Next SIDC event at Knockhill, Saturday 7th October

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:03 pm

I was still probably going faster than 65.5 on Saturday - on a good day with a warm dry track I can hit high 62's in my car so less feels slow, if you get my drift.

I couldn't have been that much slower than usual by the end as I was lapping with SimonA rather than getting away from him

Mac

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:13 pm

Rory wrote:Maybe it wasn't you then Mac... my best lap time (from Scottish Sprint Championship at KH last May) is 65.5 secs. I would have been a bit slower than that in yesterday's conditions.

Maybe there's another Elise with MAC as part of the number plate?

I have S6NAC but it's an Exige.

Also I doubt I'd be doing 65s (can't recall giving Gareth a shot).

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:16 pm

alicrozier wrote:
Rory wrote:Maybe it wasn't you then Mac... my best lap time (from Scottish Sprint Championship at KH last May) is 65.5 secs. I would have been a bit slower than that in yesterday's conditions.

Maybe there's another Elise with MAC as part of the number plate?
I have S6NAC but it's an Exige.

Also I doubt I'd be doing 65s (can't recall giving Gareth a shot).

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:22 pm

I only said "keep in sight for a lap and a half" I didn't say "keeping up with"!

It was some tabloid editor who sensationalised this into "MAC IN SLOW SHOCKER"

It definitely wasn't an Exige alicrozier.....I know the difference. Exiges look faster than Elises when standing still

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:27 pm

Rory wrote:I only said "keep in sight for a lap and a half" I didn't say "keeping up with"!

It was some tabloid editor who sensationalised this into "MAC IN SLOW SHOCKER"

It definitely wasn't an Exige alicrozier.....I know the difference. Exiges look faster than Elises when standing still

I think you were hanging on to the back of me last month although I had already cooked my tyres by that point leading to a wee spin at the hairpin

65.5 is a decent time in the CTR, best I managed in the CTR was about 67, mind you I was using £55 a corner Federals. Not exactly a great track tyre

Post by ed » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:32 pm

Rory wrote:I only said "keep in sight for a lap and a half" I didn't say "keeping up with"!

It was some tabloid editor who sensationalised this into "MAC IN SLOW SHOCKER"

It definitely wasn't an Exige alicrozier.....I know the difference. Exiges look faster than Elises when standing still

Hi Rory

it was me who honked my horn (i recognised your plate) as we drove passed you on the way up the D/C to the event! We were in a convoy of 3 or 4 cars, you probably had been recently overtaken at some insignificant speed by a yellow elise with a red one in hot persuit!!
you looked like you where going well on sat.

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:32 pm

Rory wrote:I only said "keep in sight for a lap and a half" I didn't say "keeping up with"!

It was some tabloid editor who sensationalised this into "MAC IN SLOW SHOCKER"

It definitely wasn't an Exige alicrozier.....I know the difference. Exiges look faster than Elises when standing still

Heh - don't be put of with the baiting - we do it all the time

Think it was me who was driving, had one of Craigb's mates in the pax seat.

Used to be a time when I lapped with the typeR guys - they were faster in the straights whilst I was quicker round the corners, of course back then you were allowed to overtake on either side, which I did, underbrakes coming into the hairpin. Driver didn't think much of my move and became a SE member to tell me so. He also didn't think much of the yahoo groups if I remember correctly

Mac

Post by ed » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:34 pm

did he have a black ctr?!

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:37 pm

maybe - I can't remember.

He's also immoralised in that video clip that was on SELC)OCk a while ago when he was trying to keep up with me before spining out at the Macintyres with suitable - I'm gonna pass yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou - *&^%$£%% style coments

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:39 pm

Rory wrote:I only said "keep in sight for a lap and a half" I didn't say "keeping up with"!

It was some tabloid editor who sensationalised this into "MAC IN SLOW SHOCKER"

It definitely wasn't an Exige alicrozier.....I know the difference. Exiges look faster than Elises when standing still

Right you, banish thineself from these hallowed pages!!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:41 pm

mac wrote:He's also immoralised in that video clip that was on SELC)OCk a while ago when he was trying to keep up with me before spining out at the Macintyres with suitable - I'm gonna pass yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou - *&^%$£%% style coments

Happy days, Cal is as up for it as anyone on track

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:52 pm

Ed, I never heard your horn.....but I do remember seeing you all flying past.

If you drove more moderately up to the circuit, maybe you wouldn't need to refuel your little tanks halfway through the session

Kenny, yeah I saw the spin. Good it was at the hairpin, so I was going nice and slow and it was easy to avoid you. Like most spins it seemed to happen in slow motion to me, but I bet it seemed to swap ends quickly when sitting in it. I think you were chasing some Porsches etc at the time...maybe a bit too eager to keep up with them up the straight?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:06 pm

ed wrote: you probably had been recently overtaken at some insignificant speed by a yellow elise with a red one in hot persuit!!

I would say it was a very significant speed actually. Wouldnt you agree Mr G??

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:11 pm

depends on what your take on speed is!

Another instance of McKeanning it

Having said that, we were lucky we ran in to Mark on the way up, about 1.5 miles from KH, as about 2 corners later a rapidly moving police 5 series flew past us in the other direction

Post by ed » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:31 pm

yeah we came across him too at around 80tuts,

one of those get off gas and brake until he is level with you moments!