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ISSUE 077 AUGUST 2012

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FERRARICOMPETITIONRESULTS SHORT MEASURE The past few weeks have been extremely hectic, with lots of events and lots of competition organisation going on. This issue of CompRes consequently suffers slightly since; in order to carry very full reports of all last month’s racing and hillclimbing events, we have had to pare down the editorial. However, you will see that the size of the mag is about 50% bigger than normal so perhaps the heading ‘short measure’ isn’t really appropriate. We hope you will enjoy the result and particularly the pictures for which we give unstinted thanks to our ace cameramen, Jonathan Tremlett and Simon Cooke.

THE RACERS DINNER

year’s End of Season Dinner it will be a knock-out!

2013 In the next few weeks, the respective Technical and Regulatory committees of our two race series, the PFfc and the PFO, together with the similar committee for our PFHC Hillclimb Championship, will be sitting down to formulate the rules and regulations for next season. This is therefore an ideal time for competitors and any other interested parties to offer the committees any suggestions or comments they feel they would like to have considered for 2013. I shall be grateful if any suggestions can be emailed to me (verbal comments can easily be misunderstood) as soon as possible but in any event by mid-October. My email address is cs.man@btinternet.com I can’t promise that every suggestion will be implemented but I can say that all your comments will be given careful consideration by the relevant committee.

his ‘for sale’ advertisement for his Ferrari 308GT4. Unfortunately an error of one character was made in printing his email address which, of course, made it useless. We have corrected it this month so if you are looking for a 308GT4 and wish to contact John, you should find the email address given in the advert at the back of this issue will now work.

BIRTHDAYS Congratulations to those celebrating their birthdays in October:

The 2012 Pirelli Ferrari formula classic and Pirelli Ferrari Open Presentation Dinner – more usually referred to as ‘The Racers Dinner’ – is being held on Saturday, 17th November at the Oxford Belfry Hotel. This is when the groaning table of silverware is offloaded to reward everyone who BAD AD has taken part in this year’s racing. Apologies to John Day. Last We have block booked the month we designed and published rooms, agreed demon prices with the hotel, and put most of WHAT’S ON the arrangements in place. A full information pack and booking form will be mailed OCTOBER 1 FOC Brands Hatch GP Track Day out in the next couple of weeks, just as soon as we 5-7 Nürburgring: Pirelli Ferrari have got our breath back formula classic; Pirelli Ferrari from the racing finale of the Open [double headers] season, the big overseas meeting at Nürburgring. 14 Curborough Sprint Please make sure you have this date in your diary 27 Hillclimbers End of Season because we want to see as Dinner. Moore Place, Aspley many of you as possible at Guise this important social event. NOVEMBER 17 PFfc and PFO End of Season If it is as much fun as last Presentation Dinner. Oxford Belfry Hotel

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David Hathaway Steve Routledge

Yvonne Preston Jacques Duyver

Jan Gijzen

Jim Cartwright

Richard Squire

RA’s HILLCOMMENT Two Rounds to Go and the excitement is building, particularly after the recent Prescott round where Andrew Holman’s nemesis, Chris Butler - a man who normally never settles for less than twenty points - just squeaked it, whilst Holman, recently on a roll, slipped down the rankings. As things stand it looks probable that Chris will take a big score at Shelsley and Andrew at Curborough, so the last round looks likely to be crucial. The known unknown is what Richard Prior comes up with. He needs two top scores for the overall win and with his last year’s Championship winner’s handicap, this looks unlikely, though he could pull a scratch win. Your guess is as good as mine and I think it is between Butler and Holman. Meanwhile Mike Spicer put in a really hot time at Prescott, and he looks home and dry for the Classic Cup. Chris Butler’s Biathlon - an amazing achievement where he completed two Ferrari Formula Classic races at Donington Park, and the PFHC Curborough round all on the same day! He was second in class at Donington with his 328GTB, and second overall at Curborough with his F355. I am sure nobody has ever done this before and there may never be another opportunity. Previously, one or two of us have done a race and a hillclimb on the same weekend, but never on the same day. A non Biathlon for me as those of you at Curborough may have noticed. My normally very reliable 328GTB was suffering gear selection difficulties, and at Donington it was my inability to get fourth and fifth gear that caused early retirement from both races, though the car qualified well on the Saturday. It also drove perfectly to Curborough and back but once on the track it was hopeless, and after doing the two

lapper in fourth gear I gave up, accepting a generous offer from Barrie Wood to drive his 308GTS. Pauline Goodwin also offered me her 328, but as she is small I figured out there would be more room for me in Barrie’s car of which more anon. It turned out that although my car did have gear selector alignment concerns, the real problem was the engine mounts which needed replacing. Posh office. The unusually smart interior of These were subsequently Barrie Wood’s 308GTS. done and at Castle Combe a week later the old ‘rat car’ was not too far off Barrie’s. performed flawlessly. Judged from my 308 memories, his car seemed to me to have Ferrari reliability is plenty of grunt and was well generally very good, as balanced. It has standard road exemplified by the tipos active in springs so did seem a trifle our Club’s circuit race series, and ponderous or “heavy” in feel up none more so than the 328. My against my rat car, which is a own example has over fourteen cinch to drive. I was pleased to years’ completed countless race get in a time, but it subsequently and hillclimb events, and lots of turned out that even though the road miles too. Until my gear organisers gave permission, the selector problems I have had no car was ineligible for the results as mechanical breakdowns, just you cannot change steeds halfmany stupid things like headlights way through a meeting. that fail to go up and down, screenwashers and horns that fail to work and the usual door locking difficulties. Oh, I just remember, there was one mechanical fault – a rear wheel fell off at Donington about eight years ago. There are, of course, exceptions as you can see with the notes on Wendy Marshall’s difficulties. Barry Wood’s 308GTS was a revelation and it was only when I got to sit in the car down at the startline that I realised how choice it is, condition wise, the interior being more posh than I am normally used to. In the rush to get some number panels to go on the 308 I forgot to put my boots on so found myself ready for the off wearing some Hush Puppies or similar. Due to the need to get back to Donington I only put in one run, so was pleased the time

Wendy’s Annus Horribilis nothing to do with the Royal family apparently - just Wendy Marshall having a difficult year in the PFHC. This starting in Jersey where her 328GTB suffered from Bouley Bay Backfire and had husband John chasing around the island for spark plugs and HT leads. He found enough to cure the problem and later replaced the lot back home. Then at Prescott the clutch failed, followed by difficulties at Gurston Down as the engine kept cutting out, which besides being most inconvenient made for an interesting journey home. This turned out to be a fault with the crank ignition sensor, which was soon fixed and the 328 was raring to go for Curborough unlike Wendy who had whooping cough. No worry,

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out, which besides being most inconvenient made for an interesting journey home. This turned out to be a fault with the crank ignition sensor, which was soon fixed and the 328 was raring to go for Curborough unlike Wendy who had whooping cough. No worry, all would be well for Prescott except it turned out the Marshall team had forgotten to enter! Sally Maynard-Smith has registered for the PFHC, got a comp licence and is raring to go, but the only problem is her 328GTB needs some resuscitation having been lying idle for three years. It was covered in dust and the usual detritus such that the Ferrari specialist tasked with bringing it back to life thought it was a “barn find”! Look out for Sally at the final Curborough round, and see whether she can remember what she used to do with her 328 back in the nineties!

Sally at Harewood some years back, competing with her 328GTS.

