View Full Version : Anyone goin to Silverstone next week ??
as above realy,
i am planing to go, but 2 peeps have pulled out and will be on my own,
anyone from here planing to go, if so which day,
it dont bother me as i have my own business and can take any of the 3 days of
MP :)
Is this for the GP or testing?
testing m8,
free entry to Luffield corner
MP
I went the last time it was on. Got some good pics that I posted on here. Good stuff, enjoy!
If i can get my job in london finished early and work leave me alone i will definitely try to get there again ! but probably wouldnt be until the friday !
Can you share some details, I might be able to make next week.
All depends on what days its on.
Can you share some details, I might be able to make next week.
All depends on what days its on.
Same here.
I may be able to free some time between friday and Tuesday.
cool
wednesday the 1st to friday the 3rd are free entry to silverstone for F1 ' practice'
u get free entry and sit at Luffield corner, quide a good spot as its low speed chicane teritory, so some good views of the cars,
another advantage is that *** its practice, u can get right to the fence, and take better shots hopefully
the one problem i have found is that i dont know when the gate opens,
i'm planing to get there at around 8.30-9.00 am tho
still deciding on the day as i got to check the weather first
hope this helps
MP 8)
I'm planning on going Friday...this is round the corner from me, so I may as well (assuming work calms down a bit!)
Will be there tomorrow, might make friday depending on how tomorrow goes.
i.m deffo goin Friday now,
what time u gona get there ?
i'm goin as early as possible, and i'm taking my portable H/D so space for pix wont be a problem with 40gig in me pocket, lol
another small thing,
how will we recognise each other,
i'm easy , as i will be the only one with a Nikon :wink: , lol
MP
why dont you all where a daffadil?
i'm easy
No need to put yourself down :mrgreen:
i will be the only one with a Nikon :wink: , lol
Apart from me ;)
I'm thinking about going for 9am, when it opens but I'm not sure if all day will be a bit much?
cool
we can both stand in the ' Nikon corner ' , lol
9 am and some sandwhiches then , lol
MP
If i can pull it off ill be there friday as well ! depends on work though ! flippin customer pays 850 quid a day for me to be there (not to me i must add) and for some reason insists i am there ! lol
cool
we can both stand in the ' Nikon corner ' , lol
9 am and some sandwhiches then , lol
MP
You may still have some competition from the Canon corner yet :lol: Matt and I are currently trying to get this sorted for Friday as well.
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we can both stand in the ' Nikon corner
You may still have some competition from the Canon corner yet :lol: Matt and I are currently trying to get this sorted for Friday as well.
We'll take Luffield then ;)
LOL i will have ot see if the Northampton Canon contingent can join in and even the numbers up ! ;)
Well I failed to make it down today.
I woke up at 06:00 to the alarm, switched it off and then fell straight back to sleep.:(
Well I failed to make it down today.
I woke up at 06:00 to the alarm, switched it off and then fell straight back to sleep.:(
But are you are still up for the trip tomorrow?
I'll give you a shout later tonight to sort out the details then :lol:
Whats the code for tomorrow, bunch of daffs in back pocket? pink carnation ? LOL just in case i can escape ;) LOL
Im not booked for anything as yet, things can change but fingers crossed ! :)
look for a Canon 20D user :lol: :wink:
look for a Canon 20D user :lol: :wink:
or a group of Canon users, with Nikon users circling them ;) LOL
or maybe a group of canon users in one part of luffield, and some nikon users about 30 feet away ! ;)
I'll be the one with clothes on. :D
I'll be the one with clothes on. :D
[smilie=s: That suggests that others might not.... I'm may stay home after all :mrgreen:
I'll be the one with clothes on. :D
[smilie=s: That suggests that others might not.... I'm may stay home after all :mrgreen:
LOL nope i will be another one wearing clothes ! i dont do naturism ! lol
LOL nope i will be another one wearing clothes ! i dont do naturism ! lol
Thats a shame Ian, that picture of you without clothes would make for a origonal and unique (if scary) avatar :lol:
We need to sort something out so that we can all meet up, it would be a shame to miss the oppotunity of putting faces to names. Any suggestions gents?
