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16 May 2006, 03:02 (Ref:1611127)
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BMW's version of the "Fan Zone"
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16 May 2006, 03:37 (Ref:1611139)
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Audio is fine...Concept is good...Space is tiny!
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16 May 2006, 09:15 (Ref:1611344)
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Strikes me as a great idea, but I suppose they are limited by space in F1 paddocks, what with all the equipment the teams bring.
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16 May 2006, 09:28 (Ref:1611360)
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Saw this on ITV's coverage of the Spainish GP they even had Martin B driving the car ... but they didn't say if there was an admission charge or not ?
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16 May 2006, 09:40 (Ref:1611370)
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16 May 2006, 09:50 (Ref:1611382)
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Well it looks good, i would imagine you would have to get there really early to avoid all the people..
As to charging have no idea, but i hope not as we pay enough for our tickets |
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17 May 2006, 17:57 (Ref:1612769)
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In Barcelona it was open to everyone, and it wasn't on the track, it was in Barna itself, down at the Port Vell, the nice part of the seaport so to speak.
I have to say it was quite alright. I didn't get to see cars running as we went there quite late in the day, around 9 pm (would have been quite a sight at that time!) but I think it was nice. There are a Sauber C24 donned in BMW colors, a WTCC car and a F-BMW car there for pictures to be taken with. However, you don't have to pay for them. They give you a code you have to have visible to the camera when they take your photo and then the Monday after the race, with that code you can access your pics in a private BMW site completely for free and in high resolution. That I found nice. There's a zone for weight comparisons, where you can check the weight of race brakes and tyres compared to road ones (amazing) as well as touch a BMW F1 engine or a seat. There are interactive screens, a replica of the pitlane monitors with a Martin Brundle-taped speech, a tyre-change competition, F1 driving simulators as well as a café and the ubitiquous merchandising shop. I think it is a good idea. I only missed appearances from the drivers... but then again you always want more don't you? |
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17 May 2006, 19:58 (Ref:1612907)
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It is free, with a limited number of people allowed in at a time. Good concept I say. Anything bringing cars closer to the fans is normally good.
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17 May 2006, 23:42 (Ref:1613083)
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I think it's a great idea and it's really good to see a manufacture heading this idea.
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19 May 2006, 11:50 (Ref:1614154)
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Have to check that out on Friday, seems like a great idea!
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20 May 2006, 19:54 (Ref:1615151)
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Does anyone know where it will be at Silverstone?
On the footage from the Nuerburgring it was also outside the circuit so open to all I'd guess. |
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