Classic Thunder Build - Duracel79 - England

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Nive to hear from you again Ben. Nice update of your racingtime.


Gr Peter V.

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Jeroen wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:03 am Wow, nice, thanks for taking your time to give us an extensive update Ben! Good to see how the car is developing, as well as the lap times! Any plans for the car, or for racing, for the near future?
Well plans are in place to race more this year, but who knows when we will actually get the chance.

Current Plan:

March 27th/28th - Silverstone International (Live streamed)
April 24th/25th - Cadwell Park (Live Streamed)
May 31st - Donington Park
July 31st/August 1st - Brands Hatch Indy (Live Streamed)
September 18th/19th - Snetterton 300 (Live Streamed)
October 17th - Mallory Park (Live Streamed)

The Live Streams will be by 247.TV which did some for us last year. Available on Facebook and Youtube.
There will also be produced highlight show on TV afterwards.

As for improvements to that car. Not much planned at the moment, just servicing and oil/brakes replaced etc.

Future major mods are a few years away, well when I can afford new sets of very wide wheels (and tyres) to fill out the planned Group 2 arches.

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Manitoba wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:09 am :launch :crazy

Great pics and stories! Keep on driving!

Greetz,
Walter.
Smartie wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:53 pm :driving
Especially the onboard on the English version of Nurburgring. Looks like great fun, but difficult.
Thanks for your time to write this up.
uwbuurman wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:38 pm Supercool, Ben!!
Jeroen wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:03 am Wow, nice, thanks for taking your time to give us an extensive update Ben! Good to see how the car is developing, as well as the lap times! Any plans for the car, or for racing, for the near future?
Peter V. wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:22 am Nive to hear from you again Ben. Nice update of your racingtime.

Thanks All.
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1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - The refined S54 Race car)
1982 635csiA (New project)
1985 728iA (For Sale)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
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:thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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