John Marshall’s 308GT4 must be just about the nicest example out there and as most of you know he really did carry out what is known as a ground-up rebuild. As John has demonstrated this season, the GT4 is a very competitive weapon for the PFHC Classic Cup. He is now thinking of a change of tipo – suggesting something with fuel injection, so that could be anything. Give John a call on 01449 760671 if you are interested in his superb 308GT4. Event Entries are something not to trifle with as I discovered when winding up fourteenth reserve for Hethel – my fault as I was late entering. A similar fate has befallen Richard Prior as he is a reserve for the upcoming Shelsley round - as a Championship contender this is not

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Ecurie Holman 2012. Dramatis Personae L to R: Ian Button (Director of Engineering), Nick Taylor (Driver), John Marshall (Team Manager), Bob Newman (Chief Mechanic), Andrew Holman (Patron and Driver), Nick Robinson (Driver), Richard Prior (Driver) and Sean Doyle (Fire Marshal).

good. There often used to be a problem getting in to PFHC rounds unless you were prompt and prerecession this was understandable. The circuit races are quite different, usually accepting entries way after the closing date. The message, then, for the PFHC in 2013 is get your entries in early! Prescott Picnic and Ferrari Racing Days are over the next two weekends as I write these notes, and both should be great as even the weather is on the mend. More than a thousand Ferraris are registered to turn out at Silverstone for the GWR attempt – that’s not Great Western Railway, but Guinness World Record. As admission is free for Ferrari drivers, only a couple of hundred will turn up if it is wet! Holman’s 24 Heures du Snetterton in the Citroen 2CV turned out to be epic as you would expect. The team of drivers had a strong PFHC flavour with Richard Prior and Nick Taylor alongside Andrew. Their troubles started in qualifying on the Friday when Nick Taylor left the handbrake on (or so Andrew claims). This caused Andrew to spin out and experience all sorts of difficulties ensuring their grid position was well back. All went well in the race for the first 45 minutes when, with the other Nick driving, the car was stuffed into the barriers substantially, causing damage that would prove to be their Achilles heel. Straightening out the body took an hour or so, but unknown at

the time was the fact that the gearbox had suffered casing damage causing loss of lubricant. They ploughed on, experiencing all sorts of gearbox gripes until it cried ‘enough’. Another ’box was fitted in not much more than an hour - normally a five hour job and they were away again. During the night the race was stopped for two hours due to monsoon weather causing circuit flooding, and then the unfortunate Holman team suffered clutch failure as a result of the gearbox leaking again. The whole story would take most of CompRes to relate, so I will just report that they miraculously got the car to the finish albeit near the back. Andrew said they completed the 24 hours, but he neglected to say that they were only actually running for about eighteen hours! A Word of Thanks from me to Nigel Jenkins at Donington Park and Jon Goodwin at Castle Combe for helping me with wheel changing. I am usually OK as a one man band, but their help was greatly appreciated - time was of the essence on both occasions.

PIRELLI FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 11 HETHEL SPRINT 5th August 2012

The sunny 2nd practice was not quite as slippery and as OR THE SECOND TIME in expected the times began to PFHC history the competitors drop. Jeff Cooper (360 F1), made their way to the newly previously 100.67, dropped to a refurbished Hethel test circuit for fantastic 96.54 and Mrs Cooper in round 11 of the 2012 the same car down to 101.93 Championship reports JAMES almost eight seconds quicker than SPICER. In recent years Hethel her previous P1 time. has become home to Lotus and The 355 scuffle was also plays a vital part in the making for an interesting contest development of their passenger with Holman still ahead of Prior, car range as being the official on 93.31 and 93.34 respectively. Lotus test track. We noted Prior had the front Due to the popularity of this wheels lock up on braking for the first chicane. Pauline Goodwin was trying hard and spun on the entrance to the first tight hairpin, slowing her to 116.71. Shaun Smith also suffered a misfortune with a big slide in the same place, taking all four wheels off the circuit and consequently having his time discounted. Last The Lotus factory at Hethel. year’s winner Nick Taylor was now out sprint only twelve of the Ferrari in front, with his new 430 lapping speed hillclimbers made it into up the long Hethel straight and the event, with Peter Rogerson, posting a phenomenal 89.87. Julian Playford and Richard Allen In the first of the three timed placed on the reserve list. runs Mike Spicer was almost a Richard Allen attended anyway second slower than practice with with the offer of practice runs 98.36, closely followed by John extended to reserves, although Marshall on 98.38 and Shaun after an initial run of 99.21 his Smith 99.93, all of them fighting F355 repeated a previous for the Classic win. The two 348 problem, displaying engine drivers were down into the 96’s, management warning lights and with James Spicer on a pleasing giving just enough power to limp 96.62 and Sean Doyle a 96.89 home. and really settling into the new In first practice the track was car and using all of its power. still showing signs of dampness Holman definitely felt at from the previous night’s rainfall home here and set his best time so most aired some caution and so far with 91.68; Prior was felt their way round. Out in front struggling to keep up on 93.71. were the usual top three with Nick Taylor posted what was to be Andrew Holman (F355) on a the fasted Ferrari time of the day fantastic time of 94.22 followed with a staggering 87.40. Also by Richard Prior (F355) - with an recording her fastest time was ‘inactive’ ABS system - but still on Pauline Goodwin on 100.77. 95.27, and Nick Taylor (430) on Nick Taylor left his ignition 95.37. New to the track were switched on during the lunch Pauline Goodwin (328GTB), break and, with a flat battery, Caroline Cooper (360 F1) and needed a push start from his Shaun Smith (328). fellow competitors. This hiccup

may have distracted him from his racing duties as he was four tenths slower on 88.25. The two Spicers posted their FTDs, with Mike just beating son James (as usual) with 96.30 against James’s 96.36, making him the fastest Classic, a rewarding fourth place PEP finish and 13 Championship points. Others to improve with quicker times were Richard Prior (91.84) giving him a 3rd place scratch finish and 3rd on points, Andrew Holman 90.04 and Jeff Cooper with 96.62 The third and final run saw the sad retirement of John Marshall en route to the collection area with a faulty clutch although his previous time was enough to secure fifth place on PEP and 12 points for the day. After running out of ideas, James Spicer tried to go flat through the first esses, losing control on the exit and subsequently sliding round the first hairpin. These antics dropped him to 97.57. The stars of run 3 were Holman, who had improved on every run during the day ending with 89.04 and the 20 points, and Nick Taylor who was back on form with 87.68 but not quite enough for the 20 points with his + 2% time adjustment. The biggest improvements came from the Coopers, with Caroline crossing the line in 100.40 (the fastest of her day) and husband Jeff with a fabulous 94.84 - also his FTD and bumping him up the table to fourth on scratch.  Editor’s Note: Lotus does not permit the use of cameras at this event.

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HETHEL SPRINT 5 August 2012 Round 11 Driver

Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship

Tipo

Pract 1

Pract 2

Run 1

Run 2

Run 3

PEP %

PEP time

Pts

430 Coupe

95.37

89.87

87.40

88.25

87.68

2.0

89.15

Andrew Holman

F355

94.22

93.31

91.68

90.04

89.04

0.0

89.04

Richard Prior

F355

95.27

93.34

93.71

91.84

92.05

1.0

92.76

Jeff Cooper

360 Mod

100.67

96.54

99.18

96.62

94.84

1.0

95.79

Mike Spicer

328GTB

107.34

97.71

98.36

96.30

96.67

-3.0

93.41

James Spicer

348tb

98.20

97.64

96.62

96.36

97.57

-2.0

94.43

Sean Doyle

348ts

101.80

98.17

96.89

98.98

98.80

-2.0

94.95

John Marshall

308GT4

100.75

98.25

98.38

97.87

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-4.5

93.47

Shaun Smith

328GTB

110.01

*108.23

99.93

100.58

99.55

-3.0

96.56

Caroline Cooper

360 Mod

109.43

101.93

101.84

102.81

100.40

1.0

101.40

Pauline Goodwin

328GTB

105.56

116.71

100.77

100.82

111.85

-3.0

97.75

Nick Taylor

* = 4 wheels off - time disallowed

Class Awards:

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1st Nick Taylor

2nd Andrew Holman

3rd Richard Prior

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that the Classics needed another the early afternoon for the double-header to complete their scheduled 15 minute session 2012 programme of races. (which actually proved to be of HEN THE 2012 So, with not a little cajoling, almost 20 minutes duration). We competition calendar was the BARC arranged early in the year, there finally agreed was always a query over the to our request Classic series appearance at to run at their Donington Park writes JOHN National SWIFT. Championship Originally it was envisaged event at that the PFfc would be racing at Donington on the Ferrari Racing Days meeting 18/19 August. at Silverstone in September in In order to conjunction with the Ferrari Open insert this into series. When it became clear that their already Ferrari SpA’s insistence, that no full meeting it cars older than 20 years could was agreed Jim leads Ben Cartwright at the start of R1, with compete at this event, was not up that we would Nigel Jenkins handily placed behind. for renegotiation, it was essential have just one qualifying session, with were pleased to see Richard the grid for the second Atkinson-Willes return to the fold race based on the second after an absence of some five fastest times – a system years. His well-known blue which is probably the 308GT4, like its owner, seemed to fairest of several be quite unchanged after the long alternatives. lay-off. Most cars only achieved fewer than five competitive laps before Qualifying the 308GT4 of Richard Stafford The weather at sprung a leak in its recently fitted Donington on the oil cooler plumbing. The oil slick, Saturday was cloudy but unfortunately on the racing line, happily dry. A decent Well oiled. Richard Stafford’s 308GT4 caused a number of cars to spin entry of 19 cars gathered sprang a leak in its lubrication system in although there was no reported qualifying. It was fixed for the races. in the collection area in

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DONINGTON PARK 18th/19th AUGUST 2012 ROUNDS 9 & 10

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“We were pleased to see Richard Atkinson-Willes return to the fold after an absence of some five years. His well-known blue 308GT4, like its owner, seemed to be quite unchanged after the long lay-off.”

trouble when his glorious Daytona Competizione stuck in 2nd gear after a bolt broke in its gearbox internals. The timesheets confirmed

Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

plumbing. The oil slick, unfortunately on the racing line, caused a number of cars to spin although there was no reported damage. Tim Summers was in

that Jim Cartwright (Gp4 328GTB) had once again grabbed pole with 1:21.951, with Nigel Jenkins, in his similar car, his closest rival 0.8 seconds in arrears. Booking the second row spots were the rest of the Carty family 328s: Ben (Gp3) and Nick (Gp4). The quickest Gp2 driver was Atkinson-Willes (1:29.816) and the Gp1 contingent was led by Tris Simpson in 1:26.887. With the first race not scheduled until the following morning there was ample time for the Daytona to have its gearbox problem resolved and the Stafford GT4’s oil incontinence cured by reversion to its original cooling system.

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Race 1

Top: Tim Summers’s Competizione Daytona had a bolt break in its gearbox, a problem happily fettled in time for Race 1. Bottom: Chris Butler (5) and Tim Walker set about each other like fighting cocks.

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Sunday dawned sunny and warm. The cars assembled promptly at 10.00 am for the first race of the day, the 20 minute Race 1. When the lights went out, Jim Cartwright maintained his pole position, hotly pursued by brother Ben with Marrs and Nick C in close attendance. Nigel Jenkins, having made a slow launch off the line, was in 5th but furiously trying to make up for lost time. By lap 2 Jenkins had displaced Marrs for third and, after a little gap, came the closely matched foursome of Tim Walker (Gp3 328), Nick C, Chris Butler and Peter Everingham, the last pair in Gp3 328s. In 9th overall came the quick Gp1 308GT4 of Tris Simpson but about to be devoured by Summers’s Daytona. On lap 3, Evers pulled off the track in an enormous cloud of

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Jack Dwane drove the wheels off his Gp1 Mondial QV to claim two gold medals

to beat Simpson by 10 seconds for Gp1 honours. Jim and Ben Cartwright together with Jack Dwane had all beaten their respective Group lap records, setting new targets of 1:21.424, 1:21.814 and 1:26.521 respectively. There was a bit of official sorting out to do after the race. The results sheet initially showed Marrs as a DNF due to his transponder having failed to send out meaningful signals towards the end of the race. He was reinstated to 5th overall following a review. Atkinson-Willes had an ‘interview without coffee’ with the Clerk of the Course, following which he was given a formal reprimand and two penalty points on his licence for his part in the collision with William Moorwood. With the Olympic games

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Summers’s Daytona. On lap 3, Evers pulled off the track in an enormous cloud of smoke. An overfilled sump had admitted oil into the 328’s breathing system with terminal consequences. Two laps later Allen brought his 328 into the pit lane to retire with gear selection problems. Also about this time, William Moorwood was hit at Coppice in his nether quarters by Atkinson-Willes’s similar GT4; William spun off onto the grass and into retirement but A-W pressed on at unabated speed with a slightly deformed front wing. By lap 10 the positions at the front were unchanged although Jenkins, in third, was unable to keep pace with the flying Ben Cartwright. Fourth placed Marrs was under extreme pressure from Nick C, who was driving superbly, while, just behind, Walker and Butler were having a blistering struggle to see who could be second to Ben in Gp3. Jack Dwane (Mondial QV) had passed Simpson to lead Gp1 but both were losing ground to the leading Gp2 car, the Summers Daytona. With 15 laps completed after just over 20 minutes, the chequered flag greeted Jim Cartwright after another amazingly successful drive. Into 2nd overall and the winner of Gp3 came Ben Cartwright, some 10 seconds behind, with Nigel Jenkins taking third a further 8 seconds in arrears. Tim Summers collected the Gp2 win while Jack Dwane brought his Mondial home

William Moorwood (Gp1 GT4) under siege from Atkinson-Willes’s Gp2 version. Sadly the scrap ended when they collided at Coppice Corner.

having just come to a brilliant conclusion we thought it appropriate to award medals for this meeting. Viv Paul-Barron kindly agreed to hang the gold, silver and bronzes around the necks of the successful drivers with, of course, the traditional warm smacker as a bonus. Taking bronze were David Hathaway, Richard AtkinsonWilles, Chris Butler and Nick Cartwright. Silver medallists were Tris Simpson, John Swift, Tim Walker and Nigel Jenkins. The top men collecting gold were Jack Dwane, Tim Summers, Ben Cartwright, and Jim Cartwright.