LOL nope i will be another one wearing clothes ! i dont do naturism ! lol
Thats a shame Ian, that picture of you without clothes would make for a origonal and unique (if scary) avatar :lol:
We need to sort something out so that we can all meet up, it would be a shame to miss the oppotunity of putting faces to names. Any suggestions gents?
I think scary would be an understatement Steve ! lol
Thats a shame Ian, that picture of you without clothes would make for a origonal and unique (if scary) avatar :lol:
There's a chopper gag in there somewhere, I'm sure :lol:
Thats a shame Ian, that picture of you without clothes would make for a origonal and unique (if scary) avatar :lol:
There's a chopper gag in there somewhere, I'm sure :lol:
ROFLMAO !!! im keeping out of that ! lol
Well depending on the weather ! ill either have a subaru rally team jacket on, or an old black fleece with a big white chavvy 1 on it ! lol
will make me stand out anyway !
lol
Well depending on the weather ! ill either have a subaru rally team jacket on, or an old black fleece with a big white chavvy 1 on it ! lol
will make me stand out anyway !
lol
Notes down who to avoid :wink:
I will have a dark sprayway jacket and be carrying a large Lowe Pro backpack with carbon fibre tripod attached, ohh and a moderator at my side ;)
Whats a moderator look like nowadays ?
I used to be one but things have changed since then lol
ahhh, enjoy the day out guys, wish we had some of that up here :)
Whats a moderator look like nowadays ?
I used to be one but things have changed since then lol
Well this one will have a Admin by his side :lol:
ahhh, enjoy the day out guys, wish we had some of that up here :)
Cheers dod, if there is any action you had all better be ready for loads of F1 pictures flooding the forums on our return.
You are welcomed to join us dod, come down early and travel back late..make a day of it.
Cheers dod, if there is any action you had all better be ready for loads of F1 pictures flooding the forums on our return.
You are welcomed to join us dod, come down early and travel back late..make a day of it.
LOL yeah some good pics and some bad ones too ! lol
Mine will be the bad ones ! lol
Matt will be the one with a black Lowe pro rucksack with several other large attachments hanging off in various places, look for the large monster that is a Sigma 500mm lens or the seemingly more common 100-400L lens. The Sigma are not that common and hard to miss so you had better keep your fingers crossed that he choses to use that on the day.
LOL well my little 75-300 will be feeling a bit lost among all these decent lenses !
cant wait to get something slightly longer, with better glass !!
cant wait to get something slightly longer, with better glass !!
ooohhhh errrr missis :shock:
Oih you shouldn't be talking about my monster, leave that to the missus. :)
Its actually slightly larger than 500mm by another 300mm.
I'll be with the Patrick Stewart look-alike.
Oih you shouldn't be talking about my monster, leave that to the missus. :)
Its actually slightly larger than 500mm by another 300mm.
I'll be with the Patrick Stewart look-alike.
ROFLMAO re the patrick stewart comment ! lol
800mm ????? LOL ill get me coat !
Oih you shouldn't be talking about my monster, leave that to the missus. :)
Its actually slightly larger than 500mm by another 300mm.
You know what they say about people who boast about size ;)
I'll be with the Patrick Stewart look-alike.
Thats the good looking man who is well respected by his staff and crew. Say no more 8)
Oh for everybodies info, the circuit closes between 1 and 2 i think, they had a burger van and a F1 shop thing selling shirts and memoribilia etc, theres not a bad pub a couple miles up the road, just off the a43! most of the teams go in there ! lol
i told you all, wear a daffadil!
