CSL Cup at Donington
 

Hi everyone considering going as a spectator to see what goes on behind the scenes, are you allowed access to pits, pitlane and garages? I presume saturday is practise/ qualifying and sunday is raceday? Any complimentry tickets? (if you don't ask you don't get!).

thanks Steve Fitz.

Yes all completely open.

Thanks John

it all happens on the sunday too mate, John kindly gives the drivers saturday off to recover from our hangovers after the (now traditional) drivers/pit crew night out on Friday:hahaha:.

Your welcome to come and poke around our pit area :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

Hmmmm, take that as you may... :whistle:

im planning to go along to see the Tango Twins take some silverwear :thumbs:

anybody else going to be there?

My plan is to come along Shim, although that may depend on what day I'm picking my trailer up, and got to collect the wasp car too.
I'll let you know mate.

Great

Free buffet in Thorneys awning! :smokin:

Will you be GTRed up coz I'll bring me gloves!

If I am free it will definitely be in the gtr. Just got to see what shit I am presented with on my arrival back in UK.

Can anyone give me times for races on Sunday? cheers Steve.

Might pop down sunday

quali is 9.45am, first race 1.10pm and second 4pm

thanks radders

oh fuck that means we gotta lock everything down/away etc :blalalala::blalalala::blalalala:

How many on the grid this weekend John??

50/50 if the ol' girl makes it :hahaha:

feck me, i might even have to leave the kids at home! :hahaha:

Calling me a paedo is a bit below the belt shimmy;)

You're not a peado Shane

Human trafficer maybe!:whistle:

10 if I get the E92 out, neither of my E46's are out again - no drivers.

I may head to this on Sunday......what time you fellas (non-drivers) arriving ??

Always plan to go early unless I take the kids in which case I am in the lap of the gods

are Dunlop there or do we need to be sorting tyres in advance again?

Dunlop wagons will be there.

Would loved to have gone to this but the CSL is still in having work done and I'm out Sat night so will more than likely have a blinding hangover! :bigcry: :banghead:

Hope everyone has a great day, I'll definately get along to a few of these with the CSL next year :thumbs:

sounds like excuses to me - Duncan doesnt always bite you know!

LOL I could break the 1 Series loaner out but I'll still be hungover! :hahaha:

thank fook for that!!!:thumbs:

Ok, weather looks ok. Who fancies meeting on the way up to Donny on Sunday.

Could meet A1, M1 or M6/M1 junction???

Shim - I wont make this now...working...GRRR

Have a good'un:thumbs:

well done to all today. ;-)

made it half way there then got waylayed at my parents house!!

well done guys good to see Hazy on the fourth step;) (lap times getting really good though!)

what happened to Radders and French in Race 2?

Seen that myself on TSL timing, 1.14 seems a quick lap, not too far off the pace.
And he is with the wild man next friday getting some tuition. Things can only get better.

Good on you guys:beer:

if he gets a second or more quicker with Wildsie i will HAVe to say "I told you so" :hahaha:

great weekend! one of the best despite some problems.

first race 2nd to last lap i thought my tyre had come off the rim, car was all over the place, off the road etc around every corner. adam was about 5 seconds behind me and i pushed on as hard as i could. wasnt guna stop with only 1 lap to go. anyway adam got past and i crept along the line. turned out to be my shocks, one had come loose completely and the other was hanging off!

2nd race me and adam did really well (adam drove a stonker!!), first corner Russ was turned around and this opened up the race. 2nd to last lap i was approaching a lapped car, he ignored the blue flag/didnt use his mirrors, i gained on him with a massive speed difference and didnt want to back off, decided to go around the outside of him but he pushed me off the track onto the dirt which then resulted in me touching the tyre wall on the opposite side of the track. damage was only cosmetic and just a new wing and a dent in the rear quarter. bumpers and door are fine. :thumbs:

if your guna crash then the last lap of the last race of the season is the time to do it. :whistle:

Sounds like a good day over all then! :thumbs:

Will certainly try and make it along to a few races next year, when does next season start? lol

Was the circuit the same layout as the touring cars used? 1:14 is massively quick IMO as I think were lapping around 1:12.5? :smokin: :thumbs:

What an epic weekend!! Me Radders Russ and the Intersport boys as always had an awesome weekend, we had a great paddock area set up, the four cars under awnings flanked by Kevs giant motorhome, my racetruck and Waynes 45ft race trailer! :thumbs:

Kev Clarke has an orange and black scooter which matches the Tango twins so it got labelled Tango III and stickered up with Like2bid stickers when the Intersport boys werent looking :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

Great racing, well happy with the car and the way I drove, Kev helped us enormously and selflessly with our car set up on the Friday, but he said my diff was duffed, which I knew anyways. My car is 50bhp short of everyone else, so I reckon with a bit more power, a proper diff and Wildsies help 1:13's should be easily possible.

I have loved the CSL cup this year, one of the best (albeit most expensive :hahaha:) experiences of my life

Congrats to Dan for winning the title, he has been the best driver all year and throughly deserves it. :supz: