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Steve Panas

To all of you who have entered and those who are interested.
First and foremost THANK YOU.
Final instructions and tickets will be sent out from BARC this week and should be with you by the weekend. Certain entries refrained from giving an address so I will be taking their BARC packs with me to arrive Thursday.
Garage allocation is shown below. Those that requested a certain garage/team combination have their wish. Anybody requiring an alteration please contact me as I have to inform the circuit organisers of this.

1   Fine Print Racing      
2   Inworth Racing      
         
3   John Coyle #1   Rambo   
4   John Coyle #2    
         
5   Whitwell #1   Ben Allen   
6   JB Doors      
         
7   Team Oily Dwarf      
8   Whitwell Hire       
         
9   Twin Snails #1      
10   Green Electrician [7]      
         
11   Tete Rouge#1   Trevor [tr#2]   
12   Tete Rouge#3      
         
13   MWR Motors       
14   Broad Peak Racing      
         
15   Stinky      
16   Imbriglio Racing      
         
17   Team RSR Racing [Ecas]    
18   Steve Jaques [43]      
         
19   Shoebridge #1   Jack Gabriel   
20   Shoebridge #2      
         
21   Race hire    Woolies of Hingham   
22   Crisis Racing      
         
23   Lucky John Racing      
24   Hollis Racing      
         
25   Gadget Racing   Gate-A- Mation #2   
26   Gate-A- Mation #1      
         
We appear to have a final figure of 32 this year.
and finally the predictions and latest news so far with more to follow

A few days to go to Go - Latest News
Ecas the Return - Car 96 RSR Racing
2007 - Car 1st 9 laps up. RSR 31st 137 laps down
This is the car that actually defined the "Country Mile" in 2007 by leading from start to finish in torrential rain to win by 9 laps. Out of the team that drove that race last year only Phil Myatt remains to race this year. "Captain Fast", or "PP" to those close to him, will not be in the Ecas car this year but forms part of another "Dream team" in the Tete Rouge #1 car. The car itself has new owners this yeay in the form of RSR Racing. RSR purchased the car in the 2008 pre-season from owner Edward Mason.
RSR have done extensive pre race testing at several circuits but mainly at Snetterton. Meticulous preperation on all points have been the watchword for this team. Indeed they have yet to fully test the special "DHL" engine which has been specially rebuilt by ECAS chief mechanic Geoff Archer. The complexities of this engine meant that Geoff retained the engine for longer than normal to ensure is was going to be perfect. Tony Gamond, Steve Chappell and Chris Bearman in the now number 96 car are feeling that their effort last year of finishing 31st out of 35 was not reflective of their potential. Steve Chappell feels ultra confident of a podium finish now that they have a car fitting their talent.
Garage : 17/18

Tete Rouge/Myatts.co.uk - Car 1
2007 - 5th 15 laps down
Last year this was the pole car which led from the start until 20 yards into the race when a smashed rocker left if marooned just past the pit exit. By the time the car was back on the track it was 11 laps down in 35th place. On a more level playing field they would have given ECAS a better run for their money. But!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the back of this imperfect performance the Tete Rouge #1 team have been ruthlessly disbanded. There is now no room for Pete Sparrow  the  past multiple championship winner and probably THE most successful 2CV racing driver ever. In has come Captain Fast, Phil Myatt, to lead a new generation of drivers to lead the charge to return the 24 hour trophy to Tete Rouge. The secret weapon though in the Tete Rouge armour is the arrival of "Dangerous Dave" O'Keeffe. Out of contract with Gadget Racing David didn't have to think twice about the chance to race in more reliable equipment. Paul will do well to control this beast.  Third driver is the ultra reliable Sammie Fritchley who was Tete Rouge owner  Paul Robertson's  first choice on the team sheet. The  fourth driver to complete the lineup is a welcome return to a previous 24 hour race winner, Roger Lott. This latest addition firmly cements the Tete rouge car as favourite for second place.  To concentrate on the race fully supporting the number one car Tete Rouge have decided to not enter their number two car. Extensive engine testing is taking place with development parts coming from all round the country. 
Garage : 11/12

