Knockhill 'Speed Sunday' and 'Hot Marques' events

[flat-planedCrank]

Hi all,


Does anyone know if Knockhill Speed Sunday and Hot Marques events are ok for spectators ? I fancy getting some panning practise in again, been months since i've taken any motorsports shots, getting itchy fingers

Their website states there is a Speed Sunday event on 27th January: 10am - 4pm, and a Hot Marques on 16th February: 1pm - 4pm.
Anyone know which would be the busier event ? I'm guessing the more exotic machinery (caterhams, westfields, porsches, etc...) world would more likely be at the Hot Marques day ?

(...though i've got a feeling it might come down to which day the weather looks best for )

Thanks


Cheers.

Edited by flat-planedCrank on Wednesday 23 January 06:18

[Stang]

flat-planedCrank said:

Hi all,


Does anyone know if Knockhill Speed Sunday and Hot Marques events are ok for spectators ? I fancy getting some panning practise in again, been months since i've taken any on-track shots, getting itchy fingers

There is a Speed Sunday on 27th January: 10am - 4pm, and a Hot Marques on 16th February: 1pm - 4pm.
Anyone know which would be the busier event ? I'm guessing the more exotic machinery (caterhams, westfields, porsches, etc...) world would more likely be at the Hot Marques day ?

(I've got a feeling it might come down to which day the weather looks best for )

Thanks


Cheers.

Both would be ok for spectating. You can get shots anywhere I would imagine. I would also think both would be busy.

Might see about going myslef on the Hot Marques one as I will be home for it......... and I have new brakes

[VetteG]

I am home that week too so if the weather is OK I could give that a go!

G

[gdr]

Both suitable for spectators. Believe the Speed Sunday would be more entertaining (i.e. plenty wreckage potential) although this is only hearsay, have never been, just seen some scary footage. More likely to see interesting (but intact) cars at the Hot Marques though, usually a fair assortment from kit cars to Lambo/Ferrari.

[thinfourth2]

Speed sundays basically chavs go banger racing and they will insist on playing happy hardcore very loudly over the PA system and you get to pay for the pleasure of this

Hot marques are very few spectators and normally some quick machinery going round and sometimes a few race cars testing. And free entry

[Semi hemi]

thinfourth2 said:

Speed sundays basically chavs go banger racing and they will insist on playing happy hardcore very loudly over the PA system and you get to pay for the pleasure of this

Hot marques are very few spectators and normally some quick machinery going round and sometimes a few race cars testing. And free entry

MMmmmm let me think....... option 1 or option 2..... Sold

Stang
Any of the SSC Hooners interested in a sneaky peak. may be able to Drag Hemibum away from his airfix kit if weather not to bad

[Stang]

Semi hemi said:

thinfourth2 said:

Speed sundays basically chavs go banger racing and they will insist on playing happy hardcore very loudly over the PA system and you get to pay for the pleasure of this

Hot marques are very few spectators and normally some quick machinery going round and sometimes a few race cars testing. And free entry

MMmmmm let me think....... option 1 or option 2..... Sold

Stang
Any of the SSC Hooners interested in a sneaky peak. may be able to Drag Hemibum away from his airfix kit if weather not to bad

Hhhmmm I am indeed planning on twisting the arms of a few of the boys. I know of a Diablo and R34 that need the cobwebs blown off the paintwork.

[Col 666]

After attending nearly every track day,hot hatch,top marques event in the last 2 years I can tell you this...if you want entertainment and the high possibility of getting great pics of cars going off into the scenery go to the speed sunday events!
If you want to get cold and bored but see some nice cars going round try the top marques events!

I will be there on sunday usually snapping around about the first few corners, say hello if you see me! Hopefully have a nice shiny Nikon D300 to try out

Col.

[flat-planedCrank]

Thanks for all the comments and info

Col 666 said:

After attending nearly every track day,hot hatch,top marques event in the last 2 years I can tell you this...if you want entertainment and the high possibility of getting great pics of cars going off into the scenery go to the speed sunday events!
If you want to get cold and bored but see some nice cars going round try the top marques events!

I will be there on sunday usually snapping around about the first few corners, say hello if you see me! Hopefully have a nice shiny Nikon D300 to try out

Col.

I get the feeling i might look at going to both days then

The weather for sunday looks ok actually (read: not raining ), so i might pop up if i can. If i see a guy thumbing a D300 manual in the wind i'll say hi



Cheers

[Scoobydougie]

Think I might head down on Sunday, blow the cobwebs off the camera, been neglecting it the last few weeks!

