2013 Cobra GT40 Challenge,Two Days Of Thunder!! - Page 3

Tonus72 · #41 (**permalink**) 06-22-2013, 01:59 AM

Thanks Spooky, I better not have too many beers watching the wallabies tonight! I am in for an early start...

Do you want me to bring some fuel??

Tony

spookypt · #42 (**permalink**) 06-22-2013, 02:25 AM

Na mate all good. Thanks for the offer. Unless of course you have some fresh Sunoco 116oct leaded race fuel under work bench! I need about 20 litres to get me through 5 laps.

Tonus72 · #43 (**permalink**) 06-22-2013, 06:24 AM

Sorry mate, best I can do is siphon some out of the work car!

spookypt · #44 (**permalink**) 06-23-2013, 07:52 PM

Nice to have met you Tony on Sunday. As it turned out I got the last run in...JUST!

Mate, keep that dream alive. It will happen.

For anyone interested....

Natsoft Race Results

spookypt · #45 (**permalink**) 06-23-2013, 09:21 PM

And for some pics.....

Track Photos | Cobra/GT40 Challenge

Tonus72 · #46 (**permalink**) 06-24-2013, 02:09 AM

Hi Matt

Thanks for your time - it was good to have a chat with you in the limited time I had. Your car is a beast - looks like a lot of fun!

I took some pics and video, but my iPhone does not do them justice compared to the link you posted! Once I get near a PC I will upload them anyway...

I have heaps of pics of the Absolute Pace already - but I still could not resist another 20!

We do not see too many Cobras down my way, so it was a great sight... The dream is well alive...!

Tony

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Originally Posted by spookypt

Nice to have met you Tony on Sunday. As it turned out I got the last run in...JUST!

Mate, keep that dream alive. It will happen.

For anyone interested....

Natsoft Race Results

LJ47 · #47 (**permalink**) 06-24-2013, 04:54 PM

Just like to say the weekend was a great event lots of cool cars, crash and bash in trans ams, pretty good weather, good company and well worth the trip if anyone was thinking about attending next year.

leroy17 · #48 (**permalink**) 06-24-2013, 06:27 PM

I agree.

I was there on Sunday, great weather and the range of cars was awesome. Cobras and GT40 put on a good show and are popular with the crowd as well. Some great racing in all classes and sometime between cars that you would not expect.

Cars on show presented some great viewing and I am sure many photos opps.

Its a good day/weekend for any that are considering about attending next year.

Mrs flatchat · #49 (**permalink**) 06-25-2013, 06:12 AM

I think thats a first !! LJ (Little John) is the first Victorian to venture to Qld for Cobra racing -- and it was a pleasure having him join us

spookypt · #50 (**permalink**) 06-25-2013, 04:35 PM

HUGE effort to both LJ for coming up from Vico and to Mick for driving his cobra down from Bundy!

Considering the picture perfect weather on Saturday and Sunday it makes me curious for such a big event in both racing and waxing why we don't get more cobra/GT40 locals coming along.... Was it too cold? Where were they? What more prefect an event to display your cars.... They even had an Expresso machine working all day next to the S&S area so no excuses for the cafe' set not attending!

All up I think there were about 15 cobras +/- and 3 GT40's on track plus 3 more cobras and 2 GT40's in the S&S. Plus Chris's Lola and Tims Poooorsch on track.

It was a great weekend of motorsport with genuine door to door racing and great weather. (Not including Friday

)

Not sure why a premium event that caters for both the waxers and racers we only get 3 cobras turn up on the Sunday for the show and shine and 2 GT40's. I think the BMW club had 25 cars in their group alone. Perfect weather, heaps to see and do and great atmosphere to see what the Cobra/GT40 guys can do on track.

I understand next year we will be able to get back into the concrete sheds and I'm sure next year will be even bigger .... It would be really great to see some more genuine interclub cobra/gt40 participation considering the size of the event and its TV advertising etc...

Dunno why the interclub stuff never happens...!

Anyhoo, I was happy...it was the first time in 4 attempts I managed to make it to Sunday afternoon....

