Club Arnage

Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: garystout on March 20, 2005, 07:16:39 pm

Title: Sebring
Post by: garystout on March 20, 2005, 07:16:39 pm: So the Astons won the class, (BRAVO) the Massers where allowed to race despite the protests. Be interested to see the response from the ACO on this issue as it seems to upset them that this seems to break their ALMS rules. I dont think the issue will finish here!!!
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: hgb on March 20, 2005, 10:04:47 pm: I can live with them being banned from GT and being allowed to GTP. Still, looking back at the race they don't seem to be as strong as they pretend.
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jeep1 on March 21, 2005, 03:18:51 am: well after seeing the massaratti in action first hand at Sebring I thought they ran well. aside from having an off at turn 7 at sunset they kept themselves pretty clean
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 11:29:34 am: Don't forget they were running with a fair bit of ballast. It would be interesting to see how they would have faired without it.

Still would have lost to the Aston!!! ;D
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Brian(Liverpool boys) on March 21, 2005, 11:47:50 am: Welcome back you old fart, hope u enjoyed your trip and kept Andy in check. So now for the photos.
Brian
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 12:31:04 pm: We met thsi chap who seemed rather happy!!
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 12:42:15 pm: I asked Dave Richards wife to take my camera into their enclosure in the paddock to photograph the trophey and she said it would be easier to go in with her and take it myself!
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 12:43:05 pm: I had to wait after taking it though because they wheeled this in!!
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 12:44:49 pm: Lots more to follow. Better do some work first though!! ;)
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Paddy_NL on March 21, 2005, 12:59:18 pm: very cool jpchenet!! 8)
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Brian(Liverpool boys) on March 21, 2005, 01:46:49 pm: Jp, great shots, you would get in anywhere,
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Bob U on March 21, 2005, 01:51:53 pm: Great pics, you lucky bastards. Must get in the wife's good books so I can be there next year
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 02:34:40 pm: Quote from: Brian(Liverpool boys) on March 21, 2005, 01:46:49 pm
Jp, great shots, you would get in anywhere,

The thing is Brian the whole thing is so much more accessible. Everyone has access to the paddock (a bit like PQ's last year) and the fences at a lot of the viewing areas were only 4 feet high.
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Andy on March 21, 2005, 02:35:57 pm: Welcome back Scoop, i concur great piccies you lucky sod. I'll have a beer or three for the Aston win...... where were the VETTES!
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: smokie on March 21, 2005, 04:02:45 pm: Here's one. Having it's tail sniffed as it comes out of the chicane. Poor quality, sorry.
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Andy Zarse on March 21, 2005, 05:01:18 pm: Quote from: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 12:31:04 pm
We met thsi chap who seemed rather happy!!

Indeed he was! Within moments of the car crossing the line he turned and waved up at us in our position right over the Aston pits. A further five seconds later, the whole CA team were down the stairs and in with the celebrating Aston team. Richards had a big unlit Cuban cigar, the end of which he had been worrisomely chomping on for some time as the laps counted down. He came bowling over to me and Steve Brown, proffered a hand to us and asked us if we'd come all the way just to watch. I said I'd really only come down to offer him a light for the cigar or was he intending just to look at the damn thing. He slung an arm around our shoulders and called his wife over, saying "For God's sake get a photo of me and these guys!". I'd like to think he'll treasure that memory for years. ;)

Anyway, the man is an absolute gentleman and born winner, surely he's is better off out of the snakepit that is F1.
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: hgb on March 21, 2005, 05:29:31 pm: Thank you, please just feel free to rub it in. This stuff makes me even more jealous... argh. ;D Nice one, Andy.
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Bobblehat on March 21, 2005, 06:54:11 pm: Quote

I'd like to think he'll treasure that memory for years. ;)

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Maybe, but you will be dinning out on it for many years, not that I am jealous, realy not no no realy not, (I seem to have got the same colour as Shrek) >:(
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 07:24:22 pm: Quote from: Bobblehat on March 21, 2005, 06:54:11 pm

Maybe, but you will be dinning out on it for many years, not that I am jealous, realy not no no realy not, (I seem to have got the same colour as Shrek) >:(

Funny you should say that!! Who's got the picture??
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Abs on March 21, 2005, 07:28:57 pm: Quote from: Bobblehat on March 21, 2005, 06:54:11 pm
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Maybe, but you will be dinning out on it for many years, not that I am jealous, realy not no no realy not, (I seem to have got the same colour as Shrek) >:(
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Bloody hell Bobblehat, that would be some doing have you met JPC (my guess would be that you could run the complete Aston team on JPC's lunch expenses) ;)
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: rcutler on March 22, 2005, 11:47:10 pm: Quote from: jpchenet on March 21, 2005, 07:24:22 pm
Quote from: Bobblehat on March 21, 2005, 06:54:11 pm

Maybe, but you will be dinning out on it for many years, not that I am jealous, realy not no no realy not, (I seem to have got the same colour as Shrek) >:(

Funny you should say that!! Who's got the picture??
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: Bobblehat on March 23, 2005, 12:21:30 am: OK. OK. Which ones Shrek? ;)
Title: Re:Sebring
Post by: jpchenet on March 23, 2005, 12:26:34 am: Quote from: Bobblehat on March 23, 2005, 12:21:30 am
OK. OK. Which ones Shrek? ;)

It's not Shrek.........Gibberish decided to join us at the last minute!! ;D