Knockhill Sat 19th Sept

Bealo · 19-09-2009, 09:15 PM

Travelled the 100 miles down south from Aberdeen to Knockhill today to go check out the famous Scottish Race track.

Once there i put my coat and hat on

as it was nippy to say the least. The paddock was surprisingly empty.

The hire car Slag was itching to get on track....

I went and watched some track action and soon saw Derek....

Once he had parked up i went over and said hello. The weather started to get a bit Scottish and wet... which was a shame as Derek was on new front Cups

We went for a cuppa and waited for the weather to pass which it finally did.

Derek went out on track and after a while came in an offered me a passenger ride which i gladly accepted.

I really liked the track and hope to drive it one day. It has up's and downs, blind corners etc. You defo need a good grippy set up to get the best out of it.

It was obvious that Derek had driven round there a few time by the way he pushed the car to find where the grip was in the slippery conditions.

All in all a good day and worth the 200 mile round trip. Good to meet you Derek and hope to catch up again soon.

A few more photo's.

derek · 19-09-2009, 09:43 PM

Good to meet you Bealo, glad you enjoyed it . I'm sure Shimmy done a rain dance somewhere but you saw the weather does change quickly. Good day in the end when it all dried up. Need to bring the csl next time. PS2's back on the car

**shimmy** · 19-09-2009, 10:39 PM

fooooking big circular bald patch on my back lawn now

derek · 19-09-2009, 10:45 PM

looks like he could be doing with sharing your air freshner

**glendog74** · 19-09-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bealo

The hire car Slag was itching to get on track....

And what a beaut it is too!

Glad you had a nice day

**shimmy** · 19-09-2009, 11:11 PM

ou been eating more cakes Bealo?

Bealo · 20-09-2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

ou been eating more cakes Bealo?

LOL i do look like the Michelin man don't I? Glad i had my coat with me as the wind was bitterly cold.

sailorbaz · 25-09-2009, 04:54 PM

I was on Holiday last week so couldn't make it up unfortunately.

Looks like it was a nice enough day though, Knockhill has it's own weather system.

Were you working out of Aberdeen Bealo? Bit of a Change from the GOM.

englebert · 25-09-2009, 05:59 PM

Nice write up!

Bealo · 25-09-2009, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sailorbaz

I was on Holiday last week so couldn't make it up unfortunately.

Looks like it was a nice enough day though, Knockhill has it's own weather system.

Were you working out of Aberdeen Bealo? Bit of a Change from the GOM.

Yes working in our office up here for a couple of weeks then off to work in Holland to see those crazy Dutch Bastards

19-09-2009, 09:15 PM	#1
Bealo Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everywhere. Posts: 2,540 Casino cash: $12738	Knockhill Sat 19th Sept Travelled the 100 miles down south from Aberdeen to Knockhill today to go check out the famous Scottish Race track. Once there i put my coat and hat on as it was nippy to say the least. The paddock was surprisingly empty. The hire car Slag was itching to get on track.... I went and watched some track action and soon saw Derek.... Once he had parked up i went over and said hello. The weather started to get a bit Scottish and wet... which was a shame as Derek was on new front Cups We went for a cuppa and waited for the weather to pass which it finally did. Derek went out on track and after a while came in an offered me a passenger ride which i gladly accepted. I really liked the track and hope to drive it one day. It has up's and downs, blind corners etc. You defo need a good grippy set up to get the best out of it. It was obvious that Derek had driven round there a few time by the way he pushed the car to find where the grip was in the slippery conditions. All in all a good day and worth the 200 mile round trip. Good to meet you Derek and hope to catch up again soon. A few more photo's. Last edited by Bealo; 19-09-2009 at 09:19 PM.

25-09-2009, 05:59 PM	#9
englebert S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 397 Casino cash: $705	Nice write up! __________________ '03 SG CSL - SOLD Making do with a CSL replica, 1M and E90 M3.

19-09-2009, 09:43 PM	#2
derek S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,159 Casino cash: $20658	Good to meet you Bealo, glad you enjoyed it . I'm sure Shimmy done a rain dance somewhere but you saw the weather does change quickly. Good day in the end when it all dried up. Need to bring the csl next time. PS2's back on the car

19-09-2009, 10:39 PM	#3
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	fooooking big circular bald patch on my back lawn now

19-09-2009, 10:45 PM	#4
derek S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,159 Casino cash: $20658	looks like he could be doing with sharing your air freshner

19-09-2009, 11:11 PM	#6
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	ou been eating more cakes Bealo?