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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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What is the chicane called at knockhill?? Watching the touring cars and looks like an awesome price of track to drive!!
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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It's bloody steep aswell, much steeper than it looks!
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Duffus dip...?.. That's a chicane with steep downhill

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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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just back from knockhill toady after watching touring cars had a great day

chicane is called the john r weir

its a great track to drive done a few trackdays there and at a great price

at only Ł60
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by a-mac
just back from knockhill toady after watching touring cars had a great day

chicane is called the john r weir

its a great track to drive done a few trackdays there and at a great price

at only Ł60
You lads can drive Andy but even the Pro's found it a handful today. Was great to watch on the TV so being there must of been awesome.
Really enjoyed the Old School race especially with all the sideways action.

They interviewed A Reid and even he said it was the only track he could never tame and he's a local Lad.

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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Was some cracking racing, the mk2 escort had a couple of massive sideways 'moments'
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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My brother did Knockhill on a works event. Absolutely loved it. Said it is one that could catch you out very easy first time out. He drove with an instructor as a passenger who talked him through it in a Seat Leon. It might be the corner my bro was telling me about, where you start to turn right before you even clear the crest of a steep section. I may be wrong. He would love to go back. It's a good drive from Northampton though.
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I had my first ever outright race win at knockhill this year so love the place lol

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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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i was there yesterday and today, had a brilliant weekend... knocky always catchs drivers out even the best of the best
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 05:33 AM
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love the track on a bike!
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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I'm on my way back from there now. great weekend. always wanted to get up there. glad i have finally have been.
Robert marshal in that mk2 escort was flying in the wet on the Saturday. he could really have done with wipers on the side windows as wel as he spent a lot of time sideways.
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Missed the touring cars this year but it is an awesome track to drive but can also catch you out!

One of mates is a Marshall there and recently had a hospital visit after a Maestro lost it on the downhill chicane, rolled and hit the tyres hard which bounced and hit my mate. He was ok after it but fairly shook up!
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