Brands Indy - November 2012
Project 8 VM Races
The chilly November, annual Victor Meldrew event were their usual topsy-tuvey races. The grids are not only reversed but the grid is split into 4 groups, with a 10 second delay between each one. So we were generally at the back of the grid with a 40 second handicap. The faster drivers and cars then have to not only catch-up the slower cars up front, but lap them up to 3 times over the 15 minute race to be in the lead!
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Race Reports
Seldons secure Team Trophy pole
11/11/12 - Vee Festival/Victor Meldrew Trophy - Club MSV Team Trophy - The BMW of Matt and Peter Seldon will start the final Club MSV Team Trophy race of 2012 from pole position.
The session proved to be an extremely hard fought one with nine tenths covering the top four. The BMW M3 seemed to be the car to have with the top three slots on the grid filled by the famous German marque.
However, the Seldon pair were the best of the BMW runners posting a time 0.592s quicker than Maxted/Starkey. The Burnett pair were just three thousandths slower in third with the Nissan of Burke and Gillam in fourth. Wright and Cameron were fifth with the Urens in sixth.
Club MSV Team Trophy Qualifying Top 6
1. Seldon/Seldon, BMW M3
2. Maxted/Starkey, BMW M3
3. Burnett/Burnett, BMW M3
4. Burke/Gillam, Nissan 350
5. Wright/Cameron, Porsche 993
6. Uren/Uren, SEAT leonHalse is the best Meldrew in qualifying
11/11/12 - Vee Festival/Victor Meldrew Trophy - Victor Meldrew Qualifying - Jody Halse set the quickest time in qualifying for today's Victor Medlrew Trophy races.
Halse, driving a BMW M3, was just 0.037 seocnds quicker than Peter Seldon in what was another closley fought session. Project Eight Racing Saloons Karl Catliff was third ahead of VAG Trophy's Ken Lark. Mike Watson's Ford Sierra was fifth with Mark Fowler's BMW M3 in sixth.
Victor Meldrew Qualifying
1. Jody Halse, BMW M3
2. Peter Seldon, BMW M3
3. Karl Catliff, BMW M3
4. Ken Lark, Volkswagen Corrado
5. Mike Watson, Ford Sierra Cosworth
6. Mark Fowler, BMW M3The Races
The Victor Meldrew races were great fun, but due to a change in the grid regulations, it was more difficult this year to come from the back of the grid - with a 40 second head-start and 2 lap deficit from the leading groups on the grid, to come through a win the races.
Matt finished just 33 seconds behind the leader after just 15 laps, despite being at the back of the grid with the full penalty when most M3s were half-way up the grid with just a 10 second penalty on the first group. In-car video below shows this race.
We were unable to start the MSVR Trophy Race which was looking very good for a podium spot, if not the victory.
Matt managed fastest lap of the entire day, including the MSVT trophy race, with a 53.735.Video
