Knockhill Anticlockwise

[kenny]

I remember spectating at the very wet reverse night, would love to try KH in reverse. Also recall a convo with Mac regarding the approach to Clarks being very tricky, I was stood in the shed there watching, looked absolutely treacherous.

Footage would be good

[tut]

Twoud be good to do it again. I drove it just once, the same day as the other old timers in 2004.

Completely different track in reverse, a total re-learn, even more so as it was very wet. Coming up Duffus was very steep with the blind crest and turn at the top. The speed into the Hairpin in N3 would be pretty high with very heavy braking.

As Mac said, the slight bend that you do not even notice coming out of Clarks onto the Railway Straight is very noticeable when you take it flat, then realise the speed that you are coming into the corner at.

Pity it will not happen again.

tut

[Mike Scib]

Pretty sure there was also a Hot Hatch day ran in reverse...........chaos!!!

[mac]

Was the wet one a SIDC?
I remember a dry Fri night Hot Marques in reverse

No - it was a Hot Marques. They ran two that year, the first one was probably the wettest I've ever seen Knockhill. The second one was drier.

It really all came about after a conversation I had with Sasha in the pit lane one night (I sound like tut now ) where she said that she loved doing the circuit in the reverse direction on the rally experience days before they had their own track round the outskirts and that she would love to arrange a track evening if there would be sufficient numbers. I posted up on SE1 and the uptake was awesome.

First few laps were done behind the pace car to give folk sighting laps and get a feel for the track, unfortunately I missed these as I had locked the keys in the boot of the S2



Mac

[meatball]

Mac/Tut,
If we got enough people that were interested do you think they'd do it again?

[mac]

I'm not sure they still have the dual direction license any more.

I know that when they did they had to run the entire day the wrong way round.... no harm in asking I suppose.

Don't think Sasha's there anymore - it's been a while since I've been track side this year and don't recall bumping into her.

Maybe the ole charmer will have more of a chance

[Modena Scotland]

Going reverse will be good for my tyres

[Digital]

Found a video of a hot hatch day done in reverse direction:
http://www.fastvwgolf.co.uk/Reverse_hh_valver_NEW.wmv

Looks a bit strange, McIntyres and Duffus don't look like much of a challenge, whereas Clarks and the chicane look a lot trickier.

[tut]

Going reverse will be good for my ****

tut

ps Saw Sasha at the last SIDC Mac, so will have a word with her and Gemma.

[tut]

Fortunately we do not have the cones put out, and he is lapping in 1.19, so not a great sense of speed.

tut

[Mike Scib]

Found a video of a hot hatch day done in reverse direction:
http://www.fastvwgolf.co.uk/Reverse_hh_valver_NEW.wmv

Excellent find Jamie, pretty sure i would of been paxing in 1 of the red XR2's

Also think that vid is from ColinT's old Golf