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2010 NSSCC Calender 17/18 April - Croft 8/9 May - Croft 3/4 July - Croft 25 July - Knockhill 1 August - Mallory 21/22 August - Cadwell 25/26 September - Croft Full details at the ddmc NSSCC Class D Latest Result 1st - Peter Dixon 2nd - Mick Starkey 3rd - Jason South Ret - Terry Wright Ret - Paul Moss
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Welcome to team pugwash. We are a father / son combination of trackday regulars. This website is dedicated mainly to myself Peter Dixon's entry into the northern sports and saloon car championship. 2009 was my 1st year of motorsport. I only intended to do 1 year of racing to just say I'd 'done it', but after only 1 race I had the bug and am looking forward to doing it again in 2010. Myself and my father Andrew have been doing trackdays in his and my own westfield for several years now. After my uncle and a freind started racing I quickly got the bug and my westfield went up for sale to fund a race entry. This site will also include pictures and video's from the trackdays we have done and are still doing.
News: So, 2010 over, congrats to Paul Moss for taking the championship for the 2nd time in a row and 3 times total! Congrats also to all the class winners. Its been a year of up and downs for me, the car didn't run right for the 1st half of the season but came on strong at the end. I've seriously enjoyed myself and look forward to another go in 2011. I've put some clips together in a best of video which can be found here:
26-9-10 - Scottish Saloon and Sports Car Championship - Croft Circuit This time, Andrew made a much better start utilising 4 gears this time! After letting a few of the faster cars starting from the back passed, Andrew settled in the race. The car wasn't handling particularly well due to the tyre's been well worn down after the previous 5 sessions in the weekend. He was gradually catching James Hamills ginetta, at hawthorn's, James spun in front of Andrew. Taking to the grass to avoid him, Joe Shuttleton in his Subaru Impreza managed to get past. Andrew followed him to the end of the race to take 21st overall. He enjoyed the experience but didn't like the car, was a bit unstable for his liking.
26-9-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship Round 14 - Croft Circuit In the 2nd race I started much further up the grid, a lot higher than I usually would which made me a bit nervous. I made a reasonable start but then chaos ensued in front of me with tyre smoke everywhere. Rich in the clio got up the inside of me and Paul went around the outside, unfortunately we tagged wheels damaging his suspension and putting him out the race. I managed to carry on but the car was handling poorly, I thought there was suspension damage but it actually turned out the tyre's were well worn. I took the class win and handed my dad the car to run his race on the much abused tyre's. Round 14 Race Video Part 1 Part 2
25-9-10 - Scottish Saloon and Sports Car Championship - Croft Circuit After booking him his ARD's test for christmas, it was finally time for Andrew to do his 1st race. He had a good qualifying session getting used to the car and set a 1.42.502 which was pole position in his class! Mind, there was only 2 cars in the class, the other being a 1300cc fiesta although it was a nice piece of kit. Onto the race, Andrew made a somewhat steady start going, 1st, 2nd, 5th! After letting some of the quicker cars past that had an off at the start, he settled into a battle with Harry Vaulkhards (Yes, the WTCC driver) beutiful Escort Mk2. Andrew managed to pass him into Tower. He then gave chase to Peter House in the Mini. This is where he set his fastest lap with a 1.40.935 which was quite impressive. He eventually caught him and James Hamill's ginetta. Peter got passed and pulled away whilst Andrew battled with James Ginetta. They changed positions a couple of time with James eventually getting the better. In the meantime, Harry Vaulkhard had caught back up and pressed to get passed Andrew. Andrew managed to keep his place however and finished 16th overall.
