Fintry this Weekend

[johnnymack]

Sounds like a grand weekend had by all. A dose of fiendish flu meant I had to scratch on Friday. Thanks to Anne for tearing up the cheque at such short notice!

[Kiltie]

johnnymack said:

Sounds like a grand weekend had by all. A dose of fiendish flu meant I had to scratch on Friday. Thanks to Anne for tearing up the cheque at such short notice!

We were worried about you when you were a no show. Tried to get a number for you to check everything was ok but failed.

Hope you're feeling a bit better now.

See you at Golspie (maybe).

Cheers,

Eric

[johnnymack]

ERIC - Thanks for concern. A lot better now. Nothing dramatic - just thumping headache and unable to breathe or swallow - a bit like that Friday night at Lossie in fact!!!! How did your duel with Lenny go? I take it Drew cleaned up, but did you manage second?

[TWJPToyota]

johnnymack said:

Sounds like a grand weekend had by all. A dose of fiendish flu meant I had to scratch on Friday. Thanks to Anne for tearing up the cheque at such short notice!

That may not have happened at other events.

[Broomsticklady]

TWJPToyota said:

johnnymack said:

Sounds like a grand weekend had by all. A dose of fiendish flu meant I had to scratch on Friday. Thanks to Anne for tearing up the cheque at such short notice!

That may not have happened at other events.

Agreed - in fairness it happened to David and I when we scratched from the EACC Kames, but other's who shall remain nameless aren't always so helpful ... says she thinking of Knockhill...

[Gizmo1314]

Just been out to my car with Laptop (and a serial cable which was the thing I lacked on Sunday) and fixed it in 5 secs, how Scunnered am I ?

[Broomsticklady]

Gizmo1314 said:

Just been out to my car with Laptop (and a serial cable which was the thing I lacked on Sunday) and fixed it in 5 secs, how Scunnered am I ?

Big Boys can cry, John!

[JohnS]

Gizmo1314 said:

Just been out to my car with Laptop (and a serial cable which was the thing I lacked on Sunday) and fixed it in 5 secs, how Scunnered am I ?

If you had said that on Sunday, I could have popped along to work and got one for you - would have taken me about 25 minutes round trip

[G4Addicted]

Gizmo1314 said:

Just been out to my car with Laptop (and a serial cable which was the thing I lacked on Sunday) and fixed it in 5 secs, how Scunnered am I ?

Moral of the tale - next time ask! I am sure that Wallace Menzies has a laptop for the Firehawk systems, so he would probably have a serial cable?

[Gizmo1314]

I kinda simplified that a wee bit, new laptop, no serial ports, usb to serial cable comes up as Com5, software only offers Com1-4 and software is bespoke.

I'm actually scunnered because I've been awaiting/promised delivery of a spare box since God was a boy.

---john---

[JohnS]

Gizmo1314 said:

I kinda simplified that a wee bit, new laptop, no serial ports, usb to serial cable comes up as Com5, software only offers Com1-4 and software is bespoke.

I'm actually scunnered because I've been awaiting/promised delivery of a spare box since God was a boy.

---john---

I could have easily went for a laptop and serial cable if you had the software to install, or copy via USB drive. Time to really push for s spare box, the parts to make one yourself or look for alternative options.

[wight jr]

Lots of pics from Fintry on www.2t4t.co.uk now, top of the page just below the 2t4t logo.

[G4Addicted]

johnnymack said:

Sounds like a grand weekend had by all.

I think that the happy faces at the prize-giving on both days - despite the changeable weather - was the best indication of just how much all the work done by GAC to get the hill ready and to run the event is appreciated.

I would have to say that, as CoC, GAC made my job very easy, so a big THANK YOU from me to all the GAC people who made it happen. All I had to worry about was when I was going to find another excuse to use the course car - and by the way, respect to those of you who drive those things in anger - you do know that you are nuts, don't you?.....

[k13job]

Thanks to the small band of helpers that made it to the work parties and the officials, marshals etc. for a great weekend.

P.S. I have just discovered I was only getting about half throttle, and probably been like that for most of this season

[stiglet]

k13job said:

I have just discovered I was only getting about half throttle, and probably been like that for most of this season

..Funny you should mention that - mine's only been running on one cylinder all season...

[k13job]

k13job said:

Thanks to the small band of helpers that made it to the work parties and the officials, marshals etc. for a great weekend.

P.S. I have just discovered I was only getting about half throttle, and probably been like that for most of this season

To be honest probably didn't make a big difference (only a few hundredths ) and Fintray, but explains the lack of speed in the higher gears at other events such as Lossimouth, Alford, Boyndie, Knockhill, 3 Sisters, MIRA, Anglessey, etc.

[Saxo_sprint]

Cracking weekend, very well organised event and some brilliant action on the track! got some photos i will upload.

[jonrarit]

[quote=tuscan_thunder]Highlights - JR's first run on Saturday into hairpin - tail out on the way in perfect on way out;

Most kind sir ..... don't suppose anyone got it on video did they? I'd love to see as missed it first time round ...... i had my eyes closed

jr

[gsinky]

k13job said:

Thanks to the small band of helpers that made it to the work parties and the officials, marshals etc. for a great weekend.

P.S. I have just discovered I was only getting about half throttle, and probably been like that for most of this season

Ha Ha, I have just discovered I have accidentally been running my car on organic goats milk all season!

[stiglet]

gsinky said:

Ha Ha, I have just discovered I have accidentally been running my car on organic goats milk all season!

That might explain the misfire - 'suggest you switch from organic to fully synthetic