mannered person, but when some people get me riled, a torrent of abuse comes out of my mouth or keyboard.
Denis, thats interesting, because Nissan Primera drivers don't notice my brake lights on my A-Class and drive into the back off it making me lose my 7 years no claims bonus! Theking, I am a never-has-been my budget is my problem, for a start, I wouldn't buy a Porsche if I had the money, I would buy a purpose built racing car, Juno, PRC, Ligier and show them that money isn't everything, you do need some talent. I am fearless when it comes to racing, always the last on the brakes for a corner, I love repassing quicker cars coming into the hairpin at Knockhill! Tim Wilkinson, both Porsche drivers can easily afford to run in national series but want to beat us rather than getting beaten themselves! A couple of years ago, we were the only team not run or backed by a garage in our race, now the caterhams are back in our race there are a few that run them from home. |
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Funnily enough the same is true of Volvo drivers. BMW are a mixture, can't really 'pidgeon hole' them. The very best drivers are 'real' sportcars such as 911's (not Boxsters and Caymen's) and Ferrari's, but I think that is because they don't want their bodywork damaged. Also really good are those 'pikey' twin cab monster pickup trucks. I suspect this is because they had motorbikes when they were younger. But don't even get me started on women applying their lippy whilst changing lanes and talking on the phone. |
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From your posts in this thread, it seems to be your opinion that it's not right that these guys are winning races, yet it's also not right if they aren't winning (seeing as they have the best cars). Exactly where would you like them to finish? Or would you rather they went and raced somewhere else? You can't get rid of people just because they have the money and tools to do a better job than you're doing - as others have said, see it as a challenge to better them on lesser resources, rather than complaining because it's not a level playing-field. |
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That was my point Tim. they are on a hiding for nothing! My ideal scenario would be to become a secret lottery winner, pay someone a few grand to get my car right on the pace and then go and hopefully win some races but as soon as anyone found out you were minted you would get no glory for it just sniping.
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In my experience, if you throw a bucket of water over you car or heaven forbid actually polish it, you can become a cheque book racer!
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When we ran our Tiga SC79, it was the best looking car in the paddock. We had a very efficient little girl, (daughter of 1 of our team) she would blow up the tyres and keep the car sparkling. The reason the car was so successful was because time and effort were put into the preparation of the car. Our chief mechanic was going through a rough time at home and he spent all the time on the cylinder head to get away from it all over the off-season. The car went from the back of the grid in August-October in 92 when we 1st bought the car to challenging for wins in 93.' We were the best team in the paddock! We were rich in dedication but not money. Unfortuantely, the said mechanic has a new wife and is doing DIY for the house rather than working on the car, this has been the problem for the passed 8 years or so and Zoe(the wee girl) has grown up and isn't interested in coming racing with us! Its frustrating for me because I started racing 6 years ago and the effort of the team hasn't been there! |
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I tried to dtype and we had the infamous buying plate but then that got railroaded out and the ex-Khan BTCC car and the ex-Brocky Commodore etc started filtering in and that was the end of that and one reason why its gone belly up. We had very rich guys coming into the championship and that was not what it was set up for and probably the original posters point, instead of spending something like 50 or 60k on a 'South African' spec BMW 3 series with a 5 series engine etc etc to beat home built specials costing a couple of grand why did said millionaires not go and play in a championship that matched their wallets.
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