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 OT: Gertie at Brands Hatch

 Created by: Alex
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Jun 14, 2018 02:48PM swindrum  
Jun 10, 2018 07:43AM unipowergt  
Jun 7, 2018 05:15AM onetim  
Jun 7, 2018 04:02AM Alex Edited: Jun 7, 2018 04:22AM 
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 Posted: Jun 14, 2018 02:48PM
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Are the rear wings on the Caterhams held on with velcro?

Sean Windrum

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 Posted: Jun 7, 2018 05:15AM
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Well done! Looked like great racing.

 Posted: Jun 7, 2018 04:02AM
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Well, after a few false dawns we've finally gone and won !!

Pole, win & fastest lap in the single driver Allstars race with Ben Anderson at the wheel was followed up by pole, win & fastest lap in the 2-driver Touring Greats race. We spent a long time practising the driver changeover, and even with an overshoot and subsequent fumble managed a 14 second stop to get Anthony Reid out of the car and Ben in & strapped up before a hiccouping push start as the hot engine refused to restart cleanly (we'd practised that too...) saw us leap up the field and run fifth overall for a while which for our class is unbelievable. Special mention at prizegiving was made of the eventual 8th overall (mugged on the last lap due to a very wide backmarker) and one lap win in class.

The first race was streamed live on YouTube as part of the TCR coverage - ignore the picture on the link, it should start as the cars are forming up at around 2hrs 10min: Gertie is underneath the start lights as they get away, watch for the lightning reactions from Ben...

The race stopping incident was caught on the action camera and shown elsewhere - we were very very lucky not to smash up the front of the car in the barriers or the rear as the second placed grey A35 nearly went up the back... Again, the clip should start at 16mins where it happens.

Once my video fella has had a chance I'm sure there will be a dedicated film to follow.