Scottish Hillclimb Places

[iain_cam]

Right, I'll cut to the chase - where are they all?

I know how to get to Doune and Knockhill, but where is this Fintray of which you speak, and what about this Forrestburn? Oh, and the ever-elusive Kames?

Where exactly are they all?

Cheers,
Iain

[rdm]

Forrestburn is just off the M8 at the Shotts turn-off....under the TV antenna almost.
Kames is in Muirkirk, forget the number of the road, on the way between Douglas/ M74 and
the coast/ Ayr/ Prestwick.

[tuscan_thunder]

Fintray is near Aberdeen. It should show up on Google Earth.

If you find Aberdeen (Dyce) airport, it's about 4 miles west of there (off the B977)

Forestburn is kind of half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow (ish)

Kames...well Kames is in a kind of parallel universe all of its own.. no, I've never been there but I think it's on the south side of Glasgow.

[rdm]

Forrestburn

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=290000&Y=660000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=200000&multimap.x=287&multimap.y=102

Kames

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=275000&Y=625000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=500000&multimap.x=304&multimap.y=188


Fintray

Around here somewhere, I think..

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=2700000&Y=10850000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=NO&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=200000&up.x=288&up.y=7

Edited by rdm on Monday 7th May 09:56

[KB_S1]

I never realised how close to Forrestburn I am.
Next time there is an event on I will wander over then.

[tvr s4c]

KB S1 said:

Next time there is an event on I will wander over then

I think the next event is 23 and 24 June

[mwmr]

Other venues in Scotland, Golspie 60 miles north of Inverness, RAF Base at Lossiemouth, Boyndie near Banff, Alford 25 miles from Aberdeen. All dates available on www.scottish-sprinting.co.uk and www.prhighlandspeedchampionship.co

[hast2]

You'll find Fintry here!
www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=385000&Y=815000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=50000&out.x=6&out.y=6
Follow the B977 out of dyce, and just after you PASS the B979 on your right, you'll see signs for the spectator carpark on your left!

Double header on at the weekend, and the sun is booked I hope

[k13job]

Video of fintray, forestburn, doune and other HillClimbs and Sprints , The oldest form of motorsport?

[url]www.westhouse.plus.com/movies.htm[/url]

Edited by k13job on Tuesday 8th May 01:16

[KB_S1]

tvr s4c said:

KB S1 said:

Next time there is an event on I will wander over then

I think the next event is 23 and 24 June

In typical fashionas the motorsport is 10mins from my house I will be elsehwere for a music festival!

[minitici]

KB_S1 said:

I never realised how close to Forrestburn I am.
Next time there is an event on I will wander over then.

See what you were missing at Forrestburn

all the photos at
www.flickr.com/search/?q=forrestburn

Edited by minitici on Tuesday 8th May 10:17

Edited by minitici on Tuesday 8th May 12:16

[skyedriver]

Note the marshall behind, already has the red flag out and waving.

[minitici]

skyedriver said:

Note the marshall behind, already has the red flag out and waving.

If you look at the rest of the photos from the link, you can see that Gary was on the grass and heading for the marshalls post after a big lock-up
(going by all the smoke).
The marshall with the flag is "zilspeed"

Edited by minitici on Wednesday 9th May 07:58

[twjptoyota]

Gary at his best finding the limit. For anyone who knows Gary we know he was in control even when airbourne. See you at Fintray on Sat/Sun
Trev

[Reidy10_0]

minitici

Great pic

If only the driver had an open face helmet i am sure you could lip read Ohhhhhh!! Fuuu&^$&^$$k!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gizmo1314]

tuscan_thunder said:

Kames...well Kames is in a kind of parallel universe all of its own.. no, I've never been there but I think it's on the south side of Glasgow.

That's an interesting statement given you have no idea where it is, or have ever been there

[tuscan_thunder]

gizmo1314 said:

tuscan_thunder said:

Kames...well Kames is in a kind of parallel universe all of its own.. no, I've never been there but I think it's on the south side of Glasgow.

That's an interesting statement given you have no idea where it is, or have ever been there

that was a "joke" (Jim but not as we know it). By all accounts it's a fair place (in a good sense) I was merely making light of that fact.

[zilspeed]

minitici said:

skyedriver said:

Note the marshall behind, already has the red flag out and waving.

If you look at the rest of the photos from the link, you can see that Gary was on the grass and heading for the marshalls post after a big lock-up
(going by all the smoke).
The marshall with the flag is "zilspeed"

Edited by minitici on Wednesday 9th May 07:58

I have to be quick at something

[skyedriver]

Good on yer Zilspeed