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Hobbling
a bit but fine: Shaun came to see us
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Paul
explains but everyone looks baffled
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VIP's
in front of the empties: ex-Chairman Anderson
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That'll
be John Taylor.....
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"Aw
shucks, it was easy". Isn't this Mario Andretti?
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Gary
felt the heat a bit from Ashburn but still came through
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pics
by Paul & Simon
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PIRELLI
MARANELLO FERRARI CHALLENGE
RACE REPORT : ROUND 6 : CASTLE COMBE :
28 MAY 2001
PADDOCK STORIES
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- One great plus of Castle Combe is that it really attracts the spectators.
Walking around it is not difficult to see why. From the banking at
Quarry you are close to the action and the cars look very fast; it
is also possible to see almost all the way round the circuit to follow
the race. For the drivers it is a bumpy ride which has not been improved
by the addition of two chicanes. It is also a dangerous circuit and
we have seen some of our biggest accidents there over the years.
- The small grid size was particularly noticeable in the ailing O-class
with only two entries. This class has long been seen as the first
gentle step into Club competition by members and as such it has worked
well over the years with many well-known Ferrari racers learning their
skills there. It is such a very important class that the Club's Tech
& Regs committee must try hard to encourage new entries next year.
- Hobbling around the paddock was Shaun Powell, his Spa war wounds
well strapped up and pinned. He'll be out of action for a while just
as he was moving up in the C-class and will probably miss the rest
of the season. Swifty presented him with his Spa trophies, and Shaun
was later spotted in deep conversation with John Avery. Will his 355/Ch
soon appear as yet another Damax car?
- Sometimes one feels that certain drivers need to get the message.
John Taylor has had a miserable time with various modified cars over
recent years. Zero reliability, plus accidents, would have put off
a lesser racer than John. The old modified cars can be reliable and
fast but need never-ending fettling without which they can be a zero-reward
recipe for disaster. John needs to get into a Factory Challenge car
(usually no trouble at all) and quick!
- The Wren transporter disgorged Kevin Wilkins' lovely 355/Ch complete
with For Sale sticker. This is the ex-John Seale car which the latter
had from new, includes all the '98 mods, and is a rare RHD. Yours
for a mere £58,000.
- Nathan Kinch was an unfortunate non-combatant with one of the family
360/Ch's. A bout of food-poisoning whilst testing on the Friday laid
him so low that he had to go home.
- David Ashburn not only had his 355/Ch there but, in identical livery
to confuse car spotters, his O-class 355 as well. Apparently Rory
Fordyce was down to drive it but in pre-event testing he didn't get
on with it and decided not to take up the drive.
- Still no sign of that dratted horse. Alan Cosby went up and down
the paddock a fair few times apparently making sure it wasn't around anywhere
but no-one seems to have seen it. Whisked off to New York
after it bolted at Spa, its next appearance is eagerly awaited, not least by Alan.
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