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[Sticky]

Obviously that uprated sensor worked a treat!! Well done all at TMS. Now for the SportMaxx cup next weekend. Sticky

[davep24]

final results, my Girlfriends uncle finished 13th, they were leading at one point and consistantly put very fast laps in POS NO NAME GAP MPH BEST RACE 12 - CLASSIFICATION CL ENTRY TIME Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour 2008 LAPS DIFF ON 1 6 1 Mark SUMPTER Porsche 997 RSR 603 24:00:06.293 80.23 1:55.371 413 2 24 2 Andrew HOWARD Aston Martin N24 600 24:00:30.022 3 laps 3 laps 79.81 2:05.413 376 3 20 2 Chris PORRITT Aston Martin N24 594 24:00:28.873 9 laps 6 laps 79.02 2:06.012 523 4 25 2 Jon SIMMONDS Aston Martin N24 593 24:00:30.254 10 laps 1 lap 78.88 2:07.138 329 5 44 3 Martin ROOS Lotus Exige 2 592 24:01:32.403 11 laps 1 lap 78.69 2:05.367 538 6 62 4 TJH MOTORSPORT Honda Civic Type R 591 24:00:08.482 12 laps 1 lap 78.64 2:10.351 340 7 21 2 STARK RACING Ginetta G50 GT4 589 24:01:04.007 14 laps 2 laps 78.32 2:05.673 377 8 22 2 Kevin HANCOCK Ginetta G50 GT4 573 24:01:04.049 30 laps 16 laps 76.19 2:06.920 421 92 1 Sean McINERNEY Mosler GT3 562 24:01:41.414 41 laps 11 laps 74.70 1:52.685 355 10 4 1 TOPCATS RACING Mosler GT3 550 23:10:30.524 53 laps 12 laps 75.79 1:56.423 381 11 65 4 Tom GANNON Honda Integra 550 24:01:29.298 53 laps 50:58.774 73.11 2:11.301 374 12 42 3 Guy POVEY BMW E46 M3 548 24:01:31.409 55 laps 2 laps 72.84 2:07.810 477 13 26 2 STRAKKA RACING BMW M3 E46 GTR 547 24:00:34.322 56 laps 1 lap 72.76 1:56.992 424 14 63 4 MGA MOTORSPORT VW Beetle 547 24:01:24.937 56 laps 50.615 72.72 2:16.443 295 15 46 3 James THORPE BMW 130I 537 24:00:07.087 66 laps 10 laps 71.45 2:15.272 327 16 76 5 BPM RACING Renault Clio 533 23:36:29.176 70 laps 4 laps 72.10 2:16.770 488 17 67 5 CHIMP TUNE RACING Lotus Elise 111S Mk1 533 24:01:26.008 70 laps 24:56.832 70.85 2:11.906 317 18 90 6 Daniel WHEELER VW Golf Mk 4 Dti 531 24:00:54.087 72 laps 2 laps 70.61 2:15.961 46 19 45 3 Angus DAWE BMW M3 E36 531 24:01:27.241 72 laps 33.154 70.59 2:05.933 364 20 96 6 John CLONIS BMW 330 tdi 529 24:00:42.795 74 laps 2 laps 70.36 2:21.079 466 21 68 4 MARDI GRAS MOTORSPORT Honda Integra GC5 526 24:00:11.787 77 laps 3 laps 69.98 2:08.795 343 22 69 4 Michael HARTLEY Honda Civic Type R 526 24:00:18.153 77 laps 6.366 69.98 2:16.022 53 23 28 2 TISCHNER MOTORSPORT BMW M3 E46 GTR 519 24:00:48.203 84 laps 7 laps 69.02 2:02.818 368 24 73 5 Robin WALKER MG ZR 190 518 24:01:04.861 85 laps 1 lap 68.88 2:15.221 380 25 48 3 James KAYE Mitsubishi EVO X 517 24:00:31.669 86 laps 1 lap 68.77 2:09.677 338 26 61 4 Greg ROSE Seat Leon Cupra R 502 24:00:32.980 101 laps 15 laps 66.77 2:13.062 224 273 1 Adam SHARPE Mosler GT3 501 24:01:41.511 102 laps 1 lap 66.59 1:56.862 31 285 1 Ken FINNERAN Oreca Dodge Viper GT3 497 24:01:41.705 106 laps 4 laps 66.06 1:57.621 259 29 29 2 TOPCATS RACING Marcus Mantis 477 19:40:46.804 126 laps 20 laps 77.41 2:03.292 460 30 30 2 Paul WHITE Porsche 996 Cup - GT3 476 19:24:53.613 127 laps 1 lap 78.30 2:02.288 374 31 64 4 Tom BALLENTYNE Porsche 968 469 22:52:42.727 134 laps 7 laps 65.47 2:11.983 427 32 74 5 Darron ANLEY Honda Integra Type R 451 24:00:23.726 152 laps 18 laps 60.00 2:15.650 32 33 10 1 Mitch MILLET Corvette C5R GT3 441 24:00:36.842 162 laps 10 laps 58.66 2:00.918 38 34 91 6 Michael NEUHOFF VW Lupo Dti 437 24:01:35.999 166 laps 4 laps 58.09 2:17.443 383 35 59 4 John THORNE Vauxhall VX220T 436 24:00:08.285 167 laps 1 lap 58.01 2:14.589 297 36 72 5 Nick GOOCH Alfa Romeo 156 416 24:00:34.743 187 laps 20 laps 55.33 2:19.022 240 37 66 4 Mark HOSKEN Audi TT 336 15:29:54.091 267 laps 80 laps 69.24 2:11.856 332 some interesting cars entered, pos 34 was a VW Lupo diesel

