WEC Race WEC Round 1 Silverstone - Who is Going? - Page 2

Alfaholic · 10 Mar 2015, 09:52 (Ref:3513607)

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Originally Posted by GT6

pm sent

And replied to. It's yours.

Giba · 10 Mar 2015, 11:04 (Ref:3513629)

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Originally Posted by YorkshireLad

Is anyone going for the nurburgring round? I can't decide wether to do that or the spa24 in July, but bearing in mind I will have the wife ,kids and be stopping a few days while touring france and Switzerland etc.

I'm not sure, I was going to see how my Le Mans trip goes as it's the first time abroad in over a decade before deciding. I would likely get the train there like I'm doing for Le Mans.

isynge · 10 Mar 2015, 11:15 (Ref:3513633)

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Originally Posted by YorkshireLad

For me silverstone feels a bit detached, compared to Lemans and I guess spa, my first time ever at spa, but I think it will defiantly top silverstone. The only real appeal to me is that it's the first time I get to see the cars.

Is anyone going for the nurburgring round? I can't decide wether to do that or the spa24 in July, but bearing in mind I will have the wife ,kids and be stopping a few days while touring france and Switzerland etc.

Keen to do Nurburgring but conscious of some family related things that might get in the way and an awareness that with it being a bank holiday in late summer it might not be the cheapest round to go to.

That said, to have nothing to go after Le Mans, especially when you compare it to the relative splurge of Silverstone / Spa / Test Day / Le Mans does feel a little empty.

YorkshireLad · 10 Mar 2015, 12:32 (Ref:3513657)

My ideal year would be Silverstone / Spa / Lemans (all of which I'm doing. Then spa24 / nurburgring / nurburgring 24.

wewantourdarbyback · 10 Mar 2015, 14:37 (Ref:3513698)

I shall be there, need to sort passes out soon.

pauln · 10 Mar 2015, 14:48 (Ref:3513700)

For those of you who don't like the new Silverstone, don't forget that there's still plenty of the old Silverstone there. The section from Luffield, through Woodcote, Copse, Maggotts, Becketts, Chapel and down the Hangar Straight to Stowe and the Vale is unchanged. Maggotts/Becketts remains for me one of the best places to watch.

**bella** · 31 Mar 2015, 11:05 (Ref:3522173)

the wing's had some fairly spectacular wind damage over the past few days...

Gingers4Justice · 31 Mar 2015, 11:13 (Ref:3522179)

I'm going Friday & Sunday. Unfortunately Derby vs Brentford gets in the way of the Saturday, which I'd be tempted to skip if it wasn't such a crucial match.

Do you need a separate ticket for the pitwalk this year?

eps · 31 Mar 2015, 11:59 (Ref:3522200)

Will be there, hopefully for all 3 days

I _may_ have 1 spare pit pass for the pit walk (was in the first 2000).

GT6 · 31 Mar 2015, 12:02 (Ref:3522203)

i will be there Friday to Sunday, yes the pit walk this year is ticket only with the only way to get them being the first 200 tickets sold, so all gone now unfortunately

airbusA346 · 31 Mar 2015, 12:50 (Ref:3522225)

I wonder if they will get the Wings roof fixed in time.

Gingers4Justice · 31 Mar 2015, 13:01 (Ref:3522229)

Could another venue step in? Mallory Park doesn't have anything on that weekend.

YorkshireLad · 31 Mar 2015, 13:02 (Ref:3522230)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

I wonder if they will get the Wings roof fixed in time.

I doubt it, it's going to be windy for a few more days isn't it? Then they will have to assess the damage, strip it all then re clad, will take more than 2 weeks..

So an alternative is what? Run everything out of the old pits?
The damage seems to be on the top half nearest pit exit.. So could they fence that area off and use the bottom half? Who knows, health and safety etc etc.

airbusA346 · 31 Mar 2015, 13:04 (Ref:3522232)

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Originally Posted by YorkshireLad

I doubt it, it's going to be windy for a few more days isn't it? Then they will have to assess the damage, strip it all then re clad, will take more than 2 weeks..

