TOTB Qualifying clarification
02-08-2004, 08:17 AM
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TOTB Qualifying clarification
Just to clear some things up because as usual, the RS Team organisers are getting a battering 
.
The reason why the Cossie qualifying did not happen, is because we were waiting for the top contenders to finish their cars in time for this event. However, as the weeks went by and the parts did not turn up each time as promised, I realised that a few weeks before the event, this just wasn't going to happen, as the tp cars were STILL not going to be ready for even the event, let alone the qualifying.
This meant that a team had to be quickly hand-picked for the event. Even this proved problematical, as several of the cars that said they were going to be up for it, even they weren't finished in time / had problems day before event. They were NOT replaced, as the TOTB organisers could not accomodate changes at the eleventh hour and also specifically asked if we would not do so, as the number of cars in total at the event were already in excess of their original remit (which won't affect us for next year, so don't worry).
.The reason why the Cossie qualifying did not happen, is because we were waiting for the top contenders to finish their cars in time for this event. However, as the weeks went by and the parts did not turn up each time as promised, I realised that a few weeks before the event, this just wasn't going to happen, as the tp cars were STILL not going to be ready for even the event, let alone the qualifying.
This meant that a team had to be quickly hand-picked for the event. Even this proved problematical, as several of the cars that said they were going to be up for it, even they weren't finished in time / had problems day before event. They were NOT replaced, as the TOTB organisers could not accomodate changes at the eleventh hour and also specifically asked if we would not do so, as the number of cars in total at the event were already in excess of their original remit (which won't affect us for next year, so don't worry
).
02-08-2004, 09:11 AM
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mike
i dont care abotu totb as per my other posts
but why not organise qualifying for next years events NOW
set a date book a venue
if the nutters who like to break boxes and eat tyres
want to attend they will attempt to have there vehicle ready
wouldnt it make your life much easier ?
i dont care abotu totb as per my other posts
but why not organise qualifying for next years events NOW
set a date book a venue
if the nutters who like to break boxes and eat tyres
want to attend they will attempt to have there vehicle readywouldnt it make your life much easier ?
02-08-2004, 10:16 AM
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Mike
just a few things , not having ago at you i know it's hard to oragnise this event with so many high powered cossie but you should have done a qualifiers too back up drop out cars...
your words were a min of 400bhp, t34 with nos now on this i will agree with you as it best to field the higher powered cossie's but when you haven't got 10 cossie's whats the point .....
i had a car there doing nothing ok it's only appoxy 400bhp and it doesn't meet your standards of power which is fair enough...
but i could have used it ,if you would of had reserve team and i'm not saying it would have made any difference to the cause, but atleast it could have been out there having ago...
It was like last yr... i qualifyed and cam 9th out of 12 cars which most were 500+ bhp and mine was the only snail there
i had no feed back on what was happing so i assumed i wasn't in the team and left it at that
if your doing it next yr do a qualifing shoot out and don't just rely on the big boys to turn up atleast then you can field 10 cars thats all im saying
and i think that most will agree with me .. with the 10 team
Cheers marco
just a few things , not having ago at you i know it's hard to oragnise this event with so many high powered cossie but you should have done a qualifiers too back up drop out cars...
your words were a min of 400bhp, t34 with nos now on this i will agree with you as it best to field the higher powered cossie's but when you haven't got 10 cossie's whats the point .....
i had a car there doing nothing ok it's only appoxy 400bhp and it doesn't meet your standards of power which is fair enough...
but i could have used it ,if you would of had reserve team and i'm not saying it would have made any difference to the cause, but atleast it could have been out there having ago...
It was like last yr... i qualifyed and cam 9th out of 12 cars which most were 500+ bhp and mine was the only snail there
i had no feed back on what was happing so i assumed i wasn't in the team and left it at that
if your doing it next yr do a qualifing shoot out and don't just rely on the big boys to turn up atleast then you can field 10 cars thats all im saying
and i think that most will agree with me .. with the 10 team
Cheers marco
02-08-2004, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by marco polo
Mike
just a few things , not having ago at you i know it's hard to oragnise this event with so many high powered cossie but you should have done a qualifiers too back up drop out cars...
your words were a min of 400bhp, t34 with nos now on this i will agree with you as it best to field the higher powered cossie's but when you haven't got 10 cossie's whats the point .....
i had a car there doing nothing ok it's only appoxy 400bhp and it doesn't meet your standards of power which is fair enough...
but i could have used it ,if you would of had reserve team and i'm not saying it would have made any difference to the cause, but atleast it could have been out there having ago...
