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Post by fletch on Nov 20, 2007 11:31:51 GMT
Morning all! I'm doing my ARDS test tomorrow at Knockhill - has anybody got any last minute advice? The last time I did a test was at school.........  |
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Post by jxr242 on Nov 20, 2007 12:16:04 GMT
Ian,
Sorry been meaning to get in touch to wish you well but just very busy at work.
You will be fine on the theory as long as you know the flags and can answer questions like the following :
You drop your crash helmet and you notice a crack on it. Do you ...
a) Tape it up and continue using it
b) Sell it to another competitor
c) Buy a new one
Just dont go off on the practical and you will be fine, pick up speed as you go.
Let us know how you get on
John
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Post by fletch on Nov 20, 2007 12:31:45 GMT
Thanks John.
That's basically what Nick told me...Tootle round if you want, just make sure you don't go off. Pick up speed later in the day.
I've got the flags imprinted on the back of my eyelids, I've looked at them that many times.....and the answer to your question is C: Buy a New One.
Ian
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Post by Blair on Nov 20, 2007 13:05:18 GMT
Good luck Ian, I'm sure you'll breeze it. As for tootling around, that was my plan but Harry Simpson made me keep going faster... |
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Post by jxr242 on Nov 20, 2007 13:26:30 GMT
Ian the right answer for the test is C, what you do in practice is either A or B
ha ha !
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Post by fletch on Nov 20, 2007 13:54:19 GMT
No, John....what YOU do in practice is A or B! ;D
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Post by awsponsor on Nov 20, 2007 14:09:50 GMT
And when you've passed we've got this great XR2 for you to buy ;D The real answer is of course to fill the crack with polyfilla, spray over it and then sell the helmet to someone you don't like very much  |
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Post by fletch on Nov 20, 2007 14:23:53 GMT
Are you and John trying to teach me bad habits?  ?? |
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Post by awsponsor on Nov 20, 2007 15:17:40 GMT
As if !!! |
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Post by jxr242 on Nov 20, 2007 17:24:40 GMT
By the way that was an actual question from my ARDS test...
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Post by NS-R on Nov 21, 2007 11:52:40 GMT
...just don't put it on back to front!  You'll be fine - and then you'll be out in my ST in a couple of weeks!  Nick. |
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Post by NS-R on Nov 21, 2007 12:54:47 GMT
Update - just spoke to Ian (Kempster Ford) and he's just passed his ARDS course - yay! I won't mention the fact that he struggled to get his backside into the seat of the ICR mini cooper...! Oh wait a minute, I just did!!! So that's sorted - look forward to hearing how the Cruickshank/Fletcher team gets on at Anglesey in a couple of weeks time. Nick. |
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Post by awsponsor on Nov 21, 2007 14:54:12 GMT
I won't mention the fact that he struggled to get his backside into the seat of the ICR mini cooper...! Oh wait a minute, I just did!!! Hope he hasn't damaged it |
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Post by Dave on Nov 21, 2007 15:55:41 GMT
Ah so thats who it was. I quickly stopped in for a lunch break on the way to Stirling. Thought it was Andrew but thought he would have been going quicker. |
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Post by fletch on Nov 23, 2007 12:36:29 GMT
Yes - I did pass my ARDS test, with the help of throughly nice bloke, Sandy Forrest.  Nick, you're a grass - and just for the record, it wasn't my arse that was too big, it was the seat - it was far too small and clearly designed with under 16's in mind. If anybody can sit in that seat comfortably, they're not eating well enough. Dave - anybody would have been quicker than me on Wednesday, it was blimmin' wet! (Racing Drivers excuses have started already!) Awsponsor - No damage done to the Mini. Infact, I think I'd just about warmed it up, let alone 'raced' it! From your concern for the car, does this mean yourself and Andrew are the mystery men looking at buying it from Mr Cowie? |
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