So an alternative is what? Run everything out of the old pits?
The damage seems to be on the top half nearest pit exit.. So could they fence that area off and use the bottom half? Who knows, health and safety etc etc.

Well ELMS are in the old pits until Saturday and I'm sure there will only be a hand full of empty garages at the wing.

Bandicoot17 · 31 Mar 2015, 13:18 (Ref:3522238)

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Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

I'm going Friday & Sunday. Unfortunately Derby vs Brentford gets in the way of the Saturday, which I'd be tempted to skip if it wasn't such a crucial match.

Do you need a separate ticket for the pitwalk this year?

Yeah if you were in the first 2k to buy tickets you got grid walk.

After the carnage that was last years walk I'm pretty sure this is a good move from Silverstone.

GT6 · 31 Mar 2015, 13:19 (Ref:3522239)

oh hell just found out about the roof damage, missed the earlier post, when will we know, hotel booked already

Deleted · 31 Mar 2015, 13:26 (Ref:3522241)

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Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Could another venue step in? Mallory Park doesn't have anything on that weekend.

Lol I don't think MP even has FIA Grade...

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

Well ELMS are in the old pits until Saturday and I'm sure there will only be a hand full of empty garages at the wing.

This from last year shows that they had plenty of sparse garages reserved for luxury (extra P1 slots for example) or doing nothing http://www.brsccmids.co.uk/Pit%20Gar...one%202014.pdf

They have 4 more cars this year than 2014, but that still leaves plenty of leftovers

2015 garage allocation hasn't been published yet, not to outsiders at least

airbusA346 · 31 Mar 2015, 13:45 (Ref:3522249)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Lol I don't think MP even has FIA Grade...

This from last year shows that they had plenty of sparse garages reserved for luxury (extra P1 slots for example) or doing nothing http://www.brsccmids.co.uk/Pit%20Gar...one%202014.pdf

They have 4 more cars this year than 2014, but that still leaves plenty of leftovers

2015 garage allocation hasn't been published yet, not to outsiders at least

Not enough empty space to not use the pit exit end IMO, unless teams end up having two cars in one garage.

Deleted · 31 Mar 2015, 13:48 (Ref:3522250)

Follow up article
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/new...inds-1-6664440

Btw, too bad Donington Park already has April booked up full... not that I think the FIA would accept anything below F1 standard in this day and age but still...

Gingers4Justice · 31 Mar 2015, 13:54 (Ref:3522255)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Lol I don't think MP even has FIA Grade...

I think Mallory is so small you'd probably have a constant ring of cars on the warm up lap if all 35 turned up...

So Cadwell Park it is then.

Deleted · 31 Mar 2015, 13:59 (Ref:3522260)

They could just use the old pits for WEC cars and force ELMS + F3 to "figure it out" in whatever sparse slots available, and you know, tents like in States.

While we are it, ditch the useless Arena configuration and run the old proper GP track that's still there isn't it. Fast, furious, and less tarmac runoff crap too!

GT6 · 31 Mar 2015, 14:03 (Ref:3522263)

i hope not, that is miles from me, lets hope they can make the building safe

Mal · 31 Mar 2015, 14:09 (Ref:3522268)

I would have thought that they could make safe the remaining roof area and put some form of temporary cover over it whilst they sort out what to do.

Clearly there is some sort of design or installation issue as a modern roof should be designed and built to withstand high winds, so there will be a period or time while they sort out who is responsible before they can on and repair it.

airbusA346 · 31 Mar 2015, 14:10 (Ref:3522269)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

They could just use the old pits for WEC cars and force ELMS + F3 to "figure it out" in whatever sparse slots available, and you know, tents like in States.

While we are it, ditch the useless Arena configuration and run the old proper GP track that's still there isn't it. Fast, furious, and less tarmac runoff crap too!

The FIA use the old pits... lol

I think they dug up part of the old layout.

The Fat Clerk · 31 Mar 2015, 14:11 (Ref:3522270)

Blyton's got plenty of room

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