Race 2 The second Classic race was the penultimate event on the card for Sunday afternoon. This meant a lot of waiting around for most of us but a great opportunity for those multitaskers like Chris Butler and Richard Allen to fit in not just two, but three competitions on the same day – something the writer hasn’t ever heard of before. After R1 at Donington they sped off to Curborough to compete in the FHCC sprint and then hurried back again to Donington in time to take part in R2. They deserved a special medal for dynamism alone. As mentioned earlier, the grid for R2 was based on the second fastest times set in Saturday’s qualifying session. This resulted in a grid pattern much the same as for the earlier

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win the class. The collision was carefully looked at by the Clerk but dismissed as a ‘racing incident’. The chequered flag came out after 15 laps to signal Jim Cartwright’s second overall win of the day with Nigel Jenkins in second, some 10 seconds behind. Again Ben Carty won the Gp2 class with a fine third place overall. FOC Management Committee member Sue Skinner commendably stayed at the circuit until the early evening when the delayed final results were issued, and sportingly agreed to present the second batch of Olympic-style medals. Bronze went to Richard

medal for dynamism alone. Atkinson-Willes. As mentioned earlier, the grid One of the for R2 was based on the second most hectic battles fastest times set in Saturday’s was that between qualifying session. This resulted in Simpson and a grid pattern much the same as for Dwane. Neither the earlier race and so far as one driver was giving could tell, the only driver to suffer any quarter and, on was Tim Summers who, because of the penultimate lap his Daytona’s gearbox problems, set of the race, they only one decent lap time and collided at the therefore found himself at the back Tim Summers took a Gp2 win in both races, setting a chicane. Simpson’s of the grid. new class lap record into the bargain. GT4 spun and The afternoon was pleasantly became embedded in the gravel Stafford, Richard Atkinson-Willes, sunny when the 18-car field was while Dwane was able to carry on to Tim Walker and Wayne Marrs, Silver assembled at 5.15pm. David to William Moorwood, John Swift, Hathaway was missing from the Chris Butler and Nigel Jenkins, line-up after choosing to set off for and the much prized Gold to Jack home early. Dwane, Tim Summers, Ben At lights out, Nigel Jenkins Cartwright and Jim Cartwright. made no mistakes on take-off and nd slotted into 2 as the Ferraris dived into Redgate for the first time, although he would be aware that he was surrounded by the rest of the marauding Cartwright gang. Marrs quickly brought his Gp4 328 into 4th while Simpson remarkably took his Gp1 GT4 into a solid 6th, ahead of fancied Gp3 runners Butler, Walker and Evers. As in the previous race, Jim Cartwright relentlessly increased the distance between himself and his pursuers, Jenkins losing roughly a second a lap to the leader. Similarly Ben Cartwright, the Gp3 leader, was easily holding 4th placed Marrs at bay. Allen, who had elected to start at the back of the field because of his dodgy gearbox, retired on lap 4. The prizes were Olympic-style medals. Nick At about this time Simpson, Cartwright is presented with his by Viv Paul -Barron. Eat your heart out, who was still going great guns, Mo Farah! was overtaken by the squabbling

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Double First. Jim Cartwright has his 328GTB’s suspension fully loaded as he drifts through Redgate

Gp3 328s. Summers had his foot to the metal of his GTB/4 and was making great progress through the field. His lap times were at least equal to the best of the leading Gp3 Ferraris. Your scribe was not exactly setting the tarmac alight in his 308GTB but was keeping a decent distance to the chasing pack of GT4s led by

DONINGTON PARK Rounds 9 & 10

ROUND 9

19th AUGUST 2012 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Group

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Jim Cartwright

328GTB

20:40.484

1:21.424 

1:21.951

Ben Cartwright

328GTB

20:49.805

1:21.814 

1:22.794

Nigel Jenkins

328GTB

20:57.065

1:22.230

1:22.784

Nick Cartwright

328GTB

21:12.553

1:22.948

1:23.659

Wayne Marrs

328GTB

21:19.339

1:23.651

1:23.660

Tim Walker

328GTB

21:39.628

1:24.480

1:25.765

Chris Butler

328GTB

21:40.084

1:24.099

1:26.594

Tim Summers

365 GTB/4

21:53.961

1:25.368

1:32.364

Jack Dwane

Mondial QV

20:40.265

1:26.521 

1:27.678

Tris Simpson

308GT4

20:51.134

1:26.746

1:26.887

Ray Ferguson

Mondial t

20:59.806

1:28.294

1:29.765

John Swift

308GTB

21:27.845

1:30.121

1:31.025

Richard Atkinson-Willes

308GT4

21:29.006

1:27.847

1:29.816

Richard Fenny

308GT4

21:37.071

1:30.341

1:34.593

David Hathaway

308GT4

21:41.163

1:30.321

1:33.776

Richard Stafford

308GT4

20:42.701

1:32.486

1:34.738

DNF

Richard Allen

328GTB

7:48.173

1:27.560

1:26.897

DNF

William Moorwood

308GT4

7:48.634

1:31.258

1:31.202

DNF

Peter Everingham

328GTB

4:28.489

1:26.691

1:26.430

Key: Group fastest laps in bold

ROUND 10

 = New Lap Record

Pos

Driver

Tipo

Group Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Jim Cartwright

328GTB

20:33.904

1:21.047 

1:21.981

Nigel Jenkins

328GTB

20:43.907

1:21.675

1:22.856

Ben Cartwright

328GTB

20:54.243

1:22.444

1:22.973

Wayne Marrs

328GTB

21:10.048

1:23.396

1:24.135

Nick Cartwright

328GTB

21:10.398

1:22.929

1:24.129

Chris Butler

328GTB

21:33.722

1:24.726

1:28.128

Tim Walker

328GTB

21:34.511

1:24.571

1:26.503

Peter Everingham

328GTB

21:48.791

1:25.786

1:29.297

Tim Summers

365 GTB/4

21:49.344

1:24.378 

1:35.789

Ray Ferguson

Mondial t

20:45.892

1:27.316

1:29.892

Jack Dwane

Mondial QV

20:48.279

1:26.180 

1:28.156

John Swift

308GTB

21:06.069

1:28.139

1:31.084

Richard Atkinson-Willes

308GT4

21:08.855

1:28.263

1:30.637

Richard Fenny

308GT4

22:01.648

1:31.293

1:35.582

William Moorwood

308GT4

20:24.029

1:32.715

1:31.532

Richard Stafford

308GT4

21:00.169

1:32.999

1:35.213

DNF

Tris Simpson

308GT4

19:09.415

1:26.575

1:27.196

DNF

Richard Allen

328GTB

7:15.077

1:42.011

1:27.000

David Hathaway

308GT4

1:34.290

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DONINGTON PARK 18th/19th AUGUST 2012

ONINGTON PARK, familiar territory for many Ferrari drivers, was the venue for the Pirelli Ferrari Open double-header on 18th/19th August reports JOHN SWIFT. August can be a tricky month for motor racing. It is holiday time for many drivers, especially those with families, so grid sizes are usually somewhat down on normal. It could, therefore, be regarded as satisfactory to have an entry of sixteen Ferraris for this event. It was good to see Ian Hartley (430 Challenge) with us once again after missing a few rounds of the Series. Similarly we welcomed Derek Johnston, last year’s star driver in Gp4, who decided he would rather race with us than in GT Cup, a race championship which he is currently leading. Paul Bailey had set himself a busy schedule for the weekend, combining the Donington event (in his 458 Challenge) with racing his 430

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Ferrari line-up was the F40 LM of Jacopo Sebastiani. Jacopo is the most recent registered competitor in PFO and his 20-year old machine is one Ferrari most of us would lust after. With its flame spitting exhaust and prodigious power it is simply a most terrifically exciting race car. As with the Classics, the Open series was confined to just one qualifying session of 20 minutes, with the second fastest Photo: www.simonpics.co.uk

GT2 at Snetterton in a round of Britcar. The timing only permitted him to take part in Donington’s Saturday race. Another 458 entry was that of Mick Dwane and we noted that Mick was being assisted by the experienced Jamie Stanley in getting the best out of his car. Jamie’s help seemed to bear fruit when we later looked at Mick’s lap times. An added attraction to the

Jacopo Sebastiani’s flame spitting F40 LM was sheer Ferrari magic.

