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20 Jun 2004, 08:37 (Ref:1009197)
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FIA GTs at Donington, 27th June
Having not made it to Le Mans this year, I figure catching the FIA GT round at Donington may be the best fix I'm going to get until next June!
So who's going?  Timetable Saturday June 26 0900-0930 FIA European Touring Cars Practice 1000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Race 1045-1130 FIA GT Cars Qualifying 1145-1215 FIA European Touring Cars Practice 1245 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Race 1340-1425 Ferrari Challenge Qualifying 1435-1505 British F3 Qualifying 1515-1600 FIA GT Cars Qualifying 1610-1640 FIA European Touring Cars Qualifying 1710 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Race 1805 Ferrari Modena Challenge Race 1900 British F3 Championship Race Sunday June 27 0900-0915 FIA GT Cars Warm-Up 0925-0940 FIA European Touring Cars Warm-Up 1005 Ferrari Modena Challenge Race 1120 FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP Race 1445 FIA European Touring Car Championship Race 1 1545 FIA European Touring Car Championship Race 2 1635 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Race 1730 British F3 Championship Race Pay on the day, Saturday £8, Sunday £15. Last edited by garcon; 20 Jun 2004 at 08:44. |
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20 Jun 2004, 09:04 (Ref:1009208)
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I'm going, although my main reason is the ETCC race. The GT cars are a happy side-effect.
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20 Jun 2004, 14:56 (Ref:1009474)
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I'll be there too looking forward to the GT's (post Le Mans depression and all that). I am also look forward to seeing the ETCC for the first time.
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20 Jun 2004, 21:56 (Ref:1010133)
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Me too!
Nice mix of and GTs and touring cars. Lets hope the Lamborghini and TVRs make the race! Last edited by JAG; 20 Jun 2004 at 21:59. |
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20 Jun 2004, 22:00 (Ref:1010144)
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Lambo looks uncertain, but I guess thats for a different thread: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=55862
 Should be fun. Last edited by Adam43; 20 Jun 2004 at 22:01. |
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21 Jun 2004, 01:15 (Ref:1010273)
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I'll be on flags somewhere round the circuit, Mrs W's helping in the pit lane.
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21 Jun 2004, 14:33 (Ref:1010808)
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going on sunday for first GT race in uk for a long time last time was brands hatch for the jags . will it beat le mans
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21 Jun 2004, 15:57 (Ref:1010933)
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i will be there both days
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21 Jun 2004, 19:39 (Ref:1011222)
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*hand up along with the normal f3 crowd*
the timetable's changing constantly so i'd be wary of checking as many places as possible before relying on anything! |
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21 Jun 2004, 21:57 (Ref:1011372)
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FIA GT after a few poor years (99-02) is really coming on strong and you will enjoy it. Also don't forget the LMES 1000K race at Silverstone mid August. It will run from 4pm to 9-10pm Saturday night, with British GT and the new LMES Historic Prototype/GT's supporting. Both races should be great. Last edited by JAG; 21 Jun 2004 at 22:00. |
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22 Jun 2004, 14:54 (Ref:1012183)
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great c cars great days
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26 Jun 2004, 18:09 (Ref:1016844)
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I shall be there for Sunday along with the wife and kids. The wife used to be a stalwart of Sportscars being a regular in the late 80's at Le Mans, Nurburgring and Spa. Looking forward to this race. I need a 'rush' of sportscars through the veins. Le Mans 2004 seems years ago now!
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27 Jun 2004, 21:09 (Ref:1018104)
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It was a good day today and there was some cracking racing. The only downside as I saw it was the long breaks between each race, but that's TV for you. I reckon that there was somewhere in the region of 25,000 people there today.
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28 Jun 2004, 11:42 (Ref:1018647)
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25,000? Just goes to show what a big venue Donington is. Wouldn't like to be in the queue to get out in four weeks time though - there'll be knocking on 120,000 there for the MotoGP!
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28 Jun 2004, 12:18 (Ref:1018694)
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I have seen the figure of 32,000 on Dailysportscar.com this morning. Anyway what traffic there was know at 8.55 when I arrived and at 6.15 when I left drove straight in and straight out........
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28 Jun 2004, 12:32 (Ref:1018720)
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Yeah, not much in the way of delayed traffic - maybe 15 mins each way. Was there anyone actually left watching when the F3s finally came out?!
 By the way, Hi to those I saw, and apologies to those I missed! Seems like there were lots of tententhers there! P.S. My arms and face are an incredibly unhealthy looking bright pink, and my ears are still ringing... ah, the joys of live motorsport! 
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28 Jun 2004, 14:39 (Ref:1018891)
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I watched on TV and would be suprised if there were more than 5,000 people present.Whole stretches of once popular grass banking were empty! Comentator said sponsors had given their customers 20,000 free tickets.Either they were all in the hospitality tent or did not bother to use them.
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28 Jun 2004, 17:59 (Ref:1019152)
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they were all queuing for hospitality or the loos
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28 Jun 2004, 18:40 (Ref:1019197)
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Bloody good to finally get to meet you Garc. Good stuff!
I think this is the first meeting I've ever been to though where the Formula Renault were the most entertaining class of the day...!!! |
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28 Jun 2004, 21:52 (Ref:1019467)
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Great racing, loved the GTs and what a finish. The spectator numbers looked pretty good - the knfield was pretty full.
So how come no-one said hello? I had my 10ths badge proudly dispayed on my overalls. |
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29 Jun 2004, 09:30 (Ref:1019837)
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I never got beyond the infield! Kept looking out for 10ths badges but didn't see any! Nice to have been, er, so near you Woolley!
Rob29, not sure which bits of banking the tv cameras were showing... The infield above the Old Hairpin was fairly busy, but it was fairly sparse either side of the bridge opposite. Lots of people around the paddock and pit straight grandstands, and scattered around the circuit - I guess it shows how well Donington swallows 20odd thousand people... |
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The infield takes loads and is bery popular. If you want to know how many, find an aerial photo of the monstors of rock festival - stunning. |
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29 Jun 2004, 20:58 (Ref:1020657)
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WHERE CAN YOU GET A TEN-TENTHS BADGE
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30 Jun 2004, 00:58 (Ref:1020869)
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You had to be at the 20 second sale at Brands.
Pile of badges arrive, fiver each. SS_Collins sneezed and missed out they went that fast! |
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