PAUL FISHER
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posted on 29/4/12 at 11:33 PM |
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Race wins for MK Sportscars
Well done to Danny and the team at MK Sportscars for his race wins at Croft over the weekend, finishing 1st in Class and 2nd overall in his first
race, and 1st in class and 1st overall in his very wet second race
results can be found here;
http://www.tsl-timing.com/?loc=club&season=2012&series=BARC&event=club&source=ed_BARC&eventid=121721
[Edited on 19/05/04 by PAUL FISHER]
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Twin40
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posted on 30/4/12 at 07:21 AM |
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Congrats to Danny, nice to see the 2012 race car is performing well!
Any pics from the event?
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lewis
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posted on 30/4/12 at 07:48 AM |
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Nice one Danny,glad you got the engine rebuilt intime!
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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Andy D
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posted on 30/4/12 at 08:16 AM |
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Yep, congratulations Danny. I watched the race on Saturday, but wussed out on Sunday.. it was looking very wet! (Danny I spoke briefly to you as you
were heading out to qually and popped in the MK gazebo later on, but you weren't about)
I saw Danny Bird's accident at Sunny out.. was quite a clout into the tyres.
What happened to Garry Watson on Sunday? it looks like he never started the race?
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A1
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posted on 30/4/12 at 01:54 PM |
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Congrats to both the team and Danny!
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INDY BIRD
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posted on 30/4/12 at 04:37 PM |
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Nice one Danny great job, thanks for the update Paul,
Hope it's a dry race at the next meet
Sean
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DRC INDY 7
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posted on 30/4/12 at 05:39 PM |
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Well done danny and mk sportscars i did not see the race but well done
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Puddle Dodgers Club
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Custardpants
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posted on 30/4/12 at 07:27 PM |
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Well done Danny! Not surprised considering how quickly you drove me round cadwell though!
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Iaing
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posted on 1/5/12 at 11:50 AM |
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Well done lads!
Mk Indy R - Hayabusa Power
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 1/5/12 at 12:24 PM |
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Found a few pictures of the day here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dazjw/archives/date-posted/2012/04/29/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edbookless/archives/date-posted/2012/04/29/
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 1/5/12 at 12:42 PM |
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Also Danny Birds crash, in Danny Keenan's old race car, shame he looked to be going well up to that point
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ce5fkB3Uk
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welderman
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posted on 1/5/12 at 01:48 PM |
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Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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yellowcab
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posted on 1/5/12 at 06:14 PM |
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what a video, but what an awful ending
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 1/5/12 at 08:07 PM |
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Yes that westy had some grunt down the straights, compared with the busa powered Indy
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bobinspain
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posted on 2/5/12 at 07:44 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Yes that westy had some grunt down the straights, compared with the busa powered Indy
Not any old standard Indy Busa either.
From memory, Danny K's car was pushing out around 230 bhp, which really puts the Westy's straight-line speed into perspective.
175 bhp at the wheels is quite swft enough for me thankyou.
I would guess Danny B's expletives immediately following the 'off' were followed by those of his wallet saying, "Ouch!
That's gonna hurt."
Good to see he walked awy from it though.
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Twin40
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posted on 2/5/12 at 08:17 AM |
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So what was in the westy then??
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 2/5/12 at 09:54 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by bobinspain
quote: Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Yes that westy had some grunt down the straights, compared with the busa powered Indy
Not any old standard Indy Busa either.
From memory, Danny K's car was pushing out around 230 bhp, which really puts the Westy's straight-line speed into perspective.
175 bhp at the wheels is quite swft enough for me thankyou.
I would guess Danny B's expletives immediately following the 'off' were followed by those of his wallet saying, "Ouch!
That's gonna hurt."
Good to see he walked awy from it though.
Although its Danny Keenans old car Bob, its not got his engine fitted, its just a stock 1340cc Busa so around 190bhp, looking at the lap times both
him and the Westy laped in around 1m 31s, so although the westy was quicker in a straight line, the Indy was quicker through the bends
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 2/5/12 at 09:58 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Twin40
So what was in the westy then??
The Westy belonged to Cam Forbes, not sure what engine is fitted, but I am sure someone on here will, its got a sequential gearbox fitted though
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Andy D
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posted on 2/5/12 at 10:19 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
quote: Originally posted by Twin40
So what was in the westy then??
The Westy belonged to Cam Forbes, not sure what engine is fitted, but I am sure someone on here will, its got a sequential gearbox fitted though
Cam's car has a Duratec fitted, probably 260bhp .. or maybe a bit more..
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 2/5/12 at 10:21 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Andy D
quote: Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
quote: Originally posted by Twin40
So what was in the westy then??
The Westy belonged to Cam Forbes, not sure what engine is fitted, but I am sure someone on here will, its got a sequential gearbox fitted though
Cam's car has a Duratec fitted, probably 260bhp .. or maybe a bit more..
I thought you might know Andy, thanks
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Andy D
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posted on 2/5/12 at 10:38 AM |
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I think Garry Watson's car is more impressive. A live axled Zetec Westy doing 1-26s round Croft. OK.. it's some special 2.1 Zetec
mated to a sequential box, but the rest of the car is nowt special.... Of course it could be the driver..
Is Danny Bird's car repairable, do we know? He was going well up to the whump.
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PAUL FISHER
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posted on 2/5/12 at 11:11 AM |
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Yes Garry Watson looks a top driver, he had car problems on the Sunday, but I think Danny would have give him a good race on Sunday in the wet, I know
he likes it when it rains.
Not sure on whats required yet on Danny birds cars, but I am sure they will have him back on track for the next race
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danny keenan
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posted on 2/5/12 at 08:09 PM |
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hi andy
gary watsons cars even more special now.hes fitted a paddle change to it and he is running 280bhp+.thats what he told me when speaking with him at the
weekend.
after saturdays race he was having trouble with his clutch so went home.
you should have come to waqtch sunday the racing was good.i would not recommend doing 130mph in them conditions i must have been mad
thanks danny
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Andy D
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posted on 2/5/12 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
you should have come to waqtch sunday the racing was good.i would not recommend doing 130mph in them conditions i must have been mad
Sunday was definitely a day to be indoors. I watched the Touring cars on TV.. and that was wet too!
No video footage from the race Danny?
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danny keenan
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posted on 2/5/12 at 08:52 PM |
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no andy sorry no video from the race.it would have been hard to see anything it was like someone was jet washing me all the time.
il make sure i have some for the next race at oulton in 3 weeks
thanks
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