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following day.

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Qualifying, the first item on Saturday morning’s agenda, took place in perfect conditions under a sunny sky. The appearance of Sam Smeeth’s 430 looked a little sub-standard after taking a few knocks during the season, and the car needed its exhaust manifolds replaced after Friday’s pre-event testing. David Tomlin’s 430 was using elderly rubber and his pace was adversely affected as a result. Sebastiani fell off at the chicane when the F40’s brakes failed to work properly – a problem found to be due to the brake bias control being in the ‘max rear’ position. Although the car spun twice, nothing was damaged. James Shirley, driving the family 360 Challenge, had the misfortune to break a drive shaft. Due to Sebastiani’s excursion into the gravel, the session was red flagged for around ten minutes while the F40 was recovered. The timesheets showed that Johnston and Gary Eastwood had clocked almost identical times (1:09.806 and 1:09.868 respectively) to claim the front row for Race 1. The two 458s of Dwane and Bailey weren’t far behind in row 2. Sam Smeeth was the best of the C3 drivers while Shirley topped the C2 times. The Fosker Engineering F355 Challenge cars of Lee Moulden and Vance Kearney vied with each other for C1 honours, Lee claiming top spot with 1:17.419.

There was no shortage of close range scuffles. From top: Mick Dwane (458/Ch) and Sam Smeeth (430/Ch), Nick Kaye (360/Ch) and Lee Moulden (F355/Ch), David Tomlin (430/Ch) and Wayne Marrs (360GTC), Marrs, Ian Hartley (430/Ch) and Tomlin.

Saturday’s 25-minute race was timed for 2.35pm and the cars were assembled on cue. By this time the sky had clouded over but conditions, despite the rubber laid down by the racing trucks at this meeting, were good. From the lights, pole man Johnston took the lead from Eastwood and remorselessly increased the gap with every lap.

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increased the gap with every lap. In third, and going like a train, was Mick Dwane, with Bailey, in 4th, just a couple of car lengths behind. Smeeth was a comfortable 5th and clearly ready to pounce if any of the C4 cars ahead were to falter. The rest of the C3 cars were in line astern: Tomlin, Marrs and Hartley. Next up, and leading the 360/ Ch C2 brigade, was Nick Kaye but only just behind was the flying Lee Moulden in his F355/Ch. The progress of Smeeth was impressive as he traded lap times with Bailey’s 458. Sebastiani and the F40 were clearly not at their best, the car suffering from fuel starvation with, perhaps, insufficient gas in the tank. On lap 8, when the leading cars began to lap the slower ones, there was an unfortunate incident on the approach to McLeans corner. Hathaway’s 360 Challenge was clipped by the faster 360GTC of Marrs and knocked into a spin. Tomlin, right on Marr’s tail, had nowhere to go and slammed into the spinning 360. Hathaway retired with a damaged tail section but Marrs and Tomlin were able to continue. Sebastiani brought the F40 into retirement on lap 15 and then, three laps later on, the leader, Johnston, spun his 458. He recovered without losing his place although Eastwood had now closed to within 5 seconds or so, a deficit he more or less maintained to the end of the race. Dwane kept his cushion over Bailey to take an impressive third place – possibly his best drive so far of the season. Some three seconds behind the battle for 4th was resolved in Bailey’s favour although Smeeth, winner of C3, was less than a second behind at the flag. Five laps from the end Kaye, who had been leading class C2, suddenly lost a bank of cylinders, allowing James Shirley to take the place. Lee Moulden’s drive in the winning F355 was memorable, the car never missing a beat as he took it to an easy victory in C1. Brooks managed to bring the big 456GT home despite overheating – a hangover from Spa when the car’s radiator was holed by debris. As with the Classic series we decided to have an awards ceremony in Olympic Games style, the medals being presented by

From top: James Shirley (360/Ch) ahead of Vance Kearney (F355/Ch). Paul Brooks (456GT) and Davi Hathaway (360/Ch); David Tomlin spins at Redgate; Lee Moulden pirouettes at Fogarty Esses.

Wayne Marrs’s lady, Karen Edney. Bronze went to Mick Dwane, Wayne Marrs, Nick Kaye and Paul Brooks. Silver medals were presented to Gary Eastwood, Ian Hartley, Tim Ingram Hill, and Vance Kearney. The much prized Golds were taken

by Derek Johnston, Sam Smeeth, James Shirley and Lee Moulden.

R2 Race 2 was on Sunday and the grid was very similar to that for R1

the second time of the weekend in spite of gear selection difficulties. Lee Moulden, the previous day’s C1 winner, was again going great guns but almost missed a second victory when he had a spin, allowing team mate Kearney to take the class lead. However, the positions were restored at the end, Lee winning by 6 seconds. Sarah Ingram Hill was the dispenser of medals at the end of the race, handing Bronze to David Hathaway, Ian Hartley and Mick Dwane. The Silvers went to Vance Kearney, Tim Ingram Hill and Gary Eastwood. Top men receiving Gold medals were Lee Moulden, James Shirley, Sam Smeeth and Derek Johnston.

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was Sebastiani’s F40, the bag tanks of which were found to be leaking. Johnston again dominated the race, his lead over Eastwood increasing by about a second per lap as the contest progressed, Gary’s 458 suffering from a Derek Johnston took his 458 Challenge flat battery. The to victory in both races. battle for third and Paul Brooks. Silver medals was a continuation of R1’s were presented to Gary Eastwood, fascinating duel, with Smeeth never Ian Hartley, Tim Ingram Hill, and more than a couple of seconds Vance Kearney. The much prized behind the dogged Dwane. A little Golds were taken by Derek behind this pair, David Tomlin and Johnston, Sam Smeeth, James Ian Hartley had a great dice in class Shirley and Lee Moulden. C3 with the former managing to snatch the initiative on lap 6, the two cars being very evenly R2 matched. Race 2 was on Sunday and the Kaye’s problems with his 360 grid was very similar to that for R1 Challenge’s electrics persisted, his except that Eastwood was now on car going off song as early as lap 3. pole, Smeeth was on row 2, and He retired on lap 12 with James Bailey, now in sunny Norfolk, was Shirley going on to win the class for missing from the field. Also absent

Derek Johnston, with the winner’s spoils of garland and gold medal, poses with his Graypaul Racing-prepared 458 Challenge car. With two wins to his credit he should, perhaps, have two fingers in the air!

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DONINGTON PARK Rounds 8 & 9 18th/19th AUGUST 2012 ROUND 8 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Class

