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    For anyone that loves Spa!!

    http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=20707

    Words cannot express my exasperation at this.

    What's next!
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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    F*cking Janky Residents always balls it up!!!

    Obviously do not realise that living next to a GP circuit might be a bit noisy of a weekend before they buy the house!!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Steve, problem is this sets a horrible presidence for the future. I get so angry about this you wouldn't believe. I make Mart look cuddly and soft right now.

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Bet you don't. I'm fecking fuming at this!

    Best track in the world in my opinion, potentially now coming to an end due to this p.c, nanny state world we now live in.

    Another nail in the motorsport coffin.


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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Same thing is happening round here with the airports, why buy a house near an airport then complain about the noise planes make

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Indeed Mart.

    This report looks slightly better but there's gonna have to be some fight!

    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78806


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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    "not-for-profit anti-noise organisation whose name literally translates as 'the quiet ones'."

    That's not what I'd call the f**kers!!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Why move next to a circuit/railway line/airport/motorway if you're well aware that it's gonna be a noisy environment to live in? Idiots.

    Fecking boils my p1ss.

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Unbelievable.

    I was hoping to go to nexts year GP as well

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Spooky View Post
    Unbelievable.

    I was hoping to go to nexts year GP as well
    I was just about to book a Spring trackday!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Surely it's not closed as yet has it??

    I thought I read that any closure has been suspended pending an appeal??

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    True Steve but they thought nothing of closing it this week just before a 6 hour race weekend. It took a court appeal to allow the track to open the gates today. There were race team transporters locked out of the curcuit yesterday!!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Looks like there could've been crossed-wires - The complaint dates back to 2007, but everything has been ok since/at the present, so no reason why the ban won't be lifted & everything goes back to normal.

    Not sure why it's suddenly come to light now though?

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Don't think so Mart. Looks like they lodged the complaint in 2007 and have since then backed up the complaint with so called evidence to force the authorities to this position.

    I really can't see them having success. The level of local government investment in factilities at the track and surounding infrastructure, not to mention benefits to the local economy mean closure would be pretty devastating. Can't see them supporting that.

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    I really do hope they see common sense and let racing commence full time...

    Would be a very sad day to see the track close down.

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Out of interest how much does it cost to do a trackday at Spa?

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    a little off topic i know but, when they built my local Tesco megastore, and they started taking they're deliveries in the night.....

    Tesco paid of all the mortgages of the houses in the area to keep the residents from complaining to the local authority.

    in this case, i'm sure they can have a whip round lol
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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    gotta love spa, seeing good old keke rosberg giving his all going through eau rouge trying to stay with the turbos just wants me to pay this place a visit even more

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a0eZvfwEp8

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Was there earlier in the year in the .R, one of my favourite circuits

    My answer would be "we were here first and if you don;t like it f*ck off back to where you came from!"

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Streetfighter View Post
    Was there earlier in the year in the .R, one of my favourite circuits

    My answer would be "we were here first and if you don;t like it f*ck off back to where you came from!"
    was you flat out through eau rouge?

    the new bus stop is an insult!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Quote Originally Posted by 5alldaway View Post
    was you flat out through eau rouge?

    the new bus stop is an insult!
    As flat out as it would go!! Either had to hang on the limiter in 4th to have plenty of grunt going up over the top or get in to 5th and loose a bit of pace going up to Raidillon. Amazing!

    Never drove the old circuit but new bus stop is still a good challenge, a topic of debate for sure!

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike GTT View Post
    a little off topic i know but, when they built my local Tesco megastore, and they started taking they're deliveries in the night.....

    Tesco paid of all the mortgages of the houses in the area to keep the residents from complaining to the local authority.

    in this case, i'm sure they can have a whip round lol
    Spa race track has been there since 1921! Anyone moving into the area and then complaining is a F**KING IDIOT. The Adrennes covers a huge area. There's plenty of space find your own quiet spot to live in.

    Anyway, you'll find it's not a question of money in most cases. It's the left of liberal green communist f**kwits living in some fantasy dream world trying to stamp out our fun.

    Don't get me started..........

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    Re: For anyone that loves Spa!!

    Best track I have ever driven!

    Have to say I feel the same as everyone else on the subject and winds me up good and proper! I would pay extra to look over the track and get woke up to race days at the weekend

    In fact most things bother me lol

    Last one I did was £229 think it is a few pound more but worth EVERY penny!

    DG

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