Aintree and Curborough weekend

[Hamish]

Busy weekend due - so last minute prep and checks - tyre pressures mostly !!!

aintree on Saturday with the tr register champs

and Sunday - with another tyre change is Curborough 2 lapper rather than fig 8 ( I fear I’ll go into fig 8 mode !!!!) on Sunday with classic marques

fingers crossed for dry conditions

[Escadrille Ecosse]

Keep up the good work Hamish

[Nick Jones]

Have a great couple of days 

 

[Hamish]

Thanks guys the morning is looking dry and bright. 
wait on a few more triumphs

 

[Hamish]

Got a few runs in before the rain hit

Then the heavens opened whilst waiting to do a run. 
monsoon type and struggled to see  through aero screen. 
surprisingly I wasn’t any faster !

 

 

[Nick Jones]

Looks like you are parked in river there….

Hopefully you hit the winning time in before it rained?

[Hamish]

Well what can I say. Rain was always a possibility so managed my fastest time today on my second timed run

For 1st in class 

with plenty of wet and damp runs just for fun 

[Hamish]

The run times

[Escadrille Ecosse]

We can see where it rained

Well done Hamish. Excellent result.

[Nick Jones]

3 hours ago, Escadrille Ecosse said:

We can see where it rained

Yeah, timed run 5, the rain was biblical 

You do get a decent number of runs  Good value!

Congrats on another great result. 

 

[michaeljf]

Hello Hamish, All the best on another successful event. You will need a larger garage for all the spoils the way you are travelling! Regards, Michael.

[Hamish]

Thanks guys

today (Sunday) is a Curborough 2 lap course with classic marques. A big entry with plenty of what I class as moderns and a complicated handicap and from past event I know I won’t feature. 
but the weather forecast is good so looking forward to some track action. 

[Hamish]

Great weather sunny and dry but very windy. 
I ended up with a personal best time for the 2 lapper and 7th in a class of 22 so pleased with that as I think I was the oldest car at the event.  The winner in the class was in a modern Porsche then v8 t r etc.

I hope to have a couple of videos for aintree and Curborough I’ll make them short with possibility of under bonnet carb action ? If the camera worked ( not checked yet)
less interesting than the tyre but hopefully informative?

I did have to add lighting !! 

[Escadrille Ecosse]

Excellent result Hamish.

Interested in seeing the engine doing it's damnest for Team Hamish Racing

[Hamish]

I know I owe you guys a couple of videos. 
aintree will be short and less technical as it will include a wet run where I had to try and look round the aero screen to see. 
 

Curborough WILL  have under bonnet view of the back of the carbs as per above. 
less interesting than the tyre video but you can see the throttle lever working overtime. 
 

different numbers on different events is a pain but I was creative and had a Blue Peter moment with sticky back plastic, well Aldi black gaffer tape in my case, to convert the numbers, nobody could tell  my skills match any of you wizards - NOT ……..

I have my first visit to Shelsely walsh this year on Saturday. 
I would like that to be dry !