Next SIDC event at Knockhill, Saturday 19th August, 9 to 1

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:11 pm

Ill just echo what everyone else has said, fantastic morning - great to be back on track, big thanks to John S...whens the next one!!!

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:14 pm

OK, so I just checked when the next one is - its the 7th of October...

Post by ed » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:19 pm

Had a great day, apart from my wee oil surge which killed the revs

went off to get fuel and more oil. the stunners worked ok in the wet but were crap in the dry hence this little effort!:

busted!

few to many red flags in the last hour but couldnt be help, roll on the next one!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:24 pm

Nice smoke effect...

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:02 pm

putting some of Walshy's tips into action old boy?

Post by ed » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:58 pm

i blame the stunners! dont think it would have happened if i had the 48s on at the time. john seemed to enjoy it though!

have kept the stunners with almost 8mil on them, for wet weather/winter tyres/spares. if anyone needs to borrow/use them feel free to make a better attempt at killing them than i did. foc of course!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:25 pm

ed wrote:if anyone needs to borrow/use them feel free to make a better attempt at killing them than i did. foc of course!

If I do a Walshy day before the end of the year can I have them?

Kenwood: Cheapskate mofo faction

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:38 am

Yup, yet another great SIDC trackday. Well done John!

Exige was going pretty well although brakes not 100%. I think the original pads have taken their toll on the disks. New disks and RS14 probably next on the shopping list (after another set of rear 48's).

Tyre barriers were interesting, McIntyres not a problem, Chicane also not really an issue (just forced you to use the track not the grass)

The one at Duffus though (at the apex of the left kink) fairly focussed the mind.

I must admit I was taking it easy through the first half of Duffus because it was there (the good news is they were there for the racers in the afternoon and not a permanent trackday feature).

The Exige felt like a lard bucket after driving Pauls Caterham at the end though...easily 2-3 seconds quicker with plenty more to come. First time I've driven it on track (Alford on caravan tyres doesn't really count)

and running 48s the grip, corner speed and braking were on another level.
Gonna have to get one of those silly little cars.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:57 am

alicrozier wrote: The Exige felt like a lard bucket after driving Pauls Caterham at the end though...easily 2-3 seconds quicker with plenty more to come. First time I've driven it on track (Alford on caravan tyres doesn't really count) and running 48s the grip, corner speed and braking were on another level.
Gonna have to get one of those silly little cars.

I thought the same after the last Brunty KH event, where I went from Driving in Ed's exige to then Thinforth & Gordon's 7's. Bloody awesome cars!

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:16 am

Big thanks to John again. I think this was one of the best track days I have done at KH.

Might have been because my car felt great and no one passed me all day.

Got these vids off of SIDC forum. Good for timing you laps

. My times are in the 63's -64's.

2nd-last run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiR5rBf8s0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYxmBcP7F1M
Last run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCqWP7av9Co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14q32jCxtks

Went to Perth for lunch on the way home then up to pitlochry to see a friend and then over Glenshee. Was really pushing hard with no traffic on the road coming up the south side of Glenshee nice dry sunny evening (5.30). Just as I came over the hill at Glenshee to see massive black clouds, Within 2 minutes the rain was so hard that the road was completely flooded. I had to pull over as the 38's were just aqua plaining even at 10 mph. I then had to try and put the Tonneau cover on from the inside and hide under it. By the time I got this done everything inside the car including myself was totally soaking. The heavy rain lasted for about half an hour, I was not fussed and still had a grin on my face.

The joys of having a 340r?

Scotty c

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:33 am

Scotty C wrote: Might have been because my car felt great and no one passed me all day.

I overtook you when you reversed off at the hairpin...

(I had your brother on board and we'd went through 2 laps worth of blue flags so thought I'd better let you past into the hairpin.)

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:42 am

alicrozier wrote:
Scotty C wrote: Might have been because my car felt great and no one passed me all day.

I overtook you when you reversed off at the hairpin...

Ok apart from that.

(I had your brother on board and we'd went through 2 laps worth of blue flags so thought I'd better let you past into the hairpin.)

I came in after that and the guy in the box said " after all that hard work to get passed, you went and spun"

I had to laugh, little did he know I was playing around?

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:09 pm

Did not realise that anybody else was using Stunners. Are they the same as mine Ed, ie the top of the range Scudos(sic)?

Scotty

In the dry I thought you would have been lapping more in the 61-62 sec range.

tut

StiflerMR2 · Post by **StiflerMR2** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:20 pm

Had a great time at KH at the weekend, cheers to Simon for the pax laps, there were awesome!

Kinda decided it for me, time to get looking on piston heads for an S2

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:01 pm

In the dry I thought you would have been lapping more in the 61-62 sec range.

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