mctwistuk Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Well it was quite a miserable day weather wise at knockhill. There was rain and also fog. Track looked quite busy and there were lots of lotus and evo's but there were a few scoobs. Looked ike there were a few scoobs with engine problems etc though:-( thanks to peter for the lift up. chris
sti_steve Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Had a really good day. Good fun on the track in Chris's car! Just cant wait to get mine on
scoobysailor Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Who's car is this? It looks lurverly....for a classic
DR Motosport Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Took a wee trip up to Knockhill today. But since I've sold my track car it gave me a chance to try out my new camera. Davy
scoobysailor Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Took a wee trip up to Knockhill today. But since I've sold my track car it gave me a chance to try out my new camera.Davy Is that you back down to one scooby Davy? Are you getting another track car?
braveheart Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Some good pics taken weather was not too good by the looks of them, cant wait to come home and unleash the WL.. soooon
DR Motosport Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Is that you back down to one scooby Davy? Are you getting another track car? Back to 1 scooby for now. Both cars combined did a total mileage of about 6000 miles last year. So it was a bit stupid have 2. Rather than sell my blue sti and getting buttons for it in the current market. I'm going to convert that to a new track car. Stay tuned, but it's looks will all be changed with a good bit more power.
soundie Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Who's car is this? It looks lurverly....for a classic Cheers! that be mine Some nice pics there, - in one it looks like my rubbers coming off the rims round that hairpin! Great day on track today, first time the cars been up to it and it didn't miss a beat. Only problem to fix now is the ridiculous understeer. Had a couple of wee excursions (well, one bigger excursion;)) across the gravel but held on for dear life and there was no harm done so it was just a good laugh early on in the day I had an epic chase on with a wee red exige for about 7 (or more) laps, . There was really nothing between us I just couldn't get past him... but then maybe he was toying with me, haha. Just gutted my video camera was goosed. roll on next trackday! Cheers, Chris.
RS2 JIM Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Hi All! I was the pilot of the white classic wagon that decided to attempt a disappearing act through a cloud of its own steam. Thankfully the only damage was to the top rad hose and the car is already back at its second home (mechanic!) to have all the pressure bearing hoses changes for samco. I should have done it sooner but hey ho that's life. Hope I never held anyone up while they towed me round to my trailer! I thoroughly enjoyed the day other than that little upset. It was great to meet some familiar faces and put some new ones to usernames! Shame the weather was a tad changeable but KH lives up to its reputation of having its own weather system yet again. I returned home to sunny Aberdeen to find my girlfriend sunbathing in the ~20C heat! Anyway, the car will be back up and running soon so i'll no doubt see some of you on track with it again. p.s. Should anyone have any nice pics of the car or video footage from the outside then i'd love to see it. I've never seen footage of the car on track before! Cheers James
TrackScotland Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 good pics shame our boat gave up the ghost early on... It was soooooo slow on the straights too LOL and it all mucky now after my off at the bottom of Duffis
flat-planedCrank Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Hi all, Good trackday once the weather had sorted itself out Nice to chat to everyone Some pics from today... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Comments welcomed ..loads more pics on my site - http://www.motionimages.co.uk/gallery/Knoc...9-SIDC-Trackday I'll upload a bunch more tomorrow Cheers.
sti pretender Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Great day, can't believe how slippy the track was on the warm up. Could have done with better tyres as my set were on their last legs which made for some interesting cornering. Got a good clear 20 minutes towards the end of the session which let me push the car a bit more. Looking forward to the next one with new tyres and suspension. Good to meet a few new faces. Robert Edited June 27, 2009 by STI Pretender
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 I was not there today but my old boy was on track with his Caterham and got a bit of a fright when a DEER ran onto the track and ran around in circles in a panic in front of him ! He was able to stop safely and luckily had no-one behind him ! Never seen that before !
