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Any resident World Series experts out there?
Are we about to get a 12-car grid for this support race? Looks to be slowly dying a death post-Renault involvement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_W...Formula_V8_3.5 |
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The FIA wanted to streamline the feeder series (you know, because less choice is always good for the consumer...). |
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f3 still has quite a small grid (not as bad as 3.5), but there's a lot of proper quality drivers in it. |
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Interesting to see the Silverstone WEC advertisement during C4's coverage of the 'feeder series' today......
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10 Apr 2017, 14:25 (Ref:3725302) | #31 | ||
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Has a location and time been chosen for a 10/10th Meetup?
(Although from memory I always seem to miss it.) There seems to be plenty of time between the Pit Walk and the start of the race this year (for those of us with no interest in single seaters). |
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10 Apr 2017, 19:03 (Ref:3725360) | #32 | |
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I hope GTE Pro gets some TV time for this race since Toyota is the favorite to win overall
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The weather is looking a bit changeable for Friday and Saturday (as usual) - no snow forecast this time though!
Sunday looking to be the best with sun all day. |
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When I just checked, both Friday and Sunday have a chance of rain in the afternoon on both days.
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11 Apr 2017, 17:42 (Ref:3725582) | #36 | |
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First timer this weekend, both at Silverstone and WEC. Going all 3 days and looking forward to it, after the 24 hours at Spa last year I'll be interested to see how it compares.
One question I have, has anyone stayed at the Premier Inn nearby? I'm not driving, so will be bus then walk from Silverstone. Not knowing the area, is it ok to walk from the village along the A43, or is it easier to walk through the woods where there appears to be a path? |
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I don't think so. I have a feeling it will be a case of bumping into each other! Quite a few of us are likely to be in the stand at Club looking down the straight at the start.....
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Love to go but sorry to say it but the general admission costs are prohibitive - £25 for Saturday!! £45 for race day, no wonder there's nobody there! I am a big race fan having been to Le Mans many times and I would love to see the current breed of sports prototypes in the flesh but for this punter it"s a bit strong
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No Kubica in the Kolles car, for the entire season it seems.
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Yep, he's seen sense at last.
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12 Apr 2017, 07:17 (Ref:3725707) | #41 | ||
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Regarding attendance, the event does draw a respectable, if unspectacular, crowd each year, especially on the Sunday. |
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I confess, I was disappointed to learn that Toyota and Porsche are taking different aero packages to Silverstone. Sounds like it's Toyota's race to lose.
Hugely looking forward to witnessing the new LMP2's though, with the added bonus of seeing Rebellion compete against 'real' competition for the first time in years. Can't wait! |
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I really hope this project continue this nice path... let´s hope they create the real deal in private P1.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/0...programme.html Last edited by gustavobamba; 12 Apr 2017 at 08:14. |
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Exactly. I bought my weekend ticket a few days after getting back from Le Mans last year. Brilliant value. I paid the same for that as I did for my lad's ticket just for the Sunday a few weeks ago.
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The support races aren't really worth anything anyway- the FV8 series quite possibly won't reach double figures and F3 is at 20 cars, hardly anything to get excited about, at Silverstone of all places.
I'm mainly going for ELMS. I like seeing the P1s but wouldn't stick around on Sunday, for what will probably be an extremely dull affair on TV, let alone trackside. The ELMS race is usually very good and it's another super entry, so it's Friday and Saturday for me. |
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In crowd attendance it always feels a lot busier when you're at the track - on TV the wide open spaces of Silverstone can make it look deserted even when there are a good few people there. Perhaps a good bellwether of what the turnout will be like this year can be seen in Silverstone's own hotel finder - which seems to show that available rooms are in somewhat short supply for this weekend. We shall see either way in a couple of days. |
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I agree it's not cheap - and when you put in accommodation/fuel/food etc it's going to cost £120+ over the weekend. But I guess you can pay £60 for a couple of hours at a concert. I'm happy to spend my money on this. |
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