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Post by howardb66 on Nov 20, 2017 12:12:49 GMT
There's been a few people interested in having a go at the Classic Marques Championships for next year. It's a good competition as mechanical mods are allowed (apart from sequential gearboxes & no 4wd/kit cars) as it's based on power to weight, so if you have a 500hp/500kg monster costing £££££££ you have to drive it as proportionally quickly as a 90hp/1000kg car which was £ on ebay. There are separate classes for various cars & MX5s have their own.
Sports car & sports saloons only too.
If you've never tried any motorsport & want to try a fair competition, give it a go.
If anyone wants more info just ask.
Here are the dates (you don't need to do them all as your best 8 points are counted!)-
2 April Croft
21 April Gurston
22 April Gurston
28 April Goodwood
5 May Ty Croes
6 May Ty Croes
19 May Snett 100
20 May Snett 100
26 May Prescott
3 June Harewood
9 July Abingdon
14 July Lyddon
28 July Castle Combe *TBC
4 August Loton Park
5 August Loton Park
19 August Curborough
26 August Harewood
8 Sept Wiscombe
8 Sept Blyton
9 Sept Blyton
15 Sept Shelsey
16 Sept Shelsey
6 Oct Goodwood
20 Oct Castle Combe *TBC
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Post by FFS Corders on Nov 20, 2017 16:37:09 GMT
What are entry fees like and what safety kit is required?
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 20, 2017 17:50:05 GMT
Think the most expensive was Goodwood at £140 & the cheapest was Blyton at £75 ish. Safety gear wise it’s comes under MSA roadgoing speed/hillclimb regs, so helmet/suit/gloves. If you want to look at the exact regs, they’re section S of the blue book- www.msauk.org/assets/bluebook2017completevlow-res.pdf |
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 20, 2017 17:56:42 GMT
You don’t need a cage or roll bar
You don’t need a race seat.
You don’t need a harness.
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Post by FFS Corders on Nov 20, 2017 21:48:43 GMT
Many thanks for the info!
Will have to put pennies away for a suit
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Post by timharvey on Nov 20, 2017 22:41:27 GMT
Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I guess you need a racing licence for this?. If so is it just a case of doing the ARDs test?
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 21, 2017 8:26:52 GMT
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Post by sandys on Nov 21, 2017 10:22:26 GMT
Is cmscc.co.uk the main site, I’m looking at it for info an doesn’t look like it’s been updated since March? Where do you go for updates, event reports, historical results etc, to get a feel for the championship?
I’ve been considering a different route to HSA for next year but one of its draws for me is all the info and data that I can review, they are really on the ball.
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Post by apextwin on Nov 21, 2017 10:25:59 GMT
Think it will be the midland championship and Gurston champs for me in 2018. Does look like a good group in the classic marques. Will see you guys around the hills no doubt!
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Post by apextwin on Nov 21, 2017 10:30:57 GMT
Oh and have you both decided car plans for 2018? Howard ? turbo charging? Sandys? any new plans?
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 21, 2017 10:56:09 GMT
Hi Sandy
There’s a lot of info on the Classic Marques Facebook page.
The results are in the paddock on race days after each run.
There is a digital club mag ‘Oily Rag’ that generally gets published via email 3-4 days after each event. This is about 500 words & pics plus table of results.
Hope that helps.
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 21, 2017 10:59:53 GMT
Oh and have you both decided car plans for 2018? Howard ? turbo charging? Sandys? any new plans? The SC bearings started to fail in the last event so have just had it rebuilt & the mounting fixed as the welding was comically poor. Going to stick with it for another season till my brother starts to catch me up & then will TC it to mess with his head... |
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Post by sandys on Nov 21, 2017 20:07:59 GMT
Oh and have you both decided car plans for 2018? Howard ? turbo charging? Sandys? any new plans? After my car failed its MOT on rust I've had a bit of a downer on it, I've been looking for a workshop to strip it but it's not been going well, car is SORN, untouched, unloved since August.  Of course as the calendars have been dropping I'm feeling the urge to get back behind the wheel, just not sure what championship or in fact what discipline just yet, as I have done bugger all to the motor sprinting it again this year seems a little pointless, sure I had a scrappy year last year but I don't want to be going out for a few tenths on a PB. So if I go out sprinting it'll be to do mostly new venues, there are quite a few on the HSA roster I could make a season out of, maybe classic marques and acsmc is different enough too, not many proper venues here (ascmc) though, airfield stuff. Failing that I might signup for the BTRDA Autosolo championship as they've had a few changes for next year. In short...Dunno, but all the car is getting is tyres and perhaps a wash. |
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Post by sandys on Nov 22, 2017 14:11:57 GMT
howardb66
Is ty Croes an Anglesey sprint, I can't find info on what it is? That's a track I haven't done and want to visit.
The Classic marques website is well out of date, the oily rag is from 2016  I have asked for access to the facebook page, not sure why they want to hide all their info, how's a guy supposed to find out about it |
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Post by howardb66 on Nov 23, 2017 16:17:33 GMT
Ty Croes is the circuit at Anglesey.
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I have asked for access to the facebook page, not sure why they want to hide all their info, how's a guy supposed to find out about it 
le sigh