Kames test nights

[woody]

I got to the road end at Kames before it started raining, and it rained like it had never done before. Good timing.

I quite enjoyed tonight, good to get back behind the wheel of a Lotus again, I was certainly rusty after a months away and proceeded with glacial pace on track. Thanks again to Kevin and Jamie.

[fd]

Good wee session . . . first time I have been off at Kames . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkQ7VOP4dk

Easy(ish) pace, about 89 sec laps, well over competition pace but the track and tyres were far too cold for real speed

Fd

[Andy G]

Good wee session . . . first time I have been off at Kames . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkQ7VOP4dk

Easy(ish) pace, about 89 sec laps, well over competition pace but the track and tyres were far too cold for real speed

Fd

Fun starts at 2 mins in to the clip people

Fd, did you just outbrake yourself and run wide? Looked okay, but slightly off line?? Please all is ok

[fd]

Just a little fast for the conditions, over optomistic entry speed given the tyres on lap 1 and track temp . . . biggest concern was when the steering kicked, could have broken a thumb . . .

Fd

[Andy G]

ouch!

Well pleased you didnt.

Always good to be pushing the limits

[greyrigg]

Just a little fast for the conditions, over optomistic entry speed given the tyres on lap 1 and track temp . . . biggest concern was when the steering kicked, could have broken a thumb . . .

Fd

I was going to say your thumbs looked a bit vulnerable............................... if it is the same wheel I used I'd ditch it and get a suede one. I used to roughen my gloves up to try to get more grip, otherwise I did that thumb steering business.

Many happy days in that car, brings a tear to the eye.

I think I'll stop p*ssing about with sports cars and historics and get another R400....life's too short

Malcolm

[g1zmo26]

Nice to put a few faces to names tonight[that i have mostly forgoten]and thanks for the pax will need to give it a go sometime

Was nice to meet you last night

But where did you go at the end was just waiting for Dezzy and heds to convoy home
Maybe next time.

Stuart

Ps nice run home Dezzy

[fd]

was going to say your thumbs looked a bit vulnerable............................... if it is the same wheel I used I'd ditch it and get a suede one. I used to roughen my gloves up to try to get more grip, otherwise I did that thumb steering business.

Yeah it's a bad habit which I've been trying to stop . . . looking at the video it doesn't seem I'm being very successful . . .

Fd

[point n squirt]

Nice to put a few faces to names tonight[that i have mostly forgoten]and thanks for the pax will need to give it a go sometime

Was nice to meet you last night

But where did you go at the end was just waiting for Dezzy and heds to convoy home
Maybe next time.

Stuart

Ps nice run home Dezzy

Sorry about that i thought you were chating and the clouds were looking evil so thought it best to get going. I was right those hailstones and a broken heater made for a interesting drive, 2nd time the roofs been on glad i did

[Kayfur]

another enjoyable night at Kames - glad the rain stayed at bay ... at least during the track session.

No problem with your pace on the way home Jamie .... I was glad to follow in those twilight conditions. Did you see that house? - it was well ablaze
Encountered just about the worst conditions I can remember just after joining the M74. Hail storm followed by torrential rain and flooding ... really couldn't see a thing. Not a lot of fun on Yoko 48s especially passing lorries without tail lights ( on 3 separate occasions! )

Kevin.