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26 Jun 2023, 09:30 (Ref:4165519) | #1 | ||
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Ours on the campsite were good as usual, but on saturday the massive queues at the fanzone at one end caused the ACO to open our loos to the general public, whilst annoyed at the lack of security when i saw the vast amount of people waiting to use them in the searing heat i had to admit there was no choice really
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26 Jun 2023, 10:20 (Ref:4165525) | #2 | |
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It always helps if you have khazis in working order and it's probably to be expected that more will be open to everyone over the weekend. With so many fans on a big circuit, there's no choice as you say
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30 Jun 2023, 11:27 (Ref:4165931) | #3 | ||
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Ah, I learned some years ago that the ACO facilities under T17/T18 are worth a significant part of the membership fee......
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30 Jun 2023, 18:29 (Ref:4165992) | #4 | ||
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Timing info on foyer good too. Especially at Classic last year when schedule slipped and big screens carry very little coverage or timing info on the Friday.
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30 Jun 2023, 19:07 (Ref:4165998) | #5 | ||
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It is, but those screens are a bally nuisance when you have 7-8 people standing around them and you're desperate to get past to the loo......
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I've neither seen nor heard anything on here or elsewhere, but may well have missed it, so apologies if I have.....
The grapevine at The Classic revealed (in a manner suggesting it was already common knowledge, which maybe it is) that by the time we all rock up at the circuit next year, the La Chappelle member's enclosure will be a new permanent bricks and mortar building (clubhouse?), not the collection of temporary structures we have now. I've seen no plans and I have no idea of the scale of the structure, but this is apparently 'a thing'. There was also the suggestion of further membership tiering, the implication being that the ACO see membership as being a cash cow which is currently underexploited. I didn't like the inferences, so let's file that under 'wait and see'. |
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3 Jul 2023, 09:33 (Ref:4166492) | #7 | ||
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I thought that was in the plans last August - I thought they were going to do that on outside of track as would be a lot more use for 49 weeks of the year with easier parking access
Trees and relatively open space at La Chappelle including the shady bit with the screen are a big part of the appeal to me. The basic membership at the moment costs ACO money as discounts on 2 tickets means if same member then buys campsite pitch they are quids in. Also virtually all 2023 tickets on general sale were at early bird rates. GE week tickets are bargain for motorsport - even more so for other events (e.g. 2024 IOW festival early bird £209 including a £19 (10% rip off booking fee!) |
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3 Jul 2023, 09:39 (Ref:4166493) | #8 | ||
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It’s a shame so much good track access inside the permanent track part is lost/wasted. Noticed big area by Maison Blanche with just corporate support stuff for Ferrari and others (but no viewing ) from support race paddock just south of new Porsche bridge until second part of Porsche curves. All pretty empty as walked down track after podiums etc
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3 Jul 2023, 09:42 (Ref:4166494) | #9 | ||
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https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...-for-2023.html
Para near end mentions clubhouse with timeline then unclear |
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Have to say I agree with your comments about the existing La Chappelle set up, and they've improved it year on year. It's a nice little oasis tucked away from the throng, perfect for when you need to take a break for a few minutes. Let's see what they replace it with then...if indeed it happens this year. And what's the latest on the redevelopment of the pits? Plan abandoned because they've run out of money? |
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Those plans are already 4+ years old. I remember deciding to have one last 'fling' in T34 in 2019 and wondered back then whether there would still be a T34 to sit in because of the news.....
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There appears to have been more work done to make the Mulsanne spectator enclosure more spectator friendly. Running from the car park/entrance end of the Mulsanne enclosure towards Mulsanne Corner, there is now a far more substantial raised spectator bank which has been created (replacing the narrow raised bank you could walk along next to the fence). This will give a far better, elevated view of the track (but not elevated sufficiently to see over the debris fencing, from what I've seen).
I sense the proposed permanent ACO member's clubhouse/building is still a work in progress and won't be completed in time for this year's race. Thing's have gone very quiet on that front. |
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Rocky did not hit Kaufman's Ferrari (although it was awfully close...), he went onto the grass to avoid contact and lost control.
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So now it's official, the asphalt extensions over at Mulsanne-Indy rundown are not public road improvements/maintenance/whatever but for "safety"... how very surprising. Same can be said for the Indy-Arnage section as it has been bought off by the ACO. For the Arnage-Curves straight there is no explanation but it's obviously the same "reasoning".
The article also confirms that the 600K Porsche Curves upgrades do differ from the Corvette Corner extensions for 2014, unlike originally thought |
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