I hope youall have a good day, if i hadnt been covering holidays, i would have come along too
Well I am leaving now so somebody had better get the drinks in :lol:
Hopefully the weather will be ok for us all, see you down there gents, camera in one hand and a brolly in the other :)
Have a great day fellers. :D
Ill be leaving shortly, as its only 10 minutes or so drive for me ;) LOL
It isnt raining yet, but i wouldnt say it wont, as it most definitely will then ! ;)
well,
i got there at 9.30, stood on the apex of Luffield complex, about as close as you cna get to the track there, pegged out my space and poked the lens over the wire ,
took around 240 odd pics, so i might get one good one out of it,
i left at 1pm,
great event and the weather was kind from around 10.30 onwards
didnt see anyone else from here tho
MP
didnt see anyone else from here tho
MP
Perhaps they just went on the ******. :lol:
Nope we were there ! On the apex of the luffield complex, Matt with his hoooooooooooge 800mm Prime Sigma lens resting on the fence ! would have been hard to miss ! :)
Met both Steve and Matt, and spent the day taking about 350 pics ! lol sun, rain, the works ! Im just about to download mine and have a look, Steve and Matt will be 2 or 3 hours getting home ! :)
Have to thank Steve for letting me use his 70-200 L :) first time L glass has been on the camera ! cant wait to see what the pics look like ! :)
Nope we were there ! On the apex of the luffield complex, Matt with his hoooooooooooge 800mm Prime Sigma lens resting on the fence ! would have been hard to miss ! :)
Met both Steve and Matt, and spent the day taking about 350 pics ! lol sun, rain, the works ! Im just about to download mine and have a look, Steve and Matt will be 2 or 3 hours getting home ! :)
Have to thank Steve for letting me use his 70-200 L :) first time L glass has been on the camera ! cant wait to see what the pics look like ! :)
i did aproach a bunch of ladz that i felt might be the ones, quite early this was, the one chap had a red n white F1 jacket on , and a ' large ' lad with a bald head and a baseball cap resting his lens on a beige fleece on the fence, they were with two other ladz,
i aske if they were from the photography forums, but they said no
so hey-ho, lol
MP
Did you guys stay at Luffield or did you go into the paddock/pits?
We got into the pits and managed to get our hands on the pit boards, got a cracker of my mate with a 'Ralf In' sign!
Did you guys stay at Luffield or did you go into the paddock/pits?
We got into the pits and managed to get our hands on the pit boards, got a cracker of my mate with a 'Ralf In' sign!
Didnt realise you could get into the middle ? did you have a pass ?
Not initially, but you can buy a day pass at the Silverstone Racing Club
i did aproach a bunch of ladz that i felt might be the ones, quite early this was, the one chap had a red n white F1 jacket on , and a ' large ' lad with a bald head and a baseball cap resting his lens on a beige fleece on the fence, they were with two other ladz,
i aske if they were from the photography forums, but they said no
so hey-ho, lol
MP
Nope we werent they, i had a blue subaru rally team jacket on until it got too hot !
I got a pic of Steve looking through the 800mm lens but i think i would get banned from the site if i put it up ! lol
Not initially, but you can buy a day pass at the Silverstone Racing Club
Ah yeah we walked past that and it said sold out of day passes !
a ' large ' lad with a bald head
Digital Failure said Steve was a Fat Bald bloke, so i would have gone over too :lol:
a ' large ' lad with a bald head
Digital Failure said Steve was a Fat Bald bloke, so i would have gone over too :lol:
Actually if i had read that i would never have found them ! lol
Neither of them are fat ! lol
Ahh and so my mystery continues, some say I am fat some say I am skinny :wink:
I had a great day at Silverstone and must say thanks to Matt and Ian for the great company and for making the day. I'll have a look at the pictures tomorrow and see what I have managed to capture.
digitalfailure
03-06-2005, 20:16
Digital Failure said Steve was a Fat Bald bloke, so i would have gone over too :lol:
Eh :shock: :?: :shock:
I've met Judith and would hardly describe as fat. Bald :lol: maybe and Bloke.......now thats pushing it too far :lol:
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