It was like last yr... i qualifyed and cam 9th out of 12 cars which most were 500+ bhp and mine was the only snail there
i had no feed back on what was happing so i assumed i wasn't in the team and left it at that
if your doing it next yr do a qualifing shoot out and don't just rely on the big boys to turn up atleast then you can field 10 cars thats all im saying
and i think that most will agree with me .. with the 10 team
Cheers marco
just a few things , not having ago at you i know it's hard to oragnise this event with so many high powered cossie but you should have done a qualifiers too back up drop out cars...
your words were a min of 400bhp, t34 with nos now on this i will agree with you as it best to field the higher powered cossie's but when you haven't got 10 cossie's whats the point .....
i had a car there doing nothing ok it's only appoxy 400bhp and it doesn't meet your standards of power which is fair enough...
but i could have used it ,if you would of had reserve team and i'm not saying it would have made any difference to the cause, but atleast it could have been out there having ago...
It was like last yr... i qualifyed and cam 9th out of 12 cars which most were 500+ bhp and mine was the only snail there
i had no feed back on what was happing so i assumed i wasn't in the team and left it at that
if your doing it next yr do a qualifing shoot out and don't just rely on the big boys to turn up atleast then you can field 10 cars thats all im saying
and i think that most will agree with me .. with the 10 team
Cheers marco
agree totallyCheers
Daniel
02-08-2004, 10:33 AM
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Which part of my second paragraph did you two (Daniel and Marco ) not understand ? I will reiterate for you "hard of reading" people . And I quote from my above post "the TOTB organisers could not accomodate changes at the eleventh hour and also specifically asked if we would not do so, as the number of cars in total at the event were already in excess of their original remit.
) not understand ? I will reiterate for you "hard of reading" people . And I quote from my above post "the TOTB organisers could not accomodate changes at the eleventh hour and also specifically asked if we would not do so, as the number of cars in total at the event were already in excess of their original remit.
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02-08-2004, 10:41 AM
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What I would do Mike, is set a date next year for qualifying at Brunters (if Redline or PF will help) and then set a date 2 weeks later as the final decision date. This will then give people who can't make the qualifying NO excuse not to have got themselves to Santa Pod/York Dragway/Crail etc and proven some times also.
02-08-2004, 10:45 AM
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ok thats fair enough but you have known for along time that alot of the big power cars was even ready or broken never mind the 11 hour bollox .. like i said you should have done fooking qualifirs way before to back up the big boys
all i am saying is bare it in mind next yr
all i am saying is bare it in mind next yr
02-08-2004, 10:46 AM
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Phil,
As you probably know, that is the way I normally do it, but I was desperately trying to include the likes of Rod, Sean B, Steve Scott, Paul from PJ and Kev Sharp in the team, as you know they would have been very quick (well if Shonky had let someone else do the driving ).
As you probably know, that is the way I normally do it, but I was desperately trying to include the likes of Rod, Sean B, Steve Scott, Paul from PJ and Kev Sharp in the team, as you know they would have been very quick (well if Shonky had let someone else do the driving
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02-08-2004, 10:49 AM
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Yes Mike, just got a bit unlucky really. I know we said this last year, but hopefully next year we will have more cars to choose from
The only problem is, I can see them all going off and doing Gumball a few weeks before the event and breaking everything!
The only problem is, I can see them all going off and doing Gumball a few weeks before the event and breaking everything!
02-08-2004, 10:54 AM
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Marco,
Actually I had been talking behind the scenes to the owners of all the big power cars and they were ALL hopeful of attending at the last minute. It wasn't until a few weeks before, which was well after the final due date set by the TOTB peeps for everyone else (which was extended as a personal favour to the Cossie team ), that I was told for sure that certain people would not be able to attend and so I had to pick the best of the rest.
However, even then certain people let me down by not sending their money in on time (or at all ) and either were excluded because of this, or scraped in by the skin of their teeth.
I'm not going to name and shame, but we SHOULD have had more than the amount of cars that were there.
Actually I had been talking behind the scenes to the owners of all the big power cars and they were ALL hopeful of attending at the last minute. It wasn't until a few weeks before, which was well after the final due date set by the TOTB peeps for everyone else (which was extended as a personal favour to the Cossie team
), that I was told for sure that certain people would not be able to attend and so I had to pick the best of the rest.However, even then certain people let me down by not sending their money in on time (or at all
) and either were excluded because of this, or scraped in by the skin of their teeth. I'm not going to name and shame, but we SHOULD have had more than the amount of cars that were there
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02-08-2004, 01:36 PM
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If you are gonna do a qualifiyng then you're gonna be trying to organise 2 events.
F**K the qualifying and let peple go off on their own backs to pod/ crail york etc, with tickets or witnesses.
F**K the qualifying and let peple go off on their own backs to pod/ crail york etc, with tickets or witnesses.
02-08-2004, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cossymad
If you are gonna do a qualifiyng then you're gonna be trying to organise 2 events.
F**K the qualifying and let peple go off on their own backs to pod/ crail york etc, with tickets or witnesses.
F**K the qualifying and let peple go off on their own backs to pod/ crail york etc, with tickets or witnesses.