Crisis Racing - Car 40
2007 - 13th 39 laps down
2006 found Crisis Racing in crisis at the 24 hour race. 32nd out of 33 starters. 2007 wasn't expected to be much better but Nick Roads and team confounded the critics by storming to a 13th out of 35. Indeed a top 10 finish looked possible until late problems sent them backwards. Several engines have been with Tete Rouge during the pre season and with development now find that they will be on the pace. Nick Roads is keeping his final driver lineup secret as yet and has only named Hugh McCurrich from last year to drive this year so far. With the determined preperation taking place everybody is confident that Nick will guide this car into the top ten and possibly more. Paul, at Tete Rouge, has already been discussing with Nick the possiblity of Crisis "fluking" a podium!!
Garage : 21/22

Racehire.com - Car 70
2007 - not entered
Marc Fenner, owner of the car, has managed to put together a remarkable array of driver talant with no less that 2007 Legend World Champion Glenn Burtenshaw. Glenn's co-driver in the Legend series, Robin Webb, is also scheduled to drive. This isn't the first time this pair have driven here but the lineup shows the serious intention of the entry. Louis Roper and Ben Thomas will not let the side down here as co-drivers and expect to be on the podium as a minimum return. Glenn says he is not used to losing!!
Garage 21/22

Whitwell Motorsport - Car 84
2007 - not entered
This is the REDHOT favourite for the race this year. No expense has been spared on the preperation of this car. Literally thousands of pounds alone have been invested in engine development. Whitwell Motorsport using their own rolling road have  many hours of work in producing their race winning engines. Mark Turner, team owner and number one driver, has assurred his team that the car will deliver at Snetterton. Infact pole, fastest lap and the race have been guaranteed by Mark. Enquiries about the "country mile" distance [now standing at 9 laps set by Ecas the Return in 2007] have also been made. Andy Smith who only trails PP in the Championship this season leads the rest of the drivers consisting of Mad Pete and Martin Hindley. Congratulations to Martin also who now can drop his yellow novice cross for this race.
Illegal modifications on the car  found at the last race which led to eventual disqualification have apparently been resolved now. This actually led to Mark having to virtual rebuild the car. Reliability has been specially  built into the car to enable Whitwell to look after six cars for this meeting. Adjoining garages and a large crew will enable to Whitwell their ambition this year of filling the podium and all cars finishing in the top ten.
Garage 5/6/7/8

MWR Racing - Car 69
2007 - not entered
A very large welcome return to international superstar, Mike Lindup, founder member of  Level 42. Mike is no newcomer to 2cv racing having regularly competed in the 1990s. Mike will not join the proceedings until Saturday pm as he has a gig in Germany on the Friday. This is a proper "international racing driver" who will have a car waiting at London City airport to whisk him to Snetterton. A lot of work has been put into this car and expectations are high. Mike has enrolled the services of top drivers in the shape of Mark Waghorn, Peter Whelan and Elliot Dalkin. Mark is looking forward to telling Paul Robertson in the adjoining garage where he has been going wrong for the last 10 years.


Broad Peak Racing - Car 30
2007 - 23rd 83 laps down
New racing team Broad Peak Racing are entering the race for the second time. As with other second timers they know what to expect this time and will significantly improve on 23rd place. Dave Edmonston "Piston Ed" is now keen to improve and with extensive preperation this year is hoping for a top ten finish. Fellow drivers Mark Benson, Graham Ewings and James Hall are all intent on ensuring this ambition is met.

