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Old 20 March 2004, 02:05 PM
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Talking Knockhill SIDC Today

A good day was had by all, despite the APPALLING weather. Lots of sideways action and a few a bit too sideways!!!

EVOJKP - 2 tanks - worth every penny though. Thanks for the laps.

DOUGSTER - Next time, food beckoned after hours of freezing!

SG72 - There is a queue for a shot in the passenger seat when you are next on the track I believe.

Start posting those pics Spooks, especially if they are sideways ones!!

Brian.
Old 20 March 2004, 02:37 PM
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Had a great day,a wee bit too much water on the track but great fun.Highlight was passing the ferrari on the main straight,got some great footage on the video camera.
Coming out the hairpin was fun,over did it a few times though!

Colin.
White N-reg wagon,gold wheels.
Old 20 March 2004, 02:48 PM
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Colin,

We were wondering who you were - you were really going for it - good lad!!!

Gave us all a few laughs - just waiting for you to go for a spin, but no!!

Upload some of your foottage - be great to see,

Brian.
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HI Brian

Just to say sorry I left without acknowledgement.

Was halfway round the carpark with Rory Again! when rain got too heavy for comfort.
So becided to leave.
Inlet manifold hose blew off about a mile outa KH.

Bonnet up OOt in the pissin' doon trying to ascertain problem

Scoobies A LUVEM.
Old 20 March 2004, 03:08 PM
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Sorry to hear about the hose Steve. Hope it is easy to sort.

No probs - we gathered it was a bit cold and wet for Rory (and us too).

See you next time - the appropriate phrase about your car probably is:

"It never rains but it pours".

Brian.
Old 20 March 2004, 03:31 PM
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What rain!

That was fun considering I only got the hairpin right once!!

Lots of lying water didn't inspire much confidence under braking but again driving standards in appalling conditions to be admired.

Thanks to JohnS again for organising a great event and thanks to all the drivers who kept it safe but fast out there.

NSX, Ferrari, M3 all bagged but I don't fancy taking any of them on in the dry!!

Good fun was had with evojkp, who must have clocked largest number of laps today!!

The old wagon done itself proud, eh John?
Old 20 March 2004, 03:36 PM
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An absolute blinder of a day. Weather was more for boats than cars.

Firstly got to give thanks to JohnS for a very well organised day. It's been a while since my last SIDC outing and it will not be my last this year.

Driving standards were 1st class, with a few minor hiccups, which is only to be expected. It was near on impossible to pass due to the amount of spray that was being thrown up. By the end of the session it was more like a rallycross circuit, mud, stones and rivers of water!!

I though I could have some bragging rights over last years track-king Sam in his new M3 as he got stuck in the infield at the hairpin, BUT, two laps later, yours truly lost it and followed the same route. Much to the amusement of the local crowd. I also expect to have the photo of me 'stranded' appear here at some stage Spooks I hope the good lady has recovered. And can I have the fabric back for my seats that she ripped off in the spin

Dougie, totally enjoyed our wee scrap catching the fezza' but if you had let me past, I could have caught him a few laps earlier Although when we did catch him, he didnae half vanish into the pits.... Don't think he fancied going toe-to-toe with us in the wet.

Also well pleased with my brake upgrades, not a bit of fade all morning and they were getting some abuse. I think one stint was in xs of 20 laps (half tank of fuel ), braking from 100mph on the hissy straight and for Duffus lap after lap, xlant feel and bite every time. Just need to see how they cope in the dry.

...John
Old 20 March 2004, 03:41 PM
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Sorted OK Bri. (Was wondering why I wasn't making up the gap on the way up)

Well done Dougs.Nice Scalps.

Guess evojkp. had to much tread on his tyres and was needing them to wear to change
Old 20 March 2004, 03:43 PM
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[QUOTE=sg72]Sorted OK Bri. (Was wondering why I wasn't making up the gap on the way up)

Mmmmm - seemed quick enough to me - Spooks thought it was a space craft that went past him.

