Tel's Tales Issue 044 -Croft Easter 2015
Entry posted by Terry Everall
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Tel's Tales 044– 2015 Season- Croft 6th April 2015
Our prayer's (well hopes really) were answered as the day was dry and very felt hot at about 18deg C and I used 3 lots of suncream on my delicate facial features and still got a bit sunburned. There were 11 Speed Series competitors plus Nick Algar out in his new DJ Firehawk which very annoyingly had issues with the static and trackside noise levels so did not run competitively. We all had 2 Practice runs and hoped for the 3 timed runs as suggested in the finals but it never happened and we sadly only got 2 timed runs. In my opinion the meeting did not run very slickly and we had problems with the timing, timing battery, several offs, suspected oil on the track and the British sprint guys who are never known to hurry! There was also no clock after the finish so checking times was almost impossible.
Three cars only just made it as they were in various stages of rebuild.....Nick Algar's car with a different set of gear ratios, the Playskool car with a full strip down and rebuild and finally Tim Nunn's 27 year old blade car that he had stripped, had powder coated, new Playskool coloured bodywork ( a bit like mine really!) and it looked mint!
Following an early start for some it was a rude awakening to get in the car for P1 and remember just how fast this track really is with average lap speeds of 80-85 mph hitting 120mph plus down the straights. In P1 not a lot happened but Steve Wilson had a frustrating misfire on the crossflow causing him to lose speed and scratch his head to find the cause which could have been plugs but he did not have a spare set. John Hoyle was really pushing hard and had some scary moments as he applied the power too harshly. Steve Everall was trying hard too keep with him and his car sounded strong and he had some good starts. Jason Brown was pedalling well in Class A and in Class F Luke Algar was showing Richard Kerr a clean pair of heels in the supercharged duratec. The big battle was in Class G between Tim (nutter) Nunn, Mark Anson and myself all driving powerful blade cars. Tim showed us the way all day and was chasing my record from last year. Simon Rossinelli was all alone in Class B but was enjoying himself and seeing how close he could get to Class D.
P2 saw almost everyone improving their times as they got to grips with Tower bend, the fast Jim Clark Esses and Barcroft where some say you can hold it flat through them but in reality self preservation kick in and they have a little lift!
In the timed runs most people's last run was their best and we had:
Class A: Jason Brown winning from Steve Wilson with 92.51 secs
Class B: Simon Rossinelli with a very very respectable 89.43secs
Class D: John Hoyle set a new record with a blistering 80.95secs from Steve Everall on 89.99secs which was a PB for him
Class F: The win went to Luke Algar with 82.88 secs with Richard Kerr on 85.14secs
Class G : Tim Nunn was very pleased to break the class record with 81.37secs on T1 with me on on 82.19secs and Mark on 84.37 secs. Tim did have clutch failure on T2 and Mark was getting front nearside lockup on braking.
So another event where excuses counted for nothing and a few gauntlets were laid down for the rest of the season and I hope to see you at events later in the year. My next outing is 3 Sisters and guess who I will meet there........GAME ON !!!!!!!
Terry Everall
Speed Series Correspondent
Class G competitor
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