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Derek Johnston

458/Ch

26:04.588

1:10.195

1:09.806

Gary Eastwood

458/Ch

26:10.693

1:10.491

1:09.868

Mick Dwane

485/Ch

26:40.463

1:11.699

1:10.280

Paul Bailey

458/Ch

26:43.089

1:11.916

1:11.320

Sam Smeeth

430/Ch

26:43.997

1:11.988

1:11.480

Ian Hartley

430/Ch

26:05.866

1:13.383

1:12.707

Wayne Marrs

360GT2

26:17.440

1:12.893

1:12.453

David Tomlin

430/Ch

26:41.085

1:13.098

1:12.843

James Shirley

360/Ch

27:18.395

1:15.577

1:16.409

Lee Moulden

F355/Ch

26:06.059

1:16.427

1:17.785

Vance Kearney

F355/Ch

26:47.307

1:17.507

1:17.884

Tim Ingram Hill

320/Ch

27:15.946

1:19.157

1:19.908

Nick Kaye

360/Ch

27:29.147

1:16.657

1:17.419

Paul Brooks

456GT

26:04.274

1:18.978

1:19.305

DNF

Jacopo Sebastiani

F40 LM

C INV

21:09.414

1:13.346

1:16.104

DNF

David Hathaway

360/Ch

11:03.655

1:21.578

1:21.147

ROUND 9 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Class

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Derek Johnston

458/Ch

25:42.346

1:08.746

1:10.004

Gary Eastwood

458/Ch

26:03.612

1:09.703

1:09.906

Mick Dwane

485/Ch

26:41.312

1:11.364

1:11.643

Sam Smeeth

430/Ch

26:42.283

1:12.176

1:11.639

David Tomlin

430/Ch

25:57.939

1:13.119

1:12.937

Ian Hartley

430/Ch

26:01.954

1:12.959

1:12.810

Wayne Marrs

360GT2

26:24.813

1:13.987

1:12.771

James Shirley

360/Ch

26:54.843

1:14.585

1:18.946

Lee Moulden

F355/Ch

25:49.889

1:15.962

1:16.139

Vance Kearney

F355/Ch

25:55.813

1:16.894

1:18.342

Tim Ingram Hill

320/Ch

26: 41.296

1:17.944

1:20.103

David Hathaway

360/Ch

26:49.131

1:18.891

1:22.954

DNF

Nick Kaye

360/Ch

17:01.261

1:17.145

1:18.235

DNF

Paul Brooks

456GT

2:59.814

1:20.353

Jacopo Sebastiani

F40 LM

CINV

1:16.410

Paul Bailey

458/Ch

1:11.873

Key: Fastest Laps shown in bold

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 = New Lap Record in class

Nick had clutch problems which caused him to retire after the restart on his second attempt. There were a number of drivers who finished in the 66 second bracket: Richard Preece (F355) on 66.60 and Phil Whitehead (also F355) on 66.29 seconds, who was Chris Butler took a fine second place on scratch after a quick dash from racing at Donington Park. in turn separated by a gnat's whisker from Chris Hitchman year and, after some serious tyre (F355) on 66.20. James Spicer's warming, her 68.29 was quicker best run was in the 3rd official, his than it was then. However it still driving evolving nicely in the 348 wasn't quite good enough ts to get 66.14, and battling although she did get the Fastest closely with Jeff Cooper, who just Lady Driver of the day award from pipped him on 66.06 in the 360 the RSSOC. Modena to take 5th on scratch. The battle for the outright Mike Spicer was leading the win saw Richard Prior take too Classic class in his 328 GTB with much kerb on the exit of the Mole his excellent 2nd run of 65.46, Hill and consequently got into a which also moved him into 4th tank-slapper. His 64.30 left him place on scratch and, to put into disappointed, with only 11 perspective, became the fastest Championship points. Chris Butler ever 328 around the Curborough was also taking lots of kerb but as 2 lap course. This was a great usual was tidier than Prior. His achievement considering Mike has second run was 64 seconds dead, been carrying a nasty bug around enough for second overall and for a while now, and was third placed points before he left rewarded with 17 points too after Curborough for Donington for the PEP. last race in the PFfc series. Brian Barrie Wood (308) drove an Jackson equalled Barrie Wood's attacking run for a new Personal best time in R3, but got the place Best and at this point Barrie was and the points courtesy of having beating 308 Meister Brian Jackson the better "next fastest" run. for the first time ever. Pauline With Taylor and Butler now Goodwin (328GTB) won the out of the way it was left to Classic class at this meeting last Andrew Holman to clean up. His second run was quick, controlled and assured and the time of 62.60 a personal best, the fastest ever f355 time, 1st on scratch and, more importantly, 20 points and the lead in the Championship.

HE FIRST of our 2012 visits to Curborough came up on 19th August writes RICHARD PRIOR. This event, run by the Reliant and Scimitar Owners' Club, is always popular due to the extra track time of the 2-lap format. As our Ferrari class of 23 drivers makes up half of the programme, there also the guarantee of three timed runs. Andrew Holman was brimming with confidence after the last round at Hethel where he took the 20 points, so another sprint was right up his Toll Road. Richard Allen and Chris Butler had an unusual way of taking part. Firstly, on Sunday morning, they completed a race in the Ferrari Formula Classic series at Donington Park before dashing over to Lichfield for practice and a couple of official runs in the PFHC. In first practice it was Andrew Holman (F355) quickest as usual being a sprint course that he seems to adapt to nicely - his 63.12 way ahead of next man Nick Taylor (430). Could this be the end of year domination that Holman needs to clinch his first championship? Chris Butler's timed run later in the morning put him 3rd in practice with 64.98 in his F355; he went quicker in P2 with 64.35 while the previously mentioned Holman and Taylor both slowed a little. Richard Allen had problems with gear selection, with 2nd and 3rd gear apparently missing from their usual places. Examination after the event revealed broken engine mountings allowing the drive train to move around enough in the engine bay to put the selector shaft out of line. After lunch there was a short shower of rain but the track was relatively dry once the Ferraris made their appearance. Holman was still quickest (63.72) from Butler (64.27). Richard Prior was a bit off the pace with 64.76. Nick Taylor was red-flagged due to the event timing equipment playing up. This is usually a good Andrew Holman taking his award after chance for a repeat run with cleaning up comprehensively. warm tyres but unfortunately

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PIRELLI FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 11 CURBOROUGH SPRINT 19th August 2012

