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Old 10 Apr 2016, 17:04 (Ref:3631735)   #51
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So, £42 for a ticket, do you guys have any guess of how many attended the event on previous years? I guess BRDC(they are the Silverstone owners, or administrators, right?) and FIA/ACO gather quite some money there.
Let's hope they do so that the large facility that is Silverstone can stay open for us all, for WEC and other events.
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Old 10 Apr 2016, 17:49 (Ref:3631744)   #52
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Let's hope they do so that the large facility that is Silverstone can stay open for us all, for WEC and other events.
Well if jaguar purchase it then they will want it to run without generating huge losses, the BRDC (or whatever they are now called) is always complaining about the expense of running the circuit, perhaps jaguar can sort things out, better catering at the circuit would be my request if anyone from jaguar is reading this
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Old 10 Apr 2016, 19:55 (Ref:3631755)   #53
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Well if jaguar purchase it then they will want it to run without generating huge losses, the BRDC (or whatever they are now called) is always complaining about the expense of running the circuit, perhaps jaguar can sort things out, better catering at the circuit would be my request if anyone from jaguar is reading this
If they can up the catering there will literally be dancing in the streets...

More fundamentally, for those of us who have done so in the past, a swift half in the White Hart at some point on Friday and potentially curry on the Saturday?
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 10:20 (Ref:3631841)   #54
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 14:45 (Ref:3631872)   #55
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Not sure if public entry is available tomorrow but there's quite a few elms p2 teams testing.

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Old 11 Apr 2016, 15:03 (Ref:3631876)   #56
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Weather forecasts may change between now and then, but the one I looked up says rain on Thursday and Friday, some rain and mixed clouds and sun Saturday, and possibly dry with mixed clouds and sun Sunday.
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 15:14 (Ref:3631881)   #57
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Predicting the weekend's weather is just on the cusp of decent accuracy this early, but all the reports I've seen have a wet Friday, damp but drying Saturday and what should be a dry Sunday.

Mind, I'm sure we all remember the weather that greeted the 2014 Silverstone 6 Hours!
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 15:24 (Ref:3631883)   #58
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Don't mind a bit of mixed up weather .............

Plays havoc with tyre strategy etc and may just spice it up a bit more - something about seeing very high powered cars slithering around on the wrong tyres for a lap or two that really sorts the men from the boys.

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Old 11 Apr 2016, 17:28 (Ref:3631914)   #59
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Please can it be warm this year, a bit of rain perhaps but please can we have temperatures that mean we donot have to dress like eskimo's
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I see a sponsorship deal: "6hr of Silverstone, brought to you by Mountain Warehouse"
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 19:35 (Ref:3631940)   #61
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I see a sponsorship deal: "6hr of Silverstone, brought to you by Mountain Warehouse"
.... and sadly I guess, also by 'Divine Burger'.........
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Found a random hotel, (somewhere nearer than Kent) so me and a friend should be about sat and Sunday now, with the possibility of the other half popping down Sunday too
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Old 11 Apr 2016, 20:46 (Ref:3631956)   #63
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I see a sponsorship deal: "6hr of Silverstone, brought to you by Mountain Warehouse"
Not being funny Silverstone's now considerably more of an warm and dry challenge than Spa. That said provided you've got enough of the right kit with you and don't make the mistake of staying still for the first hour like I did in 2014 you'll generally be fine.

Either way there'll be a fair whack of North Face and Berghaus going into the car for the trip up on Friday...
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I am thinking that with limited space in the car, i will head up on friday with the roof down and shorts/t shirt.
On the other hand i may just try to fit waterproofs, jumpers and hat in the space behind the seats obviously expecting them to remain there.
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Still baffles me why they do Silverstone in April! Shite weather makes it an inhospitable place for families, only the hardiest of fans can endure the brunt of wind and rain. I still take my 2 1/2 + 8yr olds, just hoping for plenty of sun on SUNday ☀️☀️


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Latest forecasts have changed a little for Friday ............

Originally showed heavy rain all day - now showing on most weather guesswork sites as Heavy Showers with some occasional bursts of sunshine.

As I use Friday as a day to walk around a take photographs without the large number of people around, I will take that - sometimes changeable weather can through up some interesting light and picture opportunities.

Just hope that I don't get caught out in the open too often when the heavens open!
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Still baffles me why they do Silverstone in April! Shite weather makes it an inhospitable place for families, only the hardiest of fans can endure the brunt of wind and rain. I still take my 2 1/2 + 8yr olds, just hoping for plenty of sun on SUNday ☀️☀️


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See your point completely - quite liked when it was early autumn - weather tended to be a bit more predictable (although not always a completely safe bet) and it spread the accessible European rounds through the year (Spa in May, Le Mans in June, Silverstone in September was quite nice).

That said there's now also a delight at the opportunity to catch up with people and start the year cheerfully, make some plans for what looks like a cracking season, and getting the first opportunity to see the new machinery in action adds quite a bit.

And remember - this is long distance sportscar racing - a cold and wet sportscar fan is a happy sportscar fan...
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Well Ian this sportscar fan would rather be warm and dry, even if that means sitting in a dry grandstand while the cars slither around in front of me
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See your point completely - quite liked when it was early autumn - weather tended to be a bit more predictable (although not always a completely safe bet) and it spread the accessible European rounds through the year (Spa in May, Le Mans in June, Silverstone in September was quite nice).
We now get the British rounds of WEC, ELMS, BSS and BES all in the space of a month, when its not usually warm. I preferred it when events were spread out a bit!

I don't mind ELMS and WEC on the same weekend but would separate events be better? For the sake of variety, perhaps a combined ELMS and British GT event at Donington in September would be interesting - doesn't rain too often then (paddock space could be an issue though).
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Well Ian this sportscar fan would rather be warm and dry, even if that means sitting in a dry grandstand while the cars slither around in front of me
I can count the number of times I've actually been warm in a Silverstone grandstand on one hand...
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See your point completely - quite liked when it was early autumn - weather tended to be a bit more predictable (although not always a completely safe bet) and it spread the accessible European rounds through the year (Spa in May, Le Mans in June, Silverstone in September was quite nice).

That said there's now also a delight at the opportunity to catch up with people and start the year cheerfully, make some plans for what looks like a cracking season, and getting the first opportunity to see the new machinery in action adds quite a bit.

And remember - this is long distance sportscar racing - a cold and wet sportscar fan is a happy sportscar fan...
In the old days we had Silverstone in April, Le Mans in it's 'traditional June date and Brands Hatch in September. The weather for Brands was often bad, but getting to see 2 World Sports car Championship races in this country was great.

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The weather for Brands was often bad, but getting to see 2 World Sports car Championship races in this country was great.

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Do ELMS and WEC always run the same weekend or is this a rare special?
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Mind, I'm sure we all remember the weather that greeted the 2014 Silverstone 6 Hours!
And worse, the ELMS on the Saturday. Waving a yellow flag for 2 hours in a torrential downpour. The problem with having to wave the flag is that there's no way of stopping the water going up your sleeve. Ghastly.
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Only at Silverstone (but they have shared the weekend for the last 3 years IIRC), separate calendar otherwise.
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