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Mixed Fortunes

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Recent events for the team have been somewhat mixed, with Ian taking the Wee Beastie to Wiscombe park after a good weekend at Gurston Down for the April meeting and the Alleys taking their Global to an exhibition day.

Wiscombe ended with a problem early on Sunday morning when the carrier for the drive shaft bearing decided it didn't like its location and jumped ship (see pictures).  Repairs, or dare I say upgrades, are taking place, but will take some time to have completed.  Ian has promised to have the Wee Beastie back on track before the end of the season.

Linzi and Mark got invited to the Petroc Motorsport Family Fun Day at RMB Chivenor, in aid of The C Group and the RMB Chivenor Community Fund. We were in illustrious company with 2011 Lotus Renault GP Team F1 car, Michael Schumacher's 1993 Benetton F1 car, an Aston Marton DBR9 and even a Wall Of Death!  Great fun was had putting on a show with the stage rally and drift cars in the Speed Zone. 

Filed under  //   2011   Chivenor   Ian   Linzi   Mark   Petroc   Wiscombe  
Posted May 24, 2011 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport 
 

Wiscombe Park report

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Photo courtesy of Rat Photography

 

Good weekend overall, and great to be back out.
Saturday's weather was pretty decent, and I got my times down to mid 44 seconds.  Mark & Linzi came over and gave their support, cheers guys.
Sunday was a bit different.  Grey and overcast, the overnight rain made the track damp to start with, but it soon dried out.  Times were slower than Saturday, and I got down to a low 46 secs.  The second timed runs were abandoned, as heavy rain came in and times were getting slower.
Car behaved well, with no issues.  Just need to get back into the swing of things.  Werrington this weekend, so here's hoping for some decent weather.

Filed under  //   2010   Beastie   Ian   Wiscombe  
Posted April 27, 2010 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport 
 

Wonderful Wiscombe

Linzi and I went along to Wiscombe today to check out Ian's progress with the Beastie and bumped into some old friends too. Sporting a huge grin, we are sure Ian had a great day, and Wiscombe Park was resplendant in the glorious spring sunshine. Ian will blog the detail of the whole weekends proceedings once he has finished having fun tomorrow.

Tim from http://www.timpestridge.co.uk/ was in attendance, but we didnt get that chance to say Hi. Looking forward to seeing Timn's pictures of the event.

If you are at a loose end on Sunday, we highly recommend a day out in the Devon sunshine! See http://www.wiscombepark.co.uk/

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Posted April 24, 2010 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport 
 

Lock & Load

Car is now ready.  All polished & shiny, and nuts checked & tightened!  Hope the weather holds.

Filed under  //   2010   Beastie   Ian   Wiscombe  
Posted April 18, 2010 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport 
 

The Wee Beastie South of England Tour 2010 (plus support)

The winter program is coming along, but slower than I’d like, thanks in part to my daughter getting married last month……..women!! 

Nigel, the newly aquired Son-in-Law, is a good bloke and we get on very well. He’s a liking for old Ferrari’s, Porsche’s & MK 1 Escort’s. Welcome to the family son! 

Anyway. back to business. Car in bits, and will probably be like that until 48hrs before my first event. The radiator damage turned out not be the top hose, but the radiator’s mounting stud cracking the end of the rad (from an early VW Polo). So £40 later, a new rad ready to fit, with a new, lighter, fan also being sourced to replace the wind turbine that has resided in my engine bay since I got the car. 

Bodywork being repaired, and a new front being designed, so good-bye to the Hesketh centre section. 

Oil change (engine & ‘box), nut & bolt check, and we’ll be ready to face the Hillclimb tracks in the South of England once again. 

Dates for your diary are:- 

* 24th & 25th April - Wiscombe Park 
* 1st & 2nd May - Werrington 
* 15th & 16th May - Wiscombe Park 
* 29th & 30th May - Mamhead 
* 19th & 20th June - Gurston Down 
* 18th July - Gurston Down 
* 31st July & 1st August - Mamhead 
* 14th & 15th August - Pestalozzi (subject to event conformation) 
* 4th & 5th September - Wiscombe Park 


See you on a hill in 2010!

Filed under  //   2010   Beastie   Calendar   Gurston   Ian   Mamhead   Pestalozzi   Werrington   Wiscombe  
Posted April 14, 2010 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport