First of all, what agreat day out... Thanks to all my mates for making it a great day Big thanks to dave for making it a safe safe and enjoyable day for us all and doing the organising... top job mate...
Oh and I'll PP the $$ across...

Anyhow I'll do the rest when i get a min but here's the first set of pics i did...
Spent a bit of time in the car this time so not as much camera work but hopefully a couple of decent ones...

 

Top stuff Daz. Can't wait to see the vid mate. thanks

 

Nice one Dazz,

love this one of mine







When you get chance could you email me the one of mine please

 

Here's the first vid...
In car with Mark i think at the end of the day...
YouTube - ariel atom 300 on small track

 

Great work mate..

 

Cheers Daz for the drive around Blyton i can safely say that is the fastest i have been around their and by far the most fun expertly driven to avoid tyres as seen on video must say it was a lot closer in real-time once again big thanks.

 

You dodn't get any idea on the braking on the vid do you, I wasn't fully on it but still I was braking pretty hard it just doesn't show... It also feel a fair bit quicker when your in it...


Here's the vid with Dave behind me... some great footage of Dave hooning the scoob about...
And before anyone asks no I wasn't trying did unleash it a couple of times for a few corners though... Dave you need some adjustables mate, although it was specatular to watch from trackside with the thing being thrown left right on the back section, top stuff

YouTube - ariel atom 300 on small track videoing Scooby Sti

 

Top stuff that mate . just shows how fast the atom is. could tell by the sound whan you was giveing it a bit. your right though mine is like a P&O ferry round the bends But good fun. needs AST'S.. , thanks Daz.

 

-ing brilliant Film of the year. I fully expect best actor and supporting actor to go to Dave & Daza at next years Oscars - surely nothing will top that. It was even better than 500 - an even manlier

By the way.....where on EARTH was Crafts going

 

Absolutely fantastic bit of driving, especially knowing the speed you were doing. What can i say Daz, top car, top bloke
Jackie xx

 

Here's some images from the 1982 mintex...


Stick blomquist in the lead


Oh dear Paul "Toivonen" Crafts in second place appears to have a pole and horn sticking out of his roof, surely this has an effect on his performance...


And now a classic shot as toivonen crafts appears to have taken advantage of the Stick Blomquist car, possibly due to the microphone protruding from the bonnet...

 

And Mick I know it feels mad from behind the wheel but beleive me this was about as far as it was out of line each time... I think its to do with how the suspension is setup but it always feel much more sidways than it is, and then when it realy is sideways its like a knife edge of ballance... odd but true, if you drove it often though you do get used to it...

 

Here's a sweet shot...




the thanks hey

 

Superb Dazza

Really made mine and Jackie’s day that mate.

I was a little blue initially my first Blyton with nothing to drive, then Dazza pops up with the keys and an offer I simply could not refuse. However I did contemplate it, as it was a very big give

It really is an awesome driving experience; difficult to put in to words, however I will try.

I gently set off in first short shifted to second down the first small straight away then to third, ( I knew from my talks with Dazza that the car is capable in higher gears due to its weight so really did not feel the need, or have the lack of respect to over drive the car to get speed out of her)

When we hit the first straight I pressed the loud pedal in third and

waahoooooooooo weeeeeeeeeee foooooooooooooookmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee woooooooooooooohoooooohooooooooohooooooooooo

Then I changed into fourth pressed the loud pedal again

foooooooooooooooooooooooooo king helloooooooooooooooooooooooomoto wahooo hooo hooo super charger induction doing its best to pull my fecking lid off, while singing the sweetest note.

Gently braked for the chicane, wow this baby slows quick, I adjusted my goggles that miliseconds earlier had just tried to morph themselves into my face while Jackie was still clutching the helmet to stop it tearing her head clean off

Then into the hairpin, rails! corner! yep! like it was nailed down very reminiscent to a cart, sorry but all I can refer it to, then round the bottom section of twisties, a little bit more loud pedal and jeeee’sus Christ the gaps in-between bends really are not gaps at all, just a very short thinking periods before the next can I get round at this speed bend.

The car felt loose at times on one section under acceleration; however, it seems it was not, must of being the turd lodged in my boxers from the first straight making me slide.

Round the final hairpin at a steady pace, (you have to have respect guys, you know what I mean) Then the finish straight, steadily building my exit speed in third.

Waahooohooo fourth wahoohoo fifth brake brake brake.

Then 5 more laps building in confidence each and every time

Dazza huge huge thanks for the opportunity mate made my day somewhat special

 

are bless you mick

 

FPMSL @ the description ofthe accelleration

 

That should knock the BHP / Tonne figure down to about 5

 

pmsl, how you aint been gunned down for comments like these is beyond me sticky

 

Anybody,what horse power do u think the little Talbot was?

 

About 70-80ish??? good sideways action though and backwards action to mate

 

Here's another vid from my cam...


YouTube - ariel atom 300 on small track chasing mate in scoob

At this point i was thinking sticky may do a niki Lauder

 

Oh and about 80ish also paul... couln't tell as I passed you whislt you were going the oposite direction to me

 

No it's only 63bhp at 5000 revs...

 

Thats about the same as the XR450 Paul.. good to see you going sideways mate

 

foo me DAZ ,.... just watched that vid when you put your foot down you made mince meat of the sti and that has 350+brake horse just goes to show how quick the atoms are ... Dave was doing his best to keep up and he did so very well then all of a sudden it went from this <-----> to

<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
in a second fooking fast top vid mate ......

 

Trust me mate, i wasn't pushing it... most of the quick bits were still under 6k rpm not 8500..., if i really got on with it then it would be quick... err, if not just a little scary...I think I did one lap of cam where i really pushed it all the way round, and it felt daft, go knows how the f1 guys do it.

 

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