[Gylen]

thinfourth2 said:

Speed sundays basically chavs go banger racing and they will insist on playing happy hardcore very loudly over the PA system and you get to pay for the pleasure of this

Hot marques are very few spectators and normally some quick machinery going round and sometimes a few race cars testing. And free entry

I should be working the tower on the February 24th Speed Sunday and will absolutely NOT be playing Happy Hardcore as I can't bear it!

To be honest, KH has made a big effort to get away from the 'Hot Hatch' chav image for the Speed Sundays (I'm thinking specifically of the idiots that bring a bucket up to the track and then try and crash it into everyone - was it 'Team Gimps' that had the footage up on Youtube?) and have introduced more rules and regs to make it safer and enjoyable. Now, for example, your car must have either an MOT or be submitted to an on-site scrutineering test to ensure it's safe to go out.

Of course, there is still a Hot Hatch element to the day but you will find that this now tends to be supplemented by a more diverse selection of petrol heads, some of whom bring along some really interesting metal...

Cheers,

Gylen

[flat-planedCrank]

Well i made it in the end, was a good days shooting ('fraid i didn't see anyone with a D300 )

Some nice cars around - skyline's, evo's, impreza's, couple of rs4's, etc.. even an Ultima.

Pictures here - http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?t=490...


Cheers.

[Col 666]

flat-planedCrank said:

Well i made it in the end, was a good days shooting ('fraid i didn't see anyone with a D300 )

Some nice cars around - skyline's, evo's, impreza's, couple of rs4's, etc.. even an Ultima.

Pictures here - http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?t=490...


Cheers.

I was there with the D300 but only for a few hours later on.
Didnt have the best of days with the new camera....only having 3 hours kip the night before and a hangover from hell didnt help either! Need a bit more practice!
Heres a few that didnt end up getting binned!










Col.

[flat-planedCrank]

Great shots

Looks like i was on the other side of the circuit


How did you find the D300 ? Must admit to be looking at the new nikon camera's with green eyes


Cheers.

[Col 666]

Cheers, I like your style of pics, some crackers.
I saw a couple of guys with SLR's, you didnt have a red and black jacket with sponsors on it did you??
I spent a while at duffus then the last hour or so at clarks. Trying to track the cars in the wind wasnt easy!
First immpressions of the d300 are good, not all that different to the d200 to be honest but that was the first time I had used it in anger and wasnt really concentrating due to the previous evenings alcohol still numbing my brain!!

There is KDMC bike and SMRC car testing on all day next sunday so weather permitting I will be down to get some practice with a clear head!

Col.

[AMD87]

flat-planedCrank said:

Well i made it in the end, was a good days shooting ('fraid i didn't see anyone with a D300 )

Some nice cars around - skyline's, evo's, impreza's, couple of rs4's, etc.. even an Ultima.

Pictures here - http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?t=490...


Cheers.

was the bruce taxi evo 7 there by any chance? see the 2 5's were there.The 7 was sopposed to be getting a major overhaul during the winter cant wait to see it again.

[flat-planedCrank]

Col 666 said:

Cheers, I like your style of pics, some crackers.
I saw a couple of guys with SLR's, you didnt have a red and black jacket with sponsors on it did you??
I spent a while at duffus then the last hour or so at clarks. Trying to track the cars in the wind wasnt easy!
First immpressions of the d300 are good, not all that different to the d200 to be honest but that was the first time I had used it in anger and wasnt really concentrating due to the previous evenings alcohol still numbing my brain!!

There is KDMC bike and SMRC car testing on all day next sunday so weather permitting I will be down to get some practice with a clear head!

Col.

Thanks


No that wasn't me, think i saw the same guy though


I actually didn't make it to the far side of the circuit, just the main straight and hairpin. I tend to get some static detail shots once the cars have finished.
I'll have to take a full wander round the circuit next time

Think my next outing will be the Hot Marques event on the 16th Feb (weather permitting, as always )


Cheers.

[flat-planedCrank]

AMD87 said:

was the bruce taxi evo 7 there by any chance? see the 2 5's were there.The 7 was sopposed to be getting a major overhaul during the winter cant wait to see it again.

Nope, the evo7 wasn't there. I've only seen it in pictures, looks cool


Cheers.

[AMD87]

flat-planedCrank said:

AMD87 said:

was the bruce taxi evo 7 there by any chance? see the 2 5's were there.The 7 was sopposed to be getting a major overhaul during the winter cant wait to see it again.

Nope, the evo7 wasn't there. I've only seen it in pictures, looks cool


Cheers.

maybe they are leaving it till hot marques then,do admit i like it alot to the extent of i have a model of it and its also in a pc race game too (although only base model in the game was an evo 8 so the liverys fitted around that)


http://youtube.com/watch?v=J7mthfryJWw 

[renmure]

AMD87 said:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=J7mthfryJWw 

That is soooooo cool