Doune Hill speed trial

[seafar99]

Went up to the doune hill speed trial today, lots of practice/testing going on for the main event tommorrow.Some serious 600bhp cars well worth the trip through to see as well as the vast variety of highly tuned cars .Action starts about 10am.">http://

[dougster]

I recognise that 31 car.[]

I hope to be there tomorrow if I get up in time!!!!!!!!!!

[ally-b]

I heard about a bad prang there yesterday .

Sounded like the same car - JohnSt.

Did anyone hear any more ?

Al.

[Ali Mowat]

I didnt actually make it down. but heard John had a bad one.

So im told, he went off at "Meadow" and went side on into a tree at some serious speed. I think he was unhurt, although I am told that the car is totalled. I would guess he will transfer all the kit over to a new shell?

 

[ally-b]

Thanks Ali ,

Thats pretty much what I heard too []

I hope he's OK and 'Stevensons Rocket' can be sorted .

Al.

[seafar99]

i've heard today that his accelerator cable got somehow stuck with the turbo kicking in that sent him off and wiping out his near/side on a tree.I spoke to him on the saturday and he was running in a rebuilt engine due to a failure with his last one, glad he's ok but having been up late on friday night to make this event he must be well pissed off.

[oz *sti*]

Sounds like a very bad one, my thoughts go out to you John hope you are o.k.

[JohnSt]

Thanks guys, just a bit sore today. Shell is totalled, car will survive thanks to Liam at Glenburgie Subaru coming up trumps with a shell for me, knows how to support motorsport, not just all take like most dealers. 

 

There are two 'kinks' as you cross the meadow, they need a feather in the dry to get round never mind the wet, I lifted and the throttle stuck wide open, could have been worse, could have been in the 'Tunnel' . Cage stiffened it up a fair bit, the poor tree is deid though []

 

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[st3ph3n]

John, glad you're alright mate. Good luck with the rebuild.

[johns]

Hope you're back up and running at he head of the field again soon!

John

[Ali Mowat]

Good luck with the rebuild John, great news about the new shell too.

[john mac]

Glad to hear your ok after what looks a pretty scary episode.Shame about an awesome car.[:'(].....I guess the word "rebuild" can be

translated as the next one will be even better!![][]  Good luck!!

[Andy S]

Glad to here you are ok John, any where at Doune is not good to go off!

 

Good luck with the rebuild and see you soon when we come up to see Wallace []

 

Cheers Andy

[IanJ]

Glad you are ok John. Shame about the shell but i'm sure the next one will get some serious weight loss before you put it all back together, and come back even better.

 

Ian