A bit of Hill climbing!

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Funny you should post that, I was watching a video of a Caterham R500 on that Hill Climb track earlier on today, even that looked insane, but that was something else, It looks like your watching it being fast forwarded !
 
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Great video's! I'm thinking of starting Hill Climbing next year. Not in the Trophy but in my 1970 modified Mini. It's taken about 4 years and two rebuilds but I can finally say it's ready! Took it out on trade plates last weekend for the first time and I would say it isn't much slower than the Trophy which is amazing for an A-series engine, I guess that's what happens if you throw about 10k at the engine and gearbox alone. he he

Can anyone suggest any good tracks to use? any advice would be great?
 
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Small world, that chassis was build by the same company that refurbished by sachs dampers 8)
 
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hoolio said:
I have always fancied doing this but I think I've watched too many of these.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXtIt4x ... re=related

Absolutly mental, George has my upmost respect :)
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Those chaps are seriously quick - they do 125 mph where we do 65-70! In comparison I am very cautious - Wiscombe has minimal armco, althoug armco is intended to be a safety feature it is very intimidating. It was interesting, but at the end of last season one of the quicker single seater drivers guest drove a prod Elan (a very nice car) and immediately took seconds of its previous best time - it just seemed slow to him!

To add to your respect for those cars, not only do they have a better power to weight ratio than an F1 car, but those vidoes straighten out the track - hairpins just don't show up!
 
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Good init!
Those vids are with experienced drivers who know the tracks...
You tend not to start like that...
Do a trackday, if you like that, less extreme would be then try a local sprint with more run off/trackspace, then if alls well try a hill, thats how I started.

With sprints and hills you pay your £80 and only get about 4 x 60secs tracktime but its some 4mins!
One min you are eating sandwhich then its flatout - into first corner with cold tyres and brakes, not everyones cup of tea!!

It is a real test of man and machine, thats why we get a bit no plused with these stories of 'my car pulled half a yard on yours around the ring road' ?!
As I have said before 'when the flag drops the bullsh*t stops' !

Join the local club and give it a go, a fairly std 172/182 is a great starter car and friend to have when you over do it a bit :eek:

Hi George :wink:
 
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Hi Pete - greetings to a master! I try to eat my sandwich straight after a run, so that i have time to settle everything down before the next run.
 
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It was a long time back but reckon I was the same spark, I dont eat much on the day now.

I am not too bad in a tintop or even Elise but no 'master' George, those top 12 single seat boys have to be admired, to put an F1 equiv car down a road wide as your drive takes some bottle as the in car shows.
I think some of these F1 primadonnas are bit over rated/payed!

To answer the guys wanting info - try;
The HSA, uphillracers, or if you are anywhere S West the ASWMC or its equiv elsewhere.
 
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You were a tad too quick into that righthander spark!!!!
Good effort :wink:
 
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