Clio's at Snetterton.........Pick a winner

[JohnnyBravo]

My usual question!!!
Doeas anyone have any thoughts, I missed Croft so I don't know who's hot and who's not!
Templeman seems to be on form, Rivett and Kirkaldy didn't score as many points as they would have like from the last outing..........

More importantly does anyone know what the weather forcast is for the weekend? I assume it will be the usual circuit attire, wooly hat shorts coat wellies and flip flops, just to make sure all options are covered!!

[AndyF]

Don't forget the sun tan lotion - well you can always hope!

[Jonny Apex]

There could be a shock winner if who I've heard is replacing Daniel Stilp does indeed do so. Watch this space!

[AndyF]

Interesting - when will we find out?

[Les]

Martin - I have got to go for local boy.

[Vatanen]

Rivett back on form I reckon. Although Byford will run him close.

[JohnnyBravo]

Please put us out of our misery............
......who is replacing Stilp?
Mansell? Tempted out of retirement once again? Hill, wanting to get his race face on ready for his Minardi race???
The anticipation is killing us!

[Jonny Apex]

Mullen, I believe his name is ...

[JohnnyBravo]

Ah, the boy Mullen! He's done this before I believe? Should be good another highly rated driver can't help but raise the profile of the series. Am I right in saying he's not been doing much of late?

[Jonny Apex]

Finished second in Clios to Buxton last year. He and Rivett spent the second half of the year smashing into one another.

He raced a Lamborghini at Silverstone earlier this year and blew everyone's doors off.

Massive talent who, the rumour goes, was wanted above Button for a drive in F3 in 99. But he didn't have the budget ...

[Les]

oh that is going to be good fun and well done to Tim.

BUT I have to say I get a bit annoyed that a really good driver comes in and can affect the championship. Not being nasty but last year Tobia Masini came in and interfered with the front runners - and ended up punting off Byford and cost him his second place.

If someone comes in towards the end of the year he must be made to keep away from the chapionship contenders. By all means race but it must be made clear that the front runners are given a wide berth. IMO

[redshoes]

I understand the problem but are you seriously suggesting you tell drivers they can race as long as it's not near the front? Championship or not, aren't all drivers there to win. If you can't race to win why bother.

[JohnnyBravo]

I have to agree, everyone in the race is trying to win if not they shouldn't be there, more problems would be caused with people trying to get out the way than there would if they were racing.
Someone of Tim's calibre isn't going to turn up and be told to stay out the way. Anyway if he wins, so what the regulars will get a similar spread of point just further down the order. Go for it I say.

And good luck to you Tim!!

[Jonny Apex]

Kirkaldy set the fastest ever Clio lap at Snett in testing. He was 4/10th - FOUR TENTHS - quicker than the rest!

Mullen was 8th.

[Paul Rayner]

Originally posted by Les
If someone comes in towards the end of the year he must be made to keep away from the chapionship contenders. By all means race but it must be made clear that the front runners are given a wide berth. IMO

I have to agree with JohnnyBravo on this - it's the same for everybody, they've all got to try and beat him. Having said that, going from the last few Clio races, it'd probably be a good thing if all the Clio drivers gave each other slightly wider berths.

[AndyF]

Race Result from Snetterton. From www.mst-group.co.uk

1 9 Andrew KIRKALDY GBR Bintcliffe Sport Racing 19:45.967 15 88.87 1:18.302
2 34 Jason TEMPLEMAN GBR Total Control Racing 19:54.258 15 8.291 88.26 1:18.462
3 6 Eoin MURRAY IRL Holfeld F1 Components 19:54.743 15 8.776 88.22 1:18.434
4 22 Paul RIVETT GBR Team Firstair 19:56.288 15 10.321 88.11 1:18.641
5 1 Robert HUFF GBR Tim Sugden Motorsport 20:07.158 15 21.191 87.31 1:19.068
6 15 Daniel BUXTON GBR Mardi Gras Motorsport 20:08.615 15 22.648 87.21 1:18.736
7 30 Tim MULLEN GBR Tracsport 20:08.905 15 22.938 87.19 1:18.894
8 66 Aaron SCOTT GBR Tim Norton Motor Services 20:10.496 15 24.529 87.07 1:19.010
9 54 Ed PEAD GBR Bintcliffe Sport Racing 20:13.449 15 27.482 86.86 1:18.781
10 10 Vince MARTIN GBR Martin Motorsport 20:16.600 15 30.633 86.64 1:19.401
11 20 Oli WILKINSON GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 20:18.406 15 32.439 86.51 1:19.429
12 11 Mark DAVIES GBR Mark Davies Motor Racing 20:18.464 15 32.497 86.50 1:19.492
13 31 John INGRAM GBR Tracsport 20:28.585 15 42.618 85.79 1:19.789
14 4 Colin STANCOMBE GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 20:29.680 15 43.713 85.72 1:20.166
15 5 Peter SALTER GBR Peter Salter Motorsport 20:36.216 15 50.249 85.26 1:20.662
16 26 Hamish GORDON GBR Boulevard Team Racing 20:38.079 15 52.112 85.13 1:20.459
17 67 Julian GRIFFIN GBR Team Griffin Racing 20:42.998 15 57.031 84.80 1:20.791
18 16 Paul MAGUIRE GBR Atlanta Motorsport 20:45.190 15 59.223 84.65 1:21.023
19 3 Paul WALLACE GBR Tim Sugden Motorsport 20:50.437 15 1:04.470 84.29 1:20.815
20 64 Martyn CULLEY GBR Atlanta Motorsport 20:52.624 15 1:06.657 84.15 1:20.703
21 73 Kevin LLOYD GBR Total Control Racing 20:56.056 14 1 LAP 78.32 1:26.382
Not Classified
14 John GEORGE GBR Mardi Gras Motorsport 15:14.845 11 D.N.F. 84.49 1:20.835
27 Martin JOHNSON GBR Boulevard Team Racing 13:48.954 10 D.N.F. 84.77 1:20.733
7 Martin BYFORD GBR Z Speed Racing 11:55.836 9 D.N.F. 88.35 1:18.396
25 Joanne KRAEMER GBR Bintcliffe Sport Racing 11:49.353 8 D.N.F. 79.25 1:26.097
8 Adam SHARPE GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 4:24.537 3 D.N.F. 79.69 1:21.724

[Les]

blast!

It was a good race and they were managing to stay out of trouble (mostly) when Martin Byford misjudged his distance when lapping Jo Kraemer and they were both out and then George hit the marshalls post.

good win by Kirkaldy just a pity Martin wasn't in second.

ps Bob Smith was in fine form entertaining at Russels