[WEC Race] 2014 FIA WEC - Round 1 - Silverstone

[LC2guy]

Long range FC is showing a bit of sun for sunday aswell now from 1pm - 4pm, so hopefully will continue to improve. Silverstone has always had a weather system all its own, who knows, we might be in shorts and t-shirts yet !!!!

[Aysedasi]

Keep those fingers and lillywhite legs crossed!

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Can I stop dancing now? My legs are getting a bit tired.......

Post-op, shouldn't you be sitting with feet up, rather than engaging in a rain-dance?

[Aysedasi]

I guess so, but some things you just can't resist......

(Not really of course).

[GT6]

Originally Posted by PhilipR

Figure it has to rain on Sunday..oh well hopefully it leads to more interesting racing.

I know I am new here and I haven't posted too much. But would it be possible for me to join the Ten-Tenths meeting as well?

You are welcome to join us, not sure how you will know it is us but quite a few of the regulars from Le mans will be there so perhaps look at the photo's from the previous meets there (they are named so that helps) use either those posted on the threads or try Aysedasi's web site

http://www.aysedasi.co.u
Myself, isinge and Bentley will certainly be there as will a fair few others or look for a large group of mostly blokes some wearing funny hats (straw hat for me if it is sunny dark felt one if it is raining) so hopefully meet you there

Simon

[ger80]

any place close to the track to watch the feeder series on Sunday morning on Sky?

[GT6]

i doubt it but hotel room will have a telly if up at 4 in the morning

[Dodge_Swinger]

I wish I could be there, regardless of the weather. I'll take crappy weather over crappy racing (a la TUSCC) any day. Might watch the live stream while taking a cold shower to get a feel for being there!

[GT6]

Remember to leave the window open as it is the bitting wind that really gets you at silverstone

[Aysedasi]

And buy yourself a box of the cheapest, nastiest burgers you can find and some stale rolls and you can have the Divine Burger experience as well!

[bella]

yeah and point the shower head sideways as well. it very rarely rains from above at silverstone

[GT6]

Oh yes and make sure the temperature is on freezing cold for that authentic silverstone feeling

[Rennen]

Must admit these days I'd rather stay home and watch it on TV...but our whole family is going again this year...I never know where to spectate from these days...I used to have my favourite places, but all the changes to the place has me lost as to where's best to watch from and keep the rest of the family happy! I might just abandon them and go walking around like I used to do!

Having said that I can't bear going to LeMans (been going since 1966) it's such an awful place to spectate...until most people clear off during the night, then you can actually see! Think I'll watch it on TV again in my armchair again this year.

[bella]

Originally Posted by GT6

Oh yes and make sure the temperature is on freezing cold for that authentic silverstone feeling

extra bonus points if you station the missus on the bathroom door in a hi-viz jacket and have to argue your way in even though your ticket clearly states you're entitled to be there.

[GT6]

Oh yes and you can be feed horrid food at the same time

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Rennen

Must admit these days I'd rather stay home and watch it on TV...but our whole family is going again this year...I never know where to spectate from these days...I used to have my favourite places, but all the changes to the place has me lost as to where's best to watch from and keep the rest of the family happy! I might just abandon them and go walking around like I used to do!

Having said that I can't bear going to LeMans (been going since 1966) it's such an awful place to spectate...until most people clear off during the night, then you can actually see! Think I'll watch it on TV again in my armchair again this year.

Oh, there are marvelous places to watch from - the inside of Tertre Rouge (I could watch from there for hours) and particularly Arnage - although I admit that these places are just stunningly wonderful at night when I agree the number of spectators starts to drop.....

At Silverstone - whatever you do, watch from a little back from the entry to Becketts. With the speed the top LMPs do into the first part of Becketts - its mesmerising.....

[nobster]

As much as like watoching a race on tv, nothing beats the experience of being there live.
Nowadays it is so easy to follow the races at the track, at Le Mans we have the big screens and radio Le Mans, does silverstone also have big screens for the race?

[Bandicoot17]

There was mention of some screens in the international pit area.

[Tim the Grey]

Bella's comment gets a massive thumbs up.
Then add in being moved on during the race, from a photo wiondow, despite having previously used it, without hassle, all weekend previously.
So for that proper Silverstone feel, watch the TV through 3 layers of chicken wire, with a couple of power cables in the way...

Hmmm. Anyone want to buy 2 tickets? I'm not sure I want to go anymore!

[PhilipR]

Originally Posted by GT6

You are welcome to join us, not sure how you will know it is us but quite a few of the regulars from Le mans will be there so perhaps look at the photo's from the previous meets there (they are named so that helps) use either those posted on the threads or try Aysedasi's web site

http://www.aysedasi.co.u
Myself, isinge and Bentley will certainly be there as will a fair few others or look for a large group of mostly blokes some wearing funny hats (straw hat for me if it is sunny dark felt one if it is raining) so hopefully meet you there

Simon

Cheers.......I will try to find you guys....I might end up being the creepy guy asking everybody around if they are for the Ten-Tenths meeting.

[Speedblood]

And overpriced food, no decent access to new the pit complex, marshals shouting at you the instant you start the pit lane walk, empty grandstands with views that you are not allowed in. Yeh sounds like Silverstone...

Yet I still intend to venture up Sunday!

Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

Hmmm. Anyone want to buy 2 tickets? I'm not sure I want to go anymore!

How much?

[Rodger Davies]

Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

Hmmm. Anyone want to buy 2 tickets? I'm not sure I want to go anymore!

The photo hole and chicken wire comment struck a chord with me. Any chance you're heading up north to Cheshire on Monday?

[optica]

I only live 10 miles away and have watched Silverstone get less and less attractive for spectators since I started going there in the 1950s. No-one who saw the original balls-out Woodcote will ever forget it but the Mickey Mouse layout that it has now become is far less memorable. I do concur, though, that the entrance to the Beckett's complex can still give a buzz despite all the wire you have to peer through but the circuit is now a pale shadow of what it once was. More than ever it is an old boy's club that makes much of its history but has little consideration for the real enthusiasts.

[PhilipR]

I just had a look over the silversotne track map for the WEC and I want to ask is there a way to get accross the International Pit Straight to the paddock and pits area or do you have to make a detour to get there?

[NelisB]

Originally Posted by PhilipR

I just had a look over the silversotne track map for the WEC and I want to ask is there a way to get accross the International Pit Straight to the paddock and pits area or do you have to make a detour to get there?

Nope detour time...

Silverstone is IMO really unfriendly to the spectating public. You're miles offtrack and you have no ways to take shortcuts to get to other parts of the circuit.