Spookypt

spookypt · #51 (**permalink**) 06-30-2013, 06:04 PM

I know the caption should read.....

"Leading the Superformance and DRB out of turn X"

But in reality its......

"Holding up the Superformance and DRB out of turn X"

Wazza · #52 (**permalink**) 06-30-2013, 09:07 PM

I remember turning around and taking that picture

Towmaster · #53 (**permalink**) 06-30-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wazza

I remember turning around and taking that picture

I remember coming back into the garages and telling you that you were on fire.... NO really.... Your car was on fire!!

Trying to restart after the afore mentioned spin (to take the photo) and then trying to restart the car resulted in the little fire ball that engulfed the rear passengers wheel of the 'red racer'.

At the time I thought 'Wazzas gunna have to do the dance of the 'help me Tom Cruise'' to get out of this one.... Luckily the car started and blew out the flames....

Wazza · #54 (**permalink**) 06-30-2013, 11:21 PM

I remember that ...

Got a big head for a few seconds...

Ash telling me I was "On Fire"...and I thought that I had just clocked some decent lap times, so took it as a big compliment...

Then I realized....Oh...ACTUALLY on fire.

It's true...what you don't know wont hurt you....

Unless it's FIRE !!!

Cheers,
Warren

TUF-427 · #55 (**permalink**) 07-01-2013, 01:41 AM

Hey Guys Sorry for the delay in the overall Results been a little busy..

Firstly I would like to Thanks The Sponsors for their continued support,

Craig At Absolute Pace

Gary At By Design Motorsport

Andrew at Cobra Kits

Peter at Drb Sportscars

Geoff at Gold Coast Screw Piers

And Moreton Hire for the Subsidised Marquee..

Cobra Open Class

First - Geoff Taunton
Second - Gary Hall
Third - Mario Andrado

Dot Cobra Sprint

First - Wayne Proctor
Second - John Stanic
Third - Mick Schipper

Gt40 Sprint

First - John White
Second - Paul Gillis
Third - Brent Taprell

Regularity

First - Yve Stocks
Second - Matt Allsopp
Third - Michael Verner

Most Improved - Fred Camileri

Overall Champion (combination of Sprints and Regularity) - Geoff Taunton..

Best Cobra - Matt Allsopp
Best Engine Bay - Wayne Proctor
Best GT40 - Greg Marriot (green/gold)

heres a short Vid of cars exiting the pits for a run

http://youtu.be/QCK7T3T92Ho

byroncobra · #56 (**permalink**) 07-01-2013, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Then I realized....Oh...ACTUALLY on fire.

It's true...what you don't know wont hurt you....

Unless it's FIRE !!!

Hey, who was the only guy to have the fire truck sent out!

Track Photos | Cobra/GT40 Challenge | Photo 236

STEAM fortunately........

you'll be glad to know all seems well with the little Windsor after running a lap at full tilt with NO WATER

moral to the story........look at your gauges.....yeah right

Tonus72 · #57 (**permalink**) 07-02-2013, 02:34 AM

I have added some photos to my Gallery if anyone is interested in some more from the 2 Days of Thunder...

Cheers

Tony

byroncobra · #58 (**permalink**) 07-02-2013, 02:58 AM

it'd be nice if the pics were up the right way Tony......how'd you manage that?

how you you lock the bloody screen on an ipad again??

Tonus72 · #59 (**permalink**) 07-02-2013, 03:42 AM

Lol - friggin iPhone! as the shutter button on an iPhone is supposed to be on the bottom when you take a landscape shot - go figure!

I used a photo editor to flip them all, And even when I uploaded them to clubcobra on the PC they looked fine.

Now on the iPad they are upside down! Grrrrr

FWIW - Lock screen on the iPad is the switch above the volume rocker if it is not set to activate 'mute' in the settings

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Originally Posted by byroncobra

it'd be nice if the pics were up the right way Tony......how'd you manage that?

how you you lock the bloody screen on an ipad again??

spookypt · #60 (**permalink**) 07-02-2013, 05:31 PM

Looks a lot different from when Gary W and Paul G owned it!