Donington Today (Qualifying)

[iCraig]

Well me, McJam and Karen_moomin went off to Donington for the Qualifying for tomorows MotoGP!

We arrived at Donington about 10:30-ish and soon get parked up and got my lid and stuff kindly stored in Karens car .

When we got there the NOISY 250's were out practising, so we sat down and I started taking a few piccies and some vids while sitting at Goddards and here are a few of them(Some are 125's, 250's etc I can't remember which :

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Goddard1.JPG

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Goddard2.JPG

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Goddard1.JPG

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Goddard4.JPG

Just a few of the MotoGP Class bikes too:

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Goddard5.JPG

More piccies and some video's with sound to follow (so you can here the nice roar of the MotoGP Bikes and that annoying buzz of the 125's and 250's )

[dibbster]

I was sat in just about the same spot yesterday, you get a good view from there. The noise of the ducati as it takes off down the straight is just amazing. I will definitely be going for race day next year though, have to settle for watching it on the telly tomorrow instead.
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[iCraig]

Dibbster, I got some vids of the Ducati and its gorgeous noise here ( you will need quicktime to view it though!) https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/100_0199.MOV

[XS1954]

Are they going around the circuit the wrong way

It doesn't look right
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[iCraig]

Some more Photo's here too:

Is it me or are Ducati copying Laura's Paint scheme?

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Duke1.JPG

And the aftermath of Mr Barros' crash and I even got within 2 feet of him (hence the new avatar! )
https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/barroscrash.JPG
https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/mcleans1.JPG

[iCraig]

[XS1954]

Ah that explains it! I was trying to recreate the circuit in my head. I would like to go tomorrow but my experience of Donington is that it is every man for himself when trying to leave. Last time I had to drive throught a farmers field to get back onto the main road. Took 2 hours to get out.

I will watch from the comfort of the living room me thinks.
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[Ant]

What time was you there till? i've been there since 8 this morning till about 8tonight and at one point or another coved all of the track but never saw you (well, colin due to the fact he's the only one i'd recognise)

And tomorow there expecting 100,000 people! Traffic jams will last longer than the race i think, BBC2 it is!
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[iCraig]

[Ant]

Yeah, thats when everyone seemed to leave but we thought that we might as well stay rather than sit in ques of traffic, that and me dad quite enjoyed watching the bmw's
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