Spa Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy Race 2012

RAC Woodcote Trophy Race
September 2012 SPA


Paddock Pictures at Spa

Weather wet very cool but drying over the weekend.

I was driving the DB2 LeMans Lightweight at this meeting.

Qualifying:-

Very damp at the start but took it easy and ended with a good qualifying session with a time of 2mins 25sec which was my best ever qualifying time at this circuit.

The car ran very well with no fuel issues or spluttering at high speeds and the car ran cleanly for the first time in a number of years at this circuit which looked very good for the race.

A Sharp's 3.0L DB2 with my 2.6L DB2.

Our paddock set up which worked very well.

The Race:-

Best Lap 2m 27sec which was 2 secs slower than in qualifying although the track was drying at the end of the race.

Finishing Position:-

2nd to last overall. I lost 4 lap as I had to come in as soon as the pit window opening as the car was not running correctly from the very start of the race and was miss-firing very badly, with no top end.

I came in to the pits and got out of the car. Jonathan went through everything and spotted a lot of moisture in the distributor and cleaned this out and went back out and the car ran very well but now over fueled and 4 laps down.

It was a bit frustrating as I think I could have achieved my best la time over the weekend. I was aiming for 2min 22sec or better which is quite a challenge in a 2.6L DB2.

Picture showing exhausts which are the same type as on the Team car VMF 64

Susan sorting out the awning

Other Cars in the Spa Paddock