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We had Royale pass through and went straight to our garage . No 15 if anyone wants a cuppa . I’ve only got four cars this weekend so nice and quiete with lots of spare time . 😀
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Luck you! I guess because you are in a garage, as when I looked in the ‘tarmac lake’ late yesterday there was a huge amount of people waiting to be admitted.
As soon as scrutineering started I got our ‘alternative’ GTSCC entry checked over, just in case the actual entry failed on the rolling road. It was passed as good to go so was trailered straight to the circuit. As the van couldn’t get through the log jam in the tarmac lake it was unloaded there and I drove it straight to the scrut bay. Gate closed for the night! Luckily they let me sneak in via the out gate and it was all sorted...... Thank you Henry. Tyres to get fitted, brakes to be replaced and a good check over ready for qualifying this afternoon. Fingers crossed, as the other car is on its way home.... |
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Are there restrictions in place to the paddock areas this weekend? I had hoped to look around this afternoon but reading through the MSV information there is reference to a free pit lane walkabout for the public at lunchtimes inferring that other times access would be restricted to competitors only.
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This missive appeared on the MSV website:
Pit Walkabout There are free of charge pitlane walkabouts during the lunch breaks on all three days. Be sure to arrive at the assembly point beneath the podium at the side of the Garage 39 café, bar and restaurant in plenty of time. |
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Hmm, surely you would need to be in the paddock in order to go to the assembly area for the walkabout. Unlike Goodwood, pit-lanes, are generally closed to spectators other than team members during the qualifying and racing.
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At a normal clubbie the 20 or so often dedicated and experienced spectators are unlikely to cause a problem in the pit lane but if they get a few more than that they might well need restrictions. There certainly seem to be a lot of security people about this morning but of course the Car Auction site is still fully operational so there are separate traffic movement operations needed there. I note that the public car parking area outside the Paddock entrance now has neat new low level wooden barriers to define it and split it into separate areas. It looks quite smart. Let's hope it stays dry. Without the option for the edge parkers to drive straight of onto the tarmac and all others to take the shortest route they can find from grass to something with surface grip things could get very messy. |
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Paddock access not an issue, just confusing information. For anyone interested, having walked the circuit today you can just squeeze through the pedestrian tunnel at Coppice even though there is a barrier in place on the inside.
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Sorry, I thought you had asked about paddock access hence my response. Apologies for the confusing information.
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The pit lane at most meetings I attend is usually restricted to competitors, team, pass holders etc., but as there are no passes at this event not sure how officials will know if any particular person should be there or not! TBH you can’t see much from there anyway- better to tour the paddock.....
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Some nice cars running yesterday but most racing wasn't that close. Stunning weather and good company made it a decent day. Looking forward to more today.
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We weren’t out track soot the car ready for this morning and spent a lot of time chilling. Also gave me time to walk the 3 miles to the circuit and back! Lovely thing to do on such a beautiful day......
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So, can we have weather like just enjoyed at Donny for the rest of the season please?
With confidence boosted by the fact that the SLR’s new engine survived qualifying without issues, we had high hopes for a good run and a finish in the GTSCC 2hr race. The regs require two driver changes, with the owner driving at least half the race, so we usually swap at 40 & 90 minutes, but if there is a SC between 20 and 40, we swap early and adjust later stop. Guess what, at 25 minutes said SC boards popped up, and amazingly I was already suited up. That gained us a lap on some of the competition who had pitted just before. (Sometimes you gain, more often you lose ) 2 more SC periods during my stint were of no benefit to us, as if we swapped early again the last one would be over the max of 50 minutes.... (Sometimes a good grasp of mental arithmetic is required ) I managed our best lap time just before coming in to hand over, car still going strong, and confidence increasing also. Simon sets off, but couple of laps later limps into the pit lane with a sick sounding engine. Arghhhh! Quick listen suggests we’re out, so the ever helpful marshals push it down the hill (OK, not that strenuous ) and into the paddock. Just out of curiousity (and it’s easy to do), I removed the rocker cover, and.... discover one rocker with the end missing. fortunately the broken piece was still in the vicinity and not in the sump! So here we go again. Car back to the engine builder asap. New rockers and a general health check, methinks...... |
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A curate's egg frankly . Some thin grids, usual SC nonsense at every opportunity , unwelcome banging tunes all day from somewhere above the Old Hairpin and a TWO HOUR race this morning . An hour's fine but no more at this sort of meeting thanks . Not very great for thirty quid , even though some lovely cars and excellent driving.
I enjoy any day out at the races of course but I really do feel that DHF has bigged itself up as some sort of major event when it is nothing of the sort . It has poor atmosphere,bizarre timetabling, mediocre viewing , a small crowd and it needs a lot more thought to compete with 'rivals' such as the Gold Cup (for example ) |
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Hmm. I've done both and frankly see little difference between this and the Gold Cup. I like them both. I do agree that it's not the Silverstone Classic but then again that has moved on dramatically from its origins.
I had to miss this one but I do feel that it will grow. Don't forget it was one of the first events following the virtual destruction of the venue so I suspect in another few years we'll be discussing this one favourably in comparison with your other favourite. |
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When I walked into the circuit Saturday morning there was a very long queue of cars at the entrance, but hardly anything on Sunday. My general impression is that saturday was the busier day.
So you don’t like 2hr races, then, coppice. Well, the GTSCC competitors do, hence the full grid with 8 reserves...... I can’t see how the event can grow much. I know the paddock has been resurfaced, but there isn’t any extra space! The layout was as confused as last year, but just on a nicer surface..... |
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I guess the fact that the racing is arranged around the front racers makes the DHF s "clubbie" more than a "festival". Which makes the £30 spectator entry fee rather steep. Sounds like it's falling between two stools.
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Good run home from Donington, motorways busy but moving well.
We were chatting in the new Diner this morning about the improvements that MSV have made, new diner, catering management, decent car parking stewards, friendly staff, finally a toilet block on the infield (and others around the circuit) etc Talked about checking the Donington calendar for more events......that was until 11.00 when the "Forbidden Forest" racket started up. It was so loud on the infield of the old hairpin it drown out the PA and most cars. Hour after hour of non stop teckno crap. Great weather, some nice cars, good company, I enjoyed a day and a half of racing....fantastic value for car club members and friends Will check out the Donny calendar for future events but only after the Forbidden Forest dates first. |
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Hey, I don't post here much anymore, but i'm just confused/wondering what's happened to all the regulars from the Super Touring Challenge?
Whyte, N.Smith, P.Smith, G.Dodd, Jason Minshaw, Jarman, Absolom, Mark Jones, Fielding, Strachan, Beighton, Garrad, Houlbrook, even Patrick Watts has given up the series. They were all missing this weekend. The car are there to be raced, but the interest has gone. |
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