TrackScotland Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 FPC - great pics as always! Did anyone get pics of the white 2dr spining down duffis.
fai17 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 ..... Had a couple of wee excursions (well, one bigger excursion;)) across the gravel but held on for dear life and there was no harm done so it was just a good laugh roll on next trackday! Cheers, Chris. Thanks for the pax lap and the trip across the gravel trap was a laugh......just don't do that again next time LOL
fai17 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Hi All!I was the pilot of the white classic wagon that decided to attempt a disappearing act through a cloud of its own steam. Thankfully the only damage was to the top rad hose and the car is already back at its second home (mechanic!) to have all the pressure bearing hoses changes for samco. I should have done it sooner but hey ho that's life. Hope I never held anyone up while they towed me round to my trailer! I thoroughly enjoyed the day other than that little upset. It was great to meet some familiar faces and put some new ones to usernames! Shame the weather was a tad changeable but KH lives up to its reputation of having its own weather system yet again. I returned home to sunny Aberdeen to find my girlfriend sunbathing in the ~20C heat! Anyway, the car will be back up and running soon so i'll no doubt see some of you on track with it again. p.s. Should anyone have any nice pics of the car or video footage from the outside then i'd love to see it. I've never seen footage of the car on track before! Cheers James Was really nice talking to you and Ali I fancy a pax lap off you next time Peter
WUZ Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Well at least it was nothing major James............................................... I hear Ali had a less eventful day
trackhound Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Shame about the weather but still good to get out on the track! Here's some in car footage from the old wagon. First time on the track with the built 2.5 and she was going like a train! Cheers. Alistair http://www.youtube.com/user/trackhoundtuni...l/0/K3WnHlAIFYk
fai17 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Shame about the weather but still good to get out on the track!Here's some in car footage from the old wagon. First time on the track with the built 2.5 and she was going like a train! Cheers. Alistair http://www.youtube.com/user/trackhoundtuni...l/0/K3WnHlAIFYk Car is going well Alistair Who built your engine? Did you see the Skyline R32? Edited June 28, 2009 by fai 17
trackhound Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Car is going well Alistair Who built your engine? Did you see the Skyline R32? Cheers Peter, I actually built it myself with some very helpful advice from Steve Whitson. It's an EJ257 with CP pistons and pauter rods sourced from Ron at Raw Performance in the USA. Steve ported the heads and matched the combustion chambers to the larger bores. I'm currently running a Td05 20g which is a great road set up but will probably go down the GT35 route next year funds permitting. That skyline was amazing!!
soundie Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Hi all,Good trackday once the weather had sorted itself out Nice to chat to everyone Some pics from today... 7. Comments welcomed ..loads more pics on my site - http://www.motionimages.co.uk/gallery/Knoc...9-SIDC-Trackday I'll upload a bunch more tomorrow Cheers. Love the pics there mate, and the of my brake dust! I do like the detail that a decent camera shows. I've got this one as my phone screensaver now! Does anyone have wider shots of the racing? I'd love to see more shots of track jostling, and showing the variety of cars on track. I think most people just keep the long lenses on though.
soundie Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 shame our boat gave up the ghost early on... It was soooooo slow on the straights too LOL and it all mucky now after my off at the bottom of Duffis I was right behind you when you spun, it didn't looks terminal though! what happened? Great day, can't believe how slippy the track was on the warm up. Could have done with better tyres as my set were on their last legs which made for some interesting cornering.Robert Couldn't believe how slippy that back corner was!! at least it was consistent every time though, I tried a different tactic around it every lap Cheers tfor the gearbox oil dude, I woudn't have been able to go out without it. Nice chatting wi ya. Thanks for the pax lap and the trip across the gravel trap was a laugh......just don't do that again next time LOL I promise nothing. lol. If I stay on the tarmac all day then I'll never learn the limits! Nae bother peter, -- happy you joined in my celebration of the car-goin-gid. Can you suggest anything for that frightening understeer though?
fai17 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 I was right behind you when you spun, it didn't looks terminal though! what happened?Couldn't believe how slippy that back corner was!! at least it was consistent every time though, I tried a different tactic around it every lap Cheers tfor the gearbox oil dude, I woudn't have been able to go out without it. Nice chatting wi ya. I promise nothing. lol. If I stay on the tarmac all day then I'll never learn the limits! Nae bother peter, -- happy you joined in my celebration of the car-goin-gid. Can you suggest anything for that frightening understeer though? Get your car set up better for track use...different tyres...different suspension or coilovers..arbs...tit could your old bushes...he list is endless...spend spend spend!
johns Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Yesterday wasn't the best day for taking photos, so didn't get take as much as I usually do, and those that I did take didn't turn out too well. I've uploaded mine here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnsidc/sets...7051765/detail/ To view as a slideshow (saves you clicking lots): http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnsidc/sets...527051765/show/ A wave from the passenger: Drilled number plate: Several Caterhams only had one headlight working - maybe take out the bulbs to save weight John
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