Abingdon 9th June CAR-Nival Sprint

The regs are now out and can be found there:

http://www.abingdoncarnival.com/AbingdonCARnival/Competition/Entries/2012/6/9_CAR-nival_Sprint.html

A bit more details:

This event includes 2 courses in 1 day with 2 practice + 2 timed runs for each course

Course 1 = 1,460 metres total length, with a number of fast sweeping
left and right-hand curves.
Course 2 = 1,842 metres total length tight cornering.

looks like a interesting event

Open to clubs affiliated with ACSMC (which RAOC is)

i'll be sprinting at Abingdon next Saturday

below is my class, should be interesting...

car (cc)
Alfa 147GTA (3179)
Porsche 996 (3600)
MG ZT 260 (4601)
BMW 1M Coupe (3000)
BMW Mini Cooper S (1600)
Renault Megane (1995)
MG ZS180 (2500)
BMW Mini Cooper S (1600)
Ford Focus ST (2500)
Mazda MX5 (1600)
Renault Alpine GTA (2458)

I am normally on a par, but mostly just in front of Paul Braddocks BMW MINI. Mind you he has 1 of 25 Works cars, breathed on by John Cooper and supposedly with 240 BHP plus bigger intercooler etc etc.. He just cant get off the line though.

See you there on Saturday morning.

Was really nice to see you Simon thanks again for advice and support

It was a lovely dry sunny day in Abingdon on saturday, though quite cold

I started in the morning with the Abingdon course (very wide fast track with long sweeping bends): not used to this as i normally do narrow twisty hillclimbs.
1st practice run No Time Recorded, which is probably a good thing as i found myself quite far from the racing line at times
2nd practice run was better but could do much better. was very nervous taking those bends at speed although was told you could go flat out all the way
1st timed run was again an improvement but i was still not satisfied
2nd timed run flat out through the first set of bends but went off spinning entering the chicane nevermind!!!

In the afternoon was the Bentley course (narrow sharp bends track):
long straight, 90 degree to the right short straight 180 degree left again short straight 90 degree right long straight again, chicane and finish line.
i am more used to this kind of tracks so went a bit better and improved through the runs

16 cars in the class as listed above with the addition of 2 double driven late entries: an MG6 and a Porsche 911.

i managed to beat the mg6 and a mini cooper s on the Abindgon course and both drivers of the 911 on the bentley course, not that great a result as i finished 1 before last overall (total of each course best time) a bit disappointed with the results but had a great time. can only improve

first in class was the porsche 996 with 20 seconds faster than me overall

overall a fantastic day, real value for money with a total of 8 runs on 2 great courses. Met loads of great people too, including a member of this club with an interesting project, hopefully he will start a project thread soon

Cedric,
You did well, all the other cars have ABS etc, and probably Air-con too to keep cool on the start line queue.
Yes, this is a fast sprint, seeing 4th gear in parts, so for a first visit with many of the cars having attended many times in the past, you should not be disappointed.
You beat some cars, with bigger capacity too and were not last and you did not go off.
Also, you were there, a sole rep of the RAOC, so no one else her can say they did better than you.
Next year you will be loads better, Overall, I made up 3 seconds between 1st and 2nd years at this event.
Good to see you, see you soon, hopefully competing next time.

Course A - Abingdon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibk6eAkKUy0

Course B - Bentley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY3KZGDxSXM

Just have a look at the dials, 130mph at one point.