Comments on: The changing face of Silverstone http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/ The original motor racing magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PAL http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47740 PAL Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:59:14 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47740 I only hope that the improved grandstands will still give spectators great unobstructive views. I only hope that the improved grandstands will still give spectators great unobstructive views.

]]> By: Rookie http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47134 Rookie Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:34 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47134 You could always join Silverstone Racing Club so at least if it's snowing you have somewhere warm and dry to go! You could always join Silverstone Racing Club so at least if it’s snowing you have somewhere warm and dry to go!

]]> By: Ed Foster http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47043 Ed Foster Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:27:15 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47043 I'm sure I'll cope having been brought up at Knockhill! EF I’m sure I’ll cope having been brought up at Knockhill!

EF

]]> By: Ollie Emmet http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47033 Ollie Emmet Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:22:46 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47033 You must go ! Always an amazing variety of cars entered Tends to be somewhat chilly though ! You must go !

Always an amazing variety of cars entered

Tends to be somewhat chilly though !

]]> By: Ed Foster http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47031 Ed Foster Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:56:16 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47031 Their launch date for the new track is at the beginning of March... they say all is 'on track' at the moment (sorry, couldn't resist...), but these things rarely go according to plan. I'm hoping to race there at the MGCC weekend at the beginning of June so it better be done by then at least! Never been to the Pomeroy Trophy, but have heard good things about it. Maybe one for the diary. EF Their launch date for the new track is at the beginning of March… they say all is ‘on track’ at the moment (sorry, couldn’t resist…), but these things rarely go according to plan.

I’m hoping to race there at the MGCC weekend at the beginning of June so it better be done by then at least!

Never been to the Pomeroy Trophy, but have heard good things about it. Maybe one for the diary.

EF

]]> By: Ollie Emmet http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47030 Ollie Emmet Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:29:33 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47030 Let us hope you are right ! Will there be enough completed to stage the Pomeroy Trophy in a couple of weeks though! Never mind Moto GP and all that stuff,how about proper meetings like this !! Let us hope you are right !

Will there be enough completed to stage the Pomeroy Trophy in a couple of weeks though!

Never mind Moto GP and all that stuff,how about proper meetings like this !!

]]> By: Ed Foster http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47026 Ed Foster Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:11:32 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47026 Hi Ollie, The Grand Prix is certainly going to be the main event at the circuit. However, all the changes that have been done so far have been for the MotoGP race... Of course much of the work done has been for safety reasons which, in this day and age, is inevitable. The good part of this is that the circuit is safer of course, the bad part... well spectators are invariably moved further away from the action and the only way to compensate is to move them higher and higher! The bottom line though is that the British Grand Prix is safe for 17 years... We hope... EF Hi Ollie,

The Grand Prix is certainly going to be the main event at the circuit. However, all the changes that have been done so far have been for the MotoGP race…

Of course much of the work done has been for safety reasons which, in this day and age, is inevitable. The good part of this is that the circuit is safer of course, the bad part… well spectators are invariably moved further away from the action and the only way to compensate is to move them higher and higher!

The bottom line though is that the British Grand Prix is safe for 17 years… We hope…

EF

]]> By: Ollie Emmet http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47025 Ollie Emmet Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:58:35 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47025 I believe that Mr Phillips was refering to Becketts when he made the comment regarding raising the ground. Bear in mind the Becketts grandstand is only used for the Grand Prix. It contains only a flat viewing platform for the remainder of the year,something to do with rateable value,not a permanent grandstand you see,saves a few bob ! Silverstone has clearly put its Grand Prix blinkers on! All other meetings are seemingly of little or no importance! I believe that Mr Phillips was refering to Becketts when he made the comment regarding raising the ground.
Bear in mind the Becketts grandstand is only used for the Grand Prix.
It contains only a flat viewing platform for the remainder of the year,something to do with rateable value,not a permanent grandstand you see,saves a few bob !
Silverstone has clearly put its Grand Prix blinkers on!
All other meetings are seemingly of little or no importance!

]]> By: Ed Foster http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-47022 Ed Foster Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:03:42 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-47022 Hi Ollie, The grandstands on the pit straight will be further away, but the stands they're putting up around the rest of the track look like making the viewing MUCH better. I know Silverstone doesn't have the bonus of being in a bowl like Brands etc. but I do think they're doing quite a good job. I'm sure there was even a point when Richard said "and we're taking out the hospitality suits and raising the ground, and then putting in grandstands." May be mistaken though.... EF Hi Ollie,

The grandstands on the pit straight will be further away, but the stands they’re putting up around the rest of the track look like making the viewing MUCH better. I know Silverstone doesn’t have the bonus of being in a bowl like Brands etc. but I do think they’re doing quite a good job.

I’m sure there was even a point when Richard said “and we’re taking out the hospitality suits and raising the ground, and then putting in grandstands.” May be mistaken though….

EF

]]> By: Mullarkian http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-46839 Mullarkian Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:09:41 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-46839 They can do what they like to it but it is still just and airfield track, extremely poor for spectating. They can do what they like to it but it is still just and airfield track, extremely poor for spectating.

]]> By: Ollie Emmet http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-46827 Ollie Emmet Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:41:24 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-46827 On seeing the alterations I would say that the paying punter looks to have been handed the mucky end of the stick again!,with the start line grandstands moving back almost as far as Silverstone village,and the view from the outside of club corner due to be obliterated when the new F1Stalag is constructed, it is the Silverstone faithful who are going to pay the price again!If you don't have a hospitality suite to view from or a decent grandstand ticket then forget it ! If what I have been told is true,then I would love to be a fly on the wall in the BRDC clubhouse at the first race meeting,just to see how the members take to watching their racing through a chain link fence,and loosing about half of their lawn to boot! On seeing the alterations I would say that the paying punter looks to have been handed the mucky end of the stick again!,with the start line grandstands moving back almost as far as Silverstone village,and the view from the outside of club corner due to be obliterated when the new F1Stalag is constructed, it is the Silverstone faithful who are going to pay the price again!If you don’t have a hospitality suite to view from or a decent grandstand ticket then forget it !
If what I have been told is true,then I would love to be a fly on the wall in the BRDC clubhouse at the first race meeting,just to see how the members take to watching their racing through a chain link fence,and loosing about half of their lawn to boot!

]]> By: David Fisher http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/the-changing-face-of-silverstone/comment-page-1/#comment-46768 David Fisher Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:26:56 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=7597#comment-46768 Yes it looks like a building site, but it's a building site with a purpose. I can't wait to see the finished product as much of the old track is retained (though I was brought up on the old, old track, the sliptreaming track) with all that character so unlike the sanitised and clinical, not to say technical (how I hate to hear drivers use that term of a new track I just know it's all 2nd & 3rd fiddly corners) tracks that F1 visits these days. Add to that improved banking and grandstands & we appear to be in for something good. This year I've bought a Ground Ticket for the Grand Prix so that I can look at what is new. Yes it looks like a building site, but it’s a building site with a purpose. I can’t wait to see the finished product as much of the old track is retained (though I was brought up on the old, old track, the sliptreaming track) with all that character so unlike the sanitised and clinical, not to say technical (how I hate to hear drivers use that term of a new track I just know it’s all 2nd & 3rd fiddly corners) tracks that F1 visits these days. Add to that improved banking and grandstands & we appear to be in for something good. This year I’ve bought a Ground Ticket for the Grand Prix so that I can look at what is new.

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