Silverstone 1000 KM not 24 Hour 21st-22nd September 2013

Silverstone 1000 KM not 24 Hour 21st-22nd September 2013

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Baz8465

6 posts

226 months

Tuesday 17th September 2013
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I'm camping but disapointed with the comms from Britcar - Was looking forward to Saturday and Sunday races - seems that silverstone web site has said just Sunday for a while and the Britcar website has only just been updated.


airbusA346

785 posts

153 months

Tuesday 17th September 2013
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Trackspeed put this on their Facebook page this afternoon:

"If you’ve seen us on the entry list for Britcar 1000kms and expect to see us there you will be disappointed. We never filed an entry. #strange"

sfaulds

653 posts

278 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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As always, the first real indication of the *actual* entry is the garage plan - 32 cars on there. Britcar entry lists have always been a work of fantasy, and I'd never count on an entry until I saw it on the timing screen.

roys1

14 posts

147 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Have you got a link to the garage plan as I can't find it anywhere.. thanks in anticipation

airbusA346

785 posts

153 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Final entry list now on Britcar website.

Stuart Thompson

581 posts

163 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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airbusA346 said:
Trackspeed put this on their Facebook page this afternoon:

"If you’ve seen us on the entry list for Britcar 1000kms and expect to see us there you will be disappointed. We never filed an entry. #strange"
The 1st entry list looked more like a copy over from the Brands entry list.

B1GRLM

Original Poster:

347 posts

215 months

yorkieboy

1,845 posts

175 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Garage plan will be up tomorrow normally lunchtime ish, speaking from experience!!
roys1 said:
Have you got a link to the garage plan as I can't find it anywhere.. thanks in anticipation

yorkieboy

1,845 posts

175 months

Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Garage plan will be up tomorrow normally lunchtime ish, speaking from experience!!
roys1 said:
Have you got a link to the garage plan as I can't find it anywhere.. thanks in anticipation

A9XXC

621 posts

149 months

Sunday 22nd September 2013
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Went on Saturday to the Britcar meeting mainly for the PCGB races, which I really enjoyed once Tom had headed off into the distance. Good job, as there was no other racing to see! Only 3 sessions of warm up and qualifying for the 1000Km on Sunday, oh and lots of silence. I have never heard Silverstone so quiet!

I got my ticket through a PCGB driver, but, if I had paid £20 for it I would have felt robbed - not good enough Britcar.

I spoke to a couple of families there who had bought their tickets some months ago and felt very short changed also.


A9XXC

621 posts

149 months

Sunday 22nd September 2013
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Went on Saturday to the Britcar meeting mainly for the PCGB races, which I really enjoyed once Tom had headed off into the distance. Good job, as there was no other racing to see! Only 3 sessions of warm up and qualifying for the 1000Km on Sunday, oh and lots of silence. I have never heard Silverstone so quiet!

I got my ticket through a PCGB driver, but, if I had paid £20 for it I would have felt robbed - not good enough Britcar.

I spoke to a couple of families there who had bought their tickets some months ago and felt very short changed also.


Smitters

4,003 posts

157 months

Monday 23rd September 2013
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I think the fact that the four pages of topic contain almost no discussion on the race says a lot about how people feel about it.

Personally, I stopped attending a couple of years ago as the quantity of action in the event versus the costs to me as a punter no longer made sense. Shame, as the racing is always excellent and the access and friendliness was unparalleled.

Smitters

4,003 posts

157 months

Monday 23rd September 2013
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Double post.

Edited by Smitters on Tuesday 24th September 09:53

Jamie PE

1 posts

127 months

Monday 23rd September 2013
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Hi Everyone, Hope you enjoyed the race, I was the pit lane reporter and doing the running at the back of the grid haha. shattered now and have lost my voice. Hope I was not too techy for you.

slimboyfat

29 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd September 2013
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I've been to all the Britcar 24h and shorter races at Silverstone since 2005. I book it off as holiday every year with a few friends and really look forward to it. This time round was a slight disapointment as you can guess. We stayed in the Snoozebox booked months ago this time which costs a fair bit. We've left thinking just seems a bit of a waste this time.

The support races really bulk up the weekend and have some of the best action. None of this bar the 3 Porsches races this year.

I want go again next year but things need to improve. I'm sure there are many series that would love to support this big event. More racing = more spectators that will enjoy themselves. The fact that the Britcar part would only be 6h instead of 24h really didn't bother us but the lack of other action was sad to see.

On a positive note the 6h race was great and really happy to see the higher classes supported well. Lets see this event bigger and better next year. Do your stuff Britcar guys!