Extra practice

[Allan McD]

I am going to have some extra practice I have got an entry for Doune (hill climb) in Scotland 21st-22nd June 8) there is a video on there website it looks v/fast :D and narrow :shock:
I am the only mini entered but there are 16 in my class eg westfield , morgan , caterham , RS 2000 escourt etc

http://www.dounehillclimb.co.uk/
Allan

[MarcE30]

Bloody hell, just watching that video makes me shit myself!

Hope you do well!!

[Pooler70]

Good Luck Allan. There is very very little margin for error on that hill. :D :lol:

[PaulW]

friggin hell thats a tight ciircuit Allan, no room for error :?

Paul

[Allan McD]

Plenty room for a wee mini.
Allan

[Andy_S]

I just watched the vids & all I can say is you've balls as big as moon-hoppers!!

Good luck Allan - Go kick some RWD ass :D

[garyshoose]

Regs are out of date Allan. What time's it kick off?

[Mark D]

Jeeeesssus, if you did that down hill you could use a bob sleigh

Good luck bud

[Allan McD]

Regs are out of date Allan. What time's it kick off?
Practice Starts: 9.00 am Satarday / Sunday

Heres a vidio from onboard an Imp 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn8Vmgs35Mg

[bhphunter]

Hi Allan

Good to see Doune is still open, I heard a few years back it was closing but obviously its not.

Can this be added on to one of the rounds of the 16v sprint championships? Its not too far up the road from me :lol:

If Im free I'll pop along and see you.


Good luck


Bhphunter

[garyshoose]

That's tight :!:

[Allan McD]

That's tight :!:

Said the Scotsman :lol:
Allan

[bhphunter]

Not tight - just practical :?

Gonna head south next year anyway to watch some all going well.


Bhphunter

[Andy_S]

If we're adding this one as a round of the 16vSprint Championship, I'm taking the 'OMP' Bucket seat out & fitting an 'Armitage Shanks' instead.

It only looks about 8 feet wide .............. with armco either side .............. and some trees ................ and a drop off at the side ................

I'm crapping myself just watching the vids.

[Allan McD]

Those barriers will make it easy they will keep me on track :lol: Just put the foot down all the way and GO bouncing from barrier to barrrier it will be like being on a rail track.
Allan

[mininut]

That looks pretty impressive :shock:

makes you wonder if this guy can see where he's going ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7j2mBEsfSU&feature=related

[Mark D]

Can this be added on to one of the rounds of the 16v sprint championships? Its not too far up the road from me

BHP i would eventually like to organise a national 16v championship that all members can compete in, this has been discussed briefly in other posts. For this to happen there will have to be sufficient interest in that general location so if you can raise a few people to regularly attend and compete in it then it may be a possibility.

I'm sure other members would travel, especially myself and andy if a weekend can be made out of it due to the distances to be travelled. Especially if the fun we had at scarborough was anything to go by.

Throw in a rollcage and get an entry in and we may be coming to a town near you.

[bhphunter]

Ive had a rollcage in my mini for years - even had to use it once :oops:

I am going at the build hammer and tongs at the mo so would love to have the car ready for next year. Im sure some of the 16v boys round here could be convinced :lol:


Bhphunter

[Mark D]

i believe evo would also be interested.

To get the championship off the ground it was easier to run it on the back of the auto66 events, i'm not sure how we would get to do other events but will certainly look into it if you can come up with plenty of interested people.

[cooper_mark]

I am going to have some extra practice I have got an entry for Doune (hill climb) in Scotland 21st-22nd June 8) there is a video on there website it looks v/fast :D and narrow :shock:
I am the only mini entered but there are 16 in my class eg westfield , morgan , caterham , RS 2000 escourt etc

http://www.dounehillclimb.co.uk/
Allan
B***s of steel

[PaulW]

I am going to have some extra practice I have got an entry for Doune (hill climb) in Scotland 21st-22nd June 8) there is a video on there website it looks v/fast :D and narrow :shock:
I am the only mini entered but there are 16 in my class eg westfield , morgan , caterham , RS 2000 escourt etc

http://www.dounehillclimb.co.uk/
Allan
B***s of steel

Stop it now as he wont be able to get his head through the door of his mini :D

[Smurfy]

:lol:

Good luck for the weekend. Looking forward to the videos!

[cooper_mark]

hope u are going to get vid's of your runs.. :shock: :twisted:
GOOD LUCK...AND DO THE MINI BOYS PROUD..

[garyshoose]

120 cars booked for this one according to the local press. Might take a trip up Allan, depends on kids, babysitter & Mrs Hoose (Out Boozin Sat & Sunday the trollup) so if she's not fit on Sunday, I'll be on parent duty :?

Good Luck and try not to loose too much pace bouncing off the barriers :wink:

[Smurfy]

How did it go then Allan?

[Allan McD]

It went fine I will give a report later.
But I dont recommend you (Smurfy) or Mark D should go its only for the non crashers :lol:
Allan

[Smurfy]

:shock: :lol: :lol:

Any videos?

[Allan McD]

Here goes an unbiased report :wink:
There was only one more mini there at the weekend me and a 1275 cooper s (Graham Cowie a regular) In practice (Saturday)in the dry Graham did 66 sec three times in a row.
I did 66 64 62 and was confident I could do 58 but on Sunday for the timed runs it was wet Graham did 70 69 71 I did 63 62 63
The barriers were even closer than they look on the videos and near all the corners are uphill which caused loads of understeer fixed by lowering the front ride height and raising the rear.
There is a lot to learn about racing cars :shock: but I am learning slowly.
Allan

Heres the latest video

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=httCbjSpULM

[Smurfy]

Great times considering the weather. I wouldn't fancy thrashing a car up there in the wet!

8)

[bhphunter]

Raging :evil:

I forgot this was on this weekend :oops:

Anyway, times sound respectable Allan and were heading in the right direction 8)


Keep it up


Bhphunter

[Andy_S]

I still can't believe how narrow that looks :shock:

Congratulations on your time & on not hitting anything, you deserve many beers :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Did you enjoy yourself? ........... I bet it was 100% concentration all the way.

[garyshoose]

He looked half drunk from the Saturday night when I met him, Grace was having to hold him up :lol:

I'll tell you something, How none of those big power racers never bounced off the barriers is way beyond me. They were shifting :!:

Never knew Ferraris were so slow or were they just there for the posing :?: One of the drivers was trying to spin/warm his tyres on the line but unfortunately the poor soul hadn't read the owners manual. Should've swicthed the traction control off mate :lol: :lol: :lol: VROOOOOOOOM.
sounded nice though.

But not as nice as Allans valver mini. Well done auld yin :wink:

[Allan McD]

I dont think I would drive a Ferrari up there fast to much to lose and all the Ferraris had to drive home (part of there rules) most pased us on the motorway going south.
Allan

[garyshoose]

Have to disagree there Allan. If I had taken my Ferrari along (Mrs hoose had it down at Tesco's) I wouldn't have let it anywhere near the track. Those guys must be bricking it more than anybody.

8)

[Marcus Nordblom]

Good driving Allan!

[BassAddict]

Blimey - hats off to you Allan - that looks flippin' scary, and very quick :shock: 8)

[Mark D]

well done allan, that is seriously not a hillclimb, thats a rally stage.