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Already booked in. should arrive early Friday and leave Sunday.

There on saturday

Midget and sprite club stand might find me whilst I rest after trekking round everything else

My tickets came today, Can't wait! ;D

D.A.

Which car you bringing? Would love to have another looksee at the D.

The E type this time - sorry and all that. Eight days in Blighty without wipers and hood is a bit on the iffy side and anyway, the tax and MOT expired a few months back so I'm booking it in so it is once again legal in the UK. Look for the reg no. 306 CYN on the JDC E type stand; I'm sleeping in the caravan so I can stagger back from the Scarf anf Goggles! later in the year I hope to be at Goodwood with the D type and then on to Spa for the 6 hours after, then back home to Le Mans. Another reason is that it is a while since I've done a good run in the E type and she needs to stretch her legs a bit every now and again.

Who's going? I'll be there Saturday.


Timetable here

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/pdf/SC08_Timetable_V4.pdf

I'll be there Friday AM, camping at Litchlake opposite main entrance.

I'll be there saturday and sunday. Planning on sleeping in the car on the car park or down the country lane somewhere if they kick up a stink about being on the car park.

Planning on being there Friday and Saturday night, camping at Litchlake with a couple of my lads, to enjoy a couple of evenings with the racing on Saturday and then leaving Sunday morning.

MG Mark

Hi
Looking for an alternative to LM24 next year.

How often is this on, every year?

Thanks

>Martini...LB

We hope to camp nearest part of field to Circuit entrance, with a bit of luck weather wise, the sixfire will be there.

Hope to see you there.

Lefty

The Silverstone Classic is every year and is a 'must do' event.

Leftie

Sitthee all on t'Sattiday then

Club car parking I think

Good for next year I think...
As long as Condor do not want £360 to get me to UK, it is only a 2hr drive, approx, I think...

>Martini...LB

They say 'sh*t happens', cleaning bits n pieces in engine bay to make thing easy!

Trimmed some rather thick rubberoid underseal only to put my hand into the footwell!!!!! That came as a bit of a shock.

Being welded up early next week, so she'll be there.

Ah - that'll be the presence of our good old friend Fe₂O₃.H₂O to contend with then..... depending on the numbers accompanying me, I'll be in either the MGA or a Peugeot estate.

MG Mark

Yep, the metal worm has arrived.  It was a cowboy repair, they plated over the original rusted panel!!!! so new panel was bound to end up the same way.

(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa64/jjkt15/IMG_1419.jpg)

Then today, trying to sort out some wiring, noticed another bit of the worms work, HD wire brush was at hand and low and behold the front valence now as a hole in it!!

Leftie, the forward part of the bottom of that sill doesn't look too clever either.

I know.

To be replaced before next Mot.

'king cowboys.

We will get her up to spec' fairly soon.

But until the Mot, she is legal.

Bloody Hell!!! Now that is what I call the tin worm!

Our Spitfire (still languishing in the garage - off the road now for 12 years) has had a particularly tough time with rust.  You could always tell the foot boxes were rotting when you started to get wet feet.

The Silverstone Classic is being shown live on Motors TV on both saturday and sunday, including Murray Walker commentating on the Grand prix races.

Just got back from a very sunny, hot Silverstone having camped at Litchlake for Friday and Saturday night with a couple of my lads.  Watched the racing and enjoyed the pits, paddock and all the other activities in the circuit on Saturday, as well as the usual chill out at the campsite with beers in hand.

Well worth the effort to go and the ticket price.  Pure, unadulterated, motorsport porn on the track and pretty much everywhere off it too, in the paddock, on the club stands and in the car parks.  All races used the main GP circuit, with free and open access to everywhere (even the pit wall) at no extra charge.  Brilliantly open paddock, with good, open access to every team, car and garage.  Racing was just that, with virtually all of the cars out there being raced properly rather than just pedalled round gently - two classic F1 races, a historic GP race, Group C, sports cars, sports racing cars etc made up the race card - simply motorsport heaven to see it all out there, particularly the 90-minute Saturday late evening race, with a grid of 40+ Lola T70s, Chevrons, GT40s etc.  Bags of good club stands, vintage aircraft park and the Group B demos.  Oh and displays from the BBMF Hurricane, Hawker Hunter, Red Devils and the hot air balloon fly outs.  All in all, it was a grand day and cpouple of evenings out.  Definitely be there next year for the whole weekend.

