The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Spring Performance Car Action Day
Saturday 24th April

I have just received my passes for the above event. If anyone would like a Track Session I have two I am willing to sell @ £21 each plus you will receive a couple of free admission passes worth £10 each.

If anyone wants a free admission pass, I have several up for grabs.

Martin

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Track sessions have gone. Still have a few admission passes though.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Mart I may be up for an admission pass. Good job you ran out of track passes, the fiesta does seem to have started burning oil alarmingly under very heavy acceleration...

All set for tomorrow. Could be a hot one.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Shame I didn't get my Sprint in time for this one. Maybe next time.

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Vindicator Sprint, Honda Fireblade RRX 919cc, re-powered by AB Performance. Quick.

Any Dolly/FWD etc. will do Jod. Doesn't have to be a Sprint.

Look in the 'Meetings & Events' forum for the Castle Combe Classics Action Day 12th June

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Is it classics only Mart?

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Vindicator Sprint, Honda Fireblade RRX 919cc, re-powered by AB Performance. Quick.

I've been on track on that day in Fiesta, which is not exactly a classic.

It's actually "Classics and Sportscars Action Day". But as Dave said, just about anything goes.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Cool. Especially as my Sprint already has Sierra brakes

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Vindicator Sprint, Honda Fireblade RRX 919cc, re-powered by AB Performance. Quick.

Well a big thanks to Mart for organising this.
I enjoyed the day hugely I took the Quantum round and discovered wheelspin coming out of corners and managed 110 mph up to Avon rise (my sprint shows 105 normally) The Quantum is faster but not developed as well as the sprint.
I also loved a trip round as passenger with Mart its great being in an old car that wallops many modern cars, Diane also enjoyed a "ride" with Mart.
Daughter Rebecca was there with her 350 bhp Subaru and took me round in it, which was an amazing contrast between the different vehicles, I suspect that the fastest was Mart's.
Another great day finishing with sitting on Marts bonnet operating his throttle to get him back to the pits after its slight glitch out on track, much to the amusement of our fellow pit dwellers.

Thanks again Mart from Jon & Diane.

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track action maniac.

The lunatic is out................heres Jonny!

Was good to see you both there Jon and Martin. I went down in my Saab 9000 as there were lots of Saabs on track but didn't take mine on. Will do soon though, be interesting to see how it compares to the Dolomites. It's a massive barge that doesn't do corners but I trounced an Astra VXR on the way home

Another great day. I got a bit sunburned Good to see Jon & Di again and Adam & friends.

Had some great sessions with lots of overtaking (and being overtaken) but there were still a few idiots out there. Hopefully they got yellow carded. All went well until the last session when, after a few laps, the throttle pedal just went straight to the floor. Broken cable I thought, but when we got it back to the club stand ( ) it was a pin had come out of the throttle linkage, but fortunately the pin had not only stayed in the bracket but had worked it's way back in. So five minutes later, all was well.

Thanks to Jon & Di for being my passengers, it was a great laugh (especially the MR2 spin). :-"

Videos

1st Session

2nd Session

3rd Session

4th Session

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Bugger, missed it. Glad you all had a good time though.

As ever, very nice track time videos Mart! Over the last seasons you can really notice the improvements you’ve made to your car!

Now you’re lapping so much faster, do you experience extra wear on the mechanical bits? I can imagine the rear axle seals are working at its limits with the improved cornering abilities

And it’s nice to see the ‘modern’ cars have their own problems (BMW handling, Toyota brakes, driver control, etc).

It is these videos that keep me motivated to upgrade my own Sprint a little bit during the restoration, cheers

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Ronald
Club Triumph Holland - Dolomite Registrar




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