I will settle for your car's performance with a hose off, thanks.

Brian.
Old 20 March 2004, 03:45 PM
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Glad you all had a great if wet day at KH, I had to miss it as I got stuck in Norway

It would have been good to pass a ferrari

CT
Old 20 March 2004, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Corpulent Tosser
It would have been good to pass a ferrari

CT
Sooperb feeling mate, although I don't think it would happen in the dry. Good to try though. The NSX was definetly in pootle mode, tho' I can hardly blame him.

Unlike dougster the only scalp I cannot claim is Sams M3, as everytime I passed him he was on the grass or gravel
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great day. good to put afew more faces to names to cars. thanx to judge again for the pax laps and also to dougster for some very sideways action (hope the mud comes off ok )


"someday you could have a ferrari beating engine like this mate"


ferrari?!! vehicle recognition course needed


judge giving it stick as usual


sorry judge. no flames this time

even tho it was pishin doon, still an enjoyable day. bring on the next one!!

andy

Last edited by ANDYUK300; 20 March 2004 at 04:47 PM. Reason: pictures were fookin mahoosive!!!
Old 20 March 2004, 04:36 PM
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Good to see the guys out with the new Imprezas and not just parking them in the paddock. For the Scoobies that bothered to turn out it was good to watch. Still think that there are too many kit car/ elise type cars on the SIDC days But I suppose if the scooby drivers ain't taking the places then the costs have to be met in any way possible.
Can't really say too much as I was parked up all day, excuse, waiting for parts and the engine to do another 1000 miles before she gets a thash.

P.s the white wagon with the gold wheels was nae too bad Any one on here?

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Old 20 March 2004, 04:52 PM
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HI SOOB,

Seen you in the car park. Col (above) had the white wagon with gold wheels.

On track next time - you and me both.

Brian.
Old 20 March 2004, 04:57 PM
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Sounds good to me Brian. Pain in the *** having to run in an engine. Just about to make the next jump and get the even bigger turbo from Andy F and hope to map her to around the 400hp mark. Roll on the next 1000 miles!!!

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Old 20 March 2004, 05:08 PM
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Sounds like i missed a good un 2 day.
Been flued up for the last couple of weeks so had 2 girlie out n stay in my scratch 2day (first weekend off in 5 weeks) Look 4ward 2 seein the pix.

Pete
Old 20 March 2004, 05:17 PM
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Terrible weather but a good day.

Hope the flu clears and big red will be smoking up the track shortly!!

Brian.
Old 20 March 2004, 05:36 PM
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Hi Pete

Yip you missed a good one today M8 , the first time back to Knockhill for Sam in about 2 year's and within 8 laps he get's the only red flag of the Day, he managed to get very side at the hairpin and bog it down.


HA HA HA HA To the Man who used to be the Daddy not any more Matey.

Any quite a few off's at the hair pin today so execllent for camera action ah John apprecoate the wave while sitting side way's M8

Cheers Dougie
Old 20 March 2004, 06:02 PM
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Smile Great Day

It was a superb day. Was there with my mate Col in our Black Mk3 Golf. Our first time out, loved it to bits, even if we spent a lot of time on the right hand side of the track. :-)

evojkp - best I can do, mate!



Check out the speed difference on the straight - we were flat oot! (1.5Mb AVI)

http://stevenkerr.com/golf/ferrari.avi

Great day and top driving all round.

