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Title: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 18 July 2015, 05:31:11 pm
Ticket ordered ,  this year going Saturday , then stay at mates in Coventry and watch the race on Sunday  :D   Hope its great :)

Any one else turning up ?
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: fazer390 on 31 July 2015, 12:36:36 pm
I'm going on Sunday +1 for the day.
 
Never been to Thruxton before. Any Tips; parking, best corners, food etc...  ;)
 
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 01 August 2015, 10:08:15 am
Silverstone end of August for the MOTO GP
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: fazer390 on 02 August 2015, 06:58:10 pm
Doh... Having a dyslexic day!!! Thruxton BSB was good today and yes also looking forward to 'Donington' the end of August...  :b
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: bigsteve on 02 August 2015, 09:36:51 pm

 MOTOGP at end of August is Silverstone not Donnington
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: fazer390 on 03 August 2015, 04:17:33 pm
My head hurts now lol...  :b
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: fatbloke62 on 04 August 2015, 02:46:07 pm
Moto GP is at Silverstone ,tickets arrived last week
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 04 August 2015, 05:37:20 pm
HAha  oooohhh,, how dumb,,i know what I mean,,, that's what matters,,,i think uummmm

Yes ,,Silverstone,,moto gp,,,going Saturday and sunday,,staying at a mates in Coventry,,very handy for Sunday mad rush.


SO who's going?
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: Millietant on 04 August 2015, 08:16:04 pm
We land at 10.05am on 30th Aug at Heathrow, coming back from 2 weeks of looking after aged/infirm in-laws - so will have to give it a miss.


Family first, even before bikes !
Title: Re: Donnington 2015
Post by: fatbloke62 on 04 August 2015, 08:52:10 pm
I'm going, as I said earlier tickets arrived last week. Luffield corner for me again but just  not sure whether to go A5 or motorway ?
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 28 August 2015, 01:06:28 pm
Well it's going to be a good weekend..can't wait
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: fireblake on 29 August 2015, 10:29:28 pm
I'm going with a mate.  Luffield looks like a good place to be.  I'll be the short fat bloke with the tall Twat
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 30 August 2015, 09:07:17 pm
what a brilliant two days,,qualifying was very good ,warm and dry

Raceday ,wet and that gives interesting races,,, I witnessed history in the making,young danny kent,,awesome display of riding skills.
And as for Rossi winning,well what can I say
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: trpFZS1 on 30 August 2015, 09:23:31 pm
I saw it too. Brilliant
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: fireblake on 30 August 2015, 10:01:29 pm
Brilliant day. Fantastic wet ride home
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: fireblake on 31 August 2015, 05:23:51 pm
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/31/09219bfabbea5858a059914aa04bd802.jpg)
Great bloke,  shame we never had time for a beer
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 31 August 2015, 06:22:55 pm
Some pics
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 31 August 2015, 06:25:13 pm
Danny Kent
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: lew600fazer on 01 September 2015, 04:39:25 pm
I watched it on ITV4 last night, Rossi is still the master, was it just me but there seemed to be an awful lot of empty seats. I know the weather may have kept a few away. What did the ticket prices range from. I am not a fan of short circuit racing but looking as if this years championship may go down to the wire and living 100kms from Valencia I may just be tempted.
I went a couple of years ago, Marquez's first championship, to be honest I did find it a bit of a yawn, the highlight was watching 100,000 Spaniards going of there heads though.
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: slimwilly on 01 September 2015, 06:42:56 pm
70.000 fans on Sunday alone. It looked almost as busy on Saturday qualifying. No room in The six grandstands near the start straight. Luffield bends.
Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: fireblake on 01 September 2015, 09:07:45 pm
I watched it on ITV4 last night, Rossi is still the master, was it just me but there seemed to be an awful lot of empty seats. I know the weather may have kept a few away. What did the ticket prices range from. I am not a fan of short circuit racing but looking as if this years championship may go down to the wire and living 100kms from Valencia I may just be tempted.
I went a couple of years ago, Marquez's first championship, to be honest I did find it a bit of a yawn, the highlight was watching 100,000 Spaniards going of there heads though.
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The atmosphere was amazing.  A couple of the smaller Seated areas were closed off  but most were packed out. For me the only annoyance with the wet weather was that the racer were read out, in all 3 races they soon spread out. Oh and the other annoyance was the disgraceful food.  But I suppose that is all part of the racing.
Roll on next year.



Title: Re: Silverstone 2015
Post by: joebloggs on 01 September 2015, 09:22:10 pm
When the GP was at Donnington we would book a weekend ticket, camp over for the festivities, sell our race day tickets and watch the race on tv.
Qualifying and the campsite used to be the best part of the weekend.

Anybody remember the rockets being launched at the police helicopter?

Camping was not for the feint hearted :D