Ghosty Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 If anyone wants a go in the Civic, then it'll have open spaces too
LightBulbFun Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 I still wanna see someone take a Model 70 round an autosolo course (I imagine it would do surprisingly well, which would make for some fun faces on all the people who expect it to fall over at the first corner )
brownnova Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Ooh I do really fancy a go at this! I’m afraid I’ll be embarrassingly crap though...
dollywobbler Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Ooh I do really fancy a go at this! I’m afraid I’ll be embarrassingly crap though... Imagine how terrifying my first time was. It was at the Manchester Classic Car Show, with a crowd, and random public in the passenger seat! A bloody good laugh though. At the next one, I got the course wrong...
bangernomics Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Been given a pass for July if anyone fancies coming along. You are more than welcome to come and try the Mazda.I’d be really interested to see what the script is.
The Moog Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 Ooh I do really fancy a go at this! I’m afraid I’ll be embarrassingly crap though...That doesn't matter at all. You are effectively beating yourself the first time - unless you have bucketeer skillz eddyramrod 1
The Moog Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 I’d be really interested to see what the script is.Script?
bangernomics Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 What it’s all about, my vocabulary isn’t that extensive these days.
eddyramrod Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Ooh I do really fancy a go at this! I’m afraid I’ll be embarrassingly crap though...Do it! Heck, I haven't even been to an AS autotest yet but I can say it'll be a barrel of laughs. I used to compete in our club's twice-yearly events in Cyprus, and have two trophies here from those occasions; one of which was my first-ever.Here's me in the Infamous Granada, still on a charge as I cross the finishing line... And here in the ideally-suited X1/9 setting FTD while MrsR was in hospital... You don't have to be all that fast, just remember which way you're supposed to be going. Saying that, as you can see from the photos I was going for it! You do get a bit wrapped-up in the atmosphere... Squire_Dawson, The Moog, JeeExEll and 2 others 5
The Moog Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 AHH right.. So basically it is timed runs around a course. Hitting a cone incurs a 5 second penalty-which normally kills your run You have 15 runs over the day with the slowest one wiped off. Then it is the least amount of time for the rest. There are different classes including some with reversing into a box etc. I normally just do the Clubman's which is forward only. It's about improving your precision over the day really. Cost is £30 for the day plus £5 for membership for the year. First timers get half priced entry. When you arent driving you will either have rest break or will be marshalling so the day goes pretty quickly. Previous class winners include Bucketeer and NJGleeds. Other shiters who have come to have a go including Dollywobbler and Spartacus. eddyramrod 1
LightBulbFun Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 What it’s all about, my vocabulary isn’t that extensive these days. basically imagine a tight course laid out by cones and you have to go round it as quickly as possible very much favours handling cars well thats my understanding of it anyway (also I totally didn't just get my autosolo autocross and autotest all confused...) garellikatia, bangernomics and eddyramrod 3
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Digging out those photos I've just stirred up my Cyprus memories. Those were idyllic days down at the beach, blasting around the car park. I'm really going to have to show up at one of these AS blasts, one day. NorthernMonkey and JeeExEll 2
JeeExEll Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 ^ Autotesting a Granada Ghia I posted this 1990 Knockhill autotest skilz vid somewhere else on here but don't remember where. If anyone's interested skip to 3.05.Who want's to be a human cone? (Don't wear a white jacket or trousers). The Moog, Skut, eddyramrod and 1 other 4
gigglepin Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 need to get a new little mig and finish the welding on the fester ,ge tit MOTed and get out and do a few this year The Moog 1
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 ^ Autotesting a Granada Ghia [/pedant mode] I'm sure you'll be delighted to learn that it wasn't a Ghia! Being a very early car (built May 72) it was a... wait for it... GXL! [/pedant off] JeeExEll and The Moog 2
JeeExEll Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 ^ So it is!Didn't look too closely at the car itself, assumed it was from about 74 when you could get both Ghia and GXL with full wheel trimz.Detail differences grille area, seats, pillar badge. But a Mk1 Granada being used on autotests, - yaaaay Possibly better than a Jag Mk2 or S-type. eddyramrod, Austat and LightBulbFun 3
eddyramrod Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 That was probably the most fun I had in that car, the other contender being a club drive to a village restaurant along winding country roads on my birthday. I deliberately hung back from the MGB in front and was able to give it beans on the long sweeping bends. The back end was happy to break away... Much more power in that 2.5 Essex than in the 3.0 I had 25 years earlier! LightBulbFun, The Moog and JeeExEll 3
The Moog Posted March 17, 2019 Author Posted March 17, 2019 Eddy you don't need your licence to come and have a play if you want. Entry is on me if you fancy a day out. anonymous user, LightBulbFun, eddyramrod and 1 other 4
gigglepin Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 i was trying to add some youtube footage but failed
The Moog Posted March 17, 2019 Author Posted March 17, 2019 Lymm is this but bigger - I think there are four courses to run https://youtu.be/PlQd1nRnzPM https://youtu.be/3HUZqogTwtE
The Moog Posted March 30, 2019 Author Posted March 30, 2019 You can book your autotest place online now then pay by Bacs or cheque. https://form.jotformeu.com/taxsmith/boundless-may-2019-entry-form It's half price for newbies - http://accrington-msc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Half-price-entry-for-members-on-first-event.pdf
eddyramrod Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 That's very interesting. I'm thinking M65 in August.... The Moog 1
The Moog Posted March 30, 2019 Author Posted March 30, 2019 That's very interesting. I'm thinking M65 in August....That will be great. I need to book on and also enter the regional comp
The Moog Posted March 31, 2019 Author Posted March 31, 2019 3/4th August for Darwen then 14/15th September
Elstro1988 Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 This is stirring up memories of my now-defunct hill climbing and sprinting career - 3 seasons of doing it in a 1.0 pushrod Nova and a 2003 Kia Rio. I wish I'd done a few of these in the godawful Rio before I got rid of it. Cheap motorsport like this is a great way of enjoying cars, especially if it's something that's not 'sporty'. The Moog 1
The Moog Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 You can come along and see if you still have it!
gm Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 some fun being had at Ardeer at the weekend - I need to get myself back there soon, it's great fun https://m.facebook.com/john.macleod.752861/posts/pcb.2302813519781108/?photo_id=10162879226385354&mds=%2Fphotos%2Fviewer%2F%3Fphotoset_token%3Dpcb.2302813519781108%26photo%3D10162879226385354%26profileid%3D100014201975133%26source%3D48%26refid%3D28%26_ft_%3Dqid.6685431939044814943%253Amf_story_key.-1308042443379087159%253Agroup_id.310651455664001%253Atop_level_post_id.2302813519781108%253Acontent_owner_id_new.776065353%253Asrc.22%253Aphoto_attachments_list.[10162879226385354%252C10162879228065354%252C10162879229000354%252C10162879230040354%252C10162879231295354]%253Aphoto_id.10162879225735354%253Astory_location.5%253Astory_attachment_style.album%253Aview_time.1556573421%26__tn__%3DEH-R%26cached_data%3Dfalse%26ftid%3D&mdp=1&mdf=1 The Moog 1
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