East Fortune (day after thread)

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:27 am

great fun lads - good to see you all and had a blast on track. Wasn't as scary as i thought, until that spin on the 3rd gear corner before railway.... a very brown moment.

Shug, Alix said she was sure you were behind me when the car let go - any recollection?

Shame I missed the beers...fell asleep at 7.30. All this track melarky is great fun but bloody tiring!

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:54 am

Managed to do a fair bit of SE spotting from the edge of the track, but who was driving the yellow S1 exige (with R decal) and the tricked up red s2?

Both were looking and sounding gorgeous

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:59 am

Was a Orange IIRC and was a Honda with some very very low suspension. I recall push starting it.

PS did I mention Ross trying top suck my helmet off ?

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:21 am

Lazydonkey wrote:Managed to do a fair bit of SE spotting from the edge of the track, but who was driving the yellow S1 exige (with R decal) and the tricked up red s2?

Both were looking and sounding gorgeous

I think the S2 was mine, with Exige wheels on? Nearly got evicted for the noise though! Its was peaking at 104db at 4.5k rpm!

Genius outing, but once the adrenalin wore off, i was in tatters.

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:37 am

Sanjoy wrote:
PS did I mention Ross trying to suck my helmet off ?

what you guys get up to in the privacy of your own home is your business!!!!

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:39 am

GreigM · Post by **GreigM** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:06 am

Hi fellas,

was pointed over here to see some of the pics - well done to the photographers

I was in the GT3 and yup, I was very slow - mostly to do with my sticking rear caliper, didn't want to go quick down the straights as I didn't know if I'd have brakes at the end of it

That combined with struggling to get my bearings/braking points (I blame too early a start, a 40 minute lecture at -1C and a basic lack of talent) meant I was having a sh1tty day so went home after lunch. Was a bad day in general for us as the RS suffered from a defective tyre and the TVR was with us - it'll polish out though

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks - good driving standards all round and some particularly good control of the circular thing from one of you in a Red Elise/Exige/? (sorry don't know the models enough to differentiate)

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:21 am

Aw bum, thought I was keeping up with a GT3

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:37 am

Hi Greig

I got some good footage of you on video for a few laps, and then you let me by. Lovely car!

I was in the Red Elise. Its an S2 111r.

Andy

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:37 am

Gordon wrote

(i heard a tale that Lawrence said it could be taken flat and wanted to try it) Not in my car it cant!!!!

What speed were you doing at entry? In the sprints of course we would be staionary at the concrete pit lane so your speed there would be added to any accleration speed. with hindsight I perhaps should say it was an 80 plus corner

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:08 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Big BHP skyliners on site were nothing to write home about. Was quite disappointed with them sure they blew flames at ever opportunity but were nothing special nor was the GT3 which should have flown down the straight.

One being me then?

Remember the weight penalty that us Skyline's carry compared to the Lotus's. I was running under 400bhp so not really big brake horsepower. If you work out the power to weight it is probably very equal if not more to you guys. Especially the Honda and Toyota engined amonst you.

It certainly seemed like that on track to me. My car was also out with Susan behind the wheel and it was her first trackday so she did pretty well if you ask me.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:28 pm

I had some great Gran Turismo-esk moment chasing the Skylines round the circuit!

Great to see them

Post by **Shug** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:33 pm

There was a dark silver R34 as well, who was bloody slow.... My g/f was yelling at him in the corners to get the f**k out of the way and that was her first time driving the Elise.

Were you the R32 I had a few laps with at the end? Well driven, definately, but we expected them to be pulling away on the straights and it just didn't happen...

Light weight rules

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:57 pm

Shug wrote:There was a dark silver R34 as well, who was bloody slow.... My g/f was yelling at him in the corners to get the f**k out of the way and that was her first time driving the Elise.

Were you the R32 I had a few laps with at the end? Well driven, definately, but we expected them to be pulling away on the straights and it just didn't happen...

Light weight rules

Yes I was the Red R32. And those last few laps were excellent.

Considering old 'Red' is 12 years old and only worth IRO £8,000 I think she does quite well.

I'd agree that the track suited your light weight'ness. It is a bike track after all.

(Just clutching at straws for excuses now.)

The guy in the silver R34 admitted to not being that quick. Mind you if my car was worth £40k+ I'd be taking it slightly easier. I haven't a clue what bhp he is running but I suspect not alot.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:00 pm

from the entry there where 2 skylines, one at 450bhp and one at 500bhp?