Re: Rob Swindells @ Brands Hatch!!! (Long :)

On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote: Great job Rob, I always enjoy reading about your exploits! Sounds like you came up with some pounds sterling to race after all! Jeff

hehe, yeah, raided the savings. Nothing left now :) Jeffrey Haas wrote:

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> On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Great job Rob, I always enjoy reading about your exploits! Sounds > like you came up with some pounds sterling to race after all! > > Jeff

-- Rob Swindells [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com "Add life to your days, not days to your life." "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on Saturday morning :o) Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on my first ever day at the track was pleasing. Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill slope - and I was on the outside line for Paddock. Nevertheless, I held the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. Perfect weekend, -- Rob Swindells [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com "Add life to your days, not days to your life." "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

OOPS! Yeah, I meant craMp :) hehe Martin Granberg wrote:

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> On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a > > Crap in the foot! Perhaps I'm missing something here since I am not > english, but I take it you ment cramp? :) > > >Perfect weekend, > > Sure sound like it! Congratulations and good luck in the future, hope > you get a drive soon. > > Shit I'm jealous... > > Cheers, > > /Martin

-- Rob Swindells [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com "Add life to your days, not days to your life." "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

Well done....Forza Rob Regards Mike Hang on about that GP3 demo.........Bastard : ) On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on >Saturday morning :o) > >Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and >racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an >amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the >British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' >championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with >the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions >I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got >down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 >sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in >the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on >my first ever day at the track was pleasing. > >Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying >sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and >we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 >very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a >few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was >almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole >man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! > >It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for >the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! >The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill >slope - and I was on the outside line for Paddock. Nevertheless, I held >the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct >revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around >paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on >the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that >it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a >maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got >amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and >coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and >I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the >front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the >remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close >together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was >to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the >last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider >line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred >flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I >felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team >really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon >too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all >the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. > >Perfect weekend,

Brilliant - let�s hear some more of that stuff! robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > Saturday morning :o) > > Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and > racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an > amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the > British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' > championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with > the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions > I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got > down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 > sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in > the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on > my first ever day at the track was pleasing. > > Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying > sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and > we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 > very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a > few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was > almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole > man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! > > It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for > the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! > The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill > slope - and I was on the outside line for Paddock. Nevertheless, I held > the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct > revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around > paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on > the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that > it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a > maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got > amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and > coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and > I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the > front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the > remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close > together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was > to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the > last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider > line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred > flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I > felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team > really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon > too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all > the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. > > Perfect weekend, > > -- > Rob Swindells > [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com > "Add life to your days, not days to your life." > "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." > "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." > "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent." > >

On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells >very early in the session before I got ***in my right foot and then a ***in the foot! Perhaps I'm missing something here since I am not english, but I take it you ment cramp? :) Sure sound like it! Congratulations and good luck in the future, hope you get a drive soon. Shit I'm jealous... Cheers, /Martin

Brilliant - lets hear some more of that stuff!

robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > Saturday morning :o) Congratulations on your result, and getting around Paddock and Druids on the first lap... pretty manic stuff isn't it :) I wasn't at Brands last weekend but was there the weekend before watching the bike racing.... awesome as always. Mike.

On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:19:44 +0100, robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote: >very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a Crap in the foot! Perhaps I'm missing something here since I am not english, but I take it you ment cramp? :) >Perfect weekend, Sure sound like it! Congratulations and good luck in the future, hope you get a drive soon. Shit I'm jealous... Cheers, /Martin

>I couldn't have asked for more. Nice one mate! Keep it up... -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

> Waay to go Rob!!! ace stuff!! it's gotta help with the sponsors! jv>)

My man!! -Back on track (or at least proved you still have your touch). Hope to god you turned some heads. -Congrats! Jan. =--- robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > Saturday morning :o) ><Snip>

You show 'em, Rob!! Make sure to keep us all up to date. =-) I'm green with envy..... -- Chuck Kandler #70 K&S Racing http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195 Competitor in the TopGear MGPRS2 league at: http://topgear.dhs.org/ Come on & join the fun! They'll call you names And spit in your face, But legends never die. --Gene Simmons

jv>)

Nice one mate! Keep it up... -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

Great to hear ROB!!! I know exactly how you feel, racing in inferior equipment ( Can somtimes be like banging your head against a brick wall... but you sounds like you kicked ass!! Do that, and keep at it.. it does eventually lead somwhere.... James Pickard robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > Saturday morning :o) > > Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and > racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an > amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the > British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' > championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with > the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions > I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got > down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 > sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in > the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on > my first ever day at the track was pleasing. > > Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying > sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and > we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 > very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a > few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was > almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole > man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! > > It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for > the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! > The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill > slope - and I was on the outside line for P

