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And he's come up trumps once again *cool*

 

Don't know where to start...

East Fortune track is immediately to the east of the Sunday market site and

on the same runway of the original airfield

In the past the track was on 2 farmers land with one farmer owning only the

bottom hairpin and wanting half the track hire money. There are temporary

fence posts right across the track. Melville Motorcycle Club run bike

racing there and have made loads of improvements over the years and AFAIK

the bottom corner has now been altered so all the track is on one farmers

ground.

 

I competed in my first ever Sprint there in 1993 :)

 

The track is basically flat airfield style and ever so slightly convex, such

that viewing is not possible. Heading North the first bend as I remember is

very fast 90 degree and a wee bit bumpy, then a long straight into the top

RH hairpin, very wide with lots of lines a left kink exit (more of a swan

neck really) that is great fun, down hill gathering speed and turn into the

right hand start of the essses that can be very fast but due to the second

part arriving it's best to back off and get a good run down to the bottom

hairpin....this is probably changed now....and then back uphill to start the

lap again.

 

Located very near Haddington on the A1 and just 20 miles from my Holiday

Flat in Eyemouth. The East Fortune Museum of Flight is nearby too.

Cracking roads down over the Lammermuirs to Duns and the Jim Clark Museum

 

Lawrence


 

Suit you sir 🤔

 

😬

 

Sssssscottish SsssuperSsssnot!

Ssssneakypeek! and Having fun! *wink*

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Sounds interesting - might be 2006 though before we get to do a Scottingland tour! Though as an old friend of mine sprints an old Ford Escort up there from Aberdeen, it would be a good thing to all get together!

 

G for Geoff

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