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I'm told that's gone permanently. It's head a bit further down to use the Copse tunnel from now on. |
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Exactly as I had originaly been told,lot of folk elsewhere had got it wrong though and stated that it was being ripped up! That was never in the plan. Chapple has been re-surfaced/re-kerbed but thats about it really.All of the main work is for the infield arena area,that is starting to look good though,should be nice to drive. |
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I had highlighted this earlier in the thread, and got the Motorcycles Only response, then.
Yes, FIA GT is the first meeting scheduled on The Arena. I shall be having a nose on Wednesday, at BGT testing. |
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Press Day... Time off while F3s are droning round.
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Not sure if this will work, but here's a picture from the pit wall... it looks so different with only half a bridge and no grandstands! oh and of course the big gravel trap. Will there be a new startline gantry though, or will all races start from the GP grid?
http://twitpic.com/1a7nb4/full |
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Will the great "Pedestrian Bridge" flag post be on the pit wall now, or has it gone for good?
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WFM, I think you'll find you can just about make it out on the outside of the picture that the Stig has posted.
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I am marshalling the HSCC on Sunday - I guess the first test for the Observers will be finding their post! Fay will have to give us all her mobile number so that we can 'phone in for directions when we get lost
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Another great viewing spot turned into a Binocular fest all because a circuit decides to take the MotoGP shilling. |
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it's a bit of a shame, but i'm pleased they a) haven't touched bridge and b) have almost finished the modifications in a timely manner. silverstone hasn't ever really been a great spectators track anyway, if you want to get close to f1 cars go to monaco
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I have a load of pics from Silverstone BGT/F3 testing up on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandfis...7623706747106/ More may come later. Some of my favourite spectator spots have gone. |
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Has the Luffield terrace fencing been touched ? |
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Thanks for the pictures, although it looks a bit lame now. Very in danger of losing any sense of character
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In one of your captions you say it's the price we pay for it being a GP circuit, I think the price is more because of being a "MotoGP" circuit. Donington was a "Binocularfest" circuit and now unfortunately Silverstone is going the same way. If spectators can't get a decent view of the action then they'll just start to stay away, why bother when you can see more of the cars on TV. It always amazes me how Bernie puts his trust in his friend Mr Tilke to build all these fancy circuits with oceans of gravel traps etc. Whilst at the same time Bernie is trying everything to get more Street circuits on to the calender. Yes folks, that's street circuits complete with Concrete Walls and minimal run-off areas, where's the logic in that? |
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I didn't actually wander round Luffield, but it all looked untouched.
The thing is, I had a look from the barrier on the outside of the Arena 'toe' , and the PRESS will need a ladder to see the cars? It was hard to see 8 wheel tipper trucks at the apex... |
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26 Mar 2010, 14:10 (Ref:2660434) | #74 | ||
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The debris fences are FIA standard... Not FIM.
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From what's been said at brands hatch I gather the 'superfencing' as we call it is the new MSA and ACU standard as well as FIA (why we now see it at non FIA places like Mallory)
Silverstone does not look good, all that shiny new fencing will be hard to focus out with a camera as well... If luffield hasn't been touching that may be the one photography spot left... |
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