Right then, what spares would be worth carrying?
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
Gimp suit arrived this morning, fits perfectly... pics to follow...
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
I'll be prepared not to have a mouthful of coffee when I read this thread update then 

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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
John,
I'll be at Forrestburn next Sunday - I know the car's sick but if you've got transport (and are onshore) take a spin past, absorb some of the atmosphere, chat to folk around the paddock. Because Forrestburn has a loop road the paddock is generally full unlike Doune when half of the paddock is at the top of the hill waiting for the batch to come down and you get to see most of the track from up on top of the hill.
It's normally very windy though - so wrap up
I'll be at Forrestburn next Sunday - I know the car's sick but if you've got transport (and are onshore) take a spin past, absorb some of the atmosphere, chat to folk around the paddock. Because Forrestburn has a loop road the paddock is generally full unlike Doune when half of the paddock is at the top of the hill waiting for the batch to come down and you get to see most of the track from up on top of the hill.
It's normally very windy though - so wrap up

S2 Elise (cobalt blue with stripes) - toy spec
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Caterham 7 - hillclimb spec
Yamaha Thundercat - 2 wheeled toy spec
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pop up a post code...mac wrote:John,
I'll be at Forrestburn next Sunday - I know the car's sick but if you've got transport (and are onshore) take a spin past, absorb some of the atmosphere, chat to folk around the paddock. Because Forrestburn has a loop road the paddock is generally full unlike Doune when half of the paddock is at the top of the hill waiting for the batch to come down and you get to see most of the track from up on top of the hill.
It's normally very windy though - so wrap up
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
S2 Elise (cobalt blue with stripes) - toy spec
Caterham 7 - hillclimb spec
Yamaha Thundercat - 2 wheeled toy spec
Caterham 7 - hillclimb spec
Yamaha Thundercat - 2 wheeled toy spec
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Doesn't look as if SHMBO will be letting me out on Sunday. Espescially as it means me taking the only car and leaving her stuck in the house.
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Just found the dates for 2009.. looks like I am home for a fair few events in 2009.. 8 sprint events or 9 hillclimb rounds....
Think I will have a go at the sprints in 2009 and maybe the hilld for the year after..
MSA licence application posted,
Think I will have a go at the sprints in 2009 and maybe the hilld for the year after..
MSA licence application posted,
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
John, you've so got that the wrong way round - hill first, actually Doune first. As a wise man once said - Doune first, then everything is easy 

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Yamaha Thundercat - 2 wheeled toy spec
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
John
Ignore Mac, Doune is a barsteward until you have been up it many times, and then it is still a barsteward.
In an Elise start of with the Sprints, with Trackday experience, after a few laps you know which way the corners go. Not so with the Hillclimbs. A blind goat herder on a camel that has been doing it for twenty years will humble you.
tut
Ignore Mac, Doune is a barsteward until you have been up it many times, and then it is still a barsteward.
In an Elise start of with the Sprints, with Trackday experience, after a few laps you know which way the corners go. Not so with the Hillclimbs. A blind goat herder on a camel that has been doing it for twenty years will humble you.
tut
Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
tut wrote: A blind goat herder on a camel that has been doing it for twenty years will humble you.
tut




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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
Is now the time to mention Oulton Park and Anglesey in February?
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Get some practice in on some proper circuits before standing around all day to do a handful of timed laps, of which (if you're lucky) 1 will be quick?
Cheers,
Robin
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Get some practice in on some proper circuits before standing around all day to do a handful of timed laps, of which (if you're lucky) 1 will be quick?
Cheers,
Robin
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Re: Ok then, what do I NEED to do to the car, and me
robin wrote:Is now the time to mention Oulton Park and Anglesey in February?
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Get some practice in on some proper circuits before standing around all day to do a handful of timed laps, of which (if you're lucky) 1 will be quick?
Cheers,
Robin

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very tempting
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Checked with the dates and am working for the double header.. so now to find something else to get my teeth into..
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Home for in 2009
SSC Round 1 12 April 2009 Kames
SSC Round 2* 24 May 2009 Kames
SSC Round 7* 04 July 2009 Boyndie
SSC Round 8 05 July 2009 Boyndie
SSC Round 10* 01 August 2009 Kames
SSC Round 11 02 August 2009 Kames
SSC Round 12* 12 September 2009 Golspie Littleferry
SSC Round 13 13 September 2009 Golspie Kylestrome
SSC Round 1 12 April 2009 Kames
SSC Round 2* 24 May 2009 Kames
SSC Round 7* 04 July 2009 Boyndie
SSC Round 8 05 July 2009 Boyndie
SSC Round 10* 01 August 2009 Kames
SSC Round 11 02 August 2009 Kames
SSC Round 12* 12 September 2009 Golspie Littleferry
SSC Round 13 13 September 2009 Golspie Kylestrome
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