Knockhill Tracknight Friday18th July 2008

by **Richardn** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:23 am

That'll be the alignment needing doing then :cry:

by **PaulDS** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:50 pm

Great videos Ben

Wow and what a close shave on your spin (not the hairpin),
What did you say :wink:

Great photos too Doug well done.

by **thistle5** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:18 pm

Booked up for the 20th - there's still a few places left.

by **frank boyle** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:01 am

Great footage, quite scary.

And I am sure I heard a grown up word!!!

by **kevham** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:09 pm

Crikey. That tank slapper was a bit close to the old tyre wall! Is the car ok?

As for sweary words - I'm sure it just sounds like my 2 year old when he is trying to say "sock"

My comedy spin is better from inside the car. I'll try and post some video (no swearing, mind) later this week.

by **sgibson** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:03 pm

I've booked my mobile chicane for next month's track night.

by **mk1_salami** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:54 pm

I'm booked up for the 20th as well. It's my first trackday, so a little bit nervous

by **Hawkeye** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:51 pm

Don't worry, Salami. Friday was my first - it was very wet and greasy but I survived OK. Just watch your mirrors and drive within your limits and you'll be fine. I'd love to do it again, but can't make a midweek date.

Maybe there'll be an MX-5 only one next year (hope, hope, hope)

by **skinnydoug** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:25 pm

Hey chaps, I was at my 'other' car club tonight and someone who had spotted me at Knockhill last Friday at the track night recognised me gave me a card.

He was at my car club taking pictures, seems to have set himself up as a motorsport photographer. Turns out he was also at the Dreadnought/MX5 Track Night. There's some pics of the track night that he took at: http://www.circuitexposure.co.uk/meetings.shtml. Sorry about the plug, I'm not affiliated with the chap, he has taken some nice pics.

Thought some of you lot might be interested.

Oh, and here's one of me on the Thursday of the week before:
http://www.circuitexposure.co.uk/meetings/trackday_knockhill_10july2008/content/_NJD3171_large.html

Love it.

Douglas

by **Hawkeye** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:49 pm

Good stuff, Douglas! And I thought you'd taken a lot of photos...

by **Richardn** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:23 am

David, there is a really good pic of you on page 50

http://www.circuitexposure.co.uk/meetin ... ex_50.html

I'd be buying that if it was me

by **bjperez** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:30 am

Car seems to be fine, the crunch on the vid is a lot louder than I remembered from the time. I had taken it back out again after removing all the gravel from between the wheel and tyre and nothing seemed broken, it was even handling better as had dropped the tyre pressure. Watching vids from later in the session however there does seem to be a bit of a grumbling while going round some of the corners that I didn't hear while driving. Will get one posted up to get some opinions from you all. Will get the car up on some ramps when I get back in a few weeks to make sure everything is ok in any case.
Was going to sign up for the 20th but realised will be in Norway, are there any later in the year does anyone know? Dreadnought only has the one left.

by **Hawkeye** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:48 pm

Richardn wrote:David, there is a really good pic of you on page 50

http://www.circuitexposure.co.uk/meetin ... ex_50.html

I'd be buying that if it was me

There's a nice wee sequence of Ben on pages 8 & 9, too!

http://www.circuitexposure.co.uk/meetin ... dex_8.html

by **Robin** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:59 pm

The kid got Roc'd

Secret ingredient.

The whitsits connects wi' yon spridget whuzzer yi see...simple y'ken

by **rockdoc** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:09 pm

Robin wrote:
The whitsits connects wi' yon spridget whuzzer yi see...simple y'ken

Classic look on yer loons face there Robin

by **findlay** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:10 am

Well I had a bloody good night too with, fortunately, no ventures off the island.

Some of the machinery (and drivers) we shared the evening with were very impressive. I was surprised there were so few spills considering the conditions - the curb at the chicane was MEGA slippy - and I never really pressed the car through there but managed to find the limit pretty much everywhere else.

I'd have preferred a totally dry track but I think my tyres are grateful it was wet as they hardly wore at all! :shock:

Just need to work out whats happened to my Axxis Ultimates, I think they've killed my discs :cry:

- new discs and back to 1144s for me I think! :wink:

Had a chuckle with Andy x 2 and Mark at the end of the evening... "What's the alignment on your car, Findlay?"

me: "erm... some."

It's never been done but seemed very stable (albeit pretty "safe" and understeery IMHO) according to Lichty who got the last few PAX laps of the evening. Away to collect my new oil filler cap today to make sure I've not killed the engine :oops:

by **sgibson** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:49 pm

I need to get my allignment sorted as well, but the bolts seem to be seized quite solid so I am still sporting my curious camber set up for the time being. Are you going to the next Dreadnaught night Findlay?

Quick question for the experienced, which gear to select in Scotsman corner (the right hander at the bottom of the drop after the pits) as 2nd gear felt too high and 3rd seemed to low.

by **findlay** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:17 pm

Personally I was in second every time through there but back into third for the chicane section. Third would be far too high for me and I'd just bog down, besides, in the dry it's fun getting a bit sideways out of there, not enough correction room in the wet though.

At the moment I've got no plans for another track night this year. A holiday and brakes to pay for :roll:

by **rockdoc** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:28 pm

jus bounce it off the rev limiter in 2nd

its actually feels like in betweeny gears

Knockhill Tracknight Friday18th July 2008

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