introspect Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Went into Manchester today to see Jensen Button hooning up and down Deansgate, firstly in the new Mclaren MPC 12C... and then in his Mclaren F1 car All I can say about the noise of that thing is WOW... just WOW!! You really don't appreciate the sound of those things on the TV. Anyway, here's a few pics and some short video clips from the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYhMsy1Ttbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Wl7xKijI0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfdOLrE2Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACON Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 would have loved to have been there!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Great pics and vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Nice Not exactly something you see every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 and then in his Mclaren F1 car Nice pics but i am 95% sure thats the 2008 championship winning Mclaren F1 car that he would never have raced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Some good photo's there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as2bsc Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I was there too and it was unbelievable, I'm sure I heard the guy on the pa say he was doing 170! Great viewing and a real treat for the few thousand people who came out to witness it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I was there too and it was unbelievable, I'm sure I heard the guy on the pa say he was doing 170! Great viewing and a real treat for the few thousand people who came out to witness it. Was it a ticket only event or a freebee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Great pics buddy... Nice pics but i am 95% sure thats the 2008 championship winning Mclaren F1 car that he would never have raced Correct - he was driving the MP4-23 from 2008. I spent the day there today - i had a great time (Thanks Mike for making me aware of this!) I was stood waiting at the trackside on deansgate for 2.5 hours before there was any action but it was worth the wait... The MP4-12C looked good (although quiet), but the F1 car was incredible! As mentioned, the noise is just unreal.. it just screams it's so high pitched! Absolutely brilliant. The smell - just brilliant I was also impressed by the crowd... the announcer reckoned there were 20k people there today and i can believe it - and the reception Jenson got was excellent... i didnt think people would think Jensen was that much of a star, but he was getting huge support. It was a good atmosphere. Lastly, i made it into the Vodafone VIP zone (anyone could go in there), and i had a go on the Pit-Stop challange. Me and 2 strangers had to change a wheel... you had a few practices and then they timed you. I was with 2 strangers (a chinese guy and a spaniard who looked like Alonso) and i had the best job of operating the wheel gun. Until we went on the fastest time of the day had been 2.63 seconds, and then they timed us and we got 2.18!! The announcer who was commentating on Jenson all day said we were the fastest time of the weekend so far, so if no one beat our time i think we'll be winning some merchandise... so will be watching the phone this week... Here's a compilation of clips i took (really good at 2:25) and some pics. Video quality seems shite though, but youtube is still processing it so it may improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I was there too and it was unbelievable, I'm sure I heard the guy on the pa say he was doing 170! Great viewing and a real treat for the few thousand people who came out to witness it. Was it a ticket only event or a freebee? Freebie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Looks like a great day out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
introspect Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Great pics buddy... Nice pics but i am 95% sure thats the 2008 championship winning Mclaren F1 car that he would never have raced Correct - he was driving the MP4-23 from 2008. I spent the day there today - i had a great time (Thanks Mike for making me aware of this!) I was stood waiting at the trackside on deansgate for 2.5 hours before there was any action but it was worth the wait... The MP4-12C looked good (although quiet), but the F1 car was incredible! As mentioned, the noise is just unreal.. it just screams it's so high pitched! Absolutely brilliant. The smell - just brilliant I was also impressed by the crowd... the announcer reckoned there were 20k people there today and i can believe it - and the reception Jenson got was excellent... i didnt think people would think Jensen was that much of a star, but he was getting huge support. It was a good atmosphere. Lastly, i made it into the Vodafone VIP zone (anyone could go in there), and i had a go on the Pit-Stop challange. Me and 2 strangers had to change a wheel... you had a few practices and then they timed you. I was with 2 strangers (a chinese guy and a spaniard who looked like Alonso) and i had the best job of operating the wheel gun. Until we went on the fastest time of the day had been 2.63 seconds, and then they timed us and we got 2.18!! The announcer who was commentating on Jenson all day said we were the fastest time of the weekend so far, so if no one beat our time i think we'll be winning some merchandise... so will be watching the phone this week... Yeah I waited around for about the same amount of time as you did to make sure I got a good view! Wow your time for the pit stop challenge is really impressive! You'll have to let me know what goodies you get for that. Was a really great day out and I still can't quite believe such a great event was totally free I was quite jealous of the two competition winners who got a passenger ride in the MP4-12C with Jenson. That's quite a prize. Agree though, it's a bit too quiet for a super car really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Some great pics and vids - thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 here's mine in HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Woohoo! Vodafone just called me and i've won a baseball cap signed by Jenson Button for getting the fastest pit-stop time of the weekend (2.18 seconds). Pleased with that, but to be honest i was hoping for a job offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmau5 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's not a bad prize! They should have had their proper pit-stop crew do it for comparison. I imagine it's a bit harder during a race when there's the risk of messing up and costing places though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's not a bad prize! They should have had their proper pit-stop crew do it for comparison. I imagine it's a bit harder during a race when there's the risk of messing up and costing places though! I reckon i'd have put them out of a job with my 2.18 seconds time...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 nice one chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Woohoo! Vodafone just called me and i've won a baseball cap signed by Jenson Button for getting the fastest pit-stop time of the weekend (2.18 seconds). Pleased with that, but to be honest i was hoping for a job offer Very well done - excellent prize too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo101 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I was there as well. Have heard most (roadcar) engines from a V12 Ferrari, V10 Lamborghini, V8 Aston & a flat 6 Porsche (& ofcourse a V6 Nissan !!), but the noise from the F1 car was on an entirely different level. The word "loud" doesnt in anyway do justice to the sheer mechanical howl of that car. Almost bordered on the painful. Couldnt believe though that 'Elf & Safety allowed the event in the first instance. 700bhp racing car at 70mph or thereabouts, travelling in the wet, with cold tyres on a crumbling road & no more than 10 feet from the crowd. Whilst it made for a spectacle I wont quickly forget, I dont think the slight plastic safety barriers would have done much to seperate carbonfibre from crowd should Mr Button have been over confident with his right foot. Still, what a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Prize arrived today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam@Z1auto.com Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 color me jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well done mate Cheers buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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