Nice also to meet up briefly with Leftie, Perdu and Vegas in the course of the event - cheers chaps - next year should be able to socialise for longer without the constraint of just being there for the single day!

MG Mark

All I can say is thank you Motors TV excellent coverage, great racing, experienced commentators including a lot of Toby Moody (not just brilliant at MotoGP) and a bit of John 'Radio Lemans" Hindhaugh

It's funny, normally you are quite happy to see the odd prang just to liven things up, not with this lot though it kind of makes you cringe...

It's on the list of places to do...

>Martini...LB

Our crew watched the evening racing in the comfort of the lovely pub in the village with some superbe ale.

Agree with mgmark on everything. Nice to meet up albeit briefly, same goes for Vegas.

We should organise something for next year.

Gutted to see the Sauber Mercedes C9 taken out of the first Group C race on the first lap in an accident not of his making. Sadly it was badly damaged when he t boned the spinning Primagaz 962 on the exit of Copse Corner. Major front end damage and lots of side impact damage to the Porsche as well.

Other rather expensive cars damaged today included the ex title winning Juha Kankkunen Peugeot 205 T16 when the owner rolled it on the Slowley sideways demo this morning.

Ouch !

Indeed we should - with bogs and water on tap (although lacking in showers, but that's what standpipes and baby wipes are for) my vote would be for the Litchlake site - enormously convenient for access to the circuit via the main entrance and the village, compared to the other sites which all seem to involve a major hike into the circuit. 

MG Mark

What a great weekend, took the lad up on Saturday, did not get to see everything! Fortunatly a friend of mine had a spare ticket for Sunday, so took both of Bobblehat jrs along, and still did not get to see everything! Just wandring around the paddock was enough, twin chassie Lotus and the group C jags and the XJ13 and the............

Hi to Dick, who I meet as we were coming in, he was leaving saying its all too much, too much!! :o

Bobblehat

I went along on Sunday with the missus and some friends. Loads to see as usual. Was disappointed that I didn't get to see the Sauber race as that was going to be my highlight of the weekend, having not seen it for 20 years! A shame it was damaged.

Took plenty of photos which I'm gradually uploading to my Pbase gallery. The rally ones (including the 205 T16's roll) and Group C ones are already up. Click the link below to have a look.  :)

http://www.pbase.com/trackside/silverstoneclassic_270708

The Sauber Merc getting smashed is a racing accident and so whilst sad, it's understandable. BUt that stupid twat smashing up the Pug wants his arse kicking. How the hell do you do that on a flat surface? I don't know who he is but I'd suggest he's just another joker with more money than skill, or sense.  >:(

Just to reiterate what others have already said really - only went on the Sunday but had a thoroughly enjoyable day. Well worth the money to see all that lovely machinery and we haven't had too many opportunities recently to see the Group C historics in action of late. Twice this year really is more often than usual. Shame about the Sauber Merc but at least we saw that at La Sarthe. Justin Law was pretty awesome in the Jag.

The F1 (particularly the later cars) brought back good memories for me and really impressed the other half, who had never seen any F1 machinery in action before.

Oh - and nice to bump into a fellow CA'er on the way in - hope you had a good day Dickie Attwood.

Next event for us is the National Hillclimb meeting at Shelsley Walsh on 16th August. To any of you who have not had the pleasure of this totally different kind of motorsport I would highly recommend it.

I totally agree with pretzel here, have competed there, it scared the life out of me. After 20yrs I still get the shakes but with a HUGE grin when anyone mentions it.

There are hillclimbs all over the UK.  Just go and watch, you will see driving more demanding and precise than anything else.

