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Race Roundup ... 2011
Action & Results – Round Up May
– July 2011
Some very mixed results for the last three
months – plenty of racing but not always a ‘happy
ending’ - the highlight for us being the HRG racing
at Le Mans in June! Read on to find out what we and our friends
have been up to ...
Silverstone 14 & 15 May 2011
Corvette – Joe Ward / Richard Bull
Chevron – B8 – Piers Ward
Zolder 21 & 22 May 2011
Marcos – Allen Tice / Chris Conoley 5 overall 1st Class
Brands Hatch 29 and 30 May 2011
– Grand Prix Circuit
Marcos – Allen Tice / Chris Conoley 5 overall 3rd Class
Marcos – Ian Cox / Dave Methley DNF panhard rod failure
Chevron – Piers Ward 2 cracking races
Le Mans – Legends Race 11
& 12 June 2011
HRG (Owned by David Laing) Chris Conoley / Allen Tice 41 overall
2nd Class
Oldest Car, smallest engine, oldest drivers!!
Monza 11 7 12 June 2011
Corvette – Joe Ward / Richard Bull – fastest Corvette
but crashed out in race!
Dijon – 24 & 25 June 2011
Corvette – Joe Ward / Richard Bull (DNF sump cracked)
MGB – Brian Lambert 2nd Class
Triumph TR4 – Alan Ross-Jones 2nd Class
Race Red Flagged after 50 minutes
Silverstone – 25 June 2011
Marcos (2) – Allen Tice / Chris Conoley
Brands Hatch – HSCC Grand
Prix Circuit 2 July 2011
Marcos – Ian Cox DNF (rear suspension failure)
Silverstone Classic 21 – 24
July 2011
Marcos – Allen Tice / Chris Conoley 3rd Class
Marcos – Ian Cox / Dave Methley – 2nd Class
Chevron – Piers Ward
Spa Francorchamps – 23 &
24 July 2011 3 Hour Race
MGB – Brian Lambert 2nd Class
Corvette – Joe Ward / Richard Bull (DNF – distributor
failure & steering damage due to contact with Armco!)
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Brands Hatch
– 7 May 2011
Marcos GT – Allen Tice/Chris
Conoley & Marcos GT – Ian Cox
Definitely not ‘fair weather racers’
- Allen and Chris opted out of the first race, not only because
of the heavy rain at the start of the day’s qualifying,
but in order to save the car and themselves for the more ‘important’
race later in the afternoon.
So we got to enjoy a very welcome and particularly
tasty bacon buttie from the pits cafe instead! Qualifying
for their race was dry although the track was still damp evoking
the usual trye choice debate. Who knows whether they got it
right, but they put up a blinding performance to end up third
on the grid. Unfortunately, Ian’s Marcos suffered an
electrical type gremlin which left him stranded at the top
of Druids for most of qualifying so he started the race from
nineteenth place. With Ian’s problem identified and
hopefully rectified, he enjoyed a meteoric comeback to finish
second overall. Even after a driver change and drive thru’
penalty –provoking much controversy - Allen and Chris
enjoyed some inspired driving to finish third overall. It
is always a pleasure when the team works so well together
and any award is just the icing on the cake!
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Donington
Park – 1 May 2011
BMW 3.0L CSL ‘Batmobile’
For real this time!! Allen and Chris discussed
their strategy and without any pit wall help managed to finish
third overall (amazing!!) and first in class!! I was so proud
of them – not only were they out of their comfort zone,
they did not allow themselves to be intimidated by experienced
opposition .... needless to say they are learning enough now
to put serious thought into modifications and tweeks to improve
performance.
At this point it is worth noting that the
trio, Allen/Chris/Ian have been mentioned in despatches widely
over the last couple of months – featuring in Autosport
(with pictures) after almost every race!!
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Castle
Combe – 25 April 2011
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Alan shakes hands
with Jem Marsh |
Marcos GT – Allen Tice
& Marcos GT – Ian Cox
This was a very special meeting featuring
a Marcos only race with prizes presented and donated by Marcos
founder, Jem Marsh. It was a very early start for the team
departing Cambridge, with new addition Ian Cox’s pretty
Marcos GT, towards a day that became full of drama - mainly
due to the strict noise restrictions at the circuit. The trials
and tribulations perhaps added to the overall satisfaction
at the end of the day when both Marcos’ finished ‘in
the money’ having been very well driven with Allen second
overall, Ian fourth overall, first and second in class.
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Snetterton
Circuit – 10 April 2011
Marcos GT – Allen Tice/Chris
Conoley
The circuit proved to be great fun and
quite challenging in race situation but unfortunately after
a blinding qualifying it was to be the team’s first
DNF in a very long time just two laps from the end! The positives
of the weekend were that all of the other Mass customer engines
performed finished their races – well done to all.
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Donington
Test Day – 5 April 2011
BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’
As a multiple owner Allen Tice is determined
to make the most of every opportunity this year for racing
his cars – including the Batmobile, his most recent
purchase. After a brief shakedown at Spa last year shortly
after its acquisition, the team have been busy preparing it
for some ‘different’ fun this year. Running on
slick tyres it is a completely new experience for Allen and
Chris and they admitted to feeling a bit out of their depth
to begin with at Donington. However, after thinking outside
of their normal box with regard to driving style, they came
up with a plan and it worked!! Hopefully they did enough to
remember how to do it for the first race!!
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Snetterton
Test Day – 31 March 2011
Marcos GT & BMW 2002
With much improved weather – the
team returned in good spirits and visibly having been out
in the sunshine! This was a very useful day as Snetterton
Circuit had been modified over the winter and there had been
much discussion about the changes. However, the consensus
of opinion was positive and with both cars and drivers performing
well they were looking forward to racing it for real. As always,
the BMW 2002 put a smile on both their faces – I guess
it’s just one of those really fun cars that hits the
spot!
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Oulton Park
– 12 March 2011
Marcos GT
A very early start to the season - don’t
know what they were thinking of!! Still very cool and the
first time in the car this year for Allen and Chris, so not
surprisingly, they were both a bit rusty and not quite on
the pace – for them. Report would have read “could
have done better” !
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February 2011
Congratulations !! – Gentleman Drivers
Awards Dinner
Allen Tice and Chris Conoley – Gentleman Drivers Winners
Keith Ahlers and Billie Bellinger – Gentleman Drivers
Runners up
A good time was had by all - good excuse to dress up!!
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