Silverstone Re-re surfacing June 2019

[shost]

Who else things this is a huge fail from Silverstone?

Imagine Wimbledon closing in July to re turf the court?

[Drumroll]

Looking at the calendar mid June is about the only time there isn't events booked and they are more likely to get better weather.

[Kraken]

shost said:

Who else things this is a huge fail from Silverstone?

Imagine Wimbledon closing in July to re turf the court?

It would be even more of a fail to not do something about it after the events of last year. Two club meetings have had to be moved so it's hardly the end of the world.

[covboy]

Drumroll said:

Looking at the calendar mid June is about the only time there isn't events booked and they are more likely to get better weather.

They've had to cancel MG live early June for "track maintenance"

[Drumroll]

covboy said:

They've had to cancel MG live early June for "track maintenance"

only just went on so they had moved the dates before I looked

[mattnoss]

Silverstone crapping on the club racer...again, we’ve always been treated as second rate citizens when we have raced there.

[chunder27]

I can't say I blame them, what would you do lose a few clubbies or lose hundreds of thousands in compensation payments coz you cant hold a GP.

[mattnoss]

chunder27 said:

I can't say I blame them, what would you do lose a few clubbies or lose hundreds of thousands in compensation payments coz you cant hold a GP.

Surely they must of known about this before the clubs finalised their calendars for this year ?

[chunder27]

I agree matt and it is very sad someone has to lose out.

But you must know you are utterly expendable in this situation. I would hope they might offer some sort of compensation or something, but I doubt it, as you say, Its Silverstone

[Kraken]

mattnoss said:

Surely they must of known about this before the clubs finalised their calendars for this year ?

Depends when Silverstone were told they wouldn't get an FIM Grade A license without resurfacing.

[andrewcliffe]

I was at a club meeting towards the end of last season which was cancelled due to rain. A lot of very angry people - not because of the weather, I've seen worse, but the fact was that it just wasn't draining off, plus a lot of prevarication from officials before deciding to call it a day.

[bigbadbikercats]

andrewcliffe said:

I was at a club meeting towards the end of last season which was cancelled due to rain. A lot of very angry people - not because of the weather, I've seen worse, but the fact was that it just wasn't draining off, plus a lot of prevarication from officials before deciding to call it a day.

If it was any later in the year than the last weekend in August then I’m amazed anybody could generate any emotion other than weary resignation to the inevitable, and the same applies to losing dates this year...

[shost]

Well this is my point. Its not like it doesn't rain much in Northamptonshire. They had the whole off season to investigate it and sort it surely. Regardless of what the FIM said.

Two club meets and I presume several trackdays. I've had one moved to July. Fortunately I'm still able to attend but plenty of others won't. The TDO Porsche Club GB weren't given much notice.

Brands is fully booked out during the summer months so I'm also thinking they must be losing out hugely on the associated revenue.

Surely no one assumed it would just be alright after MotoGP?

Edited by shost on Wednesday 13th March 21:53

[FredericRobinson]

I wonder who's paying for it, Silverstone or the previous contractors? Hopefully it's not the same people doing it this time.

[joema]

The tarmac company are capable of laying a surface. They are one of the biggest.

However the weather conditions at the time of laying last year were far from ideal. Realistically they shouldn't have started.

It's a shame for the club and hopefully they can be supported to find new venues. But they really cannot risk losing premier races as they're the only thing that makes them money.

[Steve H]

I don't know anything about the deal with MotoGP but my understanding is that it costs Silverstone a huge amount to run F1 there.

Still, I'm sure the costs of breaching their contracts with any of the big events were enough to ensure binning a few club/trackdays events wasn't a big deal.

[eastlmark]

there is also a hotel being built opposite the wing which is currently a building site... cannot see that being completed before the GP

[markcoznottz]

joema said:

The tarmac company are capable of laying a surface. They are one of the biggest.

However the weather conditions at the time of laying last year were far from ideal. Realistically they shouldn't have started.

It's a shame for the club and hopefully they can be supported to find new venues. But they really cannot risk losing premier races as they're the only thing that makes them money.

Best in the business apparently. They are quite unlucky with these things though because the rush to surface the extended track in 2009? Coincided with one of the coldest winters on record, resulting in a bumpy surface.

[mattnoss]

According to Autosport the end of June MSV meeting has been cancelled now due to the resurfacing....good old Silverstone making more friends.

[Turn7]

Steve H said:

I don't know anything about the deal with MotoGP but my understanding is that it costs Silverstone a huge amount to run F1 there.

Still, I'm sure the costs of breaching their contracts with any of the big events were enough to ensure binning a few club/trackdays events wasn't a big deal.

Silverstone orignally turned down the opportunity to renew Motogp as it didnt make money.

They then sat back, allowed the Circuit ofnevernever land wales to bid for it....and once that was never going to happen,they said they would run it on behalf of COW at a price they preferred....and once the COW saga was over, a whole new contract was negotiated.