Silverstone Classic 2013. (Pic Heavy)

[Jason_E]

Got some last minute tickets for this from a friend who couldn't go. Turned out, was one of the best freebies I've had all year! (Maybe the F1 Hospitality tickets were better).

First stop, obviously for me, was the Porsche stand. 50 years of the 911 was celebrated with a huge display of cars.

911 lineup, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

911 Lineup, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

911 Lineup, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Flatnose 911, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

RUF "Kermit" CTR, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

RUF "Kermit" CTR, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Kermit's CTR, silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

BMW put on a bit of a show. Big stand and... ferris wheel.

BMW at Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

3.0 CSL, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

M1, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

2002 Tii, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

XJR-15, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

F40, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Murcielago roadsters, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Drag strip was pretty cool....

Mustang burnout, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Really loved watching the supertourers go out. I used to come to Silverstone all the time as a kid, and the BTCC was up with the F1 on my yearly highlights.

Primera BTCC, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Sierra BTCC, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Accord BTCC, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

And just like back then, Copse had all the action. This time due to A- Slippery surface and B- A tyre coming off the Alfa.

155, 406 BTCC, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Unfortunatly, the 406 didn't fare so well..

406 BTCC, Silverstone Classic. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

To be honest, the expanse of club stands was probably the best display of motors I've ever seen. When I saw the ticket prices, I was put off the event, but upon going I see its an absolute must for anyone who likes cars. The displays, stalls and entertainment is better than an F1 weekend, and the racing was good too!

Rest of the set can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneaston/sets/72157634813948277/

 

[-J-]

Great shots, I really fancy heading up to this one year.

 

[Panda.]

Thought i'd seen that 2002Tii somewhere - this was coming back from Le Mans this year in Rouen. Chatted to the owner as we were stopped in traffic for HOURS.

 

[Reko]

Loved it, it's my second year going and hopefully not the last!

....who else got caught in that rain storm today ?

 

[Saner]

Nice pics. I was sitting just along the bank from you, other side of where the Pug hit. Alfas tyre got some height!

 

[DaveDreads]

This one's amazing!

As is this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneaston/9379990776/in/set-72157634813948277

 

[Saner]

Loved it, it's my second year going and hopefully not the last!

....who else got caught in that rain storm today ?

Not me! Sat in the car as we were parked on the bank inside Copse. Sold have seen the carnage to the shopping village after!

 

[Jason_E]

I ended up running with my mate across the bridge (Wellington straight) and sheltering under the little underpass on the other side. As we stood there it was getting flooded... So we decided to risk it. Luckily there was a bus right outside so we only had to run a few hundred yards. Either way, I'm soaked.

Microfibres in my car came in handy drying my hair.

 

[cat171]

It looks to have been good, love all those 911's. Sadly I forgot about it

 

[Adam G]

....who else got caught in that rain storm today ?

Us, soaked through!!! It was raining that hard it hurt. We only had t-shirts on.

Above photos are far better than mine.
But I'll leave this one here:

Absolute idol of mine, so really made my day.

 

[Adam G]

Hope you don't mind me adding these here:

 

[Ash87]

Awesome, if it wasnt same day as fcs i would have gone.

 

[Stefan.]

looks amazing day out!

 

[Rubicon_]

I'd certainly rather be there than FCS!

 

[Jason_E]

f**k I didnt even walk up to behind the old pits! Wish I did now. Way too much there to see in one day haha.

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Great pictures. Looked a top day out

 

[Adam G]

f**k I didnt even walk up to behind the old pits! Wish I did now. Way too much there to see in one day haha.

Yeah, we were lucky as I saw him driving his Range Rover with HRH The Duke of Kent first, then I loitered with intent lol. All the morning races' cars were based in the National Paddock.

 

[Hixle]

Awesome, I'll try to get along to next years.

 

[Matt W]

Looks like a good day out. Did you see the paganis lined up in the BRDC car park?

 

[Matt W]

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[Adam G]

Yes Matt, that's what we were going to look at until we saw Sir Jackie.

 

[Ash']

Wow some amazing car's there. I really need to get my act together and buy a decent camera go to these shows!

 

[cat171]

That looks great, it looked really good then the cool stuff just kept coming & coming :approve:

Great to see the RS500's there, the touring cars especially!

 

[mini_nick]

I went to this, will post pics later in the week - nice photos above!

​Agree with you on this, I wasnt expecting great things but it was a really good event!

 

[JD]

Didn't know anyone from here was going - we were in the BRDC Farm for the weekend as I know a few of the racers. Cracking weekend as per. Fifth year I've been and just gets better and better (except for the 2" of rain in 30 mins on Saturday night). Good thing friends had RVs! Rum and rain!

 

[Jason_E]

My next door neighbor is BRDC, used to get passes off him back in the day!