New barn ?
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Furyous

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25,229 posts

242 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Did I miss something somewhere ?

WTF is this planned for ?

http://www.eurodragster.com/santapod/live/2009auto...

I can quite work out where it is either ?

snakehips

250 posts

214 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Offices and scrutening according to the girls in the signing on booth.
Driving down the approach road and seeing this huge structure, i thought "won't V.O.F be pleased"
Can i say a big thank you to Ian Marshall For delivering Dave's tires to the track dispite the lateness of the delivery 0015hrs. 0830 to the track. Top fella.

DWphil

269 posts

232 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Its where the scrutineering area is now at the top of the pits the return road runs through the middle of it.

Furyous

Original Poster:

25,229 posts

242 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Ah , right.
beer

Cheers.

quarterpounder

166 posts

227 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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it's a nice prototype for a new control tower though

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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excellent mounting point for a camera methinks.......lol

if only

looks like a major block to vision of the shutdown area from the start end/grandstand but who cares........

Edited by veryoldfart on Sunday 5th April 14:38

Modernpics

125 posts

219 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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What does it matter to you its not like your ever going to go .
Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side
Its the "black Blob" bellow



veryoldfart said:
excellent mounting point for a camera methinks.......lol

if only

looks like a major block to vision of the shutdown area from the start end/grandstand but who cares........

Edited by veryoldfart on Sunday 5th April 14:38

MotorPsycho

1,126 posts

232 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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veryoldfart said:
excellent mounting point for a camera methinks.......lol

if only

looks like a major block to vision of the shutdown area from the start end/grandstand but who cares........

Edited by veryoldfart on Sunday 5th April 14:38
not really, looking from the stands its to the left of the track so as much as it may pain you, you won't be able to see family camping from the stands anymore

kestral

2,104 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Yep it's a waist of money.The pod should be saving the money for cloud seeding.spin Looks more like a shed to keep snow ploughs in, should come in useful if it is.laugh

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Modernpics said:
What does it matter to you its not like your ever going to go .
Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side
Its the "black Blob" bellow
says who?

i dont know you so i wouldnt deem to forecast your future, so please dont try to forecast mine.

as it happens i shall be going this year, subject to weather, i wouldnt wanna be knee deep in mud as i have been before, common sense has to prevail, plus I have a new 4 year school transport contract to service, by the way, there is only one "L" in below... (and only one "C" but 2 "L's" actually - actually)......as for "view"....

then again, maybe "bellow" is, after all, quite apt.........



just so you know, I didnt go last year, my 86 year old dad had a severe stroke, I was visiting him twice a week, from May till after new years, I also had mum to visit as she was on her own for the first time in over 40 years, oddly there wasnt a single day when I thought "I should be at Santapod"........

erm....


Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side

so the grandstand isnt pitside now then?....oh, and most folk call the finish line/shutdown area the "topend"


Grandstand - by startline area and pitside
New "Shed" - by finish line and pitside
Topend - the finishing line
Pitside - where the racecars/bikes are, er, pitted



Edited by veryoldfart on Sunday 5th April 21:01

Dnac

163 posts

232 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Its the nice new tech centre!, new weight bridge area, scruitineering undercover. Lockable Parc Ferm with roller shutter doors at each end means and vehicles involved in incidents can be locked away out of sight for proper investigations.

Proper offices for time tickets and fuel checks etc

Also will keep us safe when we are weighting cars.

rumour has it, it will even have toilets

quarterpounder

166 posts

227 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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veryoldfart said:
Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side

so the grandstand isnt pitside now then?.
Stop being pedantic, you know what he meant.

Time Machine

487 posts

269 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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veryoldfart said:
Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side

so the grandstand isnt pitside now then?....oh, and most folk call the finish line/shutdown area the "topend"
Seriously, I would take his word for it. He might even have *sat* in said grandstand and looked at the view, what with having been to the track at the weekend. How about we keep the moaning for things that have actually happened and instead applaud Santa Pod for building a structure that will improve the quality and professionalism of the track - racers now have a proper tecj insepction area and those working in said area have a better working environment.

Oh, and picking on someone for bad spelling is not bigg or clevver.

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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Time Machine said:
veryoldfart said:
Its acctualy no where near the veiw angle of the grandstand/topend as its pit side

so the grandstand isnt pitside now then?....oh, and most folk call the finish line/shutdown area the "topend"
Seriously, I would take his word for it. He might even have *sat* in said grandstand and looked at the view, what with having been to the track at the weekend. How about we keep the moaning for things that have actually happened and instead applaud Santa Pod for building a structure that will improve the quality and professionalism of the track - racers now have a proper tecj insepction area and those working in said area have a better working environment.

Oh, and picking on someone for bad spelling is not bigg or clevver.
It wont be in my line of sight because I will be opposite it on the banking....

as for "picking on someone", well he started it








kestral

2,104 posts

228 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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Going more like F1. "Let's ave yer money now get out the way back behind the barriers". sonar

Miss Corrado

603 posts

232 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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I don't think anyone should comment until they've seen the structure. You're only making yourself look silly VOF. (If you remember where the scrutineering bay is) The new building is set back so far from the finish line it's a dot on the landscape when looking from the bank or grandstand.

I sat for a couple of hours taking photos of cars coming through the structure and it's going to be super. For Amos, for the racers and for the officials. smile (Sure is ma-hooosive though!)

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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kestral said:
Going more like F1. "Let's ave yer money now get out the way back behind the barriers". sonar
im glad i didnt say that......

kestral

2,104 posts

228 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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veryoldfart said:
kestral said:
Going more like F1. "Let's ave yer money now get out the way back behind the barriers". sonar
im glad i didnt say that......
I thought I would say it for you, it may redirect some flak.hehe

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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kestral said:
veryoldfart said:
kestral said:
Going more like F1. "Let's ave yer money now get out the way back behind the barriers". sonar
im glad i didnt say that......
I thought I would say it for you, it may redirect some flak.hehe
cheers, F1 is getting like drag racing

called off when it rains.......lol