Jenson Button to drive F1 car through Manchester city centre

[missyburd]

LINK (http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2011/08/16/jenson-button-to-drive-through-the-streets-of-manchester-in-vodafone-mclaren-mercedes-f1-car-115875-23349610/)


My brother told me about this, might be worth seeing if you're in the area on a busy Bank Hol... :smt108

I can imagine it'll be a fairly cool thing to see :)

[sandman]

Hope he has got locking wheel nuts!

[Bluepete]

Ill be ready for him. he'll regret the day he turned a wheel in my town!

[andrewsmith]

hair dryer at the ready?

[Bluefish]

Cheers myc, might pop along for that.

[sv4me]

We were stuck for something to do on monday as well, thanks for the heads up :D

[Red Herring]

hair dryer at the ready?

Now that would be a photo worth having.....:D

[andrewsmith]

Now that would be a photo worth having.....:D

:lol:

Sierra Oscar Bravo Papa to Sierra Oscar Delta Sierra

In pursuit of high performance vehicle heading North on Deansgate. Speed in excess of 150 miles per hour.

[Nobbylad]

Pah...this is taking place around 100mtrs from my house on Sunday!

http://www.ormskirkmotorfest.com/Ormskirk_MotorFest_-_What_is_MotorFest.html

[hindle8907]

:lol:

Sierra Oscar Bravo Papa to Sierra Oscar Delta Sierra

In pursuit of high performance vehicle heading North on Deansgate. Speed in excess of 150 miles per hour.


and its not hindle8907 ;)

[Quiff Wichard]

chef was on about it at the hotel.. might bike over for a run and looksee

[missyburd]

Pah...this is taking place around 100mtrs from my house on Sunday!

http://www.ormskirkmotorfest.com/Ormskirk_MotorFest_-_What_is_MotorFest.html

Oooh...touche!... tempted!

[Red Herring]

:lol:

Sierra Oscar Bravo Papa to Sierra Oscar Delta Sierra

In pursuit of high performance vehicle heading North on Deansgate. Speed in excess of 150 miles per hour.

You got the callsign wrong mate, camera vans always start Foxtrot Oscar followed by two digits, generally 01...... It used to be Tango Oscar 55 but they didn't like being called TO55er's.

[Nobbylad]

Oooh...touche!... tempted!


Well, if you and grump fancy it, you're always welcome to pop in for a brew. Although beware, we are dangerously close to DP's house and his tractor beam for mechanics may just pull you in on the way home!

We have a family BBQ later in the afternoon, but should be around for this.

[andrewsmith]

You got the callsign wrong mate, camera vans always start Foxtrot Oscar followed by two digits, generally 01...... It used to be Tango Oscar 55 but they didn't like being called TO55er's.

Haha I know!

I was trying to get a bite from Pete.

[Nobbylad]

Well, good turnout in Ormskirk for the Motorfest...saw a couple of DeLorean's, loads of 'bubble cars', old Ferrari's, TR7's, some mint old style racers, Triumphs etc. As well as some F1 cars, old and new....my fave was a 70's style Saudi car which reminded me so much of my old Scalextric set!

There were also some Noble's and some really, really old Bentley's, Rolls-Royce's....good to see them pootling around my home town!

[Bluepete]

We didn't go in the end. It's been pishing down aaaaallllll day here, and to be honest, getting Mrs. BP and the BP sprogs to stand out in the rain for hours for a few seconds of noise was never going to be a great idea.

Youtube is full of videos from those braver than us though, and they make me wish I'd been braver!

XCz7nuOFVAA

Make sure your speakers are on full belt, they still won't be able to put over the noise! I went to Silverstone a few years ago, and that wail will never leave me! The echos around the city must have been awesome!

Pete ;)