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Circuit under threat - sticky - 05-12-2007
http://www.petitiononline.com/306007/
The future of Castle Combe appears to be in doubt after a noise complaint by a couple of villagers. Please sign the petition and help save this circuit. Where next? Thruxton, Aintree, Scarborough?
Thanks
- MV - 05-12-2007
Thruxton is very limited now, so it s too late for there!
- Stella - 05-12-2007
Guys please see the thread on BSB forum.
I, like many, signed up but it appears to be a hoax ?
http://www.britishsuperbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8687&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
cheers,
Stella
- sticky - 05-12-2007
Thanks for letting us know about that Stella. It was e-mailed to me by a bike racer and I took it for granted... :roll:
- Stella - 05-12-2007
Not a problem, as i said so did and many others, bike racers included !
- thewitch - 05-12-2007
Yes, it appeared on steveenglish too, but the actual petition site seems to have been disabled now.
I think it may originally have been genuine, but the time has passed and it is no longer needed.
- thewitch - 05-12-2007
Quote:
From Combe today
They are not about to close or under threat.
The petition currently doing the rounds is totally out of date.
I have confirmed this with the circuit.
It seems some one has found a link to the old petition, although no one at Combe could tell me why it was still on the net, they assured me it was not needed.
Shamelessly lifted off Steve's place!!
- y2blade - 06-12-2007
MV Wrote:Thruxton is very limited now, so it s too late for there!
i was lucky to do a good few trackdays at thruxton before the bike ones got stopped a few years back...a real shame
- MV - 06-12-2007
My first ever meetig as a spectator was the 1958 500 Miler at Thruxton and we travelled "all the way" from Hounslow!
Now, live les than 7 miles away and there are very few meeings
- PeterCourtney - 06-12-2007
I was outright lap and race record holder for Thruxton - for a very short time: the first meeting on the new circuit (late 60s?) was a Bantam Racing Club or British Formula Racing Club one, and I won the first race ever held. Fame at last :roll:
- y2blade - 07-12-2007
MV Wrote:My first ever meetig as a spectator was the 1958 500 Miler at Thruxton and we travelled "all the way" from Hounslow!
Now, live les than 7 miles away and there are very few meeings
im about 10 miles away from the circuit 8)
shame they stopped bike trackdays as its a lovely circuit to ride..big fast corners
- MV - 07-12-2007
I have driven a Mondeo round on the Ford launch day!
Could see how good it must be on a bike.
I am in Andover, so where are you?
- y2blade - 07-12-2007
MV Wrote:I have driven a Mondeo round on the Ford launch day!
Could see how good it must be on a bike.
I am in Andover, so where are you?
i did it on my old TRX850 and the bike was seriously underpowered for the circuit,i would give a kidney to take the blade around there..but thats NEVER going to happen
im inbetween andover and newbury on the "fun" road :wink:
small "inter"world isnt it 8)
- thewitch - 07-12-2007
looks like the first stages of a good night out!
- sticky - 07-12-2007
I was at Thruxton a few years ago covering the BTCC and Enid in the press office says: "Mike, you've been selected to go round the track in a Ferrari. is that ok?"
One of the race school instructors was taking people round in an F355. It was wet and he didn't hold back! Quite an experience... :wink:
- MV - 07-12-2007
im inbetween andover and newbury on the "fun" road
Quote:Ah, you must be around Hurstbourne Tarrant or maybe Faccombe(great name that!)
- MV - 07-12-2007
Oops! Misquoted again!
- veefour - 07-12-2007
So MV you must remember the straw bale & rope spectator barriers
I used to do a bit of marshaling there ( used to get a bit cold stuck out at village all day for the 500 miler !! ). My most memorable day was in the early 70s. i was ready to take up my post on the first corner when someone said a Sidecar drivers passenger had'nt turned up & asked me if i would like to have a go. Before i knew it i was in the chair of Malcolm Attrill's HRD outfit, if i remember we finished 2nd. in one race. :yah
- y2blade - 07-12-2007
MV Wrote:im inbetween andover and newbury on the "fun" roadQuote:Ah, you must be around Hurstbourne Tarrant or maybe Faccombe(great name that!)
that sot of area yes
8)
i guess you ride an MV 8)
- thewitch - 08-12-2007
Wow! veefour... you lucky sod!