Fineprint Racing -  Car 97
2007 - 12th 35 laps down
2006 - 26th 69 laps down
Team owner, Martin Harrold, has this year put together a daunting driver lineup to make a long time ambition of winning the race a realistic target. Latest addition is the services of ex-touring car driver Carl Breeze. Carl is now in his second season of Seat Cupra Cup and is currently second in that championship. Living locally at King's Lynn, Carl's local track should prove no problem to swift progress. Expect to see this car qualify high and run stongly early on. Martin will be joined in the driving work by long time team member, Auto Sport editor, Edd Straw. A top 5 finish would be a reasonable target here as long as the car remains reliable.

Tete Rouge 3 - Car 79
2007 - 3rd 10 laps down
2006 - 13th 28 laps down
These guys are so far up for the race it's unreal. Confidence is so high that silverware is guaranteed. Car owner, Tim Ward, believes his "Rent Boys" could really upset the favourites here. This was the top finishing  Tete Rouge car last year much to the annoyance of Tete Rouge owner Paul Robertson. Lead driver Meyrick Cox is taking a well earned rest from his day job at Rothschild's in London to lead his hand picked drivers. Meyrick "Custard" Cox is reputed not to race without plenty of custard but hopes new German race licence holder Anthony "Crash" Coxon will not be performing his 3.30am party trick at this race. Crashy, who has plenty of endurance racing experience, refers to an unfortunate sequence of three 24 hour races (2 at the German Ring) in which he crashed between 3.30 and 3.35 am every time!!!!  Sweden is represented by Christer "Pyjamas" Hallgren and the full lineup is topped with Alec "Ace" Graham. Alec, based in Halifax, is no newcomer to the race and feels he shouldn't hold the car back as previous this year. Both Tete Rouge cars should be dominant this year in what should be a close race.

nworth Racing - Car 42
2007 - 28th 111 laps down
2006 - Did not enter
Lack of race experience in 2cv is probably the only reason Inworth Racing is trailing so far down the grid. Perhaps last years disappointing finish was not representative of the talent laying within the team. Morgan Racing have only high regards for their drivers. Joining forces with Fineprint in the garages is a positive step forward and together with Martin's luck should bring a slight improvement in a race finish.



Team Stinky - Car
2007 - 4th 14 laps down
2006 - 30th 111 laps down
Seasoned 24 hours racers and annual entrants will be seriously looking to go to the top rung here this year. The same driver lineup is positive proof that the team have a belief a winning finish is their destiny. Last year some slick pit work enabled a serious challenge to be made and were unfortunate enough to be smashed by the ECAS country mile victory. Some average races so far this championship have not shown the car at its best, but this race always brings out its best. Tactically the best team in the race probably.

JB Doors Racing - Car 90
2007 - 7th 21 laps down
2006 - 15th 29 laps down
The original Joe 90 Silver Bullet car is back with a solid chance to break into the podium places so long as reliability issues are resolved. Oliver Hall is the secret weapon this year. Nobody stops Oli!!! Owner Darren Baker has also enlisted the services of Whitwell Motorsport to run the car for 2008. Results haven't been what was expected but the car can be quick. Julian Woods brings his enormous biking experience to bolster the teams chances. During testing at Croft recently Julian definetly got to grips with the car taking the engine to its absolute limits.

Gate-a-mation #1 - Car 59
2007 - 9th 29 laps down
2006 - not entered
Two cars out all season from this team show the commitment is now back with Greg Wheeler and Andy Pirt. Always the best looking car [at the start!!] sometimes only goes quick with Greg installed. But strangely Andy has been by far the quicker and is well up in the championship with a fair chance of getting the runners up spot. New doors have been fitted as one of them had a scratch. This is their dedication to perfection. With such effort put into the event this year we could quite easily see Gate-a-mation winning the race.

