F1 2011 Silverstone - Page 15

Pontipine · 3 Jul 2011, 16:50 (Ref:2917521)

I have a question concerning marshals guests wristbands - do they permit access to any of the grandstands or restrict places guest can view from? No mention of this in instructions sent. Would appreciate some info regarding this please.

chezza · 3 Jul 2011, 17:52 (Ref:2917545)

Usually guest passes are as the general admission tickets and so don't include a grandstand seat, they may allow access to the roving grandstands on the Friday/Saturday however. They may also allow centre transfer, but that sometime is only if you are on a post that is in the centre of the circuit.

chriskench · 3 Jul 2011, 18:44 (Ref:2917562)

how can they your allowed in the centre of ciruit or do they check the numbers on the band how can we tell that we allowed in to the centre

Piglet · 3 Jul 2011, 19:18 (Ref:2917574)

They had reverted to all being valid for the centre of the circuit, there was one year that they weren't valid for the centre but marshals who were in the centre were given replacement wristbands that were valid for the centre.

Last year all officials guest passes were valid for the centre of the circuit, it may have changed for this year as it will all be different.

I think that offiicals guest passes were valid as roving grandstand tickets on the Friday only but that may have just been last year when we were issued with grandstand tickets as an added extra.

chriskench · 3 Jul 2011, 20:22 (Ref:2917601)

onley way to find out is to tey to get in to the centre i take it over ther briges by main entarnce

chezza · 3 Jul 2011, 20:37 (Ref:2917609)

or copse tunnel or hanger bridge.

snetterton madness · 4 Jul 2011, 06:29 (Ref:2917732)

Just looked at the 7 day weather forecast and it looks like rain Friday, Saturday and Sunday mainly showers.

pauln · 4 Jul 2011, 07:53 (Ref:2917750)

Metcheck http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/...de=silverstone currently reckons showers from mid-morning throughout Friday; mostly dry with the occasional spot on Saturday and getting rather damp from mid-afternoon on Sunday.

SouthportFC Fan · 4 Jul 2011, 08:21 (Ref:2917767)

We should all be away from the circuit by the time the real rain comes.

Steven Humphrey · 4 Jul 2011, 09:20 (Ref:2917790)

It's Silverstone - the weather will do whatever it wants to, regardless of what it's doing elsewhere!!

chezza · 4 Jul 2011, 09:34 (Ref:2917799)

would be good if it was to stay like it is today...being wet would be rubbish, especially when it comes to packing up!

Hepatic · 4 Jul 2011, 11:35 (Ref:2917853)

it has to be rubbish weather otherwise the cycle is broken.

1st GP - scorchio!
2nd GP - Wet n Windyio!
3rd GP - scorchio!
4th GP - ......

Guinness2702 · 4 Jul 2011, 13:06 (Ref:2917911)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pontipine

I have a question concerning marshals guests wristbands - do they permit access to any of the grandstands or restrict places guest can view from? No mention of this in instructions sent. Would appreciate some info regarding this please.

Last year they did a special, and issued marshals with a guest ticket for the new Vale grandstand for Sunday? at sign-on, but they made it sound like a one-off - guess maybe they didn't sell all the tickets for it or something. I wouldn't count on it happening again though.

zakeriath · 4 Jul 2011, 13:23 (Ref:2917919)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guinness2702

Last year they did a special, and issued marshals with a guest ticket for the new Vale grandstand for Sunday? at sign-on, but they made it sound like a one-off - guess maybe they didn't sell all the tickets for it or something. I wouldn't count on it happening again though.

They forgot to market the tickets for the grandstand (it was new) hence the reason we had them. It was deffinately a one off.

Darren Holmes · 4 Jul 2011, 17:51 (Ref:2918079)

Question for FIA Lights Flag's from last year, were you 'on post' with other Marshals with the control box, or were you on your lonesome away from everyone else, maybe it depended on the location?

Also were the control boxes already there like the flags are, or do you have to collect them like the radio?

Talking of radio's which do you get, Blue radio, Yellow radio or do you get one specifically for lights?

Think that will do for now, hate not knowing what I'm getting into!!

