RE: Red 5 Returns To Racing With Mansell
Wednesday 9th September 2009
The Mansells and 'that' race numberNigel Mansell's return to competitive motorsport for this weekend's Autosport 1000km of Silvertsone endurance race will be accompanied by the return of another motor racing legend - the 'Red 5' race number.
Red 5 Returns To Racing With Mansell
Our Nige's Ginetta will be sporting the classic number at this weekend's LMS race
The Mansells and 'that' race number
The iconic red number '5' - forever associated with Mansell and his Formula One career with Williams - makes its racing comeback on Our Nige's Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S LMP1 car.
Ginetta boss Lawrence Tomlinson said: "It was too good an opportunity to miss and we simply had to make sure the car was re-numbered to 'Red 5' in honour of having Nigel compete in a Ginetta. We're thankful to Le Mans Series organisers for letting us make this change and I hope Mansell supporters old and new will relish the opportunity to have a chance to cheer on the Red 5 once again!"
Taking the wheel of the Ginetta Zytek with his dad will be Greg Mansell.
Discussion
Nick M said:
Same here.
Make sure you go for a good walk round the whole circuit - there are some great vantage points up by Club and Stowe, not to mention standing on the bridge at Bridge corner and hearing / feeling the cars thunder underneath you.
Same here too!! Only im coming from the good old emerald isle for it!!!! Was well chuffed to hear Mansell will be there too!!! Make sure you go for a good walk round the whole circuit - there are some great vantage points up by Club and Stowe, not to mention standing on the bridge at Bridge corner and hearing / feeling the cars thunder underneath you.
I always pack my bike for club events at Silverstone. It's the only way to go. You can race around to pick up the action spots, or back to the pits, etc. Just don't ride it in the pits or behave like a twit and spoil it all for me 
PS I'm going too
PS I'm going too
Edited by zac510 on Wednesday 9th September 17:22
Nick M said:
Same here.
Make sure you go for a good walk round the whole circuit - there are some great vantage points up by Club and Stowe, not to mention standing on the bridge at Bridge corner and hearing / feeling the cars thunder underneath you.
Make sure you go for a good walk round the whole circuit - there are some great vantage points up by Club and Stowe, not to mention standing on the bridge at Bridge corner and hearing / feeling the cars thunder underneath you.
little tip walk the oppersite way to the cars
last year when the pug had the crash on back straight and nearly took off i was right before the bridge and only saw the back of it shot by in the air!!! i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places Edited by MATT427 on Wednesday 9th September 17:53
I wonder home many more tickets have been sold on the back of "Our Nige" driving this weekend?
My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
MATT427 said:
...i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places
Keep hoping, I've always been disapointed by the number of food/drink vendors on the south side of the circuit, I really wouldn't expect it to changeMATT427 said:
little tip walk the oppersite way to the cars last year when the pug had the crash on back straight and nearly took off i was right before the bridge and only saw the back of it shot by in the air!!! i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places
Had never really thought about it, but I tend to do that anyway, especially at Silverstone. last year when the pug had the crash on back straight and nearly took off i was right before the bridge and only saw the back of it shot by in the air!!! i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places Best of luck finding anything to eat or drink between about Bridge corner and Copse.....
There's usually the square root of bugger all round there, even at events like the Classic.Mutley said:
I wonder home many more tickets have been sold on the back of "Our Nige" driving this weekend?
My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
Last year was hopeless and made even worse by the Peugeot give-away which the powers that be didn't cater for (literally).My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
MATT427 said:
...i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places
Keep hoping, I've always been disapointed by the number of food/drink vendors on the south side of the circuit, I really wouldn't expect it to changeThey might shift a few tickets on the back of the Family Mansell, but i reckon it will be a lot quieter than 2008.
MonkeyHanger said:
Mutley said:
I wonder home many more tickets have been sold on the back of "Our Nige" driving this weekend?
My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
Last year was hopeless and made even worse by the Peugeot give-away which the powers that be didn't cater for (literally).My attendance this weekend was planned last year, so not affected by it.
MATT427 said:
...i'm walking other way so i can see whats coming and really hope there'll be more/better food drink places
Keep hoping, I've always been disapointed by the number of food/drink vendors on the south side of the circuit, I really wouldn't expect it to changeThey might shift a few tickets on the back of the Family Mansell, but i reckon it will be a lot quieter than 2008.
Should be a good race, I'm kinda hoping for rain for a repeat of the Minassian / McNish rain dance in 2005. Probably the greatest drives I've seen in sportscars.
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