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Interesting thread.....just like to add the benefit of my experience!

1. NASCAR are aware of Rockingham - AP had some leading people visit briefly when they were in the UK. However at present I do...

I can confirm, from my discussions with the organisers, that there is no plan to run the Speedcar series in Europe or indeed on Ovals. It is planned as a 'winter series' running in the Middle east...

Jeff

You paint such an exciting picture I may even be tempted to attend myself - how about an old boys (and girls) reunion??!!

For old times sake how about adding the Turn 1 Chicane - be nice...

Happy birthday Simon, from several time zones away!!

Would suggest you have a drink on me but that is probably illeagal here, well thats my excuse anyway!

Chris N

I trust everybody sticks to the rules. At our last meeting of the season we ended the day with some parade laps behind pace cars for a thing called The Arab Run. This was a bunch of guys in exotic...

Rockingham actually has an anti spray tarmac surface, in common with all UK circuits, as the road courses use part of the Oval and you would not want a change of surface. It is not rocket science -...

The time of year that the deal was done might just give a clue Dave17...........! I think that he could afford it too!

However, nobody can accuse Mr Hands and his associates of not thinking big....

Had the same sort of problem here with those pesky people picniccing on the grass so we ripped it all out and replaced it with green painted tarmac! Now I just have to stop the drivers driving on it...

Good luck Jeff!

I think we will eventually end up doing something like this here - perhaps you want a winter series with the monrings on the beach!

The issue we have here is that in the winter...

Couple of observations on your response Rob;
1. I hope that BRSCC have the commitment. I know Ian Brown has a marketing background but a lot of work will have to be done to get the gate receipts to...

Dead Squirrel is right Chigley. Increasingly the sport will have to think outside the box for new concepts like this - if there is an audience for such events then they cannot fail simply because MSA...

PS; Who now works for Roger Etcell - Jeff Carter!

Join the dots up............

Chris N

Planning restrictions when I was at Rockingham precluded running race cars after hours and I suspect that those restictions are still in place.

Yes it is a great idea and Rockingham would be the...

Things are no longer the same as they were a few years ago but you are now comparing apples and oranges - both are fruit but they are very different.
Before Rockingham were acting as the promoter...

Interesting debate......

We have some similar experience here recently. Some of you may remember James Burnett who used to head up the Race School at Rockingham. He is now manager of the Dubai...

As I have mentioned previously on this forum I spent many years checking weather forecasts for the Rockingham area. Anything beyond three to five days ahead is virtually worthless in most parts of...

Funny how they are not so keen to run wide on the exit of the corners to gain an advantage when there is a concrete wall there.........!

I suspect that Turn 1 will not be an issue with the revised...

Hi Paul!

Bentley Drivers Club manned the scoreboard I believe - phones may have worked under a foot of water but I bet that they couldn't!

If your scoreboard at Silverstone is now defunct...

Hi Ian

Always been a good lurker............

Still think about the place and hope that it can work.

Not sure I recognise the description of my lifestyle here however.........trust me, Dubai...

The Timing Tower was the bane of my life while at Rockingham (well one of several actually.......!)

It was not purchased secondhand from the States - it may have worked properly if it had been! -...

Interesting idea.

However I would want a single car team and Ben Collins to qualify the car and Stevie Hodgeson to race it!

At the risk of being extra contentious, some of the other...