Thx

squadge · 4 Jul 2011, 18:04 (Ref:2918086)

[QUOTE=Darren Holmes;2918079]Question for FIA Lights Flag's from last year, were you 'on post' with other Marshals with the control box, or were you on your lonesome away from everyone else, maybe it depended on the location?

Also were the control boxes already there like the flags are, or do you have to collect them like the radio?

Talking of radio's which do you get, Blue radio, Yellow radio or do you get one specifically for lights?

Did the lights at copse last year and was on post with the other flag marshals even though the lights were set over 100 yards before the post.

Boxes are already set up when you get to post. You will have to stand trackside after sundays race to hand the box back so that nobody takes it away as a souvenir.

There are no radios for the lights.

Ashley

TwoSheds · 4 Jul 2011, 18:09 (Ref:2918091)

Quote:

Originally Posted by squadge

There are no radios for the lights.

I was on FIA lights down at Stowe In last year and was on the Yellow Flag radio network!

m1fcf · 4 Jul 2011, 18:16 (Ref:2918094)

question about the Thursday FIA Safety Check session - as I havent done it before, what can I expect? just planning what to bring on to track with me. full marshals kit (gloves etc) or just waterproofs?

fazza · 4 Jul 2011, 18:20 (Ref:2918097)

Quote:

Originally Posted by m1fcf

question about the Thursday FIA Safety Check session - as I havent done it before, what can I expect? just planning what to bring on to track with me. full marshals kit (gloves etc) or just waterproofs?

Just waterproofs.

you sit there and watch the saftey car and med unit doing laps testing the safety kit.

your there to flag if Bert throws it away.

RCMADD · 5 Jul 2011, 08:01 (Ref:2918356)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL ATTENDING THE F1 THIS WEEKEND... STAY SAFE.

GUTTED I CANNOT BE THERE...

roys1 · 5 Jul 2011, 09:45 (Ref:2922214)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCMADD

GOOD LUCK TO ALL ATTENDING THE F1 THIS WEEKEND... STAY SAFE.

GUTTED I CANNOT BE THERE...

you say you're gutted... But did you not say in a previous post that you would not or could not do the GP if it was at Silverstone ?

Ian Briggs · 5 Jul 2011, 09:54 (Ref:2922216)

[QUOTE=squadge;2918086]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darren Holmes

Question for FIA Lights Flag's from last year, were you 'on post' with other Marshals with the control box, or were you on your lonesome away from everyone else, maybe it depended on the location?

Also were the control boxes already there like the flags are, or do you have to collect them like the radio?

Talking of radio's which do you get, Blue radio, Yellow radio or do you get one specifically for lights?

Did the lights at copse last year and was on post with the other flag marshals even though the lights were set over 100 yards before the post.

Boxes are already set up when you get to post. You will have to stand trackside after sundays race to hand the box back so that nobody takes it away as a souvenir.

There are no radios for the lights.

Ashley

You will find out if you are a blue flag or a yellow at sign on, usually both flags have a radio, note the radio pick up times on your paperwork (must remember to download it.....) the radio system will take a while to settle down but it will work, eventually.
As far as I can remember the lights work through the yellow flag radio

Lord Summerisle · 5 Jul 2011, 11:48 (Ref:2922276)

at chapel, the lights guy was near to us, but seperate to the cloth wavers by about 100yards. usually had a couple of incident guys posted near by.

He was on the Yellow flag radio network. since the system of radio checks was to check all the yellow cloth wavers, then all the light operators.

For the FIA test, your only out for a couple of hours, so waterproofs and suncream (and mozzie repellant!)

RCMADD · 5 Jul 2011, 12:55 (Ref:2922313)

Quote:

Originally Posted by roys1

you say you're gutted... But did you not say in a previous post that you would not or could not do the GP if it was at Silverstone ?

could not...i just cannot be away from home for 3.5 days..
now if it was at donington.. i could just commute there and home on my moped... not really practical to do silverstone and back on it..lol

Steve Tarrant · 5 Jul 2011, 17:21 (Ref:2922417)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCMADD

could not...i just cannot be away from home for 3.5 days..
now if it was at donington.. i could just commute there and home on my moped... not really practical to do silverstone and back on it..lol

As you previously told us in Feb 2010!

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