ok results are in ,

LAST place , pipped by a BMW M5 by 0.5 second - he couldnt get out the place quick enough !!!

Much of the entry was astons , altho most were actually well prepared to a high standard , and running tyres of List B - ie modified class - which i couldnt run , but they could so hey ho .

anyway , it was a brill experience , it took for ever to get round the corners , and the short straights were just blips of wheelspin in 2nd gear , altho down the main straight , i clocked 84 mph - i think the ferrari F355 trapped 91mph - so i had the power just no means of putting in down thro normal sqaushy shocks and altho lowered springs , it handled like a ****ing boat .

Had a couple of guys who came up and said they were impressed with the speed , and the cornering attitude , and thought it was the most fun theyd seen in a while.

even better was the commentator who had to apologise for the supermarket comments when i put my last time in !!

anyway most times are here , note the 3rd run is actually the first timed one to count , and i actually went quicker that the BMW guys - so was oping for some more rain , but , it didnt go that way - digest at your leisure

vehicle
BMW M3 70.13 , 69.99 , 71.34 , 70.48
porsche 911 C4 68.79 , 66.87 , 66.49 , 66.85
BMW 328i 74.17 , 71.98 , 77.56 , 73.07
Dodge Viper 66.10 , 65.49 , 68.44 , 65.20 (class winner)
Subaru WRX 73.30 , 70.02 , 70.90 , 69.14
BMW 325i 76.11 , 72.96 , 73.13 , 72.26
BMW M5 rtd , 72.38 , 78.84 , 73.30
Volvo 740 77.26, 76.22 , 76.02 , 73.86

my second run , i completely knacked up , by locking a wheel , and running wide , 3rd run was wet , and managed a half decent time , the 4th run i tried to take the first turn flat in 3rd, but i had a little lift !!! but thats where quite a bit of time came from - so i could of gone faster on the day , but i was learning so , next time will be different !!

Tidy!

There's a 242 on eBay at the minute, but the guy wants the engine out of it. I'm very tempted to buy it and stick in a 2.3 turbo lump. What do they say, "Once you had one Volvo......."

well , gazza , this could be your lucky day , we are one and the same!!!

Only trouble is I've nowhere to put another motor. If it doesn't sell and you don't mind keeping it for a bit I'll try and get rid of some of my other crap. The locost project will have to go as well as the wifes patience is wearing a little thin of late. Anyone what a T4 Transporter project?

is that a volkswagen ? , guys next door may be interested if it is .

need more details

ok didnt sell , how long are you wanting me to wait ?

Sorry its been a few days, I've been in Welsh Wales working. I can't tell you how long it'll be, Ive got a Mk1 Escort shell in the garage to shift first, but I can't get the bloody thing out because I've got a knackered VW Transporter in front of the garage. My mate is complaining because I've got a locost rolling chassis in his garage and he can't get his Mk2 XR2 in.

In other words I've got to fit the new engine in the VW, but they are like rocking horse shit, so I'm putting a Peugeot engine in and nothing fits, then I've got to sell/scrap the Escort shell, then either find alternative storage for or sell the locost then I'm ready for you. In between working away from home 5 days a week and fit the wife and two kids in somewhere. So it wont be next weekend.