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rest of the 2008 season is as follows
Scammonden July 13th (entered)
Elvingon August 2nd (one of my fave's, it's so fast)
Forrestburn Aug 23/24 (clashese with 24 hour race, tough choice to make)
Harewood Sept 20th (amazing atmosphere, feels like a really big event)
Kames Oct 7th (season finale, another long drive).
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Let me know the timetable for Scammonden Dam - I've thought about going to watch an event here before, but never have actually been (just driven past the top of the hill a lot on the M62). It's about 50 minutes drive from home for me, so reasonably close.
Will have to check whether I'm supposed to be doing anything else ! |
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It's motorsport, you shouldn't have to ask her for a day pass.
Send the forum link over to John, at least then he can keep in touch.
How's his Spanish coming along? Does he call the bends like Luis Moya yet?
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Scammonden
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Gav Taylor
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so you basically turn up and pay someone to drive down a country lane??
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And rallying is.............?
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Gav Taylor
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driving down lots of gravel tracks through the Kings forests very fast 
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Which you have done how many times?*
*Gav's glass house damaged in a previous stone throwing incident.
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I've never travelled to Sweden, Monte Carlo or Turkey to watch people drive down a county lane...I have for the WRC though.
seriously mate just give me £100 and I'll let you drive the back road to bishop as many times as you want!
why pay for something I do for free every day? Down side of living in a city mate
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These days I will pay to make sure there is no one coming the other way, no cyclists or horses and if I do crash a rescue vehicle with a paramedic is guaranteed to be there in under 60 seconds. Just in case the on board extinguishers and flame proof suit are struggling.
PS, seasoned campaigner of many a road rally too.
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who told you that??
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Well if they can't get their lazy ass from a standing start to a point no more than half a mile away with zero trafiic to contend with then there is something wrong.
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very true and on that note I'm off to the lakes..catch up sunday xxx
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xxx!
poof.
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been hanging round Brownridge too long, the pair of you need to get a woman.
(I mean one each of course, not the same one),
(well I suppose.............no, best stop now).
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Have you done Scammonden before ?
Where do competitors and spectators drive in ?
Does everyone park at the top of the hill (there is a big field) and competitors drive down in convoy to do timed runs back up ?
The aerial photos don't show how steep the hill is - but you would expect a hillclimb to be steep wouldn't you ! |
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Never been here before, I am told it is steep and 1st and 2nd gear only!
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best get that sequential gearbox fitted Peacock!
with all due respect its not really a test of man and machine if you never get out of second gear is it!!
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I guess it depends on how tall your ratios are in 1st & 2nd..........
Let me know what the event timetable is when you get it - do you do practice runs in morning and then timed in afternoon ? |
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