SIDC Saturday 10th March

Post by **campbell** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:32 am

Nice job by Cameron I think.

Perhaps he should diversify away from his Team Scottish Elises webmaster / sponsor role, and take up a regular spot as TSE photographer (joining the elite group of other SE paparazzi who do such a cracking job of capturing our antics).

Bang goes my chance of a pic in the calendar next year. AGAIN.

Campbell

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:12 am

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone for pax laps;

I was out with George, Big D, GregR, Neil P and Si.

Many thanks

Love the Atom (delighted with my choice) and Big D's Evo is tremendous, although its ability to drink makes Oliver Reed look like a tee-totaler!

4RTR · Post by **4RTR** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:21 am

Thanks again for your helpful advice Andy G. And talking of thirsty cars my 220 was doing 11mpg round Knockhill as opposed to 24 on the road. That'll be nice and cheap to run then......

Post by ed » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:41 am

George did you get the exhaust sorted in the end?!

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:45 am

4RTR wrote:Thanks again for your helpful advice Andy G. And talking of thirsty cars my 220 was doing 11mpg round Knockhill as opposed to 24 on the road. That'll be nice and cheap to run then......

Big D dreams of that economy

Hope you got the exhaust sorted and looking forward to having 2 Atoms at Kh soon

4RTR · Post by **4RTR** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:55 am

Bodged repair with Irn bru cans got me home. Factory are sending me a new system today so I can have it sorted for Bedford Autodrome next Saturday hopefully. Old system is off, new stailess steel bolts etc ordered so just waiting for the various bits to turn up. Good of the factory to exchange old for new at no charge on a 3 year old car.

I was wondering why some of the Evo and Imprezas were so fast on Saturday, and looking at their web site shows why - some of them are over 400 bhp. Not knowing anything about them (and probably not being able to tell an Evo from a Scooby if the truth be known) I didn't understand why some appeared to be significantly faster than others.

Makes be feel better knowing that, having had to pull over and let some past....

How were your new tyres?

Have you got another KH date in June ? If so can I come and play too (assuming car survives the Nurburgring in May)?

Post by ed » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:06 am

Glad to hear it!

I think the conditions helped the Scoobs/Evos alot. Just wait until its dry!

The SIDC dates are listed here:clicky

We will all be on track for TT2007 in June, im sure (tut will confirm) you would of course be welcome to join us for the annual gathering.
More details of that can be found here:clicky
Any questions feel free to drop me a pm, cheers Ed

4RTR · Post by **4RTR** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:09 am

Thanks Ed.

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:18 pm

4RTR wrote:I was wondering why some of the Evo and Imprezas were so fast on Saturday, and looking at their web site shows why - some of them are over 400 bhp. Not knowing anything about them (and probably not being able to tell an Evo from a Scooby if the truth be known) I didn't understand why some appeared to be significantly faster than others.

There was only really 2 Evo's over 400bhp, most are around 360 to 380bhp. None of them are standard though.

Power to weight is what's important. My car weighs 1440kgs.

That weight certainly does help in the wet though.

Also most of us used at least 2 tanks of fuel so there's a price to pay.

Lord Ed wrote:I think the conditions helped the Scoobs/Evos alot. Just wait until its dry!

Can't wait, I'm itching for a dry track day.

Post by **campbell** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:30 pm

I'm sure I passed an Evo descending its way to Powmill around 11am on Sat, and I thought "yup, half time for you then, boy-o!"

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:47 pm

2 tank fills....OUCH!!

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:53 pm

How long was the day? I used to use 2 tanks in 4 hours...
(albeit only small Exige 40L tankfulls)

Post by ed » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:55 pm

Ive done the same! It was a four hour effort!

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:57 pm

alicrozier wrote:How long was the day? I used to use 2 tanks in 4 hours...
(albeit only small Exige 40L tankfulls)

Ali did you not use a full tank in a hour at SPA?

Scotty

Post by **campbell** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:59 pm

Scotty C wrote: Ali did you not use a full tank in a hour at SPA?

Yeah but he was probably drinking it, literally, to calm the nerves for Eau Rouge