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If and when you do decide to go, avoid Silverstone. Although the track is spectacular and often produces good racing, it’s awful for spectators.
It’s spread over such a large, flat area you con rarely see more than one corner at a time. I much prefer more compact layouts such as Brands Hatch, Barcelona and Jerez.
Actually, take Brands off that list as Druid’s Hill is too steep for my old knees.
It’s easier in one of these:

Motor Racing in 1930s

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/lifest ... the-1930s/

Glencairn

Thank you for the advice Steve, is that you in the car at Brands ?

Puddles

Puddles wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:52 pm Thank you for the advice Steve, is that you in the car at Brands ?

Puddles

Yes - 60th birthday present.
Every lap faster than the one before and fifth fastest lap of the day overall. Not bad for an old git in a single seater for the first time.
Incidentally, it’s a F4 of the same type that Billy Monger had his accident in - but he was going a lot faster!

I live just under 10 miles from Oulton Park and as a youngster in the late 1960s would occasionally cycle there with my dad and younger brother for events such as the Spring Cup, Gold Cup and the veteran / vintage meeting.
The Gold Cup in particular used to attract many of the F1 'greats' of the time and I recall seeing the likes of Jack Brabham, John Surtees, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart race there.

Around that time we also went to the British Grand Prix with a workmate of my dad's, but I can't recall whether it was at Silverstone or Brands Hatch.

Talking of Oulton Park, have a listen to this talk given by 'Blaster Bates' about how one of the features there got its name:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bl ... &FORM=VIRE

Steve M wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:47 pm If and when you do decide to go, avoid Silverstone. Although the track is spectacular and often produces good racing, it’s awful for spectators.
It’s spread over such a large, flat area you con rarely see more than one corner at a time. I much prefer more compact layouts such as Brands Hatch, Barcelona and Jerez.
Actually, take Brands off that list as Druid’s Hill is too steep for my old knees.
It’s easier in one of these:

I took my son to Silverstone for 18 years on the trot. Saturday we would be in Copse Corner grandstand then Stowe B grandstand for race day. Great times but getting out of the circuit was always a nightmare. After the first few years we always stayed on for the after race concert.

Happy days!