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Offline garystout

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Hippodrome
« on: May 23, 2005, 11:05:52 pm »
Can someone inform me what the Hippodrome in the middle of the circuit is all about/used for ??? ???
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2005, 11:33:45 pm »
hippo racing?   ;D


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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2005, 11:35:54 pm »
Not Hiphiphoray racing then? ;D ;D ;D
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2005, 11:48:15 pm »
It's a bit like the Pleasuredrome  But only the 'Hip' people go there.
On the outside of the circuit is the Aerodrome where you can get Aero should you get a Choc-on.  Hence you often hear the them call "Chocks Away".

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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2005, 11:55:34 pm »
Would be nice to have a large BBQ there, with horse meat on it


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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2005, 12:07:34 am »
No Horse please we're English.  ;)
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2005, 12:38:40 am »
So come now someone has to know what they do there. ::)
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2005, 12:56:39 am »
jeezzz  So of you guys are so UnHip it a wonder your Bums don't fall off.
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2005, 01:44:43 pm »
Come on guys! Its France after all, its where they go to practice their retreat & surrender technique.
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2005, 01:53:59 pm »
It was also the place where the first flight took place in europe, by the Wright brothers. Looked for the memorial last year but couldn't find it, must have been the beer vision!
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2005, 01:58:08 pm »
I remember stubling into it about midnight, and wondering what on earth it was.  Its then a short walk to the Mulsanne, so I'm told.
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2005, 02:12:33 pm »
Trotting (with a cart on the back) is very popular in that part of France - you'll see horse boxes with the cart stapped to the back door.  But the Hippodrome has large privet bushes to jump, and I wouldn't have thought this would work well with a cart.

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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2005, 05:04:11 pm »
So what the hell do they do there?
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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2005, 05:36:50 pm »
Racing, what else ?  ;D

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Re:Hippodrome
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2005, 10:58:52 pm »
Do they do a 24 hour gee gee race? ;D
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