Steven
Old 20 March 2004, 06:03 PM
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Yup I think Ive dried out now lol cracking day, many many thanx to Dougster and John for the Pax laps ( and the sideways action ) thouroughly enjoyed it. So thats how you drive a Scoob
Brian and steve great to have company on the journey up, well part of it .....see I told ya I drive like miss daisey lol . Steve sorry to hear of the troubles matey, hope ya werent shouting and swearing too much sorting it in the rissing pain
Got a few photos of some nutters lol trying to get it sideways as best as they could but Ive left the camera in the car at the mo so I'll post em laters.
HI SOOB seen yer car in the flesh and awesome looking buggy neebs, glad to see its up and running again. Bigger turbo though, trying for the most powerful new age are we
As always good to meet some old faces and meet some new ones, hope to see ya all again soon.
Spooks
Old 20 March 2004, 06:07 PM
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Yup,another excellent day at KH despite the appaling conditions (At the end of the session there was a river running across the track before Duffus!:O

Great to see everyone again and hats of to John for running another brilliant track day.Seeing and hearing the Ferrari was worth going for on its own (Ahh one day!)

Driving from all concerned was flawless as far as I could tell with no near misses or incidents.I didn't see a single driver getting the waggy finger or any crumpled bodywork so that cant be bad (Dougsters car was a bit muddy though! )

Good to have a few of the guys out for passenger laps too,Andy and Mark had a few laps before Andy's mum hopped in for a few laps (She waved as we went past Dougster!! )

As for the drive home with Andy, Dougster,Grant and Norrie,the Red Arrows would have been proud of the close formation lane jumping!

Roll on the next one!
Old 20 March 2004, 06:17 PM
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I too have to say a big thx to Dougster & EvoJKP for the passenger laps at a damp KH. Like you say John, I too can't believe how well the car was braking. On the way home I had the feeling that my brakes were not installed compared to the feeling I was getting from your car. Lets hope my e-proms arrive one day before May 29th and actually work so I can test out this daft car.
Old 20 March 2004, 06:28 PM
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Spooks, Don't know about the most powerful bugeye, but I'm needing to get a few more ponies out of her yet.I have an SR 30 fitted just now but AndyF is doing a good price for a VF5/6 20G which, with the bigger injectors is good for the 400+bhp I'm looking for. Need to go for a better box next as it will probably expire soon. Would love a sequential but probably need to settle for a dog box, the list goes on!!!

Just out of intrest, who has the biggest bhp Bugeye around?????

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Car not for sale.

APs wanted.

Cheeky beggars the lot of you! Still smiling though!!!

Only time the Ferrari got past a scoob was his bullying tactics on the M8 in Glasgow.

And John, didn't look as if you were near enough to pass!!!
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Originally Posted by Dougster
Car not for sale.

APs wanted.

Cheeky beggars the lot of you! Still smiling though!!!

Only time the Ferrari got past a scoob was his bullying tactics on the M8 in Glasgow.

And John, didn't look as if you were near enough to pass!!!
Dougster I was that close that I had to back off or

Like you, still smiling and looking forwards to the next one. Oh, and not because of the KY.....
Old 20 March 2004, 08:32 PM
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John you're getting as bad as Moses.

I suppose I could have been stronger on the brakes but discs were only fitted last night and I was still getting used to them!!<excuse no. 11(a) pragraph 3>

I also was concerned about the extra weight behind me, hence the reason for pulling away on the straights!!

Remember I done a brand new set of mintex 1144s in the dry!!

Oh how we laughed!! Don't spit now!!
Old 20 March 2004, 08:53 PM
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John look at the mpeg link!!!

You and I go by at warp speed!!

Wicked.
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Originally Posted by Dougster
John look at the mpeg link!!!

You and I go by at warp speed!!

Wicked.
Yeah and it felt like it from inside the car too! Our moment of the day was passing the nice people in the _gorgeous_ Elan. Our one genuine "overtake".
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Dougster,thanks for taking stephen round KH,its the quietest he's ever been on road home!!

Del
ps. when he did finally speak...........................thought you were daft dad,but that guys a nuttttterrrr
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Originally Posted by Dougster
John look at the mpeg link!!!

You and I go by at warp speed!!

Wicked.

Dougster, I'd love to, but cannot get it to work !!??


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