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

[juular]

Further adventures of car 48 : Cadwell Park, 25-28 April 2024.

Arrived at around 11pm on the Thursday after an uneventful 5 hour journey.

Camp 2CV.

Weather was COLD, reaching below zero on the Thursday night. 

Friday was testing. George commented 'the steering feels funny'.

Oh..

 

Modifications made to the steering linkages and toe re-set.

Saturday : Qualifying.

Weather was pissy and windy. Not amazing. A couple of earlier Saxo and Superkart races red flagged. 

This dolly shat its prop in the middle of Hall Bends leading to a spin.

Great to watch the 60's car qualifying.

Lining up.

George watching dad qualify.

Driver changes. While there was no need, we practiced a "Snet" 24 hour fast driver change. May as well use the experience.

George managed to qualify 9th with a decent 2:08 lap time, but smashed it out of the park with a 5th place finish on the Sunday. He's got the potential to be a very quick driver.

Next up, Croft.

[chaseracer]

On 01/05/2024 at 14:00, juular said:

Next up, Croft.

Looking forward to this one - never been to Croft.  18th/19th May, should any shiter care to join us.

I think young George will be on the podium this season...

[chaseracer]

O HAPPY DAY...!

[chaseracer]

Sorry, I'm really shit at keeping this up to date.  George scored 5th at Lydden Hill in June - best finish so far, for him and the car.  

The workshop is brilliant; no more maintaining the car on Laurence's drive, though the downside is that Ruth no longer appears bearing tea and bacon sandwiches.  

The front end has been completely stripped and rebuilt, including new 'Belgian arms' with better geometry to correct a camber issue with couldn't be adjusted out.  The steering rack needed a good service.  The gearbox was predictably fine, but got a checkover and new oil.

We've changed the colour scheme a bit...

...because there were just too damn many blue cars out there.  This - and the LED indicators in the headlamp - should make it easier to identify through the wind & rain at 2am on Sunday.

Final push tomorrow morning, then off to Norfolk!

[keith777]

Are you going to Oulton park in October ?

[chaseracer]

7 minutes ago, keith777 said:

Are you going to Oulton park in October ?

OH YES!!

[chaseracer]

The team is even more 'Autoshite Racing' this year!  

As well as regular offenders @Talbot, @Crackers, @juular and @MrsJuular, we'll be joined by @Inspector Morose who definitely knows his way around a 2CV.

[Crackers]

57 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

We've changed the colour scheme a bit...

I see no beige. 

Team A.R.S.E is still awaiting a chance to apply our livery... 

[chaseracer]

26 minutes ago, Crackers said:

I see no beige.

It's a very, very, VERY light shade of beige.  Homeopathically so.

[MrsJuular]

9 hours ago, chaseracer said:

The team is even more 'Autoshite Racing' this year!  

As well as regular offenders @Talbot, @Crackers, @juular and @MrsJuular, we'll be joined by @Inspector Morose who definitely knows his way around a 2CV.

Myself and @juular will see you tonight/ early hours of tomorrow morning. No need to wait up!

[juular]

8 hours ago, chaseracer said:

It's a very, very, VERY light shade of beige.  Homeopathically so.

[chaseracer]

Night qualifying - currently FIFTH!!!!

[chaseracer]

Race starts in five minutes.

We qualified 7th in class - 4th row of the grid!

[chaseracer]

Watch live here: https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/243421

[juular]

[juular]

Live stream

 

 

[juular]

[High Jetter]

Are they in front yet? 😀

[brownnova]

On 21/08/2024 at 22:26, chaseracer said:

OH YES!!

I shall be there!  (At Oulton) 
 

Wishing you all the best of fortune in the 24hour, I wish I had been able to be there this year, alas I was unable to be this time.

Next year it’s a priority. 

[richardmorris]

My mechanic friend is doing for number 79. They got rear ended in night qualifying . Chassis ok.

[chaseracer]

Six hours in, 9th in class.

[DSdriver]

Dipping in to the live stream on YouTube every now and then to see how its going.

[High Jetter]

Respect, don't know how you do it - I've barely been awake for 14 jours and am ready for bed.

[chaseracer]

7th now.  Track fully dry now after all the rain, so Neil posting impressive times.  

Had to replace the fan after some over-enthusiastic* bump-drafting by George.  He's currently sleeping, but the dead spinner is waiting for him outside the motorhome...

[juular]

Nearly 3:30am, so halfway through.

A minor issue was had with a rear shock.

[juular]

Good morning from the pit lane

[chaseracer]

It was dark when I went to sleep at around 0415.  When I woke at 0530, it was full light and we're still in 6th.  Excellent.

Coffee time.

[Coprolalia]

Still 6th.

This has kept me going through night time baby wake-ups.

Huge respect. Endurance racing is punishing.

[Crackers]

Sunrise over Snett. Finay some nice weather after a comprehensively wet first evening! 

Our neighbouring team has managed an amazing bit of "turning 2D metal into 3D metal". 

[Rustybullethole]

Well done team. Do love a bit of endurance racing. A proper test of man and machine.