Silverstone testing lights for a night race in 2022

Silverstone testing lights for a night race in 2022

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FourWheelDrift

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coppice

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159 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Wtf for ? Night races for single seaters are cynical gimmickry employed by joke Gulf states so they can ensure that their expensively procured Grands Prix can be shown at the preferred time for TV audiences .

Munter

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256 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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coppice said:
Wtf for ? Night races for single seaters are cynical gimmickry employed by joke Gulf states so they can ensure that their expensively procured Grands Prix can be shown at the preferred time for TV audiences .
rofl someone didn't follow the link.

coppice

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159 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Peccavi .

WelshChris

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269 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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I was invited to the press preview on Thursday evening. Interesting to see the Merc lapping in pitch darkness. Ant Davidson was driving and told me he "couldn't see a thing", but he wasn't shy with the throttle! yikes

It did look spectacular with the whole lightshow effect though!

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PH User

22,154 posts

123 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Munter said:
coppice said:
Wtf for ? Night races for single seaters are cynical gimmickry employed by joke Gulf states so they can ensure that their expensively procured Grands Prix can be shown at the preferred time for TV audiences .
rofl someone didn't follow the link.
laugh


I like the gimmickry night races, but I wish they had lighting like this Silverstone one has.

Fundoreen

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98 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Still not sure what mercedes were promoting there but obviously not a night race.
They do them in places its too hot in the day.
Imagine a windy and rainy silverstone at night . I would be both howling with laughter and sympathizing with
all the punters huddled together wishing it would end soon.

PH User

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Saturday 27th November 2021
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Fundoreen said:
Still not sure what mercedes were promoting there but obviously not a night race.
They do them in places its too hot in the day.
Imagine a windy and rainy silverstone at night . I would be both howling with laughter and sympathizing with
all the punters huddled together wishing it would end soon.
I've been to 24 hour races at Silverstone in the summer and had a fantastic time.

JonChalk

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125 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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For those of you missing the "joke":

https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights

FourWheelDrift

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