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Morning guys , well we have had the phone call !!! Currently sat on my bed at Addenbrokes waiting , if the donor kidney is ok and I pass the health checks operation could take place after lunch !! Fingers crossed . 🤞🤞🤞
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Thanks guys , confirmed yesterday by Time Attack that no matter what happens at Rockingham Spoxx motorsport cannot catch us 😎😎😎 bloody close though ...1 point in it !!
Rockingham is on Oct 15th and it's going to be a party day so everybody is welcome , we are also hoping to raise some money for the Renal dep at Peterborough Hospital a well .
Thanks again for all the comments and support , when we started the season we just did not know what was going to happen so it's a been an amazing year and the Noble has been awesome !
Tux .
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Sept 7, 2017 17:23:34 GMT
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Ladies and Gentleman I would like to introduce the 2017 Time Attack Club Pro Championship winning Jetstream Motorsport , Tuxman Racing Noble RSR 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 Very very Proud moment in my life .
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Sept 5, 2017 20:52:47 GMT
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Well what a amazing day , woke up at 6 ish with a clear head !!!! Got up and made the tea and was in work for 8 o'clock !!!! Felt really good much to my amazement !!!! I hope this is the dialysis working ! After work went to the gym for a hour then backed the Noble out the garage to tinker for a while !! Bit stunned as I actually felt like I had some energy !!!! Winter plans are already coming together , engine will need new valves so will need to be removed , exhaust wants repacking as most of the wadding has blown out ! Heater box and all pipe work needs to come out , about a 10kg weight saving . Driveshafts are the originalmshafts so will get them rebuilt and the big decision is wether to remove the radio 😱😱😱
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No word of a lie, I welled up a bit reading this page. I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself lately, but you sir have just put things in perspective for me. You are an inspiration. Amazing car, amazing dedication, amazing driving skill, amazing team, amazing family... And an amazing man at the centre of it all. That's very kind of you to say mate , if sharing my story inspires people then it's worth all the high's and low's !! Amazing Fact from the weekend , of the 36 x 2 wheel drive cars entered in round 7 the 2 Nobles where to top 2 fastest cars 😎😎😎
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Sept 4, 2017 18:48:52 GMT
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Thanks very much guys , proud to be part of Retro Rides !! High's and Low's of life very evident today !!! Live life to the full people , you never know what's around the corner .
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Sept 3, 2017 22:28:10 GMT
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Well guys what a emotional Day !!!! Started the weekend knowing that to stand any chance of winning the championship I needed to get it together , I was so desperate to have a good weekend especially with the news 😩😩 Putting it frankly the Noble was awesome , such a rough and damanding track and at times the fastest I have ever driven !!! Lots of things went wrong but the heart of the beast stayed strong and today especially she gave her heart and soul !!! Everything electrical failed in the final Saturday , no lights of any kind , no dash clocks nothing the only thing that kept running was the motor , today we spent all morning trying to work out what went on but nothing worked in the end it was just a case of leave it be and hope for the best !! So I just went for it no sympathy for the car just absolute commitment , qualified on pole with a 1.30.5 second lap and on the last lap of the hole weekend we matched that time to take the win !!!!!!!!!!!!! Dawn came on the radio to tell me P1 and I just sobbed , stupid I know but with all the events of the last week it was just the most emotional moment 😢😢 we all sobbed , as I came down the pitlane the whole team was stood there cheering and waving and I just sobbed 😂😂😂 A few people are saying we have won the Championship, I have no idea but at this moment I'm just going to enjoy the elation , special thanks to everybody who has commented on this thread , your support has been very much appreciated. I'm so proud of my little Noble .
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Sept 2, 2017 19:29:47 GMT
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Love you too pops 😍
Well what a day , well of the pace in the morning on a track that is in terrible condition with Cracks and bumps it was a case of survival of the fittest !!!! Qualified on pole !!!!!! 131.25 was a pretty quick time , and the car felt awesome !!!! In the main event I went even quicker with a 131.1 but just could not get into the 130 😩😩 To be honest the main plan was to beat the championship leader Spooks Motorsport and qualifying on pole and taking 2nd will do the job perfectly !!! Feel a bit knackered but hopefully we can be back on it tomorrow.
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Sept 1, 2017 19:55:45 GMT
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Hi Guys , thanks for the support , arrived safely at Croft , car all scrutineered and tucked up in the garage , Dawn has bought me a electric bike with a special peddle so we biked around the circuit in the sunshine tonite 😎😎 Felt fantastic to be out on a bike !!! Been a very emotional week all round and at one stage I did not think we were going to be here !!! I have never had any luck at Croft so hopefully this weekend will bring us some good results !!! I feel like me and the Noble are up for the challenge !! Timing screens will be on the TSL website and Time Attack will be broadcasting on Facebook live all weekend . Fingers crossed 🤞
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Aug 30, 2017 19:22:13 GMT
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Not tester has seen it before but he still refuses to go with me for the brake test !!!! Scared the curse word out of him years ago 😂😂😂
Car passed fine which is good news bad news is Kidneys confirmed as failed 😔😔 Dialysis starts Monday .