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> the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct > revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around > paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on > the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that > it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a > maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got > amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and > coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and > I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the > front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the > remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close > together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was > to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the > last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider > line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred > flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I > felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team > really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon > too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all > the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. > > Perfect weekend, > > -- > Rob Swindells > [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com > "Add life to your days, not days to your life." > "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." > "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." > "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent." > >

Phil, I play Grand Prix Legends EVERY day :o) It was a 5 month gap before I was back in a racecar last weekend and I must've gained over 1s a lap in GPL in that time. I certainly felt that improved me in RL. However, just testing Dave Noonan's Brands Hatch in GPL wasn't alot of help. I think I gained more from reading the circuit guide. Phil Lee wrote:

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> Congrats. > > Out of curiousity, did you put in any laps on GPL (or any other sim with > Brands in for that matter) before race day just to get the feel of the > circuit? If so did it help? > > Cheers > > Phil > > -- > http://www.youpies.co.uk > > robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > > Saturday morning :o) > > > > Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and > > racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an > > amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the > > British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' > > championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with > > the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions > > I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got > > down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 > > sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in > > the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on > > my first ever day at the track was pleasing. > > > > Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying > > sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and > > we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 > > very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a > > few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was > > almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole > > man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! > > > > It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for > > the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! > > The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill > > slope - and I was on the outside line for Paddock. Nevertheless, I held > > the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct > > revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around > > paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on > > the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that > > it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a > > maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got > > amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and > > coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and > > I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the > > front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the > > remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close > > together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was > > to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the > > last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider > > line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred > > flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I > > felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team > > really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon > > too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all > > the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. > > > > Perfect weekend, > > > > -- > > Rob Swindells > > [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com > > "Add life to your days, not days to your life." > > "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." > > "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." > > "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent." > > > >

-- Rob Swindells [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com "Add life to your days, not days to your life." "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent."

Congrats. Out of curiousity, did you put in any laps on GPL (or any other sim with Brands in for that matter) before race day just to get the feel of the circuit? If so did it help? Cheers Phil -- http://www.youpies.co.uk robswindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Firstly, apologies for my lame GP3 demo April fools joke early on > Saturday morning :o) > > Anyway, I was at Brands Hatch over the weekend, testing on Saturday and > racing on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Paddock Hill bend is just an > amazing corner! :)) The test day was superb, as I got to run with the > British Formula Ford teams that will run in the national 'Slick50' > championship. I was running a '95 Swift so it was hard to keep up with > the 2000 cars, however in the last session of the day in damp conditions > I was able to keep up with them in the turns! I was well chuffed. I got > down to a 50.4 best lap in the dry 3rd session before the rain came (4 > sessions in all - each session lasted 25 minutes). The best lap set in > the car I was driving is a 49.4 so to be within a second of the pace on > my first ever day at the track was pleasing. > > Sunday, raceday was very long. There were 9 races (and 9 qualifying > sessions) to get through and my race was race 9! The track was dry and > we had good weather all day. Qualifying went okay - I got down to a 50.4 > very early in the session before I got crap in my right foot and then a > few yellows appeared on the track. Getting a good time after that was > almost impossible. I was 4th on the grid, just 0.7s behined the pole > man, who incidently was in a '99 Van Diemen! > > It was well past 6:00pm before we got called to the assembly area for > the race. I was well fired up after almost 5 months since my last race! > The race start was very tricky, as the grid was on a steep downhill > slope - and I was on the outside line for Paddock. Nevertheless, I held > the car across the brake and accelrator managing to hold the correct > revs and got a great start. I held the outside line right the way around > paddock and defended my 4th place upto the next turn, Druids. I was on > the brakes as late as I dared and nipped into 3rd!! I decided then that > it was better to hold my position and build a gap to 4th before trying a > maouver for 2nd. It wasn't long into the 15 lap race before we got > amongst the backmarkers. The gap to the leader was still very small and > coming into the last corner the 2nd placed man hesitated in traffic and > I got him!! :)) I held 2nd for another lap before, coming along the > front straight I was repassed into Paddock. Back in 3rd. For the > remainder of the race I stayed in 3rd. All 3 of us were still close > together and lapping the backmarkers was making life difficult. This was > to my favour however, as again, coming out of the last corner, on the > last lap this time again the 2nd placed man hesitiated, took a wider > line to pass a backmarker as I went low, taking 2nd and the chequred > flag!! I was _ECSTATIC_!! :o) It was a superb dice, very clean and I > felt very happy with the car. I feel a bit silly saying it but my team > really really, truely and honestly (trying not to sound like Jeff Gordon > too much) were really good to me all weekend and worked on the car all > the time it was in the garage. I couldn't have asked for more. > > Perfect weekend, > > -- > Rob Swindells > [Rob Swindells Racing] http://swindells.8m.com > "Add life to your days, not days to your life." > "The greatest substitute for talent is hard work." > "Doing it, is better than watching it, is better than simulating it." > "I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent." > >