The car was fitted with knobbly forest tyres and they were not suitable for the surface they were running on. He turned rather sharply at speed and they dug in and flipped the car.
You may be right about the money thingn as that huge white rig and trailer was his along with the Marlboro RS200, and another of the 205 T16's. I understand that he owns about 6 group B cars. Make that 5 1/2 now.

I must have been stood next to you for most of the day and you have pretty much the same shots as me from both the group B and the end of the group C race as i too was up near that flag ! Small world.

In which case Chris, that's the guy who was featured recently in a CAR magazine article on GpB rallying. He seemed genuinely passionate about his cars. I just hope he gets a professional driver in future. It was simply the sight of the grinning idiot waving to the crowd having emerged from the twisted heap of kevlar that riled me so. God I loved those Gp B cars, sheer magic.

I contacted the owner of the litchlake campsite about other events, mainly Britcar and LMS but this was my reply:-

I am so glad you enjoyed your stay with us for the Classic event.  This is slowly building in popularity so we will continue to open for this - as for the other events you mention there really is not enough profit margin for us to cover our various costs to open.  We do apologise and will review the situation next year when we will of course be open for the British Grand Prix and the Classic event again.
Susie tustian

 

I know we discussed this, but they really need 2-300 guarrentteed camping. The alternative is we arrange the loos/showers ourselves and then ask. Money has to be up-front though. No show- you loose your money, very straight forward.

If they need the field for grazing, we could fence of enough space and police it just for us.

Opinions welcome.

Well £35 from me already. Cancel Whittlebury-add that to the fund everyone going. Ok you will not have showers but a better located site.

Seconded.  It's a much better location than other sites, with a max 5-minute walk across the road and straight in through the circuit main entrance to Bridge.  Friendly owner too.  I'll send them a separate email just to bolster their interest level and mention CA in it - they might be prepared to let us use a corner of the field if someone co-ordinates/controls attendance from a group, which means that they don't have to police the entrance. 

I'd far rather come to "an arrangement" with them for a corner of the field for other events than use the other sites.  Lack of showers isn't an issue - that's what baby wipes were made for - and loos are easy enough to do without, given the proximity to the circuit and village.  Access to a working tap (e.g. the stand pipes outside the loos) would be good, but otherwise, just a place to park the car and a tent works for me.

MG Mark

And this is what I sent to them:


And this is the answer I received:


So, the option is there, if a) there is enough interest to make it worth their while and b) we can get those wanting the facility for an event together, confirmed, and organised early enough to make it happen.

MG Mark

Does anyone know next years dates?

>Martini...LB

From the Silverstone Classic website   July 24th , 25th and 26th 2009

After a successful 2008 Silverstone Classic, where over 57,000 visitors saw 21 races and enjoyed three days of family entertainment both on and off the track, Event Director Roger Etcell unveiled some of the plans for next year’s Silverstone Classic in a press conference held in the International Media Centre.

Murray Walker – Silverstone Classic Ambassador
Murray Walker, who has been the special guest this year, has agreed to become the Ambassador to the Silverstone Classic, coinciding perfectly with the launch of his new book and his long association with Silverstone.

Murray Walker said: "I have been very well aware over the past few weeks or so that Motion Works, who have been organising this whole magnificent extravaganza, have been putting an absolutely gargantuan amount of hard work into this event. The work has been done with pleasantness, cheerfulness and gigantic efficiency and I am genuinely impressed with the whole thing. I'm sure you won’t speak to anyone, whether they are a competitor or a spectator, who won’t say the same thing. I've been talking to a lot of the punters, the people who have paid money to come here, and I can tell you that they are all have smiles on their faces. This is the first time Motion Works have done it and I don't know how it can get better when it is absolutely fabulous already. I'm delighted to be associated with the Silverstone Classic."

Dates for 2009
The 2009 Silverstone Classic will take place on 24/25/26 July**, retaining the traditional date of the last weekend in July. After successfully attracting a crowd of over 50,000 this year, in 2009 Motion Works is looking to attract at least 65,000 three-day visitors with a bigger and even better event that will feature further enhanced racing, a greater number of car clubs and classic cars, more live music, a bigger exhibition area with more themed trade malls, more air displays and other family orientated entertainment.


