Caterham Sport Scholarship News
Please mail me with anything which may be of use to Scholarship racers and I'll put it here
Timothy Gibson came 3rd and 10th in his Formula Palmer Audi races at Brands on 6th and 7th November. The races were shown on SkySports, including two interviews with Tim.
Accommodation suggestions - useful for next year's Scholars?
Wiscombe - Seaton Heights in Seaton (01297-20932), less than 5 miles from Wis?, £30pppn
B&B, £42 dinner B&B, rooms left as of 6pm 9th Sept, www.scoot.co.uk/seaton_heights
Oulton - Lodge Inn in Sandiway (Travel Lodge type chain) (01606-883006), 3-4 miles from
the circuit, £39.95 for a room, pub next door, big car park, 30 rooms available as of 6th
September.
Snetterton - Breckland Lodge (01953-455202), 2 miles from the circuit, £37.50 for a
double room (a few of us stayed there for the Lotus 7 club trackday and its pretty good -
bar, cheap carvery, breakfast from 7...).
Videos/photos
If you didn't get a flyer at the event, AA Photographic took photos of all competitors in
action at Curborough. The're only £3 each including P&P. You can see an
example in the Gallery. Phone them on 01299-401939.
Ian at Mad Video produced an excellent video of our race at Harewood, and each copy is
tailored so you get all the clips of yourself at the beginning (followed by all the
crashes - luckily he missed my wallet-worrying spin at Farmhouse!). The video's
twenty quid (inc. P&P) from ian@madvideo.demon.co.uk,
or phone him on 01469-561281.
From Alister Weaver:
I've got lots of superb photos of every car at Oulton, going through the first chicane.
They are professionally done and razor sharp. Prices are as follows : 3.5 x 2.5 50p (min
10), 6 x 4 £2, 7 x 5 £4, 8 x 6 £4.5, 10 X 8 £5
Basically he'll do any size you like up to 30 x 20 in for £45. I'm off on holiday
so people will need to contact him direct. His details are: Martin P Ruddick,
Motorsports Photography, No.2, The Old Warren, Broughton, Flintshire, Nr Chester, CH4 0EF.
Tel 01244 534421 Mobile 0370 634601 Cheques made payable to 'Martin P.
Ruddock.'
These really are superb and I heartily recommend them (and I'm not getting a cut).
Scholarship in print
Autocar articles by Alister Weaver:
Dec 22/29 1999 (Christmas double issue) - Report on that crash in my Roadtesters year,
complete with picture.
Jan 5th 2000 6-page feature on the Oulton round, complete with black and white arty
photographs.
20th July 1999 carried Alister Weaver's first installment of life as a Caterham racer
July's Circuit News had quite a big article about the Scholarship (even if the photo's
of the Graduates!)
The Curborough round of our series got a photo and a mention in the October issue of the
BARC magazine, Startline.