Bongo Fury

mikexgough wrote:My cousin enjoyed it and got plenty of photos.........I didn't.... I am sure Muz will be sharing some with you all

Yes indeed. A great event, shame the weather deteriorated but that’s racing – it’s spooky in the grandstands at 5am with the cars circling obediently behind the Safety Car in the fog

As far as photos go, Silverstone is undergoing significant change and there are less & less opportunities for fence-free shots, which is really frustrating knowing what it was like only last year


Camp set up behind the Start/Finish straight – No chance of any sleep then


Time to look at some of the contenders – where else can you get into the pit garages and this close to the cars?


None of the Bernie EcclesCake “only people who are celebrities in their own imaginations” here












When did you last see an AlfaSud?


Mrs Muz famously asserted that this should be on a Merry-go-Round


Exhausting work, this


Back to camp for some lunch before the start of the race


Now here’s an idea. Start the race with a Union Flag. But where from – get a geezer in a Red Beret to put a target in the gravel….


….get some people to leap out of what appears to be a perfectly airworthy plane….


….make patterns in the sky….


…and deliver said Union Flag from the sky


Now that is a cool idea


Pre-race buildup – the much fancied Jet-Alliance Porsche 997


The amazingly fast but amazingly fragile Aquila CR1


One of the fancied Mosler MT900R


BMW M3 E46


Good to see Mazda make an appearance


One for Steve (BDC) – A Cosworth Escort


Porsche 993 RSR


Marcos Mantis


Aston Martin N24


BMW M3 E92


Seat León


Lotus Elise

Mosler MT900R vs Aquila CR1


Marcos Mantis


Lotus Exige


Go Team Mazda!


BMW M3 E46


Molser MT900R


Eventual second place after leading for a large part of the race, the Jet-Alliance Porsche 997


Porsche 993 RSR


Morgan Plus 8


Mosler MT900R


The stunning Aquila CR1


Nissan 370z


Aston Martin N24


The Aquila CR1


BMW M3 E46


Honda Civic


Top marks for the team who kept this Morgan Plus 8 going to the end


Lotus Exige


TVR Sagaris


A herd of BMW M3


Mosler MT900R



Oh yes, so apart from getting into the pit garages pre-race to see the preparation, where else can you actually get into the pit lane mid-race to see the pitstops & refueling etc?.......










Looks peaceful, but with 60 cars buzzing around all night it was, erm, awkward to sleep


At least someone managed to grab some kip

Fantastic pics as always Muz looks like you had a fab time

You sure he was asleep?? not knocked out by vapours??

Debs

Ah, yes - the side-effects of our evening feast - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =2&t=44284

At least we boys had the decency to use Silverstone's toilets in the morning, someone who for the moment shall remain nameless, almost melted the PortaLoo

By the way, the race was won by a Ferrari 430, I'll dig through the camera when I get home, must be some pictures of it there

Muzorewa wrote:Ah, yes - the side-effects of our evening feast - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =2&t=44284

At least we boys had the decency to use Silverstone's toilets in the morning, someone who for the moment shall remain nameless, almost melted the PortaLoo

What a lovely thought to start the day with thanks

Great pics as usual ........

Muzorewa wrote:By the way, the race was won by a Ferrari 430, I'll dig through the camera when I get home, must be some pictures of it there

Huh, the only one I've got is at Woodcote at the end of the green flag lap, must have been going too fast for me to see


MJC Ferrari 430

Geat Pics ,Muz, just out of interest,were they taken from your bedroom window with that new mega camera of yours??

Brian

Bongoplod wrote:Geat Pics ,Muz, just out of interest,were they taken from your bedroom window with that new mega camera of yours??

Brian

No, there's much more interesting things to photograph from the bedroom window

And how do you think the Britcar 24hrs will go......

How did I miss this thread, cracking picture's as normal Muz

That was my brother driving the Orange Marco Mantis...

This is a classic Honda Civic and I wonder if this is really a race car since this is the first time I saw a Honda Civic Race Car. I think it needs new honda civic gas cap if it still looks like that one.

There's not many about, here's one we saw at the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hours....

Here's another one, same car by the look of it at the 2007 BritCar 24 hours....


....and the 2008 BritCar 24 hours