changes at Silverstone

Les · 23 Mar 2003, 18:25 (Ref:545518)

I see that the bulldozers are in at the 'Stone. A second road bridge is being built, the support paddock relaid and new toilet blocks and rubbish areas.

The new bit of track at Woodcote was used - err by a Lotus with engine problems. I could only presume this bit is a new pit entrance as it really doesn't go anywhere!

***Chris Y*** · 23 Mar 2003, 18:59 (Ref:545560)

The new 'bit' at Woodcote is just for the bikes.

redshoes · 23 Mar 2003, 20:43 (Ref:545660)

Support paddock ? Do you mean the Naional straight?

Les · 23 Mar 2003, 21:34 (Ref:545749)

Just for the bikes to do what - pit??

easiest way to explain..

chezza · 24 Mar 2003, 01:04 (Ref:545901)

The new bit of track has been laid to add a sharp left hand right hand bend between luffield and woodote to slow the bikes down and it will be in use for the first time next weekend (as far as I know).

They will come round the inside track of the two at Luffield and then enter the pit emtrance where they will then go round the added bends and then enter woodcote.

However this could provide some interesting racing...think that any marshals there are gonna have a busy day!

Hopefully all this work will mean great improvements...its just a shame that it looks such a mess at the moment.

redshoes · 24 Mar 2003, 13:30 (Ref:546341)

Looked pretty dangerous to me. There's a small gravel trap between the pit lane entrance and race track. If anyone goes off there it could easily block the pit entrance. Hope the BRDC have the number of an emergency glazier - the clubhouse windows are now very very close to the track and I can't see them lasting a full season.

chezza · 24 Mar 2003, 20:39 (Ref:546801)

Yeah thats very true and it could end up causing lots of disruption to the racing if a major incident occurs! Well not long to go until we find out the consequences of this new bit!

pixie · 25 Mar 2003, 20:37 (Ref:547929)

any chance of a picture of this new layout so close to the Old Duffers Suite

Dave Brand · 25 Mar 2003, 21:03 (Ref:547952)

Quote:

Originally posted by pixie
any chance of a picture of this new layout so close to the Old Duffers Suite

Old Duffers? Surely that now includes you!

.......I should point out that Pixie celebrated his 50th birthday on Sunday!

Les · 25 Mar 2003, 23:11 (Ref:548140)

well the only picture I have is this one

pixie · 28 Mar 2003, 21:43 (Ref:551549)

Well that looks ridiculas....... the original was bad, but this makes it look good !!

bcobbus · 28 Mar 2003, 22:09 (Ref:551580)

Nobody has a map of the changes mentioned do they? I can see what it looks like in my head, but a map would be great. Also are the radicall changes that were to alter the layout still going to be done?

McKay · 28 Mar 2003, 22:11 (Ref:551586)

so is it sort of like this?

McKay · 28 Mar 2003, 22:17 (Ref:551598)

or more this?

redshoes · 28 Mar 2003, 22:28 (Ref:551610)

Second one looks about right. I'll be there next Fri, will try to grab some pics then.

Les · 29 Mar 2003, 16:49 (Ref:552230)

second one looks more like it.

bcobbus · 29 Mar 2003, 21:03 (Ref:552411)

I think I'm going to vomit!

McKay · 29 Mar 2003, 21:26 (Ref:552430)

i already have

DNQ · 30 Mar 2003, 01:44 (Ref:552584)

Oh great, just want we want, another bloody chicane.

McKay · 30 Mar 2003, 19:02 (Ref:553049)

to put it bluntly

**bella** · 30 Mar 2003, 20:12 (Ref:553098)

dunno what the problem is myself. it's not like it's being used by cars or anything.

Alfaholic · 30 Mar 2003, 20:36 (Ref:553117)

Will this section still be known as Woodcote? If not would anybody like to put forward suggestions for a new name. I've been watching it being used for the Superbikes and it's awful.

chezza · 31 Mar 2003, 10:27 (Ref:553584)

It was pretty nasty and towards the end on the meeting some of the riders were starting to get a bit confident about the new chicane...luckily there were no serious accidents there.

At the moment its being known as the new complex or the new chicane.

redshoes · 4 Apr 2003, 17:07 (Ref:558568)

Pic as promised. The yellow line is the bike track, the green is the pit-land entrance. Obviously the racing line should be a tad straighter than my wonky drawings

Dave Brand · 4 Apr 2003, 17:56 (Ref:558593)

Quote:

Originally posted by bella
dunno what the problem is myself. it's not like it's being used by cars or anything.

Your point being?

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