Snetterton's new corner names

[PetrolHeadSeb]

They've finally been announced:
http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/snetterton/news/...

Map link here:
http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/files/Snetterton...

What do we think? I'm not too sure yet

[Don Gilham]

It's a great shame they've deleted Sear, Russell and the Revett Straight. All three names were synonymous with Snetterton and it's history.

Nice to see the new names, though, apart from "Montreal" - they should have left it as Sear !!! I suppose you have to move with the times !

[trix-a-belle]

definitely agree with you on the Montreal/Sear thing Don

some ok names in there & some good recognition but alot just stick out to me as odd.

[CooperD]

Well I guess I'll be standing at Nelson now!!

[Johno]

Why is it they always seem to have throw away heritage and tradition in the process of these things. I appreciate new corners getting new names, but just re-shaping them slightly and throwing out the name seems wrong to me.

Although I can see Brundle as a local for some time, Hamilton ? Murrays ? Montreal ? Bentley ?

At least the names could have a connection to the area or the circuit which it relates too such as Brundle, Nelson, none of the rest seem too have a significant history associate to the Snetterton circuit, just a bunch of Hamilton fan boys voting. I see Palmer got his name in there

[Johno]

Don Gilham said:

It's a great shame they've deleted Sear, Russell and the Revett Straight. All three names were synonymous with Snetterton and it's history.

The Esses is now Brundle and Nelson as well . .

[markCSC]

Johno said:

Although I can see Brundle as a local for some time, Hamilton ? Murrays ? Montreal ? Bentley ?

When I first saw the Hamilton corner I thought this must have be named after Duncan Hamliton the Le Man winner. Ho hum

[PetrolHeadSeb]

They have named a corner after Colin Chapman, although it's only on the 200 layout and I'd rather seen it named after Lotus myself as it has more meaning to everyone.

Johno said:

I see Palmer got his name in there

Yeah, but wouldn't you?!

[guestGTR]

I was hoping to see Gerry Marshalls name somewhere there ..seems to me they have completely sold out to corporate pressure ..Bentley ?? Hamilton ??? are you quite sure !!
Gerry won his 600th race at Snetterton and is a true British Motor sport Legend and should be remembered accordingly.

Edited by guestGTR on Wednesday 16th March 16:10

[h5lrw]

What's happend to Russells?
Doesn't Johnathon Palmer remember Jim Russell?

[markCSC]

guestGTR said:

..seems to me they have completely sold out to corporate pressure .

Never!!

Sir Peter Ogden, internationally renowned businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of MotorSport Vision alongside Jonathan Palmer and John Britten, is the inspiration behind 'Oggies', the new name for turn six

[Mrs Muttleysnoop]

guestGTR said:

I was hoping to see Gerry Marshalls name somewhere there ..seems to me they have completely sold out to corporate pressure ..Bentley ?? Hamilton ??? are you quite sure !!
Gerry won his 600th race at Snetterton and is a true British Motor sport Legend and should be remembered accordingly.

Edited by guestGTR on Wednesday 16th March 16:10

Ding to that. The Marshall family will be very disappointed.

[Johno]

It was a public vote, sorry some Hamilton fan boys used the iSpy book of motorsport to allocate some names . . real shame.

[guestGTR]

Johno said:

It was a public vote, sorry some Hamilton fan boys used the iSpy book of motorsport to allocate some names . . real shame.

Where did you hear that?? ..it wasn't a public vote at all.... the public could suggest names and send them in , that was all .
Shocking names IMHO.

[browny,s blower]

RUSSELL WILL ALWAYS BE RUSSELL
MURRAY MY ARSE (AL MURRAY NOT MURRAY WALKER)

[h5lrw]

Dear Mr Palmer,

Angry from Downham Market says.......

[quote=browny,s blower]RUSSELL WILL ALWAYS BE RUSSELL
MURRAY MY ARSE (AL MURRAY NOT MURRAY WALKER)
[/quote]

[Johno]

guestGTR said:

Johno said:

It was a public vote, sorry some Hamilton fan boys used the iSpy book of motorsport to allocate some names . . real shame.

Where did you hear that?? ..it wasn't a public vote at all.... the public could suggest names and send them in , that was all .
Shocking names IMHO.

OK, sorry, it was a bunch of Hamilton fan boys making suggestions, which I'm sure they won't have calculated in terms of repeats, so they won't have been considered like votes at all .... Never. Not at all.

[Johno]

[quote=browny,s blower]RUSSELL WILL ALWAYS BE RUSSELL
MURRAY MY ARSE (AL MURRAY NOT MURRAY WALKER)
[/quote]

Hi Chris, need to call you actually

I've been watching at Russells and the Esses for over 25yrs and my Dad since it went out along the A11 and the entrance was part of the track . . .. . Shocking names to come up with and it'll always remain as Russells to us as well.

[Don Gilham]

Mr Palmer is trying to explain things. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........

http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/snetterton/news/...

However, having been to the first race meeting of the season today, the improvements - no matter what they're named - are excellent ......

Edited by Don Gilham on Saturday 19th March 18:40