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View Full Version : Le Mans Series - Silverstone MarkGArgyle 15 September 2007, 07:47 Managed to get an invite to this tomorrow :luxhello: Will be taking the scoob - any tips for parking/negotiating silverstone?:thumb: blot 15 September 2007, 12:32 Going to this one as well, on a freebie with Team Modena:D Don't think there will be any worries parking etc as went to the F1 this year and it was spot on with organisation. Bit of a wait to get in but not bad considering how busy it was:) blot 16 September 2007, 21:27 Apols if some of this doesn't make sense, anyway a few pics from Silverstone, oh for a zoom lense! Pre arrival Meet up http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/meeting1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/meeting2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/meeting3.jpg GT40, yum :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/GT40.jpg Paddock parking http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/meeting4.jpg Never had so many people stood round my car................looking at the LP640 parked next door! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/meeting6.jpg Our team :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/teammodena.jpg enjoyed having a look round before the rabble arrived :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/Astonrear.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/aston.jpg That is some machine :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/Astonengine.jpg We somehow ended up standing on the pit wall for the early presentations http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/Presentation.jpg Was v.funny how they ran off at the end of the national anthem each time, but they still got soaked:D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/Presentation2.jpg Peugeot's looked fun http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/Pugtrophy.jpg And fast http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/peugeot.jpg Walked the whole circuit and watched the 911 exit the main straight backwards, close followed by a 430 doing a 360, or was it a 360 doing a 430? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/whoops.jpg 15:30 and Team Modena was locked in a great battle with another Aston, Darren Turner had got past and as the other Aston tried to keep up, it was dumped in the gravel near Luffield http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/whoops.jpg And conveniently dumped a load of oil on the corner http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/whoops3.jpg Topless all the way to the Yorkshire border, when surprise surprise.....it rained! Strangest sight? The pit girls being trained how to walk! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/training1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/training4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/training6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/training8.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/blot/Silverstone%202007/training9.jpg |