25-9-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship Round 13 - Croft Circuit I had a good qualifying session setting a new personal best for Croft with a 1.38.179, this was just a couple of 100'ths behind Pauls time of 1.38.143 and we started alongside each other. I made a good start and managed to get ahead. I had a number of battles with various people before the race was red flagged for damage to the chicane. I made an excellent restart and settled into a battle with Richard Ralstons Renault Clio. I manage to pass him when he out braked himself into Tower. I pulled away slightly and took the class win which is my 1st at Croft. Round 13 Race Video Part 1 Part 2
22-8-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 11/12 - Cadwell Park I had a nightmare in qualifying not getting any clear laps. I qualified 3rd in class behind Pauls saxo and Micks fiesta taking the quickest. We all started together, Mick just ahead of me and Paul beside him. I made a good start but had to back off a little behind Mick, Paul got back into 2nd. I had a superb race, after an initial battle with Simon Mayne's fisher fury and fending off Richard Ralstons clio, I went after Mick and Paul. I managed to pass Mick by getting a better exit off charlies and getting alongside. I passed Paul on the following lap and after fending him off for a lap, I pulled away to take the victory. Race 2 actually saw me qualify ahead of Paul and Mick. I made a good getaway avoiding some carnage and staying ahead of my rivals. Unfortunately I suffered gear selection problems and Paul passed me. I kept up for a while but every missed gear change allowed him Paul to getaway. I would eventually finish a very lonely 2nd in class. A very dissapointing race after the 1st but all in all a good day, also taking the class lap record I think. Round 11 Race Video Part 1 Part 2 Round 12 Race Video Part 1 Part 2
1-8-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 9/10 - Mallory Park We tried something else on the car to fix the miss-fire. Unfortunately in qually I didn't get much chance to try it as the car died after 1 lap! With thanks to Gavin and Paul Moss, we managed to get the car going again. The one lap I did set managed to get me on the grid just behind Pauls saxo for race 1 but as I didn't set a 2nd time, I would start from the back in the 2nd race. In the 1st race, I made a reasonable start but got pipped by Mark Armstrongs subaru and Brian Morris's datsun. I managed to get a run on Brian out of Garrards and out braked him at the chicane. I gave chase to Marks subaru but unfortunately he would retire with mechanical problems at the next hairpin. I then went after Pauls Saxo who was battling with Brian Murphy in the Ginetta. I did manage to catch Paul but couldn't get near enough to make a passing manouvre, I took 2nd in class and fastest lap in class. Race 2 was great fun starting from the back. I passed a number of cars and then settled into a battle with Ian Humpish's beetle. I tried but failed to get past, great fun though!
25-7-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 7/8 - Knockhill We had the car re-mapped to try and fix the miss-fire, unfortunately it did not work. I qualified reasonably well for both races, only a few tenths off the class leading pace. I was going ok in race 1, keeping Paul in sight. Unfortunately, David Swales went off in his fiesta bringing out the red flag. Mick Starkey had been catching me for a while and this gave him his opportunity to pounce on the restart. He did, I managed to keep up and went for a move on the last corner leaving a drag race to the finish! Mick missed a gear allowing me to take 2nd. If he hadn't he would have finished ahead as by this time, my car was very down on power. The 2nd race was terrible, the weather had got warmer and this had a huge effect on the car, I couldn't keep up with anyone and came 3rd in class, effectively last. I was massively impressed with Knockhill though, cant believe I didn't go last year! Round 7 Race Video Part 1 Part 2
7-7-10 - Easytrack Cadwell Park Trackday A few of the locostbuilder boys and trackday regulars headed down to cadwell for an Easytrack trackday. We'd made some slight changes to the pinto since Oulton where the brakes were crap and the car understeered. We'd re-ligned the rear brake shoe's and dropped the front tyre pressures. Although these were only small improvements, they made the difference. The car felt much better on the brakes and the front end was much more pointy. I had a couple of good sessions including chasing down Rich Mawsons Sylva Striker and a very quick BMW M Coupe. Andrew had a few good sessions behind Paul Fishers very rapid clio 172 and various other cars. All in all, a very enjoyable day and good craic in the paddock. Andrew Full Session PART 1 PART 2 Pete Full Session PART 1 PART 2
4-7-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 6 - Croft Circuit After taking the car home, we found that the fuel pressure had dropped half a bar. We tweaked this back upto where we thought it should be and returned to Croft for race 2. Once again I made a great start, I actually took to the Gravel to avoid Ron Harpers spitfire that seemed to bog at clervaux. This didn't hinder me however and I put 4 cars and a good gap between me and Moss. The car felt better at 1st but after just 1-2 laps it started to pull the previous days tricks again. This time the car appeared to still have its top end but stuttered even worse out of the corners. I decided to push for a finish. I fell down the order and Moss eventually caught and re-passed me alongside Mick Starkey. Un-fortunately for Mick, he had his own miss-fire problems and I re-passed him a lap or two later. Jason in his re-juvinated pug 205 qas quickly catching me on the last lap but I managed to hold on. A good salvage result but the whole weekend was a missed opportunity. Moss's saxo seemed very unusually off the pace whereas the civic seemed to still have it. Oh well, onto Knockhill! Round 6 Race Video - PART 1 PART 2
3-7-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 5 - Croft Circuit Round 5 at Croft was host to some very hot weather (a rare thing at croft). I was looking forward to qualifying after a 2 month break and had been studying my previous vids to see where I could improve. Qually started reasonably well, I got a couple of banker laps on a 139.5 and a 1.39.9 and then decided to push. It was then that the car started to lose power. It was stuttering out of some of the corners and lacked top end speed. I came in early as I was unsure to what damage was being done under the bonnet. We found that the oil level in the car was a little low, the thinking was that this was de-activating the vtec and thats what caused my problems. I didn't hold much hope for a good qualifying spot but was suprised to find I'd qualified a comfortable 1st in both races, this was a 1st for me. In the race, I made a brilliant start putting 2 cars between me and Moss in the saxo. Unfortunately, our previous thought about the oil was un-founded and the car started to lose power and stutter again. After dropping way down the field I pulled in for a DNF. I was very dissapointed after my best qualifying and potentially having the best pace in my class. On a side note, it was good to see Ron Harper back out in his Spitfire, now with Honda S2000 power. To say he had an interesting 1st race back would be an understatement.
