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24 Aug 2010, 17:29
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aka 'The Point'
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Silverstone LMS - Who's Going?
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! 
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24 Aug 2010, 17:32
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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.
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24 Aug 2010, 17:42
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I'll be there again, going Saturday and Sunday (because missing the CER cars would be a crime!).
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24 Aug 2010, 18:18
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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.
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24 Aug 2010, 18:27
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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.
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24 Aug 2010, 18:25
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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?
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24 Aug 2010, 18:57
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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.
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24 Aug 2010, 19:46
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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.......
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24 Aug 2010, 20:09
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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! 
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24 Aug 2010, 21:05
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aka 'The Point'
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Quote:
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.......
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Welcome to Ten Tenths mackteck.
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24 Aug 2010, 21:19
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The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout. 
L.P. 
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24 Aug 2010, 21:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNDAWG
The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout.
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I'm there this Sunday so will make some enquiries!
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25 Aug 2010, 01:27
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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.
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25 Aug 2010, 17:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNDAWG
The circuit map at the LMS site, and on the Silverstone poster, depict it as the new Arena layout.
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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.
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25 Aug 2010, 08:40
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Quote:
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.......
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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.
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