tbh martin,the day went so fast i didnt know what i was doing.the queue was so long for the handling that soon as i came off track i went to get back in line.just had a look at the times though and to say i was in a lardyarse blobeye,i dont think i did too bad at all.just wish the clutch would have given me one last run though.

 

Does anyone know who the professional photographers were in the handling circuit? Or where they may have put pics? I'm yet to see a pic or video of mine anywhere

 

One of my videos for now, others are uploading, will put them all in the members gallery when done

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG86oI8IZqk

 

 

Well we certainly had a very good day, as did all the 9 second runners, Clive, Frank, and Andy, and all running Lateral 2.35lt engine parts

The 9.46 is without the nitrous, so hopefully, there's more to come.


Mark.

 

i got no award for winning the top speed in standard class

 

Awards were only for the handling and the top three cars on the drag, which means you need a fast car to even think of getting one

 

what was your best time on the handling

 

I gave up on the handling after a couple of runs as I got sick of queing so only managed a 39 second run as I had no practice to get it down

 

well i got a 38.3

not bad for not having a fast car and only 327 bhp

 

Doesn't sound too standard.

 

Which makes the classes even more pointless then. In my opinion of course...

I think if you're going to have classes, then there should be awards on all 3 disciplines for all 3 classes. E.g. Top 4 in each class for each discipline fight for the number 1 spot.

The way it went (for example) is that there was 4 awards for top speed, which all went to the C class. Pointless! Why bother having classes that can't touch the competition class?

I would personally like to see the 3 classes win 1 award each per discipline, and one award per class for the best car in class' overall "points" on all 3 disciplines. This would make a better way of giving awards out IMO. Rather than, "fastest circuit car - banana" "fastest drag time - banana" "fastest top speed - banana" it could be Fastest in CLASS - banana etc.

But hey, I doubt I would be listened to, afterall I have a standardish class car which falls into modified because of a cone filter

 

Scoobydoo69,

I totally agree that the awards need to be sorted out. The whole reason the classes were introduced was so that everyone had a chance to win a prize, and to encourage more people to have a go.

I didn't realize this had changed so much.

In previous years when I was one of the sponsors, I gave prizes in the 3 slowest 1/4 mile classes, for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9 prizes in total, and other companies gave prizes for the other classes, disciplines.

I'm sure Scooby Clinic will look at this for next year, so more people are winning a prize/trophy.


Mark.

 

Thanks Mark. Despite my issues with the classes and awards I had a fantastic time and would not tell someone not to have a go because of the classes, as the fun was taking part not the winning.. but I can only wish more people entered this event. I remember coming to watch years ago with my dad and the event was rammed with sponsors, spectators and entrants. I could only hope for it to return to that form.

 

I think the weather put many off May's event, and your kind of right about the amount of enterants and spectators, however as for Sponsors / Traders I dont ever recall seeing much in the way of this at the SSO.

One of the Biggest Problems (not for me though ) is that Its quite a trek for some to get to Elvington, and once there your pushing your car to the edge of your seat with the thought that you have still got to use your car to return home in afterwards...... thus some ae forced to use roadside recovery

For me its 120 miles round trip
London = 400 miles
Glasgow = 450 miles
Cardiff = 500 miles
Aberdeen 700 miles

Rob

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...xperience.html

My videos

 

Excellent, I like the video editing too... must learn how to do it

Rob

 

Ah nothing fancy there, just some cutting and chopping together of different videos and things

 

Kosta get them up on facebook, need some more ammunition to wind eddy up

 

Whats going on there then Banny?

Rob