Live TV and online streaming
Pan European broadcaster Motors TV has confirmed two days of live TV coverage for next year’s event. New for 2009 will be the online streaming of the live TV coverage on the Silverstone Classic website, giving the event worldwide coverage.

Jaguar, the celebrated marque
The celebrated marque next year will be Jaguar, 60 years after the company first went racing with the XK120, winning first time out here at Silverstone. In 1949 Jaguar factory workers arrived at Silverstone in coaches, paying 16 shillings to watch their car win.

Michael Quinn, Patron of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust and grandson of Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons, said: "Obviously we are delighted that Jaguar has been chosen to be the featured marque next year. It is wholly appropriate that 60 years after the XK120's first ever race, where they came in first and second, which is an anniversary well worth celebrating. I was quite interested and amused to hear that the factory workers paid 16 shillings to watch their company race as my grandfather didn't give anything away. On a personal note I have been competing and I would just like to add to Murray's comments about the organisation of this event. I love the fact that the event is designed to be approachable and is appealing to families. There are a lot of children here and drivers are putting them in their cars and showing them around. It is extremely important, especially in the historic racing world, that we appeal to the younger generation. We are really looking forward to being a part of the 2009 event."

New race for Super Touring Cars
New for the 2009 event will be a completely new race format for mid 90’s Super Touring Cars, capturing the great days of BTCC. Organisers will be targeting at least 30 cars to take part and as many original drivers as possible competing for the annual David Leslie Memorial Trophy.

World Record Attempt
A new world record will be attempted in association with Classic & Sports Car Magazine to get 1000 classic road cars on track at the same time. A £10 entry fee per car will raise £10,000 for a nominated charity.

James Elliott, Editor of Classic & Sports Car Magazine said: "It's probably not the best known world record but there is one for the greatest number of classic cars on a track at one time, moving. It is currently in the 870's and was set at Hockenheim. They keep trying to beat their own record and keep failing and there is no reason why we can't beat this record as there are so many fabulous cars here. So we're going to work with Roger Etcell and his team to do a big push and smash this record next year by a long, long way and make this a British record. Classic & Sports Car are going to be pushing very hard but we would like all the press to help us push it so we can establish a world record for this event and for Silverstone."


Roger Etcell, Silverstone Classic Event Director said: "We are pleased to announce that the crowd figure for the three days is 57,000, compared to 41,000 last year and above our target of 49,000 we announced at the media day in March. Motion Works will work to build on the success of this year, aiming to attract over 65,000 people to the 2009 Silverstone Classic with enhancements across the range of entertainment and building towards our ultimate goal of 90,000 by 2010. I'd like to thank everyone involved in putting on this event, especially the competitors who we asked a lot of to keep the paddock clear of transporters and trailers and now that we've set the precedent we can maintain the open paddock from here on and I can only thank the competitors and their mechanics for their support. The whole concept of the Silverstone Classic is 'touch-feel-talk' and hopefully we are achieving that. We're very pleased with the racing element, chuffed with the car clubs involvement, the air displays, music and all the other elements we couldn't have asked for anything better in just six months since we've taken over the event. With all the elements we've announced today we are confident that the 2009 Silverstone Classic will be bigger and better."

Thanks Chris

Does the campsite only do friday - monday?

>Martini... LB

Pretzel & Bobblehat

It was nice to meet you and exchange a few words.... I had to leave early Sunday to rendezvous with the other Attwoods in the Lake District. Silverstone was part 1 of the Family Hols.

I've uploaded my pics to Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/29190306@N05/

D.A.

If you mean the Litchlake campsite that we stayed on, arrival is from the Thursday and you need to be clear by noon on the Monday.

http://www.silverstone-camping.co.uk/classic.html (http://www.silverstone-camping.co.uk/classic.html)

MG Mark