15-6-10 - Circuit Days Oulton Park Trackday Team Pugwash, Colin in his megabusa and Jeff in his CSR260 made there way to Oulton Park for a trackday. Unfortunately, Pete suffered from self inflicted illness through most of the day so sat a lot of the sessions out. This left Colin, Jeff and Andrew along with the trackaction-online boys to have fun. A good day was had and the weather stayed good all day. Trackday Video - Colin (Megabusa), Jeff (Caterham CSR260), Pete (Pinto) Trackday Video - Andrew (Pinto), Steve H (Duratec)
9-5-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 4 - Croft Circuit I struggled for pace in this race. I went the wrong way with the tyre pressures and the car didn't feel as good. I couldn't get nears the saxo in this race but with Mick a distance 3rd, I cruised to a 2nd place finish, mainly watching Chris Weatley's Seat Cupra battling Matt Addisons caterham in front. That kept me entertained. :-)
8-5-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 3 - Croft Circuit Again, I struggled in qualifying but went quicker than I had ever done before setting a personal best of 1.39.50 which I was pleased with. In the race, after an initial battle with Alan Mcphersons Formula 27, I got some clear air to try and chase down Paul's saxo. With the clear track I was able to push and found yet more time setting another personal best with a 1.38.690, I was over the moon with this. I finished a very solid 2nd in class and a bit closer to Paul Moss.
1-5-10 - Trackday Club Track Evening - Teesside Autodrome. We'd fitted a new gearbox from a Honda Civic VTi. This is a hydraulic clutch gearbox so required a bit of fabrication to fix as my car is clutch cable. It all went in relatively easily. The box has been fitted with some close ratio gears as well as uprated bearings and synchro's. Overall I was impressed, probably more so with the standard Honda LSD that came with the box.
18-4-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 2 - Croft Circuit The 2nd race was a little more interesting. I got behind Ian Humpish's V6 beetle. He was quick around the 1st half of the lap but struggled on the 2nd half. This would allow people behind me to catch up and attack, Mick Starkey and Mark Armstrong both had a go but I managed to just hold out and finish 2nd in class. A much more entertaining race which I enjoyed.
17-4-10 - Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship - Round 1 - Croft Circuit A mixed grid of some very quick cars and not so quick cars (myself) made qualifying difficult. I only got two clearish laps but these equalled my best of last year so I was happy. I qualified 2nd in class alongside Paul Moss's saxo. After making a great start, I struggled in the race due to getting the tyre pressures wrong and finished a relatively lonely 2nd. A solid if not un-spectacular start to the season.
9-4-10 - The Trackday Club - Teesside autodrome With the problems of cadwell park hopefully fixed, we headed to teesside for another test. The map proved still not perfect but acceptable and the car went well. We had a few good chases with various cars. These days offer fantastic value for money, £99 for your breakfast, lunch, a trackday and a kart race!
26-3-10 - Trackaction-Online Trackday - Cadwell Park After a quick shakedown at teesside, we took the car to cadwell park for a proper test day and to see if the improvements had been beneficial. Unfortunately the car wasn't playing ball and developed a missfire at high rpms. Still, we made the best of the day and still had a few good sessions. An enjoyable and well organised day with the track-action crew.
18-3-10 - Teesside track test. After fitting the throttle bodies and emerald ecu, Andrew takes the civic for a shakedown test at teesside autodrome. Everything worked as it should and the car sounded fantastic!
Upgrades for 2010: The civic has been getting a few upgrades over the winter period ready for the 2010 season. Throttle bodies, a close ratio gearbox and a snazzy new paint job were added. A full spec list can be found in 'The Cars' section.
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