CURBOROUGH SPRINT 19 August 2012 Round 12

Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship

Driver

Tipo

Pract 1

Pract 2

Run 1

Run 2

Run 3

PEP %

PEP time

Pts

Andrew Holman

F355

63.12

64.52

63.72

62.60

67.21

0.0

62.60

Chris Butler

F355

64.98

64.35

64.27

64.00

0.0

64.00

Richard Prior

F355

65.76

65.13

64.76

64.30

64.45

1.0

64.94

Mike Spicer

328GTB

69.20

no time

67.01

65.46

65.67

-3.0

63.50

Jeff Cooper

360 Mod

68.13

67.83

68.30

66.75

66.06

1.0

66.72

348ts

68.17

67.72

66.54

66.39

66.14

-2.0

64.82

F355GTS

67.95

69.40

68.32

66.20

68.50

0.0

66.20

Philip Whitehead

F355

69.39

67.06

67.72

66.29

68.10

0.0

66.29

Richard Preece

F355

66.72

67.80

4WO

66.60

67.84

0.0

66.60

John Marshall

308GT4

69.03

69.52

68.59

67.91

67.63

-4.5

64.59

Pauline Goodwin

328GTB

68.95

68.55

69.29

68.29

68.69

-3.0

66.24

Brian Jackson

308GTB

69.99

69.68

69.01

69.69

68.56

-4.5

65.47

Barrie Wood

308GTS

70.73

69.73

71.14

68.56

69.15

-4.5

65.47

Shaun Smith

328GTB

71.98

73.09

71.60

68.81

79.17

-3.0

66.75

Richard Allen

328GTB

92.60

fail

79.22

-3.0

76.84

Caroline Cooper

360 Mod

73.02

72.72

73.97

70.22

69.58

1.0

70.28

Peter Rogerson

360 Mod

73.26

72.29

73.10

71.89

70.06

1.0

70.76

Tracey Haynes

328GTB

72.75

71.11

73.32

70.96

70.87

-3.0

68.74

Lorraine Hitchman

328GTS

72.39

73.51

72.18

71.15

81.36

-3.0

69.02

Julian Playford

F355

73.00

73.36

77.01

72.05

72.53

0.0

72.05

Peter Hitchman

550 Mar

74.99

74.97

82.13

73.22

74.02

-1.0

72.49

246GT

75.28

74.71

78.39

73.68

74.34

-6.5

68.89

430 Coupe

64.45

65.20

fail

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2.0

James Spicer Chris Hitchman

Tony Attwood Nick Taylor

4WO = four wheels off the track

RS&RSC Class Awards: 1st Andrew Holman 2nd Chris Butler 3rd Richard Prior

PFHC CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES AFTER ROUND 12

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Andrew Holman

144

Chris Hitchman

Richard Prior

138

Richard Preece

Mike Spicer

116

Mark Hargreaves

Chris Butler

112

Jeff Cooper

John Marshall

Wendy Ann Marshall

Nick Taylor

Lorraine Hitchman

Pauline Goodwin

Caroline Cooper

James Spicer

Julian Playford

Phil Whitehead

Colin Campbell

Richard Allen

Sergio Ransford

Sean Doyle

Andrew Duncan

Brian Jackson

Peter Rogerson

Barrie Wood

Peter Hitchman

Shaun Smith

Jim Campbell

Keith Anderson

Tracey Haynes

Jack Hargreaves

Tony Attwood

John Swift

David Hathaway

CASTLE COMBE 27th AUGUST 2012 ROUND 11

F IT’S AUGUST BANK Holiday Monday, we must be at Castle Combe writes JOHN SWIFT. This date has been a firm fixture for our annual visit to this popular Wiltshire race circuit for a great many years. The attractions of Combe are obvious. The management – now Castle Combe Racing Club – is very helpful to the Ferrari Owners’ Club, we enjoy first refusal on hiring their Strawford hospitality centre, they give us decent timings for our races and, in the writer’s view, the track is one of the most exciting and demanding in the UK. And if that wasn’t enough, the number of spectators

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The Chairman splashing out. This shot of Richard Allen shows just how wet it was at Castle Combe.

Moseley, with their 328 and 308 who had borrowed Richard respectively, Castle Combe is Stafford’s car for the weekend. their local circuit By the time qualifying came and they know the round, at around 9.45, the layout like the weather had deteriorated. The back of their track was now saturated and hands. Pauline prudence was the watchword. Goodwin, who Pauline G experienced chooses her problems with her cut-out switch circuits carefully which kept doing so when it as she doesn’t like shouldn’t. So many times we find to be out of her these wretched switches prove comfort zone, was faulty; surely there must be a welcome someone who can make a switch returnee and we that is foolproof. Newcomer Peter Fisk had a great outing, leading the race at only wish that Douglas Campbell had an ‘off’ at the start and finishing a fine 3rd overall. more lady drivers the exit to Camp corner and exceeds that at most other British could be recruited circuits for club events. into the series. Along with our sister series, Richard the Pirelli Ferrari Open, the Atkinson-Willes, Classics were allotted a 20-minute after dipping his toe qualifying session and a 20in the water again minute race (25 minutes in the at Donington Park a case of Open). fortnight before, A decent entry of 18 Ferraris returned to the assembled in a plum area of the scene of his paddock. Nick Cartwright had a unfortunate difficult journey when his trailer argument with the suffered a blow-out on the circuit’s scenery motorway although he managed some five years to get underway again without too back. Richard was much delay. driving his beloved There were a number of 308GT4, now in drivers on parade who we have pristine order. Also only rarely seen, if at all, this in a GT4 was Water sports. Nigel Jenkins chases Ben Cartwright in the early stages of the race. year. For Peter and Richard Douglas Campbell,

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Top to Bottom: Richard Fenny leads John Swift, Ray Ferguson, and Richard Atkinson-Willes; Nick Cartwright; Pauline Goodwin; Peter Everingham.

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and scraped the nearside of the borrowed GT4’s bodywork. There were lots of spinners at the Esses and Bobbies, among them Ben Cartwright, Tim Walker and Richard Moseley. We noted that Ray Ferguson’s vision out of his Mondial’s cockpit was adversely affected by steaming up and Peter Everingham (328GTB) was troubled by a problematic front damper. The timesheets showed that Nigel Jenkins (Gp4 328GTB) had snatched pole position from Jim Cartwright by a fraction of a second. Claiming second row positions were Peter Fisk and Ben Cartwright in their Gp3 versions. Richard Moseley was the quickest Gp2 driver while David Hathaway (308GT4) was the only Gp1 driver to set a time. The Strawford Centre was a busy place at lunch time as many FOC members joined the competitors for an excellent meal. The upper floor at the Centre provides probably the best viewing location on the circuit, just about the whole of the track being visible. The 20-minute duration race started dead on time at just after 3 o’clock, by which time the weather had changed from bright and breezy to plain nasty as the cars sat waiting in the collection area. Although the series runs on treaded tyres, for many competitors these are very well worn PZero Cs with the bare minimum of water dispersing grooves. With hindsight, we should have been given the opportunity to change to our PZero Rosso tyres which, as has been proved this season, give great results when the track surface is really wet. All 18 cars took the start after the green flag lap had shown us, if it was necessary, that there was standing water at many places on the circuit. When the lights went out Jim Carty reached Quarry corner first but then promptly spun. The race was then led by Fisk from Ben Carty, with a recovering Jim in 3rd. Pole man Jenkins was down in fourth, ahead of the Gp3 cars of Walker and R Moseley. Then it

The overall winner, Jim Cartwright, acknowledges the applause of the spectators as he brings home his Gp4 328GTB after a masterful drive in the quite horrible conditions.

cars of Walker and R Moseley. Then it was Marrs (Gp4 328) tracked circumspectly by Richard Allen and Evers. Even more circumspect were the rest of the field led by Nick Cartwright, Richard Fenny and your scribe. For the next three laps the order remained much the same except that Jim C had now taken the lead from Fisk and brother Ben had lost 3rd spot to Jenkins. The Swift 308GTB was proving a handful: the brake bias setting was in the ‘dry’ position and, since the control is in the front compartment, it is impossible to adjust on the move. The net result was that the slightest dab on the brakes caused the car to lock-up and lurch into an incipient slide. Perhaps I hadn’t taken the brave pills that morning but it seemed to me the situation was potentially dangerous. I decided that the better part of valour is discretion and headed for the paddock and retirement. Meanwhile, out on the circuit, there were spinners galore as Ferrari after Ferrari hit the puddles of standing water and aquaplaned

off the track. Anne, as always keeping the lap chart, noted the cars that didn’t spin and there were only four drivers on her list! On lap 6, Jenkins took over the pursuit of Jim Cartwright from Fisk while Marrs was closing in on Ben to pinch 5th place. Evers overtook Allen although both were some distance behind the surf boarding Richard Moseley. So the wet contest went on, with Fisk and Jenkins having monumental spins at the aptly

named Folly, Evers at Hammerdown, and Ben Cartwright no fewer than four times at various locations. When the chequered flag finally made its welcome appearance it was Jim Cartwright who added another notch to his gun, with Nigel Jenkins half a minute behind in 2nd. Taking 3rd overall and the Gp3 class win was Peter Fisk with a 6 second advantage over Tim Walker. Richard Moseley, in 6th, took Gp2 honours while David Hathaway was the Gp1 winner. The trophies were presented by Suzanne Evberingham to the winners in the warm and dry hospitality suite, while being regaled by a splendid afternoon tea of buns and cakes.

Tim Walker took his Gp3 328GTB into overall fourth position.

