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Old 16 Jan 2014, 05:36 (Ref:3354562)   #51
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And honestly, what is wrong with that, as long as it's done .

Not that I have any knowledge or experience with setting concrete/asphalt. But isn't there something about it not setting correctly when it's freezing?
Yes, and it is silly to plan ground works in the winter if you can avoid it. A March\April start should give them plenty of time.
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Old 16 Jan 2014, 10:35 (Ref:3354631)   #52
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Well what ever happens i am sure Eric(batmobile) our local reporter will let us know and post pictures of any developments
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Old 16 Jan 2014, 14:15 (Ref:3354718)   #53
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Yes, and it is silly to plan ground works in the winter if you can avoid it. A March\April start should give them plenty of time.
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Old 18 Jan 2014, 16:37 (Ref:3355647)   #54
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Well what ever happens i am sure Eric(batmobile) our local reporter will let us know and post pictures of any developments
Today a lap completed on the public part of the circuit. No works. I tried to go to the karting circuit to see if something is on arounfd there but the karting circuit was off. To be continued....
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Old 18 Jan 2014, 19:25 (Ref:3355682)   #55
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Old 18 Jan 2014, 22:29 (Ref:3355714)   #56
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Thank you Eric for being the finger on the pulse
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Old 18 Jan 2014, 22:52 (Ref:3355726)   #57
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Old 19 Jan 2014, 12:18 (Ref:3355856)   #58
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Old 20 Jan 2014, 14:11 (Ref:3356252)   #59
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Thanks Eric. Keep up the good work.
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Old 21 Jan 2014, 11:36 (Ref:3356625)   #60
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The ACO will announce work to be done at Tertre Rouge and Corvette corners at their annual press conference in Paris on 13 February.
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The ACO will announce work to be done at Tertre Rouge and Corvette corners at their annual press conference in Paris on 13 February.
They would probably cut down some of the legendary plane trees, in the beginning of the Hunaudières. Should it be bad for the pictures or good for security ?
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Old 21 Jan 2014, 17:46 (Ref:3356772)   #62
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Utter sacrilege to lose any of those trees, but if it saves a life......
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Utter sacrilege to lose any of those trees, but if it saves a life......
Agree, a safe race, no major crashes, only small drivers mistakes and good fighting for position is what I want. Or should I say we.
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Old 21 Jan 2014, 20:13 (Ref:3356830)   #64
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Is it not possible to put soft barriers for a bit along where Allan crashed? If someone else get a tankslapper and ends up that far away.


Edit: I understand that must have been the Number 1 suggestion.. Let's see what they have come up with
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Is it not possible to put soft barriers for a bit along where Allan crashed? If someone else get a tankslapper and ends up that far away.
It would be ideal to have something like SAFER barrier there, but not sure how quickly and efficiently that can be retrofitted to armco barrier on a public road.
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Old 21 Jan 2014, 20:27 (Ref:3356838)   #66
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It would be ideal to have something like SAFER barrier there, but not sure how quickly and efficiently that can be retrofitted to armco barrier on a public road.
IIRC there is a litte downward hill behind the armco and trees, so it's not possible to widen at least.


I believe SAFER would be possible. They are just filled with sand to be held in place.
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IIRC there is a litte downward hill behind the armco and trees, so it's not possible to widen at least.


I believe SAFER would be possible. They are just filled with sand to be held in place.
Sand? Are we talking about a SAFER barrier there or TechPro? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFER_barrier
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Sand? Are we talking about a SAFER barrier there or TechPro? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFER_barrier


Eeerr.. Yeah sorry I meant TechPro!
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Or Tecpro? (see http://www.tecprobarriers.com/)
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Today, one of my friends was at the circuit . Some works down the Dunlop bridge: http://guimbarde-et-circuit.eklablog...tti-a106162340
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Are they increasing the Curb area?
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Looks to me like they're adding a little more tarmac run-off.
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that will reduce the gravel trap and allow cars to cut the corners surely, hardly slowing the cars down
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Today, one of my friends was at the circuit . Some works down the Dunlop bridge: http://guimbarde-et-circuit.eklablog...tti-a106162340
And the next one is the Esses corner?
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The biggest change is the tarmac on driver's left on the run down the hill to the Esses. That widens the road fairly significantly there where before it was just grass. Not sure if it means anything but the new patch of tarmac starts pretty much exactly where McNish left the road. Not that it would do anything to have helped a freak crash of that nature.

Everywhere else there was already tarmac at the side of the track in those places anyway.

I don't think it will allow them to cut the corners more. They take a bit of curb on entry to the Esses and barely any on the exit. That area beyond the curb on exit normally has green bollards over it anyway.



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