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Offline Bobblehat

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Whatching the start
« on: March 24, 2005, 09:47:47 am »
This year Bobblehat Racing has decided not to go for Grandstand seats (most of us a skint this year :() So apart from in the scrum of the start/finish line, were else would anyone recomend to see the start?

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 09:50:15 am »
Last year we decamped to the Porsche Curves for the first couple of hours.
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 10:04:14 am »
Either side of the Esses is good.  The 'new' Esses enclosure on the inside of the circuit gives a good view back up to the Dunlop Bridge.
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 10:48:09 am »
We always watch the start at Tetre Rouge. Cars up to speed and have seen some great tussles for the first lap lead here over the years.
Always attracts a large crowd throughout the race and a couple of bars too, pity the ACO dosn't stick a big screen there.
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2005, 11:17:10 am »
We are usually in the Grandstand these days but if I were elsewhere I'd have to agree with Steve Brown. Either side of the approach to the Esses would be my choice.
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2005, 11:26:46 am »
were else would anyone recomend to see the start?

On TV, sometime the following week.  :)

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2005, 11:39:48 am »

On TV, sometime the following week.  :)

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2005, 11:51:15 am »

On TV, sometime the following week.  :)

<Heavy Sigh!> You call yourself a motor racing fan  ;D - you actually managed to watch a bit a Sebring  ;)

Thats because you can actually see something there from what I can make out!!
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2005, 01:09:56 pm »

On TV, sometime the following week.  :)
How 'bout having television on the camping, watch it live! ;)
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2005, 01:46:02 pm »
Mulsanne corner is quite good.

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2005, 03:06:00 pm »
Just before Dunlop bridge, always a scum there to get through first chicane and some cars always end up in the Kitty Litter.
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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2005, 06:12:44 pm »
Before the ACO put that kink after the dunlop bridge, that was great spot to watch. I will never forget standing at the bottom of the hill looking up to the dunlop bridge.

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2005, 06:27:04 pm »
We tend to sit by the Ford chicane, you kinda get to see the run to the line, the cars are slow & close enough as they pass & it gives you a good idea of how the cars are doing relative to the others.

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2005, 08:37:24 pm »
Yup, infield of esses near parking Vert and Chapelle.

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Re:Whatching the start
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2005, 10:46:33 pm »
We watch from the Mulsanne corner.
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