[danger7]

Its a good result that the VX finished, the car has had no real endurance development work done over the years so its a big to TMS for undertaking this programme. Well done. Cheers Ian PS I'd like to hear John's views on his team's experiences over the weekend, any chance of a post when you have a few minutes spare. I followed the race on Le Mans radio here in Germany and was hooked, it always helps when you have a team to route for.

[Thorney]

Firstly sorry for not replying to PM's I've really not even had time to read PM's so sorry about that, it wasn't intentional, I have apologised to the couple of people who offered to help directly. I'll write a full report tomorrow, for now we are all a bit too tired to do anything. It was a massive undertaking and the team did a fantastic job, I have the utmost respect for any team that completes the 24hr race, until you do you really have idea of the sheer effort it takes just to complete it. Thank you for the kind words, I'll post up more detail tomorrow.

[ianrm]

It was a fantastic weekend and I enjoyed ever second of it. I went to the circuit at 17:30 Friday evening for qualifying and left at midnight to collect parts from TMS and got home at about one ish. Then up at 07:00 to go back to Siverstone on Saturday morning and the next time I shut my eyes for was 22:00 sunday night. It was one of those weekends that will remain in my great things I have done in my life. Our mechanics stayed awake and worked tirelessly for the whole event. I cannot praise them enough for their efforts at the race and for all the late nights and early mornings just to get the car ready and finished in time. How they performed at lunch time on Sunday when faced with the problem we had (I'll let John explain in his race report) to get the car back out to finish the 24 hours was amazing. We didn't even lose a place . The rest of the team also did a fantastic job with all the behind scenes work too. Although we didn't win our class everyone feels like we have won just because we finished the 24 hours. I've been in to work this morning to collect the trucks from Silverstone and unload the VX, its looking a bit battered and worn but still started first time and is now happily tucked up in bed at TMS for a well earned rest. I do hope we get the chance to do it all again as it was a truley amazing experience.

[pincher]

Well done to all those involved chinkychinky Any pics of the beast?

[wickywire]

They kept calling it a vx220 turbo and that it had problems with the turbo Even on the above list they seem to have put vx220t

[siztenboots]

They kept calling it a vx220 turbo and that it had problems with the turbo

Even on the above list they seem to have put vx220t

the problem with the turbo was that lotus forgot to fit one.

Well done to everyone involved

Edited by siztenboots, 22 September 2008 - 04:09 PM.

[P11 COV]

Report from Martin Dower copied from SELOC:

Just got back. Great race after a truly terrible start. We had a major gearbox issue which meant we qualified using only 4th gear and one flying lap per driver during which we lost our carbon coupe roof

Barney and Andy Holland worked till 6:30am Friday night fabricating a new roof. New rear calipers went on the car Saturday morning to try to cure the brake problems, it didn't.

