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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #30 on: May 01, 2010, 03:04:24 pm »
I contemplated going today but didn't as the weather was suspect.  :ashamed:

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #31 on: May 01, 2010, 03:15:03 pm »
I contemplated going today but didn't as the weather was suspect.  :ashamed:

....If I'd known you were coming I'd have baked you a cake  :grin:

Has been sunny but now getting cloudy. Possibly a wet quali.


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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2010, 03:19:16 pm »
The car needs more Power!!!!

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #33 on: May 01, 2010, 03:28:52 pm »
I contemplated going today but didn't as the weather was suspect.  :ashamed:

....If I'd known you were coming I'd have baked you a cake  :grin:

Has been sunny but now getting cloudy. Possibly a wet quali.

Are you at Brands?

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #34 on: May 01, 2010, 03:44:42 pm »
I contemplated going today but didn't as the weather was suspect.  :ashamed:

....If I'd known you were coming I'd have baked you a cake  :grin:

Has been sunny but now getting cloudy. Possibly a wet quali.

Are you at Brands?

.... :laugh: Nope. Phil txt's me updates because I'm interested and then I share them here for anyone else who's interested.

I will be attending another BTCC race with them though.


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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #35 on: May 01, 2010, 03:51:15 pm »
for anyone interested...live timing of the quali session

http://www.tsl-timing.com/toca/LiveTimingTOCA.html

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2010, 04:52:02 pm »
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Latest update from the AmDMilltek team is finishing 19th in quali after being 17th. Was overcast and a wet race is forecast for tomorrow.


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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #37 on: May 01, 2010, 05:42:04 pm »
how do they rate their cars wet handling. if its tail happy in the dry it cpuld be a nightmare in the wet.  I wander if there will be dodgy ture calls accross the field like there was last week, it made for some entertaining racing

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #38 on: May 01, 2010, 06:10:01 pm »
how do they rate their cars wet handling. if its tail happy in the dry it cpuld be a nightmare in the wet.  I wander if there will be dodgy ture calls accross the field like there was last week, it made for some entertaining racing

....They feel they have improved the handling slightly and Shaun did very well in a wet race (or was it quali) at Thruxton. Being at the back of the field he may be better able to avoid any carnage and do well by default as well as care.

Of course, much depends on how wet and tyre selection. If this car ever does well I think it will take time. They are a relatively small privateer competing with the best and who have far bigger budgets and resources.


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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #39 on: May 01, 2010, 06:11:28 pm »
It was damp for quali and practice at Thruxton Robin.

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #40 on: May 01, 2010, 06:15:13 pm »

It was damp for quali and practice at Thruxton Robin.


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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #41 on: May 02, 2010, 12:52:17 pm »
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Brands Hatch update:

After starting from 10th row in very wet conditions and holding position, a driveshaft pulled out and Shaun had to retire from today's first race. They'll be back for the next race today.

RedRobin, Special Armchair Correspondent for The AmDMilltek Racing Team  :grin:
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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #42 on: May 02, 2010, 12:54:04 pm »
thats a shame, just watching this now  :smiley:

http://www.itv.com/channels/itv4/watchitv4live/default.html  :happy2:

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #43 on: May 02, 2010, 04:49:18 pm »
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Final update from Brands:

After finishing 14th in Race2 they found a large bunch of fibreglass parts came off after an off. Then water pump was gone, so end of their racing this weekend.

Another day, another race..

The rest of the racing on ITV4 from the comfort of my armchair has been great.

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Re: Heads-up for AmDMilltek Golf on ITV4....
« Reply #44 on: May 04, 2010, 06:01:57 pm »
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Some pics from the Brands races: [not photographed by myself]







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