Silverstone LMS - Who's Going?

[Aysedasi]

Not to be confused with the official race thread (in due course) and perhaps largely for the Brits.

Having missed 2009 (for reasons which now escape me...), I'm planning on going again this year. Unfortunately I have to work on the Friday, but I'm planning to be up early on Saturday morning to get there in good time for the 9am free practice session. I'm staying locally overnight (not in a tent this year!) so as to miss none of the action on Saturday or Sunday. As it's basically my only other track visit this year aside from Le Mans, I'm really looking forward to it!

[NightStalk3r]

I missed last year too, am hoping to return this year, if i do i will drive up Sunday morning as i did in 2008 and drive home Sunday night.

[TheNewBob]

I'll be there again, going Saturday and Sunday (because missing the CER cars would be a crime!).

[dj choc ice]

I will most likely be there the whole weekend. I was devastated when I missed the race in 2008 and I still feel quite upset to this day that I missed it because it was such a good race. Last years race was a cracker, I can still remember the Oreca getting a huge tankslapper on through maggots and Becketts and Panis just about keeping it together, and lets not forget JCB's incredible speed in the Pescarolo. This years race is shaping up to be the best LMS race of the year, especially if the Astons turn up. Audi, Peugeot, Aston Martin, Rebellion, Signature, Beechdean and hopefully Drayson in P1? I'm there and I can not wait.

[rdjones]

I will only be there on the Friday. I can't make it on the Saturday due my couisons wedding and on the Sunday it the mother in laws to be 60th birthday. I am gutted to be missing the race after missing the big one in June but that's life I guess.

[isynge]

Going to be there, certainly on the Sunday, but hopefully too on the Saturday (depending on claims on family car).

Most sadly I've got to be on a 1930 flight to Oslo out of Heathrow, so I suspect (know) I'll miss the end, which is galling beyond all forms of belief, but I blame myself for not putting LMS weekends into the work calendar. Something now rectified and an error which won't recur in 2011!

I jokingly mooted a 10/10ths get together at Silverstone in the Le Mans thread - is it worth having a go at trying for something this time round. Happy to go for bilateral hook ups if that doesn't work - or indeed rely on happenstance and serendipity - such as stumbling across Bentley03 last year.

Thoughts?

[Woolley]

First tick of my season every year. I shall be waving flags on Saturday and Sunday, maybe Friday as well if I can get there.

If there's a meet up and it can happen in a lunch break it would be great to catch up, otherwise look out for a flag marshal in the hat shown in my avatar and say hello. If it's hot, I'll be wearing an orange Worcester rugby shirt.

[mackteck]

I'll be there! Finish work at 1pm Sat. - get ferry to Hollyhead at 2.30 - arrive Silverstone ... before the pubs close hopefully ! then ferry home Sun night/Mon morning - back in Dublin for 6am - just in time for work.......

[Bentley03]

Shall be there Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Nearby hotel on the Friday and Saturday nights. Ayse is staying at the same hotel on the Saturday, so a couple of beers and a curry are most definitely on the cards for the Saturday evening.

Will undoubtedly see Rob on the Friday and Ian and others during the course of the Saturday and Sunday.

Hoping for some fine weather and looking forward to seeing the new Silverstone track layout for the first time.

Can't wait!

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by mackteck

I'll be there! Finish work at 1pm Sat. - get ferry to Hollyhead at 2.30 - arrive Silverstone ... before the pubs close hopefully ! then ferry home Sun night/Mon morning - back in Dublin for 6am - just in time for work.......

Welcome to Ten Tenths mackteck.

[HORNDAWG]

The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout.




L.P.

[Steven Humphrey]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout.




L.P.

I'm there this Sunday so will make some enquiries!

[cbbrit]

I'll be attending my first LMS race at Silverstone. I haven't been to the track since the early eighties (for a British Motorcycle GP), and am really looking forward to seeing how things have changed.

[Tom87]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout.

L.P.

In the spirit of all things ACO, they will wait until the Friday night before announcing that the diesels will race on the Arena circuit and the petrols will race on the bridge circuit.

Back on topic, I will be going for the Sunday only. As seems to be the common problem, I have a wedding to attend on the Saturday.

[Mike_Wooshy]

Originally Posted by mackteck

I'll be there! Finish work at 1pm Sat. - get ferry to Hollyhead at 2.30 - arrive Silverstone ... before the pubs close hopefully ! then ferry home Sun night/Mon morning - back in Dublin for 6am - just in time for work.......

Welcome to 10/10ths, a man after my own heart ! work hard play harder

I shall be there on Sunday, 3rd year going to Silverstone 1000 k's so if there is a 10/10ths I should be around.

[Steven Humphrey]

I'll be there as an incident marshal on the Sunday (an inconsiderate friend has decided to turn 40 the same weekend so have to miss Saturday). Does anyone know what circuit is being used? I was under the impression that it was going to be the 'old' bridge GP layout but the LMS website is showing the new Arena circuit.

[Woolley]

Originally Posted by arnage arnie

Does anyone know what circuit is being used? I was under the impression that it was going to be the 'old' bridge GP layout but the LMS website is showing the new Arena circuit.

I'd heard Arena, but no idea where from. LMS website seems pretty clear, Silverstone doesn't seem to say.

