WEC Round 1 - Silverstone

[BobTurner]

Is anyone able to comment on the state of the car parks is in this weather? Are they all gravel now or do I need to go in a car suited to dealing with a muddy field?

[Welshbeef]

BobTurner said:

Is anyone able to comment on the state of the car parks is in this weather? Are they all gravel now or do I need to go in a car suited to dealing with a muddy field?

I went there Classic car show last summer the car parks to the right hand side of the track were fine. However remember Silverstone classic is a huge event with massive numbers attending as I understand it the attendance for the event now is drastically lower (shame they don't do it in Aug bank holiday like they used to and the main race on Sat IIRC going on until 10pm

[Xaero]

I drove through snow to get there this morning, got a bit wet and cold there, came home with slight sunburn.

Parking was on gravel/asphalt.

Shame Silverstone is a big naff for viewing live, they really need more TV screens around the circuit to see what's going on, only a few spots have that.

Went on the pit walk today too (it's free on Saturday), by the time I got around 60% through staring at the cars, security was pushing everyone out, was only an hour and flew past. Looking forward to the final race tomorrow,

[bltamil1]

Podie said:

Welshbeef said:

bltamil1 said:

Just about to set off with two eldest daughters in tow. They loved the BTCC at Brands a couple of weeks ago and are now desperate to come with me.

Will be camping at Woodlands for the night.

Youngest son and wife not interested, yet.

You do know that he forecast is zero degrees over night?

Decent equipment and that's not an issue.

That said, it's beyond me why anyone would pay all that money to live like a homeless person...

All cosy at the minute! Anyone see what happened with Richie Stanaway and the 56 Ferrari right at the death?

[mad4amanda]

Talking of gravel car parks there was a pic circulating today of a safety car in a gravel trap, anyone care to spill the beans?

[eastlmark]

ELMS race was fantastic, (on tv). This series really has stepped up a gear this year.

[Welshbeef]

Very envious of anyone going today the weather is clear blue sky perfectly still should make for a cracking race.

[designndrive62]

The last hour of the race on freeview for or those of us without motors tv

[gemini]

Just getting out of bed now and heading to the circuit for 11am.
Looking forward to a sunny race.

[geordiecraig101]

Had a canny day out yesterday, despite the weather doing it best spoil the show. After being a year since I last saw the WEC, you forget just how jaw dropping those cars are not just for the performance but the level of detail in them.

The pit walks for both the ELMS and the WEC were packed from end to end and it was great to see how many families were there as well as the youngsters really seemed to enjoy what was going on.

Anyhow, here my vid and pics from the day, the first few mins show how bad the weather was at the start of FP3. Also has the Quali and race from the ELMS.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiecraig101/albu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fep5-UmEFI

[Derek Smith]

I was at my club's rugby match yesterday. I came back, worked on the video and then put the BT Sport recording on at around 9.30pm. I got to bed gone 1am.

What a thrilling event.

The first hour was full of incident. The cars looked great. Just the right size for Silverstone. I feel a bit tired at the moment and have just had the 'it's your own fault' statement from my wife.

Well worth it.

[eastlmark]

Derek Smith said:

I was at my club's rugby match yesterday. I came back, worked on the video and then put the BT Sport recording on at around 9.30pm. I got to bed gone 1am.

What a thrilling event.

The first hour was full of incident. The cars looked great. Just the right size for Silverstone. I feel a bit tired at the moment and have just had the 'it's your own fault' statement from my wife.

Well worth it.

Give up the Rugby is what she is trying to tell you! We all agree with her.

[Derek Smith]

eastlmark said:

Give up the Rugby is what she is trying to tell you! We all agree with her.

I always think of rugby as my main sport. My lad plays for our local team, and was captain before a couple of injuries put him out for all by 7 matches. But would I be considering going to Spa to watch a rugby match?

Now ELMS, not that's somethings different.

We won 52:5 yesterday. I can hardly speak today for all the shouting.

[Derek Smith]

geordiecraig101 said:

Had a canny day out yesterday, despite the weather doing it best spoil the show. After being a year since I last saw the WEC, you forget just how jaw dropping those cars are not just for the performance but the level of detail in them.

The pit walks for both the ELMS and the WEC were packed from end to end and it was great to see how many families were there as well as the youngsters really seemed to enjoy what was going on.

Anyhow, here my vid and pics from the day, the first few mins show how bad the weather was at the start of FP3. Also has the Quali and race from the ELMS.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiecraig101/albu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fep5-UmEFI

Thanks for posting the video.

One good thing about ELMS is that you don't have to avoid the TV so as not to have the result spoiled.

[Blayney]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXhnbCwx690

Changes this race a bit!

[cailean]

Great day there today, good weather, crowds and racing and you could get so close to the cars and teams in the pit walk ( and they were letting anyone in - not just the first 2000 ticket holders like advertised.

[INWB]

What a great day. Shame to see the Porsche crash out but good stuff all round. Silverstone compared to Le Mans though is tragic. They should have opened more stands, more screens were needed and why no track invasion at the end? The presentations were flatter than a pancake.

[Craikeybaby]

I agree, a great day out. It seemed a lot busier than the last few years too.

[p1stonhead]

Blayney said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXhnbCwx690

Changes this race a bit!

The speed differential was just ridiculous!

WEC is definitely miles above any other motorsport at the moment for watching in my opinion. Its fantastic.

[Truckosaurus]

In case people haven't seen it, the winning Audi has been disqualified for excessive wear on their underfloor wooden legality panel.

http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/porsche-victory-at-s...

Therefore, super-shoddy slowcoaches Toyota are romping away with the championship. (Hashtag Hare vs Tortoise)

http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html