2CV racing with car #48 - the 2024 season begins...

[chaseracer]

 

[Tamworthbay]

Are you in this one Dave?

[chaseracer]

No, I'm warm and dry at home!  

We're aiming to run a full season in 2021 - so we decided to take our time with the car rebuild.  The Team Principal is at Snet though, managing the Blueberry Muffins entry.

[Mally]

My cat likes it on full screen.

[Magic]

Small world! My mate Chaz is part of the commentary team.

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

No, I'm warm and dry at home!  

We're aiming to run a full season in 2021 - so we decided to take our time with the car rebuild.  The Team Principal is at Snet though, managing the Blueberry Muffins entry.

I happen to know two of the Muffins drivers... 

Im not going to lie 2CV racing does look a lot of fun! 

[richardmorris]

My friend rick is mechanic for team 89 DD racing. Look at “ my super car” on Facebook for livestream.

[brownnova]

Blueberry muffins... stone cold last... but all 21 cars completed. Enjoyed watching that... think I’ll go along next year. 

[chaseracer]

We're nearly* ready**...

[TheXUDfiles]

I MIGHT be there with my 605. Club Peugeot UK have been offered a pitch.

[Pieman]

Looks like @chaseracer and team did get ready, just spotted the car on its trailer heading down the A446!

[chaseracer]

Yep, we're here.  26th on the grid.  

Team Principal smacked the barrier hard early in qualifying yesterday - he's OK and the mechs rebuilt the front end with the prepared spare panels in twenty minutes.  No mechanical damage, though the engine tinware was a bit squashed.

Practice in an hour or so; race at 1545.  Yes, that IS @Talbot on the right...

[richardmorris]

Saw the FB post!

my friend Jerry is about in his red Burton . Currently looking like Moses ( shoulder length white hair!)

[richardmorris]

My mechanic friend rick ( who condemned the merc recently ) is apparent mechanic for pete sparrow’s 2 nd car this weekend.

[Pieman]

Live stream link below.  Team currently lying 23rd just after the six-hour mark.

 

[chaseracer]

Lost engine #1 after an extended safety car period and grid parc fermé (two cars had thrown the contents of their sumps over the circuit) - engine #2 now in.  

Twenty minutes from tow-in (3 lap penalty) to rejoining.

[Pieman]

27th place as of midnight.

[beko1987]

How's it going now? 

[chaseracer]

Still in 25th, 98 laps behind the leader and 14 adrift of the next place.  Engine #3 went in around 3am, and the car has circulated reliably since.  We have established the issues with the main race engines, to be rectified on rebuild.  One Weber is fit only for spares now.

All good fun.

[chaseracer]

90 minutes to go.  I'll plug in the Team Principal in about half an hour, so he can take it across the finish line.

[beko1987]

Is @Talbot making the tea fast enough still? 

[Meter rat]

Well done to everyone taking part. Pity we couldn’t go this year. It’s not quite the same watching on TV. 

[brownnova]

I watched for a good few hours on the live stream… but wish I’d been there. I shall book it in with management now ready for next year. 
 

 

 

(In fairness if baby_nova hadn’t been poorly for three weeks I would likely have gone!) 

[chaseracer]

Home now.  25th at the finish, car still running strongly.

What an utterly mad thing to do.  Sign me up for next year.  Probably...!

[chaseracer]

Final race of the season is at Donington Park at the end of October: https://www.2cvracing.org.uk/2021-race-dates/

[Stinkwheel]

Home now.  25th at the finish, car still running strongly.
What an utterly mad thing to do.  Sign me up for next year.  Probably...!

You know you want to, I’ve been pre warned to book it off work as well, hopefully see you there

[chaseracer]

23 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

You know you want to, I’ve been pre warned to book it off work as well, hopefully see you there

The inestimable @Talbot and I were throwing around the theoretical idea of an Autoshite entry (in beige with a brown vinyl roof, natch) and your name came up...

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

Home now.  25th at the finish, car still running strongly.

What an utterly mad thing to do.  Sign me up for next year.  Probably...!

Well now you have something to write for the next column

[Mally]

48 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

The inestimable @Talbot and I were throwing around the theoretical idea of an Autoshite entry (in beige with a brown vinyl roof, natch) and your name came up...

Cost would  be high, for a 2 CV plus 3 engines alone.

[Stinkwheel]

Well now you have something to write for the next column

If this is serious go-er of an idea, I can and will supply a 2CV bodyshell, axles etc

Having said that maybe a few of us chipping in will buy a better 2CV complete?

I don’t have everything needed anymore but will happily be part of this

*edit* I should have replied to chaseracer and not Richard, sorry, poor forum skillz, i shall go and prostate myself in front of a brown allegro as penance