Where can I see old F1 cars in action?

Where can I see old F1 cars in action?

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Tc24

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527 posts

138 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Post prompted by another thread where Ferrari racing days were mentioned.

Long term F1 fan. Grew up in the 90s-00s watching the glorious V10 machines on TV but sadly never got to witness any in person.

While I did get to see the V8s before their time was up, I really wish I could have heard the V10s (and V12s for that matter). BOSS GP would have been ideal, but no longer comes to the UK. As mentioned above it sounds like Ferrari hold events, but other than these (and of course Goodwood) is there anywhere I can see/hear some old F1 cars in action?

Thundersports

656 posts

144 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Brands Hatch 23/24 May.

Derek Smith

45,513 posts

247 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Silverstone Classic. 24/25/26th July

Lat year: http://www.slkguide.co.uk/sinverstone.html

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

163 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Thundersports said:
Brands Hatch 23/24 May.
This . they will be awesome and you can get much closer to the cars as they go round than at silverstone there are parts of the track where you are only 4m from them looking down into the cockpit !
http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2015/may/mas...

Studio117

4,250 posts

190 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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mad4amanda said:
Thundersports said:
Brands Hatch 23/24 May.
This . they will be awesome and you can get much closer to the cars as they go round than at silverstone there are parts of the track where you are only 4m from them looking down into the cockpit !
http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2015/may/mas...
beer

thechosenfamily

332 posts

154 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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mad4amanda said:
This . they will be awesome and you can get much closer to the cars as they go round than at silverstone there are parts of the track where you are only 4m from them looking down into the cockpit !
http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2015/may/mas...
What they said.


Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Where are you based? I don't see an address on the website.

Longnose

248 posts

112 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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The F1 cars you see racing are usually 1980's V8 DFV powered because they're relatively plentiful and much cheaper to run than the V10's from the 90's. I think they have a 10K rpm limit as well to make the engines last longer. If anyone knows where I can find an Ilmor V10 from 1992-1994 please let me know...

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

163 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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bit earlier than that 60s and 70s too and not all DFV we have had boxer 12s from ferrari and alfa and Matra and v12 s too.

RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Presumably many of the F1 cars that ran at the Goodwood MM73 display are campaigned in Historic F1 meetings?

designndrive62

743 posts

156 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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I agree that at brands they are probably as a whole more of a spectacle, but nothing beats standing on the inside of chapel just before the hangar straight at silverstone, or just on the inside of maggots and watching them. Its an awesome sight and they really are going full chat and you are pretty damn close. Particularly at maggots you are only 4-5m away.

Tc24

Original Poster:

527 posts

138 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Good suggestions with the Brands Hatch event and Silverstone classic. Unfortunately Brands will clash this weekend, but Silverstone could well be on the cards. TC Snr also into F1 and this will be right up his street as the cars would be what he grew up watching smile

Eric, I'm in Norwich so Silverstone and Brands are both only a couple of hours away.

Regarding the V10s, may be a while before they're in such events so might just have to wait. Hopefully somewhere there's a plentiful supply of Ilmor/Judd/Cosworth engines and parts being kept for such time smile


Brummmie

5,284 posts

220 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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masters series the f1 stuff is only upto 1985, we supply loads of brake pads from the Scarab (1958) the last front engined F1 car, through 70's big v8 yank F5000 and the 80's DFV's.

http://www.mastershistoricracing.com

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

163 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Studio117

4,250 posts

190 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Just got home from the day at brands'. Walked the whole GP circuit and loved the mini's doing 4 wheel drifts into turn 1 and 2. The old F1 cars were great with the V10's making an appearance for a demo as well. The Historic FIA sports cars sounded brutal, but a shame that the Super Tourings race ground to a halt on lap 2 and the subsequent red flag and rain that forced my departure.

Only 25 quid plus beers.

Loved it!

Erdy

100 posts

124 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Studio117 said:
Just got home from the day at brands'. Walked the whole GP circuit and loved the mini's doing 4 wheel drifts into turn 1 and 2. The old F1 cars were great with the V10's making an appearance for a demo as well. The Historic FIA sports cars sounded brutal, but a shame that the Super Tourings race ground to a halt on lap 2 and the subsequent red flag and rain that forced my departure.

Only 25 quid plus beers.

Loved it!
Second that, never seen mini's verses mustangs before but it was brillient.

Gutted about the super tourers - waited all bloody day grrrrrrrrrr

Dominic H

3,274 posts

231 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Erdy said:
Studio117 said:
Just got home from the day at brands'. Walked the whole GP circuit and loved the mini's doing 4 wheel drifts into turn 1 and 2. The old F1 cars were great with the V10's making an appearance for a demo as well. The Historic FIA sports cars sounded brutal, but a shame that the Super Tourings race ground to a halt on lap 2 and the subsequent red flag and rain that forced my departure.

Only 25 quid plus beers.

Loved it!
Second that, never seen mini's verses mustangs before but it was brillient.

Gutted about the super tourers - waited all bloody day grrrrrrrrrr
I'll third that! Fabulous access to all the cars in the pits, some great cars on show with very competitive racing. We were on the inside of the hairpin at Druids, and had a really good view of the F1 up close.

The Lotus 91 at Druids.



I've been for the last 3 years, always look forward to it..




Edited by Dominic H on Monday 25th May 07:54

Dominic H

3,274 posts

231 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Tc24 said:
Post prompted by another thread where Ferrari racing days were mentioned.

Long term F1 fan. Grew up in the 90s-00s watching the glorious V10 machines on TV but sadly never got to witness any in person.

While I did get to see the V8s before their time was up, I really wish I could have heard the V10s (and V12s for that matter). BOSS GP would have been ideal, but no longer comes to the UK. As mentioned above it sounds like Ferrari hold events, but other than these (and of course Goodwood) is there anywhere I can see/hear some old F1 cars in action?
Next week at Spa there will be a load of former F1 cars running including by the looks of it the V10's too.

http://www.modena-trackdays.com/modena-trackdays/



mad4amanda

2,410 posts

163 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Glad you had a good day , back again today No F1 but lots of tintops and 2 supertourer races as a result of yesterday .

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Here's the 1989 Lotus F1 being fired up before leaving the garage for Sunday's demo laps:
https://youtu.be/vOug8Qi5LSc

I found this page today which gives a fantastic insight into the car and the marvellously dedicated owner/driver
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Griffs-Lotus-101/18...