Dodgy Hand Break, Out of Gear, Parked Cars, Knockhill....

Post by **Shug** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:12 am

OOft - shame mate. Could have been worse mind you, have seen them start to roll down the pitlane before (although that's with the hot brakes situation) which could get scary...

Another one to slot in the box marked 'experience'

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:37 am

So what are you lottery numbers for this week ?

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:24 am

Another addition to the learning experience Gary - always leave the car in gear when parked, even if it's a supposedly flat piece of ground! I'm surprised your driving instructor never taught you that. At least you'll never forget to do that now!

Hope you get the scratches polished out.

Did you make it on track then?

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:07 pm

dezzy wrote:Did you make it on track then?

Nearly, by shortcutting the pitlane

<BG>

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:14 pm

Yeah, track was fun. Spun twice

TAMBO · Post by **TAMBO** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:40 pm

Gary's Diary Disasters

1) Jet washed a hole in car.
2) The Spin.
3) KH great escape.

Might Have missed a few

Keep em comin Gary

gdr · Post by **gdr** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:46 pm

Not still thinking about Speed Sunday tomorrow Gary?

Please don't.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:18 pm

gdr wrote:Not still thinking about Speed Sunday tomorrow Gary?
Please don't.

Agree with George. Probably much cheaper just writing off the £40. You have probably used up this week's quota of luck

TAMBO · Post by **TAMBO** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:27 pm

But a new story....could be worth the 40 quid

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:26 am

Speed sunday? In an Elise? That cost that much money?! Are you a mentalist?!

Digital · Post by **Digital** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:50 am

To echo the comments above, Speed Sunday (nee hot hatch) days aren't really the best place for a track novice, I think a bright orange Lotus costing more than a lot of the other cars put together might be a bit of a target...

Some pics from the last one I spectated at a year ago: http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f136/ ... pt%202006/

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:46 pm

have been to a few of these "hot hatch day's" and it seems the way to go is take a shed don't know how many times I have seen Corsa's with lovely pearlest paint jobs and 3 tonnes of stereo fly off the track.....

and end up getting shoved off the back of the transporter into a field on the way home

Post by **campbell** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:50 pm

steve_weegie wrote: best way to keep the car stationary is to go into the pits after your cool down lap, let it idle for a minute then turn off the ignition and stick it in 2nd gear...

You can chock a wheel too.

A TVR rolled away in the KH pitlane for the same reasons a few years back. Not sure of the outcome...if it had to go round any corners while freewheeling I guess it was certainly fecked

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:42 pm

looks like Hot Hatch days are a tad on the dangerous side then. Is overtaking allowed or is it just that the blue Focus (RS?) is spinning and therefore the others are passing? Never been up there to spectate a hot hatch day (and not sure i'll ever bother now!)

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:59 pm

Corranga wrote:looks like Hot Hatch days are a tad on the dangerous side then. Is overtaking allowed or is it just that the blue Focus (RS?) is spinning and therefore the others are passing? Never been up there to spectate a hot hatch day (and not sure i'll ever bother now!)

I think overtaking / undertaking is allowed.

G.