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A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:03 am
by David
The heavens opened at Knockhill for the Hot Marques, but with a new toy, I had to give it a go . . . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdO6FP07G8
Shot on a MD80 implanted in my nose - not bad for 60 quid
Great fun driving but not as fast as the heavier cars as I just didn't have the grip. I'd just put a new set of CR500 on but still aquaplaning into Clarks
. With heated screen, headlights, and wipers on the tiny alternator and battery couldn't cope and the ECU called it a day when the rev's and voltage dropped in the pit lane - embarrassing
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:15 am
by tut
Quite interesting moving with the head and the track seemed very quiet.
Are those pilots flying gloves that you are wearing?
tut
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:25 am
by David
tut wrote:Quite interesting moving with the head and the track seemed very quiet.
Are those pilots flying gloves that you are wearing?
tut
Yeah, never got round to buying a pair of driving gloves so just went in to the loft and pulled out the old flying kit - the're perfect for the job.
The video was the last few laps and I think most had given up by then even though there was a slight improvement in the conditions.
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:27 am
by StiflerMR2
Brilliant!
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:43 am
by Andy G
it actually looked planted next to the suicide that was the Atom in that weather - HOW much am i missing that car now
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:12 am
by philthy
Nice quality picture - I like the shift lights too.
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:23 am
by Modena Scotland
Sorry to have gone home without saying good bye. Have a nice holiday.
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:42 am
by tut
Twould be far too hardcore for you nowadays Andy............
tut
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:52 pm
by AMD
That video makes it look like it wasn't that wet
we were losing traction on the straights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQlShLfAl1k
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:10 pm
by tut
Seriously wet and a bit pointless if you happen to be on worn R tyres.
tut
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:01 pm
by Stewart
David
Great footage and superb angle. They have tried this kind of shot in recent years in the IRL. Dario Franchitti wore the camera on a couple of occasions and his conk was in the corner of the frame
Andrew
That is scary
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:03 pm
by COKO
Hi Dan,
We missed you last night, kept asking every one if they were called Dan but no response. What type of car do you drive ?
Hope you enjoyed.
For interest we were clocking 69.5 ish in the wet compared to 61 ish in the dry. Intresting that the speed at the end of the 2 straights is only 4mph lower wet to dry (97 mph verses 101 mph)
Coko
Re: A wet nose at Knockhill
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:41 pm
by AMD
COKO wrote:Hi Dan,
We missed you last night, kept asking every one if they were called Dan but no response. What type of car do you drive ?
Hope you enjoyed.
For interest we were clocking 69.5 ish in the wet compared to 61 ish in the dry. Intresting that the speed at the end of the 2 straights is only 4mph lower wet to dry (97 mph verses 101 mph)
Coko
what car was that in? we were doing 65's down from around 59-60's could have did a bit better with toyos but we had crap silverstone FTZ's and 108 on the straights down from 109/110.
Stewart wrote:
Andrew
That is scary
it was abit
alex was commenting on how i was reaching for the door a couple of times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn6fWsoy8yI
in this one you can hear the car just reving up when it crosses the river at the pit entrance