Andrew Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 I see Knockhill circuit have their calendar up now: https://www.knockhill.com/trackdays/ The full day open pitlane dates are: Monday 2nd April (Reverse direction) Monday 30th April Saturday 2nd June Friday 15th June Friday 20th July Thursday 9th August Saturday 29th September Saturday 20th October Quote
Kingster Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 I’ll be up for a trip up north. Not sure on dates yet 1 Quote
Andrew Posted February 8, 2018 Author Posted February 8, 2018 Just been looking at those dates. Some (The two Fridays) have Super Lap Scotland events after them.. (Scottish Time attack.. ) so I'd expect some monsters on track! Having said that, I did a similar one a couple of years back, and tbh they behaved themselves.. I haven't decided yet but I think I'd be looking at either 2nd June or 9th August.. not sure about the April ones? Is that a bit early for Scottish weather? Quote
S2T Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 I compete in Super Lap Scotland in my Megabusa...Class C. Re your comment about track behaviour I must say I find SLS to be a safer and more considerate environment than trackdays Quote
Andrew Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 8 hours ago, S2T said: I compete in Super Lap Scotland in my Megabusa...Class C. Re your comment about track behaviour I must say I find SLS to be a safer and more considerate environment than trackdays Yes, I think I could probably agree with you. It's some of the racers that seem to loose their mirrors on trackdays that can be a problem. One day I remember had more than its fair share of BMW hatchbacks and Minis that weren't keen to pull over on the straights. I actually think they were pulling over to the left expecting a pass on the right! Quote
S2T Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Agree with your Andrew when you get racers as opposed to SLS/Time Attack guys on the circuit as they seem to think they own it. I almost got wiped out by Lewis Hamiltons brother at Oulton when he was using a track day as his test day afew years ago Quote
Andrew Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 43 minutes ago, S2T said: Agree with your Andrew when you get racers as opposed to SLS/Time Attack guys on the circuit as they seem to think they own it. I almost got wiped out by Lewis Hamiltons brother at Oulton when he was using a track day as his test day afew years ago Your moment of fame! The only brush with racing fame I can think of was when I got sandwiched between Anthony Reid and David Leslie in the Croft urinals.. well I could have been seriously splashed! 1 Quote
S2T Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, Andrew said: Your moment of fame! The only brush with racing fame I can think of was when I got sandwiched between Anthony Reid and David Leslie in the Croft urinals.. well I could have been seriously splashed! Real claim to fame is a BTCC driver was driving my car last year so I know what times a proper race driver can achieve in my car...he was 3 seconds quicker than me between start and the exit of the chicane ...however after that our data traces were on top of each other...all part of my vertical learning curve 1 Quote
Andrew Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 57 minutes ago, S2T said: Real claim to fame is a BTCC driver was driving my car last year so I know what times a proper race driver can achieve in my car...he was 3 seconds quicker than me between start and the exit of the chicane ...however after that our data traces were on top of each other...all part of my vertical learning curve What sort of lap times are you getting at KH? My best is a very low 58, would love to dip into 57s, but I think my age is heading in the same direction as my lap times! One thing you know though, there's no point in upgrading the car any more if there's three seconds in the driver is there? Quote
S2T Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 I am doing a few upgrades as will be trying to get the car to behave more suited to an 'advancing years gentleman driver' than a pure race driver. My target for this year will be 56's Quote
Andrew Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 21 minutes ago, S2T said: I am doing a few upgrades as will be trying to get the car to behave more suited to an 'advancing years gentleman driver' than a pure race driver. My target for this year will be 56's My target too.. not a hope of achieving it though, short of sticking LH in the car. So, no trackdays for you now? Quote
S2T Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 Oh yes need to get some early season ones in...my first is end march with Track Scotland Btw the new surface is rather slippy at the moment Quote
Andrew Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 10 hours ago, S2T said: Oh yes need to get some early season ones in...my first is end march with Track Scotland Btw the new surface is rather slippy at the moment I did wonder about the new surface.. will let you lads bed it in. Have they extended some of the run off areas? I've seen the Track Scotland calendar, it's a shame they don't seem to do any full days. OK for you locals, but Knockhill's too far for me to travel for two or four hours of track time. Quote
S2T Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 I live 150 miles from KH...I hope others bed it in before then, the kerbs havent been changed so the track is now 3 inches higher which means the kerbs are lower..they have changed a couple of the run off areas more so for anticlockwise....Landrover Jaguar have hired the track for a week/10 days so there were pleanty of cars going aropund at the weekend...problem is it was rather wet 1 Quote
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