F1 cars at elvington?

[D_Mike]

On my daily walk into work, Along what I think is called spring lane (the road that runs from the B&Q by badger hill towards the heslington roundabout) I often hear what sounds like an F1 car blatting up and down the runway at Elvington. There was one there this morning I think. Does anyone else ever here this? I guess it's one of the teams doing straight line testing but I've never seen or heard anything about it. Anyone paid the airfield a visit to watch?

[gemini]

They do but I aint seen it!

[yorkshire]

Yep, they test the F1 cars there, local residents don't like it though, see here - [url]http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/2006/4[/url]

[egomeister]

Yep as has been said they use it for straight line work and also shakedowns.

Keevil and Santa Pod are also used.

[andymaserati]

oh yer i remember now, that was what i meant to do

i have a 'friend' in elvington... and they have to be warned about all the testing thats going on in advance

there was midland F1 and renault testing not so long ago

went to see midland, but there wasn't much to see tbh...

but someone with a little more walking distance than me may be able to see more


tell you what, next time i find out when they're testing, ill let ya's all know

[andymaserati]

Good news is i found the email...

bad news is i found it too late... sorri guys

[Quote]: I would like to advise you of the following bookings for Formula 1 testing at the airfield:

Midland F1 Thursday 1 & Friday 2 June 2006

McLaren Tuesday 6 June 2006 (provisional)

Renault Wednesday 21 June 2006

Regards
[/Quote]

[c2look]

andymaserati said:

tell you what, next time i find out when they're testing, ill let ya's all know

Please do. I've been up a couple of times to watch, all depends on timing when you go and what they are doing as to what you get to see. I can hear them when I'm at work but a bit of advance knowledge of when they are going to be there would be great.

[burriana]

yorkshire said:

Yep, they test the F1 cars there, local residents don't like it though,

What a surprise, yet again we have morons that go ahead and buy a house near to an airfield ... then complain about the fricking noise. It beggars belief ... did their conveyancing solicitor forget to do a local search or what?

[c2look]

burriana said:

yet again we have morons that go ahead and buy a house near to an airfield ... then complain about the fricking noise.

, next they'll be moaning about er...................air shows

[protier]

www.elvington.biz/news.htm

This has a timetable of the events at elvington, I presume that where it says 'Mclaren' that this means it is booked out to them so you all know the dates.

[insurance_jon]

the interesting ones to watch are the boys from hereford practising airport asaults from a herc doing a rolling landing and takeoff and low level drops. apparently they can't do it at RAF bases due to health and safety on mod property

[D_Mike]

they jump out the back of a moving hercules?