rallye
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Jun 26, 2018 20:07:03 GMT
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It was the 50th anniversary of Doune hillclimb at the weekend and i really wanted to take part in the event but my 106 hillclimb car has no engine/gearbox fitted so the only other option was my E320 daily driver. The event was live streamed on You Tube and the car provided much entertainment to the commentators and fellow competitors alike.  Not alot of room!  A few vid clips from the weekend... T1. T2. And some of live streaming action of my 2 timed runs with great commentary. Skip to 2h2m39s for my car, its not doing it automatically. Skip to 6h6m for my car... |
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Last Edit: Jun 26, 2018 20:12:00 GMT by rallye
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Fantastic fantastic stuff. I'm going to move this to general so more people can see. Didn't know Doune did live streams, it is the way forward for hillclimbing I think, show more people what it is about  |
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Jun 27, 2018 11:28:18 GMT
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Awesome! I try to get along to Doune every year but have been floored with a chest infection for the past week unfortunately.
I also hadn't realised they're doing live streams now, will check them out when I have a chance.
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steveg
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Jun 27, 2018 14:55:24 GMT
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Brilliant, I didn't notice but did you have to fold the mirrors in !
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rallye
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Jun 27, 2018 18:09:26 GMT
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Fantastic fantastic stuff. I'm going to move this to general so more people can see. Didn't know Doune did live streams, it is the way forward for hillclimbing I think, show more people what it is about The live stream isn't a regular thing, it was just because it was the 50th anniversary event. |
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keyring
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Jun 27, 2018 19:13:06 GMT
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Awesome! Will give these videos a watch once I'm on the train home!
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Jun 27, 2018 19:26:38 GMT
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How the hell did you thread that through there at speed?  Very impressive. |
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rallye
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Jun 30, 2018 21:32:11 GMT
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How the hell did you thread that through there at speed? Very impressive. The E class isn't as wide as people make out... and i know the hill well.  |
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jonomisfit
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Love Doune.
My dads place is about 5 miles away and we used to go all the time.
The tunnel section is just insane.
Lots of trees to help people concentrate too.
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So how did the Merc times compared to your 106? I can imagine that the traction control/ ESP could be a little bit intruding.
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rallye
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A good question... My PB in the Merc was 58.62, my PB in the 106 is 47.44. I switched off the ESP stuff but i don't think it fully switches off, i had the yellow triangle flashing away at some corners on the hill. A little bit of oversteer at the top of east brae on my 2nd timed run... (courtesy of J B Buchan Photography)  |
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Last Edit: Jul 2, 2018 19:52:16 GMT by rallye
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10 seconds, that is a big difference. It shows that lightweight benefits in more than 1 way.
Mercedes do have a dyno mode which disables ESP and traction, but also ABS.
And even then I think you still loose waiting for the kickdowns.
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rallye
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An old auto box is never ideal on a hillclimb...
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rallye
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Sept 12, 2018 18:35:48 GMT
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I'm back at Doune hillclimb this weekend, i'm not captaining the good ship E class this time... I've got a Smart fortwo instead. The good news is, its being live streamed on you tube again on Sunday. |
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Sept 12, 2018 19:11:20 GMT
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I see you trying to maximize driving time for the entrance cost.
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Sept 13, 2018 11:42:18 GMT
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I was marshalling on the sat, very impressive through the trees. Should hopefully be this sat too.
I think a Smart car is probably one of the only things you could spin right round through there!
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rallye
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Sept 13, 2018 17:49:25 GMT
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I see you trying to maximize driving time for the entrance cost. You may be correct there, i really have no idea what sort of time it'll put in. I was marshalling on the sat, very impressive through the trees. Should hopefully be this sat too. I think a Smart car is probably one of the only things you could spin right round through there! Thanks, not alot of room in the E class... and thanks for marshalling.  Lets hope i don't do any spinning or any other scary stuff at the weekend. |
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Sept 13, 2018 20:09:22 GMT
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I'll be there on Saturday. Look forward to seeing the Smart car going up the hill!
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Sept 14, 2018 12:38:17 GMT
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I hope to make it this weekend.
Are there any recommended places to watch from please?
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tdk
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Sept 14, 2018 12:41:55 GMT
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Your celebrations were a bit OTT  (Great little vid!) |
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