Bad news on the support series again. After the extraordinarily dull Peugeot Spiders for two years and then last year's lamentable Formula Le Mans some bright spark has decided to put SPEED on the bill. Pleeease, no. 2x1.5 hours on Saturday plus nearly 2 hours on Friday. Are they deliberately trying to keep the crowds down on the other days?

[NightStalk3r]

RLM were pretty convinced it was the old GP layout with Bridge.

[m1fcf]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

RLM were pretty convinced it was the old GP layout with Bridge.

That is also the opinion of the local marshal I was working with at the BTCC meet. The feeling was that this would be a good event to celebrate the end of the Bridge circuit.

[Tim the Grey]

Entry is looking very good. 007/8&9 from Aston, 2 Pugs (1 works, 1 Oreca), 2 R15s, plus all the usual suspects in P2 and GT.
Oh, and a Lambo LP560 in GT2. Not seen that one before?

I'm looking forward to Friday, now. I've dropped a short note to Silverstone, asking about the future of Bridge. If I get anything back, I'll stick it on here?

LM P1 :

007 - Aston Martin Racing - Lola Aston Martin - Fernandez/Primat/Meyrick
008 - Signature - Lola Aston Martin - Ragues/Mailleux/Ickx
009 - Aston Martin Racing - Lola Aston Martin - Barazi/Hancock
1 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP - Davidson/Minassian
4 - Team Oreca Matmut - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Lapierre/Sarrazin
5 - Beechdean Mansell - Ginetta Zytek - Mansell/Mansell/Mansell
7 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Kristensen/McNish
8 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Bernhard/Capello
11 - Drayson Racing - Lola Judd - Drayson/Cocker
12 - Rebellion Racing - Lola Rebellion - Prost/Jani
13 - Rebellion Racing - Lola Rebellion - Belicchi/Boullion
20 - Team LNT - Ginetta Zytek - Burgess/Mowlem/McMurry

LM P2 :

24 - Oak Racing- Pescarolo Judd - Lahaye/Nicolet
25 - RML - Lola HPD - Erdos-Newton-Collins
27 - Race Performance - Radical Judd - Frey/Buncombe
29 - Racing Box - Lola Judd - Perazzini/Cioci/Pirri
30 - Racing Box - Lola Judd - Babini/Geri/Leo
31 - RLR msport - MG Lola AER - Gates/Garofall/Phillips
35 - Oak Racing - Pescarolo Judd - Hein/Moreau
36 - Pegasus Racing - Courage Oreca AER - Schell/Da Rocha
39 - KSM - Lola Judd - De Pourtales/Noda/Kennard
40 - Quifel ASM Team - Ginetta Zytek - Amaral/Pla
41 - Team Bruichladdich - Ginetta Zytek - Ojjeh/Greaves/Ebbesvik
42 - Strakka Racing - HPD - Leventis-Watts-Kane

Formula Le Mans :

43 - Dams- Formula Le Mans - Barlesi/Cicognani/Chalandon
44 - Dams - Formula Le Mans - Firth/Hughes
45 - Boutsen Energy Racing - Formula le Mans - Kraihamer/De Crem/Delhez
46 - JMB Racing - Formula Le Mans - Kutemann/Basso/Hartshorne
47 - Hope Polevision Racing - Formula Le Mans - Moro/Zacchia/Lombard
48 - Hope Polevision Racing - Formula Le Mans - Pillon/Capillaire/Verdonck
49 - Applewood Seven - Formula Le Mans - Toulemonde/Beche

LM GT1 :

50 - Larbre Competition - Saleen S7-R - Gardel/Goueslard/Rees
66 - Atlas FX-Team FS - Saleen S7-R - Van Dam/Baumgartner/Winslow

LM GT2 :

75 - Prospeed Competition- Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Holzer/Westbrook
76 - IMSA Performance Matmut - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Narac/Pilet
77 - Team Felbermayr Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Lieb/Lietz
78 - BMW Team Schnitzer - BMW M3 - Müller/Werner
85 - Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2 - Dumbreck/Coronel
88 - Team Felbermayr Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Ragginger/Ried/Dumas
89 - Hankook Team Farnbacher - Ferrari F430 GT - Farnbacher/Simonsen
90 - CRS Racing - Ferrari F430 GT - Ehret/Quaife/Kaffer
91 - CRS Racing - Ferrari F430 GT - Kirkaldy/Mullen
92 - JMW Motorsport - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Bell/Turner
94 - AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT - Companc/Russo
95 - AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT - Fisichella/Vilander/Alesi
96 - AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT - Bruni/Melo
99 - Gulf Team First - Lamborghini LP560 - Giroix/Goethe

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by m1fcf

That is also the opinion of the local marshal I was working with at the BTCC meet. The feeling was that this would be a good event to celebrate the end of the Bridge circuit.

I was told some time ago that it would be the Arena Circuit. So, unless there's been a change of plans...........

[stuart thompson]

I would love to be there but the 24 hours takes presedent and I don't think it would go down too well if I did both.

[Yakuncha]

Not me sadly, was there last year and loved it, someone is paying me to be in Mondello instead

[E-racer]

Saturday and Sunday for me. Early start on saturday to catch the qualifying but wish they had put the "speed" series in that slot instead...Sensational field, almost as good as Le Mans :-)

[mackteck]

Originally Posted by Yakuncha

Not me sadly, was there last year and loved it, someone is paying me to be in Mondello instead

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