Donington 11/11/12
Discussion
keep it lit said:
great day indeed Jack...
never seen so many Saabs!!
... just waiting for the SMOKIN 2 video... ha ha ha
Nice to see the saabs on the all terrain day running along side the track day in the gravel areas today hahahahahanever seen so many Saabs!!
... just waiting for the SMOKIN 2 video... ha ha ha
Edited by keep it lit on Sunday 11th November 19:08
sorry keep it lit, i send a boy to do a mans job, no smoking 2 vid this time, the porker was on fire today fair play,
great day as always in the company of keep it lit, thank you,
jackwood said:
Definitely some of the more dubious track driving I've seen.
The guy on the straight, slowing down and pulling and indicating to the left confused the hell out of me for a second. Think he was lost!
Which car was that? I spotted some bad driving today and a few people that didn't bother using their mirrors.The guy on the straight, slowing down and pulling and indicating to the left confused the hell out of me for a second. Think he was lost!
It was a great day for it though, shame about the red flags but that's life.
555 Paul said:
Which car was that? I spotted some bad driving today and a few people that didn't bother using their mirrors.
It was a great day for it though, shame about the red flags but that's life.
One of the Saabs. It was a great day for it though, shame about the red flags but that's life.
Red flags, I thought, were dealt with very quickly when they did occur. At least they were in the mot img whilst I was there. Just surprised there were so many when the conditions were so bloody good!
jackwood said:
One of the Saabs.
Red flags, I thought, were dealt with very quickly when they did occur. At least they were in the mot img whilst I was there. Just surprised there were so many when the conditions were so bloody good!
It must be the SAAB estate that we kept coming across, not great driving because they weren't using their mirrors and they were positioning themselves on the right hand side of the track and crossing traffic to enter the pits instead of exiting the chicane on the left hand side.Red flags, I thought, were dealt with very quickly when they did occur. At least they were in the mot img whilst I was there. Just surprised there were so many when the conditions were so bloody good!
The conditions, marshalls and turnout were great though
555 Paul said:
It must be the SAAB estate that we kept coming across, not great driving because they weren't using their mirrors and they were positioning themselves on the right hand side of the track and crossing traffic to enter the pits instead of exiting the chicane on the left hand side.
The conditions, marshalls and turnout were great though
sandy coloured '06 plate saab estate with towbar & blacked out rear glass.. The conditions, marshalls and turnout were great though
oh dear!!
t.. i reckon the Labrador would have been better at the wheel !!keep it lit said:
sandy coloured '06 plate saab estate with towbar & blacked out rear glass..
oh dear!!
The very same car, it was a menace all day long! The red Suzuki swift also had vision issues and even pulled out on us in the pit lane without looking!oh dear!!
What were you in? We were in the 2 door Blue Subaru.
555 Paul said:
It must be the SAAB estate that we kept coming across, not great driving because they weren't using their mirrors and they were positioning themselves on the right hand side of the track and crossing traffic to enter the pits instead of exiting the chicane on the left hand side.
The conditions, marshalls and turnout were great though
I was driving a different Saab but recognise the problem. I was very aware of my car being a bit of a mobile chicane and let people past at every opportunity, but there was a lot of overtaking into and around corners which isn't really on.The conditions, marshalls and turnout were great though
What seemed to happen a lot at the pit exit, was that you'd pull over to the right on the straight before the chicane to let people past, then there'd be a queue of traffic overtaking, and people would insist on overtaking (against the rules) around the chicane, which means that you would be stuck on the wrong side of the track. I did once go round for a second cooldown lap because I couldn't get in the pits!
keep it lit said:
chasing car in video was a dark red evo x.. yellow gt3 pulled over down craners with a split coolant hose unfortunately..
And the yellow GT3 definitely had a towing eye in because I put it myself (not my car though). Unless a toe iron is something completely different, lol
jackwood said:
And the yellow GT3 definitely had a towing eye in because I put it myself (not my car though).
Unless a toe iron is something completely different, lol
:-)Unless a toe iron is something completely different, lol
We were watching 2 grey/silver coloured 911's chasing each other lap after lap, then the red flags came out and I only counted the silver one back in as the truck headed towards Craners...walked back thru the tunnel and heard the announcement about ensuring 'tow eye' are fitted due to extended delay recovering the offending car.
Soz for confusion
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