Doune Hillclimb

[sstein]

Anyone know when this is on again this year, I missed the first meeting at Doune and would like to go upto the second running.

Is their any websites that have a motorsport calender for events in Scotland like hillclimbs, races, sprints,rallies etc.

Thanks,

Stuart

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speed-shot.co.uk

[v15ben]

Can't help on the dates, but I have been to a hillclimb there before and it is a really nice venue!

[alicrozier]

Next Doune is 17th/18th September, run by Lothian Car Club:
www.dounehillclimb.com

My club has a good event calendar and lots of other interesting stuff, links etc. Regularly updated.
www.gac.org.uk

Also check out:
www.scottish-sprinting.co.uk

For racing see:
www.smrc-uk.com
www.scottishclubracing.co.uk

>> Edited by alicrozier on Saturday 3rd September 08:16

[sstein]

Thanks for the links

I've been up a couple of times and it was always impressive seeing how fast they go up the hill on such a narrow track !

Some of the single seaters are almost glancing walls!!

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Stuart

speed-shot.co.uk

[Kiltie]

Stuart,

Check my profile for dates of other 2005 Scottish speed events

sstein said:

Some of the single seaters are almost glancing walls!!

I've never actually been to Doune but I once heard one of the SHC chaps saying that the quickest line at one of the turns is to brush the armco.

Cheers,

Eric

Ali - you at work?

>> Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 3rd September 16:16

[alicrozier]

Kiltie said:

Ali - you at work?

Nope, up early for a bast round Aberdeenshire.
Just home.

Cheers,
Ali

[fergusd]

Popped along to Doune over the weekend to watch some friends test themselves against the hill . . . took some photos . . . www.f-d.org.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=35 . . . saw the hill record fall with some extremely comitted driving by the top 12 runoff guys . . . amazing stuff . . .

Fd

[sstein]

Yeah some of those single seaters were awesome, the speed they carry through the corners and how close they came to the barriers was amazing!

Heres a couple of pics I took

[url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1589.jpg[/url]
[url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1540.jpg[/url]
[url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1356.jpg[/url]
[url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1437.jpg[/url]

Do you know what the fastest time was at the end of the day?

Cheers

Stuart

[tuscan_thunder]

Martin Groves reset Graeme Wight jr’s track record by 2 hundreths to 36.48 –

Dino was second with a 36.85 - over 2 seconds quicker than he has ever gone there before.


I think GW will be resetting that record next year.........
This year has been purely a development year for him and the car. So many problems - heat, electronics etc - all development is being done in public on the hills.

[tuscan_thunder]

sstein said:

Yeah some of those single seaters were awesome, the speed they carry through the corners and how close they came to the barriers was amazing! Heres a couple of pics I took [url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1589.jpg[/url] [url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1540.jpg[/url] [url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1356.jpg[/url] [url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/images/DSC_1437.jpg[/url] Do you know what the fastest time was at the end of the day? Cheers Stuart

Stuart, have you loaded the photos from Doune onto your website yet? Have you got any more of the Nicols? (Caterham, the one with the helmets on the bonnet)

[sstein]

Hi

I am making a page for Doune now, I dont think I have any of that caterham

Do you know what the red car is in pic DSC_1589.


Thanks

Stuart

[tuscan_thunder]

sstein said:

Hi I am making a page for Doune now, I dont think I have any of that caterham Do you know what the red car is in pic DSC_1589. Thanks Stuart

could be a fisher fury but not sure actually.

[alicrozier]

tuscan_thunder said:

sstein said: Hi I am making a page for Doune now, I dont think I have any of that caterham Do you know what the red car is in pic DSC_1589. Thanks Stuart could be a fisher fury but not sure actually.

Detective Ali says it's Melvyn Hartley in his Autotune Gemini.

Clue was in the no.57.

[sstein]

haha

thanks ali,

I was going to look up the car number until I remembered I didnt have a programme.... :P

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Stuart

[sstein]

Set of pictures here

[url]www.speed-shot.co.uk/Doune Hillclimb Page 1.html|www.speed-shot.co.uk/Doune Hillclimb Page 1.html[/url]

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Stuart

Edited by sstein on Sunday 4th June 21:20

[alicrozier]

Nice one of Craig Nicol there for TT.
www.speed-shot.co.uk/DSC_1551.html

Cheers,
Ali