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figbat

figbat

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Reynard said:
Hillclimbing is like sprinting - it's just you against the hill or the circuit that's been laid out.

Makes it more for the nerd than for the casual spectator.
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I thoroughly enjoyed it - such a diverse range of cars going up the same hill, competing in their own classes but intermingled. One moment there's a road-legal Toyota Yaris, then there's an open-wheeled slicks-and-wings formula racer, then there's an Austin A35. All going at it hard, but at very different speeds. Quite quaint too - they explained that the return track from the finish back to the bottom of the hill is a public bridlepath in places so they sometimes had to hold the course in deference to he horses. You don't get that at Silverstone!

Quite full-on too - often 2-3 cars on the track at a time, so always something to look at. Sure, the production values aren't Sky Sports UHD standard but the commentators sure knew their stuff about almost every model that ran the hill.
 
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Reynard

Reynard

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figbat said:
I thoroughly enjoyed it - such a diverse range of cars going up the same hill, competing in their own classes but intermingled. One moment there's a road-legal Toyota Yaris, then there's an open-wheeled slicks-and-wings formula racer, then there's an Austin A35. All going at it hard, but at very different speeds. Quite quaint too - they explained that the return track from the finish back to the bottom of the hill is a public bridlepath in places so they sometimes had to hold the course in deference to he horses. You don't get that at Silverstone!

Quite full-on too - often 2-3 cars on the track at a time, so always something to look at. Sure, the production values aren't Sky Sports UHD standard but the commentators sure knew their stuff about almost every model that ran the hill.
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Good! :smile:

My mate Simon and I are very nerdish, but the Prescott commentators are on another level entirely... :blush: But that's the fabulous thing about motorsport - it's such a broad church, and there's something for everyone.
 
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Reynard

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derrick said:
I can understand it's good to do it, but as a spectator that's got to be like watching paint dry.
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It's far better than watching a one hour clubbie saloon car race where there's six entries and two have ended up in the kitty litter on the first lap...

If it's thrills-a-minute you're after, might I suggest you try short oval racing.
 
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Reynard

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Hover Fly said:
Does anyone know how tall Len Terry the racing-car designer was? Reason I ask is I saw this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175445682719?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160811114145&meid=c7c71d3595634a47a9dcccb6a2f3ca8b&pid=100667&rk=3&rkt=8&sd=385569262606&itm=175445682719&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2351460&brand=Raleigh&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042
and wondered if it had been his.
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I've got his book, "Racing Car Design & Development" but there's no mention of how tall or short he was.

Len designed for Lotus, AAR Eagle, Surtees, Honda & Leda.
 
Drago

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Hover Fly said:
Does anyone know how tall Len Terry the racing-car designer was? Reason I ask is I saw this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175445682719?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160811114145&meid=c7c71d3595634a47a9dcccb6a2f3ca8b&pid=100667&rk=3&rkt=8&sd=385569262606&itm=175445682719&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2351460&brand=Raleigh&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042
and wondered if it had been his.
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C.24" frame, so not super tall if it were his. I'm 6'4" and that'd likely be a touch on the small side for me.
 
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