soundie Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Well I’m just back from Nurburg, well pleased, great weather both saturday and Sunday, nothing went pop, didn’t die, and managed 10 ‘bridge to gantry’ laps in total (plus one limping lap for a brake issue) Scooby was, almost, faultless.. I found you could be really confident and throw it around the track, reasonably, willy nilly. I don’t think I’d have had any more fun with more power, and the scooby handling characteristic understeer made it easy to cross the limits of grip predictably. The only car trouble I had was a developing braking issue, they started to shudder badly when hot, changed the pads (which were totally finished) and it still happened. Anyway, put in the fastest lap when they were like that, and they got me home, so all good! If the rosyth – zeebrugge ferry was still in operation, I’d be there once a month I think! I’ll get a video up if anyones interested.. I’ve watched it back a few times now, and all I wanna do is go back there and work on my lines Chris. only question now, where do I put my sticker!?
StrikE Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 On 23/11/2010 at 21:39, soundie said: I’ll get a video up if anyones interested.. More to the point............why are you asking man lol get the clip up as i was looking forwards to it
subarucraig Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 you can be as gay as you like as long as its not in the vid your gonna post post up pics or vid please
BalliSTIc Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 And no more tickets on the way I hope! Well done mate!
soundie Posted November 23, 2010 Author Posted November 23, 2010 ok ok ! getting the video up! its rendering, after which it'll be uploading to you tube, i think that could take all night with HD though i don't know any faster way.. PICS THOUGH! in a minute here's one from the webcam i'm sorting my camera pics out just now.. lol haha, no more tickets mate no got my grandad head on during the journey! apart from the autobahn where the speedo was tipping 165, legally!??!!! .. and with my DAD next to me saying 'do it again!' .
ciaranrb5 Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) Video hope that wasn't on the ring as your not aloud to film on public days :rotfl: Also since it's illegal to time yourself what was yours Glad to hear you had a good time with no major issues. Time for new disks oouuucchh ££££ Looking forward to the vid Edited November 23, 2010 by ciaranrb5
soundie Posted November 23, 2010 Author Posted November 23, 2010 hotel we were at - saturday morning. our view of the track from the hotel room window
soundie Posted November 23, 2010 Author Posted November 23, 2010 On 23/11/2010 at 22:25, ciaranrb5 said: Video hope that wasn't on the ring as your not aloud to film on public days :rotfl: really? a well, better not put it up then! Quote Also since it's illegal to time yourself what was yours best one was my 10th and final one, which was 8:41 so called 'bridge to gantry'. not really sure how that compares.. i wonder what it would have been if i knew the track a bit better!
mk1cos Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 looks like a great weekend chris, glad the car got back in one piece!!! a nice selection of cars there, down to steves for new brakes ???? catch up soon barry
fai17 Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Anything under 10 is good i think. Nice one chris
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) On 23/11/2010 at 22:56, mk1cos said: looks like a great weekend chris, glad the car got back in one piece!!! a nice selection of cars there, down to steves for new brakes ???? catch up soon barry yea probably be down very soon mate lol.. On 23/11/2010 at 23:17, fai 17 said: Anything under 10 is good i think. Nice one chris really? sweet! alright for the sake of my sanity, i'm not bothering with HD video for now, so here's a low res one in the meantime.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdYv7rI7IQ (hasn't processed yet.. hmm.) Edited November 24, 2010 by soundie
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 youtube say that low res video is still processing this morning. its not, they lie. They must be lying - it was only a 64 mb file ffs. sorry chaps, i'm not too good with you tube, apparently.
kennyuk300 Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Well done Chris Look forward to the video ,guess you will be doing it again Sounds like a good trip all round... Kenny
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 On 24/11/2010 at 10:19, kennyuk300 said: Well done Chris Look forward to the video ,guess you will be doing it again Sounds like a good trip all round... Kenny cheers man, yeah definately going back! I think a yearly trip is in order And I recommend it to anyone by the way.. I don't think it lives up to its fearsome reputation and knockhill is certainly harder on cars than nurburgring.. so GET OUT THERE GUYS! Would you like your bung back mate? just let me know! I'm working in glasgow on friday if thats convenient?
kennyuk300 Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 On 24/11/2010 at 10:38, soundie said: cheers man, yeah definately going back! I think a yearly trip is in order And I recommend it to anyone by the way.. I don't think it lives up to its fearsome reputation and knockhill is certainly harder on cars than nurburgring.. so GET OUT THERE GUYS! Would you like your bung back mate? just let me know! I'm working in glasgow on friday if thats convenient? Who would have thought that Knockhill was harder on the car,there is a thread about a trip to the Ring next year Chris It does sound quite intimidating ,was the pads the only thing to see excessive wear??? No rush for the bung yet mate ,hope it did the job for you...Not sure where i will be on Friday anyway Kenny
ciaranrb5 Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 On 23/11/2010 at 22:50, soundie said: really? a well, better not put it up then! best one was my 10th and final one, which was 8:41 so called 'bridge to gantry'. not really sure how that compares.. i wonder what it would have been if i knew the track a bit better! I think a full lap is about 20 secs longer so thats still a good lap considering Clarkson struggled to do 10 minutes. Next time I want to come.
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 On 24/11/2010 at 10:48, kennyuk300 said: Who would have thought that Knockhill was harder on the car,there is a thread about a trip to the Ring next year Chris It does sound quite intimidating ,was the pads the only thing to see excessive wear??? No rush for the bung yet mate ,hope it did the job for you...Not sure where i will be on Friday anyway Kenny The pads were on their way out anyway so that was expected, I even thought at the time that the ring wasn't even that hard on brakes, but something odds just happened to mine with that shuddering. On 24/11/2010 at 11:05, ciaranrb5 said: I think a full lap is about 20 secs longer so thats still a good lap considering Clarkson struggled to do 10 minutes. Next time I want to come. aye, in a diseisel though! lets get a scoob armada on - 2011
kennyuk300 Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Meant to says some nice pics mate Is it just warped discs causing it ???? Kenny
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 On 24/11/2010 at 12:30, kennyuk300 said: Meant to says some nice pics mate Is it just warped discs causing it ???? Kenny och .. warped discs or bearings maybe. they're pretty substantial discs so i'm doubtful they'd be warped, but then what do I know
soundie Posted November 24, 2010 Author Posted November 24, 2010 Finally got it uploaded! any comments welcome
kennyuk300 Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Nice one mate Admit it Chris ,when you seen other cars in front you pushed harder Kenny
mystery machine Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Sounds like fun, and a very respectable time too!
wrxmania Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 On 24/11/2010 at 16:42, soundie said: Finally got it uploaded! any comments welcome Nice pics, especially the Audi!
braveheart Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 Well done Chris, glad you enjoyed yourself great time and back home with the car in one piece exellent news, great pics love the Audi mmmm...
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