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Title: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 11 August 2011, 17:06

I cant wait for this!!! going to be amazing!

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/8/12411.html

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Khare on 11 August 2011, 18:09

I'm debating going to see it. It's so far though!

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Thom89 on 11 August 2011, 19:11

Fly up Andres!

Thom

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Khare on 11 August 2011, 19:12

hmmmm....Good thinking...Will check it out  :wink:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bobbarley on 11 August 2011, 19:12

I'm all over this, would be rude not to as I live here!  :grin:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: JC on 11 August 2011, 19:14

should be renamed, button to race thru the rioters of Manchester  :grin:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: snifferdog on 11 August 2011, 19:15

Im moving house on that day  :angry:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bobotheclown on 11 August 2011, 19:26

wish they would do this more often. I remember the last one in London. The cars were amazing and Montoya almost clipped the barriers when he did a power slide. Awesome to see F1 cars so close.

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bobbarley on 11 August 2011, 19:41

It's a good job Button is great at driving in the wet, he's gonna need that skill  :grin:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 11 August 2011, 20:51

hmm might pop over :smiley:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 11 August 2011, 21:03

I could come across for this. Doc what you up to that day? :evil:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bobbarley on 11 August 2011, 21:04

GolfGTI meet on 29th for the F1 through Manchester?  :evil:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: dansmk3 on 11 August 2011, 21:04

oo road trip. should do a meet half way up lol

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bigstring on 12 August 2011, 10:27

That will be at least 10 seconds of driving!  :smiley:

And when they do this they limit the rev's most of the time due to the noise?  :rolleyes:

Better to watch them all at silverstone?

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 12 August 2011, 12:34

Quote from: bigstring on 12 August 2011, 10:27

That will be at least 10 seconds of driving!  :smiley:

And when they do this they limit the rev's most of the time due to the noise?  :rolleyes:

Better to watch them all at silverstone?

Still worth going! its bank hol, hopefully the weather will be good and few beers!
Im moving house that weekend but this is more important! F1 & beers FTW!

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Len on 12 August 2011, 12:58

Deansgate is dead straight! Boring!

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: stu646 on 24 August 2011, 20:42

Hopefully Button will win in Spa on Sunday as well.

Going to be a good day, hopefully there will be somewhere to do a meet and greet session too.

Should be a good day out.

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 25 August 2011, 11:01

Weather looks ok too!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 26 August 2011, 09:27

map of the race and times are on voda website!

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/consumer/groups/public/documents/assets/vodafone_vip_live_map.pdf

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: bigstring on 26 August 2011, 17:12

It's a race?

Quote from: Misky on 26 August 2011, 09:27

map of the race and times are on voda website!

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/consumer/groups/public/documents/assets/vodafone_vip_live_map.pdf

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 26 August 2011, 17:15

Quote from: bigstring on 26 August 2011, 17:12

It's a race?

Quote from: Misky on 26 August 2011, 09:27

map of the race and times are on voda website!

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/consumer/groups/public/documents/assets/vodafone_vip_live_map.pdf

Well im guessing it will be timed and its on from 12-2 so thats 2 hours! So a few timed laps/sprits will be done i should think.
either way its going to be a good day!

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 30 August 2011, 09:30

few pics, thought i would share them :)

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg72/misky88/IMG_0630.jpg)
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg72/misky88/IMG_0629-1.jpg)
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg72/misky88/IMG_0631.jpg)

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: monkeyalan on 30 August 2011, 10:21

 :cool:

i can only imagine how loud it was in such a confined space!

Title: Re: Button to race on the streets of Manchester
Post by: Misky on 30 August 2011, 10:47

Quote from: monkeyalan on 30 August 2011, 10:21

:cool:

i can only imagine how loud it was in such a combined space!

It sounded like an elephant was on the rampage when he was doing doughnuts in albert square.
They restricted the speed limit to 70mph but he broke the limit on his first run.
He also ran a few laps in a Mclaren mp4-c12 in a chrome finish but i didnt get any pics as I was in a crap spot to watch that.
I wasnt to impressed with the sound of the Mclaren  :cry:
but the F1 car sounded mental!