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If I've learned anything from years of races at Silverstone it's that the only reliable form of forecast to look towards Club and whatever's coming over from that direction will be at the track in the next couple of minutes
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I am now available to attend.
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Silverstone always has a wind about 20mph higher than the forecast predict and therefore feels about 10 degrees cooler - my advise - always pack warm clothes, always pack rain gear, never bother with an umbrella!
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After Blancpain last year and the freezing cold FIA GT in 2008 and 2010, you would do well to take not just warm clothing but a pair of gloves as well and walking boots. Likewise, pack sunscreen as well. FIA GT 2011 was insane, never got so sunburnt in my life. I had a tan line from my t-shirt until September 2012.
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Plan for WEC then - take rain coats, hats, scarves, gloves, enormous flask of coffee, sunglasses, sun tan lotion and a thin shirt! |
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If you want to know about nutty Silverstone weather, look no further than last years WSBK races. Went with my brother in law, when we got there it was boiling hot sunshine, that turned into a massive thunderstorm behind the hangar straight and sunshine towards Club. It went lovely, warm and sunny again then another thunderstorm rolled over the circuit bring thunder, lightning and a catastrophic deluge. About an hour later it was sunny again. |
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14 Feb 2013, 07:57 (Ref:3204432) | #60 | ||
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There is of course the LMES race in 2005 too. Got very very wet that day!
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14 Feb 2013, 12:38 (Ref:3204601) | #61 | ||
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I've been baked, and frozen, all on the same day down there. On regular occasion!
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I forgot about 2005, it was very wet and very cold but it gave us a superb LMES race that went into the night. I will be preparing for all eventualities weather wise for the WEC but regardless it should be another superb race like last years, I hope the atmosphere in the grandstands on the pit straight is the same as last year. There was real tension and excitement for the Audi/Toyota battle at the front of the field.
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Well they would have to try really hard to get any worse,
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20 Feb 2013, 12:10 (Ref:3207875) | #66 | ||
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Tix purchased! For all 3 days and it's the end of, the end of term, so should be able to bring along our eldest on the Friday.
Will be good to see the new cars in the flesh as it were Hopefully there will be at least one 'sunny' / dry day out of the 3. I'm hoping to update our Le Mans App that we launched last year (free on Android) with the new liveries and cars for 2013. |
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I will hopefully be marshalling in the pits/startline areas on the saturday and the sunday, if i can get of work on the saturday.
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21 Feb 2013, 19:07 (Ref:3208704) | #68 | ||
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from the FIA WEC twitter feed
Friday 12 April timetable: 9:00 ELMS FP1, 10:15 F3 FP1+2, 12:25 FIAWEC FP1, 14:10 ELMS FP2, 15:25 F3 Qual, 16:25 FIAWEC FP2 Sat 13 Apr timetable: 9:00 #FIAWEC FP3, 10:20 F3 Race 1, 11:10 ELMS Qual, 12:10 FIAWEC Qual, 13:20 F3 Race 2, 15:00 ELMS Race Sun 14 Apr: 9:10am F3 Race 3, 10:55am #FIAWEC Pit Lane Opens, 12:00 FIAWEC Race Start. event fan info: SUN 14 APR Pit Lane Walk (Wing pit lane) 9:55-10:45, Autograph Session (in the pit lane) 10:00-10:30. There all 3 days |
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Thanks brands.
Pondering how early I want to get up on the Saturday. Is FP3 one hour? Got to grab some food and pitch a tent during the day too. Pretty packed schedule! |
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How long is the ELMS race, considering it starts at 3pm - 3 hours? Also, no warm up for the WEC guys on the Sunday morning? Not going to be much entertainment with the F3-borefest being the only thing on track all morning...
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Schedule works for me - pretty full day on Saturday, and no need to stir too promptly on Sunday - justifies decision to splash out on hotel for Friday night too.
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The other question I suppose is where does the impromptu 10tenths meeting fit into the timetable?
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Shame the CER guys have gone, they could have had two 30 min races instead of a single one hour - one race on Saturday and another on the Sunday in front of a larger crowd. Would be a fine display of Le Mans heritage there. Wonder why the likes of the Radical Cup and Speed series parted ways with the ACO events in the UK? The Radicals were good entertainment in the past. |
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21 Feb 2013, 21:57 (Ref:3208813) | #74 | ||
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Sunday's never been that great though - and if you're travelling from somewhere like London on the day, as I have a few times, you don't have a lot of time to fit in much more than the 6 hour race.
Absence of CER is something I grant you is disappointing - having sorted things to be there Saturday and Sunday had been looking forward to seeing some of that machinery - would readily trade F3 (was unimpressed by them supporting DTM at Brands Hatch in 2006 and haven't been that fussed since) for some fire breathing Group 5 and 6 action. |
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The other problem with the sunday is allowing for the church break which explains the gap between the F3s and the start of the WEC.
But i will say why do they need an hour and 5 minutes between pit lane open and race start. if this was shorter it would allow for an additional race |
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