It’s back to fettling the car for the next track outing, in this case to Brands Hatch. Somehow, this all seems very amateurish after listening/watching the Le Mans 24 hour race at the weekend; the level of preparation and care that must go into one of those cars is truly awesome. A chap I’m working with at the moment is a complete sportscar endurance racing anorak and he’s managing to convey his enthusiasm to me. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to the Birkett with renewed intensity. I’ve only done this race the once; my two other attempts foundered on the rocks of setting the car on fire and Anthea’s heart surgery.
Archive for the ‘Brands Hatch’ Category
It’s been a while since I posted here, for which there’s a complicated reason that won’t fit into this margin.
We’re working up now to the next race at Anglesey. As I write it’s warm and sunny outside; doubtless this presages a race weekend at Anglesey with horizontal rain. Having suffered hugely at Anglesey in the past I’m very wary about the weather there.
Hmm, an eventful weekend was had by all. The forecast was pretty rubbish but as it turned out it was fine, just a few drops of rain on Saturday morning and after that it was sunshine all the way.
The weekend started, though, in a rather bizarre manner. I had spent Wednesday through Friday in a meeting at UKC in Canterbury. So, on Friday afternoon I drove back to Cambridge, practically passing Brands on the way, packed up the bus and drove straight back to Kent. On the way we were parked in a curious long car park that is apparently called the M25. This car park stretched all the way from the M11 to the Dartford crossing and seemed to be caused by the toll booths. In a rational world, of course, the tolls would be reduced or eliminated at peak times.
Thankfully the new cover and the proper RTV sealant fixed the oil link. Today I started the engine, having first watched the Chinese Grand Prix, and left it running for quite a while with nary a drop of oil. That’s a relief.
So, I’m back from Brands and I’ve finally got around to updating this site. The problem is, I’m in the middle of writing the “qualifying dissertation” for my PhD and haven’t really had the time to get around to this place. Still, the one line summary of Brands is that I went faster than I’ve ever done before but it was still a rather frustrating weekend.
