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Originally Posted by Tim Falce
For us youngsters who are too young to remember, was the Bomb hole at one point a proper drop in circuit height or has it always been the same as it is now. I can't see how it now warrants it's name apart from historical reasons.
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To my knowledge / understanding, it is not a name of any historical connection, and does not go back to the war / dropped bombs etc..... although there was a munitions store on the west side of the circuit back pre motor racing when it was known as RAF Snetterton Heath.
In fact I think the naming of the corner is fairly recent - ie since the 1974 shortening of the track. At that time the corner had no name and also had become a difficult point of the track for the bikers, the corner often dumping riders on their back sides. It very quickly became known to the bikers and crowds as 'the Bum-hole' for obvious reasons......
However that was modified by commentators and those wanting / needing to be politically correct, and is now known as the 'Bomb-Hole'.