Knockhill pictures ---- ( lots !!! )

[st3ph3n]

I was sure that Grant was trying to get it sideways out the hairpin. I was too I found the best way was to line it up for a late apex (is there anything other than a late apex on that corner?) right over the kerbs on the inside and then just nail it. I think I got it fairly sideways before it lined itself back up when the AWD got it's act together.

I only got to follow Grant closely in the wet over 2 laps before I tried to find myself some space on the track. I did see him in the dry and he was certainly moving at pace, but it was off in the distance.

[JamesF]

Hi Dipsy,

that was actually my son Lewis (out on loan). How cool did he look. He's only 7 1/2 months but loves cars already, got him glued to the TV when the rallying, F1 and Touring Cars is on.

The next McRae in the making !!! (Hopefully he can take me into an early retirement )

[evobaz]

Gumball, my PM is now switched on and I've tried to send you a PM.

Baz

[Gumball]

back at ya and also Stephen

[the squiggle]

<<

You were a bit slow round the corners in the wet though as I could catch you quite nicely round the back end of the circuit. What good is power without control? >>

I have sh*tty std 2 pots on the front with Avon ZZ1's, tyres which could not even supply enough grip in the rain to turn over the engine. Todays exercise was to mainly keep it nice , smooth and on the great stuff with lashings of Creamed Rice and oversteer at the hairpin.

When it dried up a bit and a good line appeared then it was all systems go for DHL delivery driver mode

Control is nothing without power

Grant

[Gumball]

<< Control is nothing without power >>

i dont have either

[st3ph3n]

Self control and the will power to stay off the track?

[Gumball]

no. watching the fast cars go round and round was harder than trying to stay off the fags.

nae chance.

made a donation to santa cruise and spun about in the wet for 30 mins, great fun

[michael_taylor]

[weeb]

brilliant day!! done laps with grant, peter and jaqui. brillaint all threee has slipeee moments, grant was like a kid with a new toy with the drifting out of the hair pin. Peter loved it when his scoob got sideways round the back of the track and jaqui was brilliant, sideways going wrong!!! he he.

I enjoyed the days lots, loads of nice cars and the driving from these 3 people was brilliant, 1st class even with the wet and slippy conditions!!

Gordy i hope you are ok after your escapades on the way up to the track!!

[fai17]

Hi there

Had a great day on Knockhill.Hope all the passengers enjoyed themselves but probably not as much as i did on track

GordyNO1 :your car is looking great m8.

Grant :I want some of that sideways action with you next time

Gumball:Your car is rapido m8

Track track was like a slipperly eel but i still enjoyed it and didn't spin it(nearly Weeb)

Roll on next one

[fai17]

Sorry Ally:Great pics BTW

I saw you but didn't have a chance to speak to you and i would have ask you to go on a pax lap

[gus the bus]

Excellent day yesterday and my First Track day (for cars!) Good to catch up with you all again and special thanks to Fai 17 (Peter) for the pax laps Those brakes were SMOKIN!

My clammy hands were because they had been in my pockets, it wasn't your drivin honest!!!

Paul, hope you got that filter sorted!?

Thanks again folks!

See you at a meet soon.

Gus

[pedals]

Hi everyone, had a great day out at knockhill yesterday

Thanks to Peter for the pax lap - great fun!

Good to see everyone again and meet a few new people.

cheers

pedals

[RS Grant]

Great Day!!

Thankyou to Kenny for taking me out in his quick blue Classic for a few laps, those 335mm disks are a huge improvement over the standard set-up mate!!

Also, many thanks for Peter (fai17) for taking me out in the GEMS STi8.. Good bit of banter mate, and a well set-up package.

The downside to the pax laps I got is that I'm now dying for the next Track Day to be organised, so I can get the Celica on there and have some fun myself, although I'll try to keep my GT4 on the track, which Nylo (Red Celica on White MO's) seemed to have trouble with yesterday!! Hehehe...

Cheers,

Grant

[duke]

"if you dont spin...you aint trying hard enough"

and like my lancer the gt4 can pirouette gracefully too

lookin forward to the next one and think i'll get some proper track tyres on wheels that fit (as calipers were too big)...

hopefully see your gt4 there too for some fun

[Kenny_McGee]

<< Thankyou to Kenny for taking me out in his quick blue Classic for a few laps, those 335mm disks are a huge improvement over the standard set-up mate!!

Cheers,

Grant >>

No worries matey - glad you enjoyed it - and I'm looking forward to seeing your monster on track.

Cheers

Kenny

[Ninja Scoob]

Good pics looked like a good day, sick and sorry i couldn't make it, broke my hand on friday, cant drive (for ages!). .

[des_curran]

Good pictures and a great day out pitty about the weather though.

Peter, thanx for the pax laps m8

[st3ph3n]

<< Good pictures and a great day out pitty about the weather though. >>

!!!! The weather was great!

I was humping Elises and Caterhams left right and centre when the skies openned and dampenned the track for the last 30 minutes. I did 2 elises and a Caterham on the one lap!

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

Sideways was the word of the day !!

Fisrt of theanks to JohnS - a true credit to the club with excellent organisational commitment once again....

Thanks also to WheelsAround - lovin' my 4 new Toyo T1-R in the wet

I have some video footage but having grief with my site at the moment so please be patient as I'm also in Holland

this week.

Loved it when it dried up but still enjoyed the wet ( the baldy RE070's denied me my usual confidence though )

I believe I got sideways ( alneit pretty minor) at the hairpin but deffo got some lateral action at Clarke's

I cannot get enough of these track days. they are so hectic though so I'd welcome the all-day one so we can have more chat, eating, cooling down time, less red flags etc etc....

Thanks to all for the photos - they are MEGA

Rgds

Cal