Snetterton 12/13th July

matt_tentenths · 14 Jul 2003, 11:27 (Ref:660627)

Anyone at Snet over the weekend? It was real hot! But the racing was great.

Bob Pearson · 14 Jul 2003, 13:34 (Ref:660739)

Yes, we were there, one non-start and one breakdown. The highlight of the weekend was sitting on the beach at Cromer.

matt_tentenths · 14 Jul 2003, 13:39 (Ref:660747)

What races were you guys in? Our's was a 40minute-er and in that it heat was very difficult. Anyone see how that BMW of Peter Thompson got onto it's side at Russell?

Slowcoach · 14 Jul 2003, 14:13 (Ref:660789)

Hi matt there's a thread on the Trackside forum running on this quite a few of the posters were there, mainly Saturday!

Bob Pearson · 14 Jul 2003, 14:15 (Ref:660796)

We were in Formula Renault, we didn't do enough laps to get hot, I could imagine 40 minutes could be something of a killer in that weather.

greenamex2 · 15 Jul 2003, 06:52 (Ref:661435)

It was jolly hot. Anybody know any companies that can do lightweight air conditioning systems, my car has got so much glass it is like a greenhouse ;-)

Also got sunburn (and a right earbashing) trying to fix various electrical problems which were probably also heat induced.

Didn't envy the Formula Saloons on the Saturday with all their start problems, although was a little amusing from the spectators point of view!

GT3 · 18 Jul 2003, 21:53 (Ref:665293)

Quote:

Originally posted by matt_tentenths
What races were you guys in? Our's was a 40minute-er and in that it heat was very difficult. Anyone see how that BMW of Peter Thompson got onto it's side at Russell?

I was marshalling at Russell, the car seemed to go straight across the chicane very fast into the tyre wall, the car then rolled over and finished up on it's side.

matt_tentenths · 21 Jul 2003, 14:08 (Ref:667178)

Doesn't sound too good. Lucky he didn't roll I suppose. So you were at the Russell Chicane post? You would have seen me skip across the grass there twice in my battle to get the lead in Class C in the BMWs. I managed to get by him at the Esses eventually!

GT3 · 21 Jul 2003, 17:48 (Ref:667445)

Wondered who that was!

. Very entertaining race, started off calm, then had the manic period, then had the

my tyres have gone off period, then back to the

only 5 minutes to go, best get a move on manic period near the end.

GT3 · 21 Jul 2003, 17:50 (Ref:667449)

Sorry, forgot to ask ....... Did you win Class C Matt_tentenths?

matt_tentenths · 21 Jul 2003, 17:53 (Ref:667452)

Yea - sure did. Only my second race - the first at Silverstone lasted just 1.5 laps due to someone else spearing off track, then back on again into me. Anyway, was thrilled to win a very difficult race, especially in those conditions.

GT3 · 22 Jul 2003, 17:45 (Ref:668582)

Congratulations!

i bet it was very hot in those three layered coveralls. i weren't to bad, just shorts and t-shirt under the coverall and standing in a nice breeze, leaning on the fire truck!

matt_tentenths · 22 Jul 2003, 17:56 (Ref:668592)

It was horrendous, no other way to describe it - I actually felt pretty ill at one point! But wouldn't want to come across as a bit of a "Mansell"!

GT3 · 6 Aug 2003, 20:05 (Ref:681554)

Where and when are you racing next?

matt_tentenths · 11 Aug 2003, 12:49 (Ref:684980)

Brands Hatch Indy - August 31st

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