Anyone just see/hear the Williams F1 at Kemble?

[zoidberg]

Just spent an awesome 45 minutes standing in the rain, watching a Williams F1 car pounding up and down the runway about 50 feet away at Kemble (nr Cirencester), followed by a camera tracking car and a big black helicopter.

Looked amazing in the rain - huge rooster tails of spray, and the noise! Not sure who was driving, probably Nakajima or Karthikeyan.

[splodge s4]

Oh the locals will be pleased, didnt they recently complain about light aircraft taking off & landing!?
Do they test there often, surely this was a one off?

[zoidberg]

splodge s4 said:

Oh the locals will be pleased, didnt they recently complain about light aircraft taking off & landing!?
Do they test there often, surely this was a one off?

The locals did - and continue to - complain, yes. That'll learn 'em

Actually, the only reason I went up there today was because I popped over to see my parents, and heard the distinctive V8 from nearly 3 miles away

Not sure they do too much F1 testing there, the last one I know about was a Super Aguri pre-season one.

[chim666]

I saw the Williams trucks exiting Kemble earlier this year. I wouldn't say they use it often, but it is used occasionally by various racing teams - not just F1 either.