02-08-2004, 02:13 PM
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Next year WILL be different, there are some VERY special Cossies that failed to be finished in time, because custom parts took over a month longer than expected to be made.
My prediction is that a Cossie will feature in the top 5 (or higher) in each category and event (with the exception of fwd ). You heard it here first .
My prediction is that a Cossie will feature in the top 5 (or higher) in each category and event (with the exception of fwd
). You heard it here first .
02-08-2004, 02:19 PM
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Did n't you say that last year after a similar turn out 
In a year half of the cars will be dead or being modified, I mean has anybody really ever finished their car's???? I know I constantly change, spec, power, set up according to budget, and 'what comes up' as does many other owner on here, as modifying is what they enjoy!
In a year half of the cars will be dead or being modified, I mean has anybody really ever finished their car's???? I know I constantly change, spec, power, set up according to budget, and 'what comes up' as does many other owner on here, as modifying is what they enjoy!
02-08-2004, 03:00 PM
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This sounds to me , one of those IF YOUR FACE FITS YOUR IN , deals ,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
02-08-2004, 03:08 PM
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I said this all day long yesterday, same goes for the rst team aswell.
For all you know some of the other big boys ie skylines, maestro lol, supras, scoobys etc could of had problems (which they didnt and properbly never will ), therefore giving us more of a chance.
Afterall its not all about tip speed is it, marco would of proberbly done very well in the handling.
For all you know some of the other big boys ie skylines, maestro lol, supras, scoobys etc could of had problems (which they didnt and properbly never will
), therefore giving us more of a chance.Afterall its not all about tip speed is it, marco would of proberbly done very well in the handling.
02-08-2004, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Benn,
You can fuck off and learn to read as well , my big teedy-bear-like 
lover boy .
You can fuck off and learn to read as well
, my big teedy-bear-like lover boy .
we are just trying to get you to see the light you blonde 80s throw back poof
02-08-2004, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
This sounds to me , one of those IF YOUR FACE FITS YOUR IN , deals ,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
Whos paying for Datron to time 199 cosworths from 204 to 750bhp at Brunters for 76.5hrs!??!
02-08-2004, 03:15 PM
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Mike
I suppose there is no 100% way of sorting a day like this that pleases everyone ,
I was just disapointed to see so little cossies,when there are a lot around that could have been there and had a good go , OTHER THAN THE SO CALLED BIG BOYS ,
I suppose there is no 100% way of sorting a day like this that pleases everyone ,
I was just disapointed to see so little cossies,when there are a lot around that could have been there and had a good go , OTHER THAN THE SO CALLED BIG BOYS ,
02-08-2004, 03:33 PM
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Paul,
The reason why the poor showing this year (apart from the top cars not being ready in time), was due to the organisers asking me not to field any replacements for drop-outs - due to the amount of cars already involved this year.
If you saw last year, I ensured that we had a full compliment of ten (even calling on the likes of the lesser powered cars to replace any last minute drop outs), but due to the above request, I did not do that this year.
Chris,
Why did your wife say you had something that looked like a penis but smaller then? .
The reason why the poor showing this year (apart from the top cars not being ready in time), was due to the organisers asking me not to field any replacements for drop-outs - due to the amount of cars already involved this year.
If you saw last year, I ensured that we had a full compliment of ten (even calling on the likes of the lesser powered cars to replace any last minute drop outs), but due to the above request, I did not do that this year.
Chris,
Why did your wife say you had something that looked like a penis but smaller then?
.
02-08-2004, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
This sounds to me , one of those IF YOUR FACE FITS YOUR IN , deals ,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
Why not let anyone who wants to turn up have a go ,,, its better to have loads of cossies there that arnt 500+ bhp than none at all ... Marco"s car is no slow car and as he says he just sat there all day ,, The so called BIG BOYS either didnt pay or never bothered to turn up anyway ,,,
Whos paying for Datron to time 199 cosworths from 204 to 750bhp at Brunters for 76.5hrs!??!
what i mean is no one has to pay for nothing.... all they would have to do is go to any event where theres a strip pod/york/avon park just a few do a few runs then relay the times or the slips back to mike , mike or redline who ever,don't have be there....just a thought
02-08-2004, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Chris,
Why did your wife say you had something that looked like a penis but smaller then? .
Why did your wife say you had something that looked like a penis but smaller then?
.Why don't we have a 0-60 at TOTB4? I 'm sure most fords could strech to a few hundred yards without breaking, and there are some quickies out there
03-08-2004, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Benn 304R
I said this all day long yesterday, same goes for the rst team aswell.
Mike regarding TOTB III and qual and entry for this years event and it being full....
Was it full when YOU put the min spec up ?
I know its hard work, but as many people on here we are all disapointed in the both the ford teams that were available - as in number of cars to watch, not the people that had tried to get there and people that actually got there, just the lack of them..