Silverstone Classic - Page 2

Lancsbreaker · 3 Apr 2021, 18:58 (Ref:4044497)

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Originally Posted by midgetman

We have this comment every year! I can't believe you said it again Lanky, you need to look around.

Premiership footy is £40 or more for 90 minutes. It's easy to spend £40 per head at a decent gastro pub for lunch. Many even local museum "special exhibitions" are £25 a throw. I went to watch The Police in concert 10 years or more ago and paid £120 per ticket. And all are over in a couple of hours.

For £67 you get the best Historic cars on the planet racing from early morning until past dusk. You get the car clubs to browse. The social activities. And I know no-one here likes it but there are concerts and entertainment all day and late into the night.

Jeez, it's such good value that in the past I've even bought tickets myself.

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I think the point is that as far as I'm concerned your comparisons are pointless - I haven't been to a football match in over 50 years, nor do I have any intention of doing so, I've never paid £40/head for a meal and consider it obscenely self-indulgent so to do, and would never consider paying that sort of silly money - nearly a week's pension - to attend a concert. However all of these activities do in fact constitute paying someone else to do some form of performance. Attending a classic car race meet doesn't involve paying any of the participants that one is watching - in fact in the majority of circumstances I imagine they are paying to participate. Therefore one can only presume that the inflated prices are either to pay for all the peripheral tat that has no contribution to my enjoyment of the event, or to make profit for the organiser - not an unacceptable objective of course - just not one I want to contribute to

Enjoy your visit, though

Gerard C · 4 Apr 2021, 04:27 (Ref:4044531)

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Originally Posted by bauble

I blame Peter, Peter , Peter… Peter who?

Mallett. Two L. Two T. Not too late. Actually.

**Peter Mallett** · 4 Apr 2021, 08:26 (Ref:4044545)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Mallett. Two L. Two T. Not too late. Actually.

Interesting. I suspect this is a result of the recent fire. I originally set this up as a calendar thread but as you can see it is unconnected with the event on the calendar. I've merged the threads and again, you can see they duplicate each other. Oh well, carry on...........

Gerard C · 4 Apr 2021, 12:48 (Ref:4044587)

Honestly, Peter, no big deal, seems we all are too happy that the forum is going on and have you to take care of the calendar and other things. Not an easy task. As Mike said, better two than none!

coppice · 10 Jul 2021, 06:34 (Ref:4060584)

I am allowing myself to think I am actually going to go to my second most enjoyable long weekend of the year (after Goodwood MM ). This is a tad ironic as it is at the UK's worst circuit for viewing , but it is the pit and paddock stuff which enthral . I got confirmation of my booking from Silverstone yesterday - very helpful they were too , even though I am unsure why the circuit itself now runs this .

As said above, a car club deal makes it a bargain at 30 quid a day , half that if you are recompensed for the second BOGOF ticket by your friend .

Timetable arrived last night and only ..err... 19 sleeps to go.

**Peter Mallett** · 10 Jul 2021, 07:43 (Ref:4060594)

Good stuff, I'll be there spectating and will be bringing some beer for Delta's BBQ for Marshals,

delta · 12 Jul 2021, 20:01 (Ref:4060864)

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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Good stuff, I'll be there spectating and will be bringing some beer for Delta's BBQ for Marshals,

delta · 12 Jul 2021, 20:05 (Ref:4060865)

First time ever I have nothing to race., but then you never know what the next phone call might bring. Mind you the Delta HQ phone is on the blink.

john ruston · 12 Jul 2021, 20:19 (Ref:4060867)

The Birch/Ruston entry in Pre War race includes
two works Talbot 105’s, Alta and Lea Francais Hyper.
Makes for interesting Friday and Saturday morning
Pity they are letting in specials but presume they need the dosh!
Micheal has other stuff I including B16 and Elite
All over for us by Saturday late pm!

snowen250 · 19 Jul 2021, 12:23 (Ref:4062096)

First time for me at the Classic, just doing the Friday qualifying day as it clashes with another event.

Does anyone know if we can watch the testing on Friday also or not?

Looking forward to it, grids look great already

Simon

Anyopenroad · 19 Jul 2021, 12:54 (Ref:4062103)

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Originally Posted by snowen250

Does anyone know if we can watch the testing on Friday also or not?

Do you mean Thursday? I would imagine not. Silverstone don’t usually open to spectators for testing and I would be mighty surprised if they started now. They will still be setting up the event up to the last minute.

snowen250 · 19 Jul 2021, 12:57 (Ref:4062104)

I did mean Thursday yes, apologies! Ok, will see if i can sneak in with a friendly driver/team...many thanks!

coppice · 19 Jul 2021, 16:59 (Ref:4062176)

I've got in for testing on Thursdays for years . If asked , which is rare , I say I'm just setting up our car club stand or with one of the racers I know.

May well be very different this year though

kartman24 · 19 Jul 2021, 18:08 (Ref:4062191)

Any entry lists published yet?..............M

Mike Crow · 19 Jul 2021, 21:05 (Ref:4062225)

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Originally Posted by kartman24

Any entry lists published yet?..............M

Motor Racing Legends have their entries on their website

kartman24 · 23 Jul 2021, 14:07 (Ref:4062855)

Masters entry list up......

https://www.mastershistoricracing.co...try%20List.pdf

Mike Crow · 23 Jul 2021, 19:59 (Ref:4062912)

[QUOTE=kartman24;4062855]Masters entry list up......

https://www.mastershistoricracing.co...try%20List.pdf[/QUOTE

All looking good

brands · 23 Jul 2021, 20:39 (Ref:4062918)

Entries looking very good.
Replacement ticket PDFs arrived yesterday, so we are ready.

**chunterer** · 26 Jul 2021, 07:51 (Ref:4063162)

Thought Brundle's were sharing dad's etype in the GT race?

Mike Crow · 26 Jul 2021, 10:45 (Ref:4063211)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Thought Brundle's were sharing dad's etype in the GT race?

They are in the E Type race I think

snowen250 · 26 Jul 2021, 13:40 (Ref:4063244)

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Originally Posted by coppice

I've got in for testing on Thursdays for years . If asked , which is rare , I say I'm just setting up our car club stand or with one of the racers I know.

May well be very different this year though

Many thanks!

**chunterer** · 26 Jul 2021, 22:39 (Ref:4063316)

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Originally Posted by Mike Crow

They are in the E Type race I think

Ah right ok thanks Mike

E.B · 27 Jul 2021, 03:26 (Ref:4063335)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Thought Brundle's were sharing dad's etype in the GT race?

Just to confirm they are in the E Type entry list. Car #1 Class E. Link to E type entry follows

https://www.motorracinglegends.com/w...ryLists-V2.pdf

coppice · 27 Jul 2021, 06:13 (Ref:4063338)

As one of the curses of modern racing is spec formulae I really do wish we didn't have single make races for E-Types and Minis . It is gimmickry and pointless - far better to see an E dicing with a Cobra or 26 R and a Mini hustling a Mustang or Cortina.

Looking forward to the prospect of a bevy of T70s in GT race though. If ever I wanted to show somebody who'd only seen BTCC what a proper racer looks and sounds like ....

Belmondo · 27 Jul 2021, 06:16 (Ref:4063339)

Totally agree about the 1-make races coppice.

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