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Post by Scotty C » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:56 pm

Just paid KH £289 for my ARDS package.

I have to get a medical and then book my day at KH.

Really looking forward to going racing next year.

Just need to find a sponsor to help me out. :thumbsup

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Post by woody » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:07 pm

Scotty C wrote:Just paid KH £289 for my ARDS package.

I have to get a medical and then book my day at KH.

Really looking forward to going racing next year.

Just need to find a sponsor to help me out. :thumbsup

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Best of luck Scotty. :thumbsup

If the ARDS course is anything like the BARS course it'll not be an issue.


P.S. Your car's colours remind me of a coffee shop I know..... :wink:
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Re: Ards

Post by Mr Momo » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:35 pm

Thought Scotty could never pass BARS*















*without going in :cheers
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Post by tuscan_thunder » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:08 am

BARS was easy, sure ARDS will be straightforward
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Post by mac » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:04 pm

It's a doddle - just watch the video a few times and know your flags.

The rest is common sense for folk who have been around the track as long as you have.


Hardest part is not ragging the Cupra's - they don't want to know if your fast only that your safe so it's modulated braking, progressive throttle, clean lines (keeping off the kerb) and generally driving the way you would when the red flag comes out at a track day!

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Post by Dominic » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:09 pm

:thumbsup 8)
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Post by tut » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:31 pm

Good news Scotty, we need an S_E driver hopefully getting amongst the English talent.

Is your car already kitted out with approved roll bars, extinguishers, cut offs etc, or do you have to have anything fitted?

Do you have in print any mods that you can carry out on the car for the 2009 regs?

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Post by Mike Scib » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:39 pm

mac wrote:(keeping off the kerb)
Totally :? , or just not doing a BigD :damnfunny

Good luck mate :thumbsup
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Post by Dominic » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:58 pm

scib4 wrote:
mac wrote:(keeping off the kerb)
Totally :? , or just not doing a BigD :damnfunny

Good luck mate :thumbsup
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Post by Scotty C » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:43 pm

tut wrote:Good news Scotty, we need an S_E driver hopefully getting amongst the English talent.

Is your car already kitted out with approved roll bars, extinguishers, cut offs etc, or do you have to have anything fitted?

Do you have in print any mods that you can carry out on the car for the 2009 regs?

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Not just the English, I will be doing the Lotus Cup Europe rounds so should be from all over. If things work out I will also do a couple of the LOT rounds as well.

I have to fit a fire extinguishers system and i will also be fitting the aero pack (I should be able to keep up with you down Duffus now :thumbsup ) Car has a cut off fitted already. I was looking at the full cage when I was down at Hethel but not sure as yet if its allowed.

A bonus is car will be weighed WITH driver so I can strip out a few things? :thumbsup Not sure what as yet?

Apart from that its ready to go.

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Post by tut » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:04 pm

Jolly good. Did not mention the European drivers, as after speaking to Paul, they would seem to be the least of your worries.

After DP I found that there were only three cars that I needed to double check my mirrors for, yourself, Andy and Craig, Walshy did not come into it, and at Abeyville there were none.

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Re: Ards

Post by BigD » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:52 pm

Nice one Scotty. Is ARDS the National B licence?
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Re: Ards

Post by mac » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:29 am

BigD wrote:Nice one Scotty. Is ARDS the National B licence?

Yup, you site your ards test to get your National B Race license.



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Post by Andy G » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:11 pm

Hi mate

For Lotus Cup Europe, will you not need at least a National A licence?

Just curious as we needed that level for LOTRDC at Spa?

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Re: Ards

Post by Scotty C » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:16 pm

Not according to Paul Golding. It was the first question I asked him when he asked me to race in the LCE.

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