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21 Oct 2019, 09:52 (Ref:3936035) | #26 | |
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It's an awful place to visit and spectate. Wherever you want to go there seems to be chickenwire fencing in your way for no apparent reason. Great meeting though.
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Gardiner pitted at the earliest opportunity to hand over to Cook. Fairly soon after, there was a safety car period in which most other cars took their stops/driver changes. This meant that they were able to rejoin the back of the safety car train, leaving the TVR at the front and, on track, the best part of a lap down. I'm not sure why, but no car was released from the front of the train before the track went green.
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I do wonder sometimes if I would go there as often as I do if it was more than half an hour door to door ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iet3...lSvMEgC902q9LU
The FF race ! Warning 15 mins long but well worth the time |
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A bit disconcerting at first never having seen any camera shots quite like that before. Must find out what the camera can do - presumably it is automated rather than driver controlled ... ... Ah, OK, it records everything and the file can then be edited to provide a more story like final output. |
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Email from Silverstone regarding Luffield terrace and surrounding area:
So sorry that you were unable to access an area of the circuit during your visit as you would usually do. The areas on the outfield are not open to the public for this event, car parking is by the national paddock and viewing is from the BRDC stand and the infield at copse. It would seem that you have accessed areas in the past that are not operational at the club meetings. The area that you are asking of is now part of the Silverstone Heritage trail and will be a permanent addition to the Silverstone Experience. It will not be open at all events however. Depending on what event you are looking to book, check the What’s Included section. This was the description from this weekend just gone. We hope to see you again soon WHAT’S INCLUDED: • Free roving BRDC grandstand seating • Free access to the paddock • Free parking • Live commentary on 87.7FM • Children aged 15 & under can attend for free Seems I and others have been spectating and parking in the wrong place for the past 20+ years. Bye Silverstone. |
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Bit tough on SRC members ... have they been told or are they “different” ?
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21 Oct 2019, 18:10 (Ref:3936110) | #33 | ||
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Does this mean that ALL of the Luffield terracing is closed? I normally stand by the passage under the grandstand at the exit of Luffield (just behind the marshals' post) as you get a good view of Brooklands, luffield & Woodcote.
Shoud be interesting for the Watler Hayes Trophy in a couple of weeks if that is the case... |
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Silverstone and the paying public
I'm afraid Silverstone basically don't want anybody to spectate at club meetings - haven't done for years.
Never understand why you can't park the car on the inside bank at Copse - please don't say health and safety |
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22 Oct 2019, 12:23 (Ref:3936236) | #35 | ||
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Interesting - 750MC this weekend is the same restricted access as above; Walter Hayes has more grandstands open and appears to be back to closer to normal.
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Mark, You are right and the answer to that is simple. Usually, at club meetings, the takings from the gate are slim and dont even cover the cost of cleaning up the place after the event. Hence all the closed grandstands.... MSV take a bit of a more balanced approach, and look at the bigger picture, typical Dr Palmer, which is why he is successfull and the BRDC isnt.... they are are aware the speccies at club meetings are more a liability than the source of an income stream, buuuut MSV consequently go out of their way to maximise that income stream by addional offers of merchandise and whatnots example: ATM ?, yes at Brands Hatch, none at Silverstone aaaaand they seem to think that tracks which generate noise but dont see many visitors lose their acceptance in society, dooming them in the long run Rudolf |
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10 days we have attended Silverstone this year and only the Classic is a major event, the rest are proper clubbie meetings.
So I get to save 7 days worth of tickets, 3 hotel nights and 800 miles travelling. Sillystone's lost is Combe, Thruxton, Prescott and Gurstons gain. |
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A true Heritage Trail would open up the original Woodcote - now that would be worth watching.
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I recommend the “breakfast baguette” in the Tyrrell’s Restaurant!
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Apologies, Mike, I was just responding to Will’s comment about Snett.
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No problem either- I think discussion on the actual HSCC meeting died a while back!
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Let me re-vitalise the HSCC discussion. My gallery from the Sunday Historic FF1600 race - as good a race as you will see this year !
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJ7LZYB |
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I agree your sentiments re. the Formula Ford race. Breathtaking.
On a more personal note one of the pics is possibly showing me and my son Dan in the BRDC stand. If it is us we are whited out by your proofmark. |
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Let me know the DSC number and I can move the watermark ... #allpartoftheservice
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