Looking forward to Croft , fingers crossed for a good weekend , if anybody is come please feel free to come over for a chat .
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Aug 29, 2017 18:57:09 GMT
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On the upside , the Noble passed its MOT today 😎😎
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Aug 29, 2017 18:51:18 GMT
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Thanks guys , feel guilty because the only reason she had the stone removed it to make the kidney suitable for donation to me 😔😔😔 Yes we are hopefully getting a dialysis machine at home but I have to go through 6 weeks of training at hospital first !! 4 hours 3 days a week us not going to be easy 😢😢
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Aug 28, 2017 18:22:06 GMT
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Hi Guys , sorry been away on holiday plus playing with a new motor 😎 Abarth 595 180 bhp , bloody great fun 👍👍 Collected the Noble from Jetstream Saturday morning , she has had a service and checkover ready for Croft next weekend ! On the health front the good lady had surgery a couple of weeks ago to remove her kidney stone , nasty little invasive op that has left her very sore , feeling pretty guilty over that , unfortunately last weeks bloody test reveal a drop in function to 7% this pretty much signals the end of the fight and next wed I meet up with the kidney team to start on my dialysis 😔😔 Not sure how this will effect Croft yet !!! Don't suppose I've done bad when you consider they told me I would need Dialysis in February !! Looks like sh1t is about to get real but to be honest I'm tired of feeling like rubbish and having no energy ! Hopefully I will feel better when I get the dialysis sorted . 2 points behind Spooks motorsport in the championship so it's all to play for , just praying I'm well enough to race !!! Thanks for the support guys .
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Jul 23, 2017 17:06:25 GMT
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Well what a track , Oulton park did not disappoint !!! Struggled all day with the track , lack of speed in sector 1 seemed to be the problem , add to that a complex track that was pretty bumpy in places and me and the Noble had a fight on our hands !!! Did not help the situation when I woke up feeling like curse word , this poxy illness is a pain sometimes , wish this transplant would hurry up 😩😩 Turned out just needed bigger balls around sector 1 for the lap times to improve , a best lap of 1.33.2 saw me clinch 3rd spot but only 0.002 off second place !!! In the morning I had been 5 seconds off the pace so in the end I was relieved , again the Noble was superb and never missed a beat even though I ragged the curse word out of her all day !! Summer break now , car is at Jetstream Motorsport for some TLC , roll on Croft .
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Nice too meet you guys too , thanks for the support !!
Noble has had a good checkover and we are both ready for Oulton park this Saturday, last time we were there the engine let go so I'm pretty nervous !!!!
We both have unfinished business at Oulton so hoping it's going to be dry as I'm rubbish in the wet 😂😂😂
Fingers crossed 🤞🤞
Tux
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My 2 fastest laps , Donington was a hell of a ride !!
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2017 20:09:34 GMT by tuxman
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So last weekend was round 4 of UK Time Attack and the Tuxman Racing team headed to Donington park , having only ever driven Donington once before and that was a number of years ago I guessed we would be up against it !! First Job was a good checkover by Alan Cox of ACMR and a rear spring change to stiffen up the rear of the car , thanks to Dave Baseley of Jetstream Motorsport for supplying them quickly and to Craig Brookes for collecting for us !! First and second practise went ok but I was struggling with craners curves , turning in unsited at over 100mph was pretty nervy and my lack of experience was showing through , to be honest I really struggled and just could not seem to get it right , in the end a entry speed of 113mph was a pretty scary ride 😂😂 Head down and get stuck in , slowly times came down , qualified 3rd and finished 3rd in the final with a lap Time of 1.16.6 . Well done to Spooks Motorsport for taking the win with a winning time or 1.16.2 , club pro is very close this year !! Great work by Dawn Roberts and alan Cox to get me and the Noble to 3rd , next stop Oulton park .
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Tom says thanks for the poster! Lucy is walking the Cotswold Challenge at the weekend, her team are raising money for Kidney Research... so hopefully you'll both have a good weekend! Please wish her the best from me. !!!!
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Jun 26, 2017 21:13:40 GMT
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Well what a weekend !!!! Brands did not disappoint 😎😎 Fastest lap in the past 53.8 set in 2015 was the target to beat and enjoy myself as these days could be numbered !!! Motor home was brilliant , so much more relaxing being trackside with the car , slept well and actually felt pretty good on race day !!! The Noble was frankly stunning , this years upgrades have really moved the game on and I'm learning fast how hard to push ! Will keep it simple Qualified on pole with a 52.2 lap , won the main event with a stunning 51.8 second time ....BOSH !!! 😎😎😎😎 Bloody fantastic , fastest 2 wheel drive car there and only a second off some of the slick shod evos !!! Donington next weekend , fingers crossed the car holds together !!
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