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athoirs

posted on 23/4/12 at 06:53 PM Reply With Quote
Doune Hillclimb Vid

Was a Doune Virgin until this weekend, What can I say- 53 seconds of crapping myself!

Doune

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madteg

posted on 23/4/12 at 06:59 PM Reply With Quote
Bloody hell good job you didnt get it wrong, sounds great.
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cerbera

posted on 23/4/12 at 07:03 PM Reply With Quote
Looks a bit on the narrow side
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britishtrident

posted on 23/4/12 at 07:06 PM Reply With Quote
Thing about hillclimbs is you don't get time to settle yourself in
At Doune I used to love the very steep bit just before the finish it feels like sitting in a rocket -- it seems a lot steeper from the driving seat than as a spectator or in the video.

I went off Doune a bit after we lost Norrie Galbraith..........................





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paublo999

posted on 23/4/12 at 07:46 PM Reply With Quote
Scary place, not too shabby doing a 53 on a drizzly day. Takes seat time to learn how to navigate that hill. I got down to a low 47 but have never been confident like our other venues. Ross went up in a rather scary 44 in the radical. Eek

Garden gate is key to carrying speed otherwise it becomes a power hill.

Shame I missed it but planning to be up it later this year





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zilspeed

posted on 23/4/12 at 07:59 PM Reply With Quote
Liked the wee laugh at the end
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johnny chimpo

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:02 PM Reply With Quote
I was up yesterday for the first time, only spectating tho!

Was a really good day gona try and go along to doune and kames the next time they are on. Might even look into joining in next season!

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paublo999

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
If you go along to spectate you must walk the hill first thing. Then you appreciate just how blind all of the lower half of the hill is





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nick205

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:20 PM Reply With Quote
I'm guessing the first section feels even narrower than it looks when you're tucked up in the driving seat?






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maccmike

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
no room for errors there mate.
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britishtrident

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:52 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
I'm guessing the first section feels even narrower than it looks when you're tucked up in the driving seat?



Not called the Tunnel for nothing --- really a bit odd having the spectators above you.





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paublo999

posted on 23/4/12 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
It's also bumpier than you would expect and the car skips around a lot. That encourages you to lift but you must not brake until garden gate

Track being resurfaced before the British round in a few months so will hopefully be smoooooth





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PAUL FISHER

posted on 23/4/12 at 09:17 PM Reply With Quote
You even kept your toe down on the grass, a sign of a true racer well done, I would love a go at the hill climbs, but I know the way I drive it would all end in tears
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daniel mason

posted on 23/4/12 at 09:23 PM Reply With Quote
why not try barbon on 12/05/12 paul? surely not a bad place to start on the hills!






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PAUL FISHER

posted on 23/4/12 at 09:53 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by daniel mason
why not try barbon on 12/05/12 paul? surely not a bad place to start on the hills!


A bit more room for error there Daniel, hillclimbs are on my to do list when I get the car ready, a day here would be a good place for me to start I think.

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