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Spent Saturday at the Classic. Acres of lovely metal, here's a few crappy phone pics. My favourite racecar ever, the mighty Lola T70. Rollin' thunder...   Prettiest car there, Porsche 904  Porsche 917  Fat ass Porker  Cool CSL sounded awesome on track  Old skool Capri  Lovely Suffolk C-type replica. You can build this for £60K!!  |
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Jul 26, 2015 12:07:19 GMT
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It was an excellent day out, lucked out on the weather yesterday too, pretty miserable Friday and today by all accounts.
That 'Fat ass Porker' was pretty slow on track for all the noise it made. The yellow Chevron B8 was a thing of beauty too.
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Jul 26, 2015 13:10:31 GMT
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Jul 26, 2015 13:14:28 GMT
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Wow some nice metal there.
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Mk3 capri, escort xr3i, mk2 fiesta,mk5 escort rs2000
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Jul 26, 2015 13:35:06 GMT
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We were indeed lucky with the weather.
Matt97, I have a friend who works with Simpsons. That TC Mondeo is mental. The engine is so low down that the driver side driveshaft runs through the V in the block!!
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Jul 26, 2015 13:38:00 GMT
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Randywanger, the Lolas and Chevron race was the main reason I went.
We stoood near the end of Wellington straight and the speed/noise was immense. Agreed the RSR was slow but sometimes that's down to having an amateur driver racing with pros.
That big block Corvette sounded awesome too.
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Last Edit: Jul 26, 2015 15:55:58 GMT by docjock
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Jul 26, 2015 13:55:14 GMT
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We went on Friday with the intention of staying all day but gave up at 4 as we were soaked through and cold despite wearing wet weather kit.
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Jul 26, 2015 14:20:00 GMT
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Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Jul 26, 2015 16:05:42 GMT
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Looks like a great event, despite the great British weather playing its part  I was trying to get Sam Thomas Racing to bring this to The Gathering, but to no avail  Will be in the calendar for next year I think. |
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Jul 26, 2015 17:06:01 GMT
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I went on yesterday, weather was reasonable and I had a great time with my mates.
Those Lolas were fantastic; for one race we were at the corner before the start/finish straight and the noise of four of them accelerating hard was ferocious!
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Jul 26, 2015 17:09:24 GMT
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Hi docjock thanks for that bit of information, never knew that!  The first thing me and my dad said when we saw the Mondeo and the Primera in the Simpson tent was "look how low and far back the engines sit! It was great to see the Mondeo actually because the last time i saw one was probably back in 2000 when i was about 3yrs old so i can't really remember them! That's a shame HoTWire  , the line up still looks awesome though! I think a road going E9 is stunning so to actually see a race spec E9 was a real treat for me, sounded great as well! I would recommend going to the Silverstone Classic, even if it's just for the Friday. Regards, Matt |
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Jul 26, 2015 18:42:11 GMT
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No problem Matt.
More useless Mondeo info, that car cost £300k to build.
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Jul 26, 2015 18:47:31 GMT
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Jul 26, 2015 18:54:38 GMT
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I'm posting proper pics and a write up later.
Fantastic event, just a shame about the weather on Friday and today.
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Jul 26, 2015 19:38:03 GMT
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No problem Matt. More useless Mondeo info, that car cost £300k to build. I think you mean useful  I have been reading a bit more about them, it was rumoured Ford spent £12 million that 2000 season on having 4 cars built in total after one was destroyed and running the 3 cars for the season! Crazy amount of money if that figure is correct. Is the car above the one that sold for over £100,000 in 2014? Cheers, Matt |
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Jul 26, 2015 19:48:57 GMT
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Jul 26, 2015 20:16:31 GMT
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I should have been there, had 3 day tickets + camping at Woodlands, but due to an unfortunate accident about 6 weeks ago, I smashed my heel, and am still in a cast, so I couldn't go  , real pity about the miserable weather tho !, I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed camping with that weather either  I had my E30 booked in through BMWCC. Have to say the Jaguar area looked a bit of a mud bath ! was it like that all over the display area ? |
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Jul 26, 2015 21:20:32 GMT
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No, around half the jaguar area appeared to be the worst with lots of standing water. Woodlands was also a bit boggy in places Sorry to hear about your foot, there's always next year |
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Jul 27, 2015 20:44:42 GMT
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Jul 27, 2015 20:47:02 GMT
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Thanks Dan, I have camped at Woodlands before and after 1 night of rain it was bad enough, so I can only imagine itd be a lot worse
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You definitely got the best day weather wise. I was lucky enough to get a free pair of tickets for Friday and although the weather was a bit moist we had a great time. The Martini livery Porsche 911 was certainly loud, they started it up when we were stood next to it in the garage! My first time at the classic and i would definitely go back. Hope you don't mind me leaving these here 
, the line up still looks awesome though! I think a road going E9 is stunning so to actually see a race spec E9 was a real treat for me, sounded great as well! 
, real pity about the miserable weather tho !, I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed camping with that weather either 