Race started (or not as the Mosler/TVR/Ginetta carnage caused a 1 hour safety car period, during which time Doug came in for a [Censored] -break Throughout the race were plagued by lethal brakes that simply refused to work properly but that's racing so you just have to work with what you have. Doug completed his first 2:30hr stint and I was up next, driving into dusk till around 10pm to be greeted by a [Censored] ed Walshy and Kell trying to tempt me onto the beer. Overnight pace was around 2:20 with a best of 2:17 so pretty pleased and moved slowly up the order during the night when we had a misfire problem to add to the list of woes. I had a dawn stint starting at 6:30 by which time the misfire was cured and as the sun came up our pace was around 2:16 with a best of 2:14, I had to come after I lost all but 4th gear - the gearlinkage cables had melted. At the 10:15 hand-over to Chris we were up to 31st and running pretty smoothly for the first 2hrs of his 3hr stint at a similar pace. The world fell apart at around midday when with a handful of hours to go the flywheel bolts sheared off the crank, the car was recovered and spent 2:45mins getting the old studs out, new clutch and driveshafts in for Chris to run till just after 3pm. With 90mins left Thorney took the car and immediately lost all the gears accept 4th so he trundling round at 2:25 pace using just 1 gear. Finishing was amazing, the team run by Craig worked really well and it's pretty impressive to see a virgin team, virgin mechs and 3 virgin drivers complete the 24hrs. It's pretty emotional and I'm now knackered so off to bed.

[Mick43]

to the TMS team Massive respect for completing 24hrs (can't beleive you didn't ask me to drive

[LY_Scott]

They kept calling it a vx220 turbo and that it had problems with the turbo

Even on the above list they seem to have put vx220t

the problem with the turbo was that lotus forgot to fit one.

Well done to everyone involved

You got a bigger version of that pic? looking to make a desktop wall paper out of it

Scott.

[pincher]

[pincher]

[Mick43]

car looks great..... TMS keeping the VX220 spirit alive - and your residuals

[Chris Sideways]

I was one of the drivers of the VX 220 and have to say a huge thanks to everyone at Thorney Motorsport to say the guy's worked hard is an understatement and I can't thank them enough for getting us to the finish.I've driven and raced lot's of fast cars and sports prototypes and the VX is one of the best handling cars ive ever driven,loads of grip with no under or oversteer and easy to drive at a consistent pace,having done two three hour stints and getting out of the car still in good shape go's to show how easy the car is to drive.I'm sure if the car had another 50bhp it could have been well inside the top twenty.So many thanks to all the Thorney Guy's and Girl's for giving me one of the best weekends of my life. Chris Setters.

[don.hasi]

Congrats for the teamresult


I have done a search... couldn´t find the answer.... why did you have taken the N/A ? And is there any table where one could see the hp of the other competitives?


BTW only 200 "official" hp with the fine items listed in the beginning? Is there any limitation given through the rules of the britcar-classifications?

Kind regards

[Richy]

Well done team TMS -

A friend snapped you giving it the beans - I can get high res if anyone wants it

[ianrm]

I was one of the drivers of the VX 220 and have to say a huge thanks to everyone at Thorney Motorsport to say the guy's worked hard is an understatement and I can't thank them enough for getting us to the finish.I've driven and raced lot's of fast cars and sports prototypes and the VX is one of the best handling cars ive ever driven,loads of grip with no under or oversteer and easy to drive at a consistent pace,having done two three hour stints and getting out of the car still in good shape go's to show how easy the car is to drive.I'm sure if the car had another 50bhp it could have been well inside the top twenty.So many thanks to all the Thorney Guy's and Girl's for giving me one of the best weekends of my life.
Chris Setters.

A big thank you back from all the Team to the drivers Chris, Doug, Martin and John for getting our little VX through the 24 hours. It was a pleasure working for you all. As I said the memory will live with me forever, it still brings a little tear to my eye when I think back as to what we have all acheived. We have not stopped talking about it since. Nick is getting a VX220 tattoo on his chest Oh and thanks to your Dad for one of the funiest moments I have ever witnessed in Motor sport

[XXX]

Oh and thanks to your Dad for one of the funiest moments I have ever witnessed in Motor sport

I think you may need to expand on that.........

BTW, Well Done all

Edited by XXX, 23 September 2008 - 08:44 PM.

[Chris Sideways]

Oh and thanks to your Dad for one of the funiest moments I have ever witnessed in Motor sport

I think you may need to expand on that.........

BTW, Well Done all

I think that might have something to do with the fact that he stopped racing come into the pit's and got out the car for a pi55 on lap 2 you have never seen so many people panicking and wondering whats going on as he calmly walks through the pits to the loo