Team Twin Snails - Car 12
2007 - 10th 31 laps down
2006 - 7th 16 laps down
The club chairman has brought on board fresh input with drivers this year to take that step on the podium he richly deserves. A new engine builder for this season has brought mixed returns so far but could this just a sandbagging for the main event. Tete Rouge have rebuilt the car ensuring that structural issues affecting the handling have been resolved. This car should make a strong showing and be in the mix when it matters
The Green Electrician - Car 7
2007 - 11th 34 laps down
2006 - 18th 34 laps down
This is the ex-MRB car which has always done well here. Matt Riley has been extremely quick in this car all season in the championship. Apart from one or two awkward moments he would not be far off leading the title race. Welcome back to Paul Taylor and Simon Pearson for their annual drive. Nick Grant makes up this bound to be reliable front running entry under the new guise of The Green Electrician!!!!

Team Oily Dwarf - Car 88
2007 - 18th 53 laps down
2006 - 20th 46 laps down
Geoff Turral takes a break away from his normal occupation of Porsche [UK] director and brings his silky smooth driving technique back to Snetterton this year. After breaking part of the suspension during last years event Geoff has has the car professionally rebuilt at Whitwell Motorsport by Mark Turner. Finally Geoff and co drivers Todd Worthington and Gareth Jones will have no excuse over reliability this year. Watch out for the livid no sorry vivid green car being crewed by Whitwell.

Lucky Jon Racing - Car 67
2007 - 20th 58 laps down
2006 - 5th 13 laps down
Last years result should not be taken as a serious decline for Lucky Jon Racing. Indeed they have decided to forgo the sprint championship this season and concentrate all efforts on a top six finish. Julian Winn brings extensive experience after being heavily involved in the ECAS glory years with ex-ace drivers "King" Richard Dalton and Pete Sparrow.
Hollis Motorsport - Car 71
2007 - 21st 78 laps down
2006 - 2nd 4 laps down
A 21st place last year was an enormous disappointment to the aspirations of this team. The car started the season very quickly at Silverstone only to suffer a DNF late in the first race. This year Richard and Matt  are to launch their secret weapon on the race in the form of Nigelspeed Hollis. This is a car that if  it remains reliable then a podium would beckon again.

Wooly's of Hingham - Car 27
2007 - 25th 99 laps down
2006 - Did not enter
This team have entered late but come with a wealth of race driving experience. The finish last year has not reduced their desire to improve. The attraction of the race has brought the same team back but to do things completely differently. Jez Clarke has been dropped from the driver lineup despite Wooly's star driver leading the Porsche Championship this season. Jez has won all but two races so far. With the more extensive backup a top ten finish does not look out of the way. Niel Chilleystone with the Robinson brothers and Greg Page look like stong contenders now.


GT40-Three - Car 43
2007 - 27th 102 laps down
2006 - Did not enter
The car with the best livery in the race. Steve McQueen will be watching on. The car has been relatively quick so far this season but is really reserved for the UK's top endurance race. The driver lineup of Steve Jaques, John Rainger, Peter Scatchard and Richard Stringer are no strangers to this event and I expect to see them put in a strong performace overall.

Rambo - Car - 26
2007 - 34th 147 laps down
2006 - Did not enter
As always the Scottish entry comes in just in time. Graham Harper has brought together ex-champion JPW to lead the driver lineup. Legendary dashboard designer Jean Paul believes that apart from the fact you can't have enough hammers the lineup Graham has selected is one of the strongest Scottish entries this year. Welcome back to "Wild" Willie Patterson together with ever present Derek Coghill could form the other half of the car that will go quick, quick and then slow. Finishing last last year means the only way is up. Do not be suprised to see this car winning at some point during the race!!



mark turner Whitwell Motorsport

How big was that country mile again? Is it 9 or 19 laps? MUST get my eyes tested! or hearing checked! 
Winners of the Snetterton 24hr 2011
Winners of the Snetterton 24hr 2012

Derek Coghill

<one of the strongest Scottish entries this year>

errr...the only Scottish entry this year?

Mine's staying in and eating chips.

Andy Craig-Smith

#3
Not deep fried Mars bars Derek?
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