Circuit Changes
Discussion
Don't remember seeing this posted so far so appologies if it has been but...
Lots of changes to Le Sarthe for 2006 - not only is the whole back-of-pit-lane/village area being re-developed to be more spectator friends, but there is also quite a lot of circuit remodling going on. A lot of this is being driven to accomodate the motorbike GP.
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/index_gb.html
Click on the road-works symbles and then click for the animated view to see where it was and where it will be.
Tetre Rouge camping is meant to be moving to the inside of the circuit.
>> Edited by //j17 on Thursday 26th January 23:25
Lots of changes to Le Sarthe for 2006 - not only is the whole back-of-pit-lane/village area being re-developed to be more spectator friends, but there is also quite a lot of circuit remodling going on. A lot of this is being driven to accomodate the motorbike GP.
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/index_gb.html
Click on the road-works symbles and then click for the animated view to see where it was and where it will be.
Tetre Rouge camping is meant to be moving to the inside of the circuit.
>> Edited by //j17 on Thursday 26th January 23:25
//j17 said:Any more funfairs or important stuff?
Lots of changes to Le Sarthe for 2006 - not only is the whole back-of-pit-lane/village area being re-developed to be more spectator friends, but there is also quite a lot of circuit remodling going on. A lot of this is being driven to accomodate the motorbike GP.
Jeezus, that is one hell of a kink, the slower cars are going to struggle to get speed back up for the start/finish straight I'd imagine.
MB grandstand seems to be have been removed for now too.
>> Edited by Tripps on Friday 27th January 07:35
[quote=Tripps
Jeezus, that is one hell of a kink, the slower cars are going to struggle to get speed back up for the start/finish straight I'd imagine.
>> Edited by Tripps on Friday 27th January 07:35[/quote]
The Dunlop chicane is after the start/finish straight before the run up to Tetre Rouge and the Mulsanne.
More concerned about them moving the viewing even further away from the track personally....
Jeezus, that is one hell of a kink, the slower cars are going to struggle to get speed back up for the start/finish straight I'd imagine.
>> Edited by Tripps on Friday 27th January 07:35[/quote]
The Dunlop chicane is after the start/finish straight before the run up to Tetre Rouge and the Mulsanne.
More concerned about them moving the viewing even further away from the track personally....
I think it's sad that those in control of the circuit have no sense of history - are there any parts of the original circuit remaining?! I have always wanted to go, but not got round to it yet. Will there be anything left worth seeing? now that so much of what made the circuit what it was, has been bulldozed and reprofiled out of all recognition? 
So probably wont see so many nice exotica etc coming through the other tunnel into the village and down to the pits..which the also look like they are replacing. 
[quote=//j17]Don't remember seeing this posted so far so appologies if it has been but...
Lots of changes to Le Sarthe for 2006 - not only is the whole back-of-pit-lane/village area being re-developed to be more spectator friends, but there is also quite a lot of circuit remodling going on. A lot of this is being driven to accomodate the motorbike GP.
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/index_gb.html
Click on the road-works symbles and then click for the animated view to see where it was and where it will be.
Tetre Rouge camping is meant to be moving to the inside of the circuit.
>> Edited by //j17 on Thursday 26th January 23:25[/quote]
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/ressources/plans/slides/plan_masse_1024.jpg
The plan for the new paddock area IMO suggests it will be less spectator friendly, more team and officials friendly? The old entrance half way up the hill has gone there is a tunnel for the tyre tech's and the main entrance is now at the bottom gate at the back of the ACO building, I would hope there would be a open area at the top end to allow access in to the new shops? The tunnel at the front gate is pedestrians only which is a much better way of getting people in and out but they will still have to dice with the infield traffic using the access road which passes along the back of the main gate. I put the link to the plan so have a look and see what you make of it.
Lots of changes to Le Sarthe for 2006 - not only is the whole back-of-pit-lane/village area being re-developed to be more spectator friends, but there is also quite a lot of circuit remodling going on. A lot of this is being driven to accomodate the motorbike GP.
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/index_gb.html
Click on the road-works symbles and then click for the animated view to see where it was and where it will be.
Tetre Rouge camping is meant to be moving to the inside of the circuit.
>> Edited by //j17 on Thursday 26th January 23:25[/quote]
www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/ressources/plans/slides/plan_masse_1024.jpg
The plan for the new paddock area IMO suggests it will be less spectator friendly, more team and officials friendly? The old entrance half way up the hill has gone there is a tunnel for the tyre tech's and the main entrance is now at the bottom gate at the back of the ACO building, I would hope there would be a open area at the top end to allow access in to the new shops? The tunnel at the front gate is pedestrians only which is a much better way of getting people in and out but they will still have to dice with the infield traffic using the access road which passes along the back of the main gate. I put the link to the plan so have a look and see what you make of it.
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