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2 Oct 2011, 17:33 (Ref:2964396) | #1 | |
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Blancpain endurance series round 5- Silverstone
The final round of the BES will take place on the 9th and 10th of October at Silverstone , as usual it will be a 3 hour race.
They will be using the new wing. There are lots of titles still up for grabs in the different categories. |
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2 Oct 2011, 18:33 (Ref:2964416) | #2 | |
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Here is a more up to date entry list http://www.blancpain-endurance-serie...ad.php?key=236 |
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9 Oct 2011, 11:12 (Ref:2968016) | #4 | ||
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Motors TV just starting now. Looks odd to seem them all lining up on the old start/finish straight, although at least it's better for paddock access for the spectators there at the circuit.
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9 Oct 2011, 11:24 (Ref:2968018) | #5 | ||
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Also available online: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi6...uto#from=embed
Where's live timing though? |
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9 Oct 2011, 11:34 (Ref:2968023) | #7 | |
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Nice to see the McLaren's looking racey early on.
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9 Oct 2011, 11:35 (Ref:2968025) | #8 | |
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it's an impression of mine or the blancpain champ even if use new arena layout is using the old strating grid as finish line?
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9 Oct 2011, 11:42 (Ref:2968027) | #9 | ||
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9 Oct 2011, 11:56 (Ref:2968032) | #10 | ||
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All this weekend's races (British F3, GT etc) are using the 'old' paddock on the Grand Prix Circuit. The old GP circuit no longer exists.
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9 Oct 2011, 12:20 (Ref:2968046) | #11 | |
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mmm really strange this choice, BTW problems for mclaren....
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9 Oct 2011, 12:21 (Ref:2968048) | #12 | |
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Problems for McLaren and Nissan.
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9 Oct 2011, 12:53 (Ref:2968061) | #13 | ||
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Alpina lost 30secs on their first stop, Nissan out and #59 Mclaren back in the pits. Kox storming though the midfield.
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9 Oct 2011, 13:21 (Ref:2968063) | #14 | ||
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Looks like another amateurish stop for the Alpina... Dropped a wheel nut, lots of fumbling to recover.
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9 Oct 2011, 13:23 (Ref:2968066) | #15 | |
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The old paddock is much better for this kind of event (or any event for that matter) the support paddock is closer, better facilitys for the teams and fans plus the pitlane is wider.
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9 Oct 2011, 14:15 (Ref:2968084) | #16 | ||
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Raining hard on the pit straight!
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9 Oct 2011, 14:35 (Ref:2968088) | #17 | ||
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Rain didn't amount to much in the end.
Marc VDS Z4 first, Ortelli in the WRT Audi took Petrobelli in the #29 Ferrari on the last lap for 2nd. Not the most incident-packed race, but some good battles and a close finish for the podium places. |
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9 Oct 2011, 22:32 (Ref:2968316) | #18 | ||
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Standing at Copse for a while today made me realise the difference in capabilities of drivers in this series. At some points I was surprised no contact was made while I was there!
I noticed DSC have reported something about a 'Blancpain Revival Series' for next year for cars built between '94 and '04 - a rehash of the GT90's idea? Anyone know much more about it? |
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9 Oct 2011, 22:40 (Ref:2968323) | #19 | |
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nope but info about blancpain 2012 have been released, beyond the taxes info for the teams, next year there will be 6 round
monza silverstone paul ricard spa hockeneim or nurburgring barcelona i hope that a seventh round will be added, the season of this year was clearly too short. |
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10 Oct 2011, 12:14 (Ref:2968649) | #20 | ||
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Looks like it's a reboot of the GT90s series, but this time SRO have got an established historic racing organiser to help out. Apparently it will support all the Blancpain rounds - which might help make it a bit more successful than the last half-arsed effort. There must be so many eligible cars just sitting around out there.
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10 Oct 2011, 13:02 (Ref:2968691) | #21 | ||
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That's what they said about GT90s.
I remember watching a McLaren GTR being packed away, as Michelin had 'forgotten' to bring any tyres to fit it??? It needs TLC for folk to race stuff that is still a monumental cash value. Yet hard to find spares for, and nobody around to fix it, if you did find anything remaining made from Unobtanium... There seems to be a 20 year gap, from Obsolete, to Historic. I wonder what the equivalent to VSCC will be for late 20th century race cars? |
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10 Oct 2011, 18:50 (Ref:2968820) | #22 | |
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Can anyone from Europe gauge the popularity of this series there? From what I've gathered, this series isn't getting a whole lot of attention on the web or from motorsports sites. It's basically LMS for GT3 cars, but other than Spa 24, there doesn't seem to be anything very noteworthy.
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I'd like to see the GT4 class promoted a little better, the race on Sunday was pretty much a two-car effort, and for a class that is supposed to promote a cheaper starting point in GT racing its very poor. There are a number of cars eligable now, with plenty of series opening their doors to them. I wonder why they don't see any point in entering the BES? |
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10 Oct 2011, 21:58 (Ref:2968935) | #24 | |
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i then think that gt4 class doesn't fit at all the bes competition hoping that will be removed in next years.
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GT racing has nearly always been about multi-class racing, and frankly I miss that from the FIA GT days (along with the noise but thats a different issue - just enter a Viper in BES next year and I'll be very happy!) I wonder, have the costs of GT4 increased since its inception, in the style of GT3? |
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