Scooby Shootout

[scoobzie]

can,t say much of it waste of trip and money didn,t see andy,f the times on most runs were average most of the scottish scooby boys would win this the staff were quite rude towards the scottish accent there was about 25 cars competing and also european subarus the furthest that came were the isdc boys i think lol you bearly got near the line and it was time to go crail for me from now on only good thing was grants car from awd nice car there were some nice cars rant over cheers scoobzie

Edited May 26, 2008 by scoobzie

[andrew_forrest]

can,t say much of it waste of trip and money didn,t see andy,f the times on most runs were average most of the scottish scooby boys would win this the staff were quite rude towards the scottish accent there was about 25 cars competing and also european subarus the furthest that came were the isdc boys i think lol you bearly got near the line and it was time to go crail for me from now on only good thing was grants car from awd nice car there were some nice cars rant over cheers scoobzie

I was there with the Spec C, ran an 11.09 on my 2nd run and then broke 2nd gear on the handling circuit. I was one of 6 cars that broke 2nd gear on Sunday !

cheers

Andy

[RA Dunk]

nice time andy, looks like youve been tweaking again :D

[scoobzie]

sorry andy i was there hour and a half i was looking out for the race car i left because of certain peoples attitudes

i hope you enjoyed it more than me m8 i just had a bad day all in couldn,t get fuel anywere coming home my clutch just about had it and to top it off i got a blowout at scotch corner so crawled home on a space saver lovely regards scoobzie

[andrew_forrest]

That sounds pretty s**** mate, can't say the guys gave me any attitude but then I am a regular down there so it may be different.

Who said what ? I'll bend the organisers ear, the last thing they need is to start alienating people with their attitude

Andy

[fai17]

can't say the guys gave me any attitude but then I am a regular down there so it may be different.

Who said what ? I'll bend the organisers ear, the last thing they need is to start alienating people with their attitude

Andy

No wonder you don't feel alienated as you are world recognised as for us mere mortels,,,,we sometimes feel left out but if you don't start a conversation with a random then no one will be speaking to you..true?

[scoobzie]

first of was told at the gate my money was for monopoly so my reply to this was if the money isn,t good enough you no what u can do and then to ad further insult was asked if i had anything hidden in the car so i said to the guy yes i got some refugees and drugs and also at the burger bar complained about the money again i wont be making the journey down there again anyone on here who knows me will tell you what my answers would have been to those people cheers scoobzie

Edited May 26, 2008 by scoobzie

[andrew_forrest]

They asked to check my in boot too, I didn't have a problem with that. They also looked mistrustingly at my Scottish money but so did the petrol stations etc, that is the norm in my experience.

Andy

[StewartyBoy]

They asked to check my in boot too, I didn't have a problem with that. They also looked mistrustingly at my Scottish money but so did the petrol stations etc, that is the norm in my experience.

Andy

I remember buying a car in Manchester and when handing over the cash to the lad, he demanded that we went to a bank to make sure it was legit. Never gonna stop that down south unfortunately, maybe we're too trusting up here. Who knows.

Surely it wasnt that bad a day mate, was it?

[scoobzie]

i didn,t have a problem with looking in the boot or anywere in the car andy it,s the same at most venues but the guys attitude and tone off voice just stunk m8 i felt like a unwelcomed guest even my friend thought so

[StewartyBoy]

Well you live and learn mate. Staying at home next time then lol

[scientific steve]

It's a great shame that a few may bu&&er things up for a group from here

when I went down there last year I received none of the coments and funny looks at the money that you were getting

and over the last 4 years I've been down to engerlandshire more times than I can remember, south coast, east cost, middle, no probs

funny thing is the last time anyone has said anything about the scottish money I had just handed over

was that it was less chance of it being a fake !!!!

hope you aint been put off for good

[AlanG]

Odd experience and different to mine on the day. I handed over a Scottish 'twenty' 'an never had a problem, but was expectin' it as i do with any Scottish notes anywhere in Englandshire. One of the problems some English have is the Scottish humour when you try and make catty remarks, they just don't get it, but for the most part, keep it light humoured rather than defensive, and 9 times out of 10 everythings fine.

As for the food, the first time i went in the morning it was fine, but they were under pressure when everyone wanted to eat at lunchtime. I had to wait ages and then say to them again i was still waiting, as others came and went, but they apologised and were pleasant enough and topped up my drink for nowt for the inconvenience. As for the guys that were there whether it was pros or privateers, they all made me feel welcome and were quite chatty with none of the "i'm really busy and can't be a***d with talkin' to you" feeling that you sometimes get. Maybe it was because the event was quite chilled out and not as frenetic as some have been in the past, but i had a good day there.

My only disappointment is i feel the event has maybe ran its' course and is starting to lose its' appeal?

[thewelsho]

I was there with the Spec C, ran an 11.09 on my 2nd run and then broke 2nd gear on the handling circuit. I was one of 6 cars that broke 2nd gear on Sunday !

cheers

Andy

And that is a PPG kit too. Petes sake! So what happens now? Do you have a big rack full of cogs to drop in when one goes? Surely you don't have to buy the full kit, or do you?

[RA Dunk]

Surely you don't have to buy the full kit, or do you?

no its just a case of changing the broken gear i think, theres been quite a few failures with the ppg kits lately

[thewelsho]

no its just a case of changing the broken gear i think, theres been quite a few failures with the ppg kits lately

That's not a good sign. I called up their orgainsation and the girl on the other end of the phone was telling me that they are pretty hard to break, giving me the impression that if you had a PPG kit in your gearbox, you were pretty much sorted. At 3.5k just for the bits, its all a bit worrying.

[RA Dunk]

That's not a good sign. I called up their orgainsation and the girl on the other end of the phone was telling me that they are pretty hard to break, giving me the impression that if you had a PPG kit in your gearbox, you were pretty much sorted. At 3.5k just for the bits, its all a bit worrying.

i know another bloke on a forum i use who lost his second gear with a ppg kit last weekend too in his wagon, then theres the lateral car who also broke a ppg kit at SSO thats 3 right off of the top of my head

[thewelsho]

i know another bloke on a forum i use who lost his second gear with a ppg kit last weekend too in his wagon, then theres the lateral car who also broke a ppg kit at SSO thats 3 right off of the top of my head

I wouldn't be able to afford PPG anyway but hopefully will get around to fitting a STi 6-speeder.