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F1 Fan Realised Spa Circuit Was Unlocked - Madness Ensues
Imagine finding the gates open to a racetrack that just witnessed the GP
a week ago.
SAAJAN JOGIA5 HOURS AGO
Call it a dream come true or just another childish act that could get
him into trouble. Whatever you call it, I find it quite amazing that
this Dutch Formula 1 fan found the gates of Spa-Francorchamps unlocked
just a week after the Belgian Grand Prix. What he did after is what most
car enthusiasts would do, probably. The man took his Saab straight onto
the deserted track and raced around it.
He also took a video of himself driving around the track and even showed
the paddocks as he drove through the pit lane. As usual, the track
looked super wet but that didn't stop him from driving and filming his act.
If you watched the Belgian GP, you'd notice the contrast in the way the
track and everything around looks which is just the opposite of what it
was during the GP. The deserted look emits a sense of isolation but
that's good when you have the track to yourself.
The car being driven by the Dutchman appears to be a Saab pre-facelift
9-3 SportCombi from 2005 or 2006. Surprisingly, it was pretty
responsible of him to be not squealing his tires through the corners.
But you never know, maybe, all of that happened off-camera.
Anyways, it's glad to see someone having fun with their car on such occasions. The video has received quite a lot of reactions from F1 fans
on Twitter and Reddit, most being hilarious to read just once. I'm
sharing some of them below.
One of the funniest threads:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 150722
Someone revealing that they'd do it too, despite knowing that it would
land them in trouble:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151736
Here's someone stating the fact:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
Well...
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
An important question:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 152348
from https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-fan-realised-spa-circuit-was-unlocked-madness-ensues-sj4
F1 Fan Realised Spa Circuit Was Unlocked - Madness Ensues
Imagine finding the gates open to a racetrack that just witnessed the GP
a week ago.
SAAJAN JOGIA5 HOURS AGO
Call it a dream come true or just another childish act that could get
him into trouble. Whatever you call it, I find it quite amazing that
this Dutch Formula 1 fan found the gates of Spa-Francorchamps unlocked
just a week after the Belgian Grand Prix. What he did after is what most
car enthusiasts would do, probably. The man took his Saab straight onto
the deserted track and raced around it.
He also took a video of himself driving around the track and even showed
the paddocks as he drove through the pit lane. As usual, the track
looked super wet but that didn't stop him from driving and filming his act.
If you watched the Belgian GP, you'd notice the contrast in the way the track and everything around looks which is just the opposite of what it
was during the GP. The deserted look emits a sense of isolation but
that's good when you have the track to yourself.
The car being driven by the Dutchman appears to be a Saab pre-facelift
9-3 SportCombi from 2005 or 2006. Surprisingly, it was pretty
responsible of him to be not squealing his tires through the corners.
But you never know, maybe, all of that happened off-camera.
Anyways, it's glad to see someone having fun with their car on such occasions. The video has received quite a lot of reactions from F1 fans
on Twitter and Reddit, most being hilarious to read just once. I'm
sharing some of them below.
One of the funniest threads:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 150722
Someone revealing that they'd do it too, despite knowing that it would
land them in trouble:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151736
Here's someone stating the fact:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
Well...
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
An important question:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 152348
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11:48:37 AM UTC-4, a425couple wrote:a break in the fence. We managed 2 laps in my BMW 2002 before we got paranoid and scooted out of there. Fantastic experience!
from
https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-fan-realised-spa-circuit-was-unlocked-madness-ensues-sj4
F1 Fan Realised Spa Circuit Was Unlocked - Madness Ensues
Imagine finding the gates open to a racetrack that just witnessed the GP
a week ago.
SAAJAN JOGIA5 HOURS AGO
Call it a dream come true or just another childish act that could get
him into trouble. Whatever you call it, I find it quite amazing that
this Dutch Formula 1 fan found the gates of Spa-Francorchamps unlocked
just a week after the Belgian Grand Prix. What he did after is what most
car enthusiasts would do, probably. The man took his Saab straight onto
the deserted track and raced around it.
He also took a video of himself driving around the track and even showed
the paddocks as he drove through the pit lane. As usual, the track
looked super wet but that didn't stop him from driving and filming his act. >>
If you watched the Belgian GP, you'd notice the contrast in the way the
track and everything around looks which is just the opposite of what it
was during the GP. The deserted look emits a sense of isolation but
that's good when you have the track to yourself.
The car being driven by the Dutchman appears to be a Saab pre-facelift
9-3 SportCombi from 2005 or 2006. Surprisingly, it was pretty
responsible of him to be not squealing his tires through the corners.
But you never know, maybe, all of that happened off-camera.
Anyways, it's glad to see someone having fun with their car on such
occasions. The video has received quite a lot of reactions from F1 fans
on Twitter and Reddit, most being hilarious to read just once. I'm
sharing some of them below.
One of the funniest threads:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 150722
Someone revealing that they'd do it too, despite knowing that it would
land them in trouble:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151736
Here's someone stating the fact:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
Well...
Screenshot 2023-08-08 151928
An important question:
Screenshot 2023-08-08 152348
The exact same thing happened to me here in the States back in the 1970s! I went to college about 20 miles from Watkins Glen. One winter day my roommate and I were bored so we drove out to the circuit to see what it looked like. Lo and behold there was
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