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CASTLE COMBE Round 11 27th AUGUST 2012 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Group

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Jim Cartwright

328GTB

20:00.009

1:38.023

1:38.898

Nigel Jenkins

328GTB

20:30.700

1:38.066

1:38.783

Pete Fisk

328GTB

20:38.383

1:38.386

1:39.233

Tim Walker

328GTB

20:44.123

1:40.883

1:41.610

Wayne Marrs

328GTB

20:44.555

1:41.325

1:41.703

Richard Moseley

308GTB

20:51.216

1:41.961

1:42.683

Peter Everingham

328GTB

21:02.411

1:41.660

1:41.788

Richard Allen

328GTB

21:31.210

1:43.342

1:44.856

Ben Cartwright

328GTB

21:37.226

1:39.902

1:41.610

Nick Cartwright

328GTB

20:06.985

1:45.434

1:48.067

Richard Atkinson-Willes

308GT4

20:17.219

1:45.853

1:45.005

Ray Ferguson

Mondial t

20:22.677

1:48.993

1:50.400

Peter Moseley

328GTB

20:28.875

1:49.266

1:46.205

Richard Fenny

308GT4

20:42.739

1:49.541

1:51.034

David Hathaway

308GT4

20:44.051

1:48.943

1:52.438

Pauline Goodwin

328GTB

21:06.145

1:51.557

1:48.177

Douglas Campbell

308GT4

21:07.020

1:52.016

DNF

John Swift

308GTB

7:34.724:

1:50.371

1:49.659

Class Winners

1st

2nd

3rd

Gp 4

Jim Cartwright

Nigel Jenkins

Wayne Marrs

Gp 3

Pete Fisk

Tim Walker

Peter Everingham

Gp 2

Richard Moseley

Richard Atkinson-Willes

Richard Fenny

Gp 1

David Hathaway

Douglas Campbell

Fastest Laps:

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Jim Cartwright

Gp 4

1:38.023 (67.94 mph)

Pete Fisk

Gp 3

1:38.386 (67.69 mph)

Richard Moseley

Gp 2

1:41.961 (65.31 mph)

David Hathaway

Gp 1

1:48.943 (61.13 mph)

CASTLE COMBE 27th AUGUST 2012

ASTLE COMBE’S ‘Sportscar Race Day’ meeting was the event that hosted round 10 of the Pirelli Ferrari Open reports JOHN SWIFT. Weather predictions for the August Bank Holiday Monday were less than good but the reality was even more dire. It seemed that Wiltshire had been saving all its rain just for this holiday. It was so unfair; you know what to expect at Spa but not at this lovely corner of Britain. Perhaps some of the drivers had a premonition about what to expect because the Open entry was very much down on normal. Just ten cars were listed in the programme although there had been some last-minute withdrawals for various non-racing reasons. Representation in the four classes was split between 2 x C4, 3 x C3, 2 x C2 and 3 x C1. Despite a wet track, the midmorning 20-minute qualifying

session went off without too many (F355/Ch). reported snags although Toby The 25-minute race was Tarrant-Willis’s 430 Challenge timed for late afternoon by which showed signs of contact with time the heavens had opened and another Ferrari but Toby couldn’t the track was awash. The only be sure whose car was involved. Paul Bailey suffered severe misting up of his windscreen in the damp conditions and missed the chequered flag signalling the end of the session. The results showed that although Bailey’s 458 Challenge was at the top of the list, David Tomlin (430/ Ch) was only a tenth of a second behind and therefore joining him on the front row of the grid. Booking row 2 places were Gary Eastwood and TarrantWillis. The other David Tomlin and Toby Tarrant-Willis in close leading runners in class company in their 430 Challenge cars. They were Nick Kaye (360/ finished in that order in class C3. Ch) and Vance Kearney

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Light entertainment on a gloomy day. The pace car leads the Open pack on the green flag lap. Pole man Paul Bailey is in charge.

The 25-minute race was timed for late afternoon by which time the heavens had opened and the track was awash. The only advantage the Open cars had over the Classics, which had raced earlier in equally dreadful conditions, was that they were able to use monsoon wet tyres and therefore had considerably more grip. From the off, pole man Bailey took the initiative with Eastwood determinedly almost joined to his rear wing. In third was Tomlin with Tarrant-Willis a few lengths behind. Then it was Kaye in the 360 with a valiant Kearney in close attendance with the quickest of the F355s. Marrs in the 360GTC had made a slowish start and was clearly unable to make much impression on the cars ahead although on lap 4 he managed to pass Kaye to take 6th spot. David Hathaway had already given up, his 360 Challenge suffering from either a faulty alternator or a glitch in its management system. Despite the horrible conditions most of the drivers were making a good fist of the race, with Bailey keeping Eastwood at bay up to lap 7. At that point the lead changed. Eastwood kept up the pressure but Bailey eased slightly, so that by lap 14 the gap at the front was almost 10 seconds. Marrs’s 360GTC had developed a misfire and to add to

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Wayne’s woes, the wipers had stopped working. The last stage of the contest saw Eastwood, with the race in the bag, throttling back slightly which allowed Bailey to close to within 5 seconds or so. Tomlin was a distant third although unchallenged by 4th placed Toby T-W. Kearney was the pick of the rest, well clear of team mates Kaye and Laverty. Marrs stoically completed the race in last position, his 360GTC now sounding very off-colour. Because of errors in engraving by Castle Combe’s trophy supplier, the awards presentation had to be aborted. However, in the shelter of the Strawford Centre we applauded the bedraggled drivers who had put on a great show despite the nasty weather. Castle Combe Footnote:

Top: Vance Kearney took the wet conditions in his stride to win class C1 with his F355 Challenge. Bottom: Wayne Marrs had a miserable time, his 360GTC developing a misfire and, just to add to his woes, the wipers stopped working.

nasty weather. Castle Combe Footnote: The TriMarque Challenge race, a 15minute sprint devised by Castle Combe Racing Club as a fun contest between Porsches (which were competing in the Porsche Club Championship), Morgans and Ferraris Just like a games console, the steering turned out to be a wheel of a 458 Challenge provides endless non-starter for the entertainment. simple reason that the Porsche and Morgan drivers Strawford Centre we applauded decided they were beaten before the bedraggled drivers who had they started and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear. put on a great show despite the The qualifying session for this race

-that-never-happened provided some useful extra practice, in dry conditions, for the Ferraris. We suspect that this event will be dropped from Castle Combeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programme next year.

Photos: Jonathan Tremlett

CASTLE COMBE Round 10 27th AUGUST 2012

Pos

Driver

Tipo

Class

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Gary Eastwood

F458/Ch

25:29.180

1:19.165

1:18.011

Paul Bailey

F458/Ch

25:35.617

1:19.162

1:17.695

David Tomlin

F430/Ch

26:55.546

1:22.752

1:17.788

Toby Tarrant-Willis

430/Ch

25:32.876

1:23.183

1:21.453

Vance Kearney

F355/Ch

26:29.058

1:25.577

1:24.050

Nick Kaye

360/Ch Strad

25:42.758

1:28.200

1:23.513

Darren Laverty

F355/Ch

25:03.091

1:28.749

1:25.575

Wayne Marrs

360GTC

2645.661:

1:29.357

1:24.439

DNF

Paul Brooks

456 GT

14:36.577

1:31.847

1:26.559

DNF

David Hathaway

F355/Ch

3:15.712

1:34.765

1:26.454

Class Winners

Fastest Laps:

Paul Bailey

1:19.162 (84.13 mph)

Vance Kearney

David Tomlin

1:22.752 (80.48 mph)

Nick Kaye

Vance Kearney

1:25.577 (77.82 mph)

David Tomlin

Nick Kaye

1:28.200 (75.51 mph)

Gary Eastwood

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