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[EwanM]

Donington's Dunlop Bridge dismantled

By Mark Glendenning Thursday, February 12th 2009, 16:02 GMT


Work to dismantle Donington's iconic Dunlop Bridge began today as the circuit continues its revamp in preparations for the 2010 British Grand Prix.

The bridge will be placed into storage, and while it will not be rebuilt over the new circuit, track boss Simon Gillett said that it will continue to have a presence somewhere at Donington Park in the future, with one possibility being a location near the main entrance.

"We're storing it, and then we're going to decide where it is going to go," Gillett said. "Maybe [we'll] change the 'Dunlop' to 'Donington' but in the same typeface. Part of the problem with the Dunlop Bridge is that MotoGP is Michelin, it's Pirelli for World Superbikes, Bridgestone for F1, so commercially you can't have it.

"There is the safety point of view because of the width of it, and also the location because the new pits and paddock are going there.

"So there are lots of reasons - it's current location is wrong, it is not wide enough, and then there are the commercial reasons ... we'd be constantly painting over the Dunlop. So it just couldn't stay. But we'll find a home for it. It won't work over the track, but it will be somewhere nearby."

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[7UpJordan]

I would like to see them move it to another part of the track or maybe use it on a trackside road. That bridge will be missed.

[McLaren Fan]

It sounds like a crock of s*** to me.

[Gaz]

i can understand the safty aspect if you hit that your in trouble, and it does stick out on one side

[madbrad]

I want that thing on my front yard!

[headless]

poo - keep the history.

[8-ball]

i can understand the safty aspect if you hit that your in trouble, and it does stick out on one side

When Donnington fail to complete total renovations in time an it be put back?

[Rapier]

I don't see a problem.

width => so... widen it, same style just a lot bigger, nobody actually cares about the dimensions. What counts is the image, the place, the histroy whatever, not the actual dimensions. We change circuits constantly, yet we also put a plate near the entrace "since 1955" or whatever.

"Dunlop" => who cares what it says, We have had competing brands advertising next to one another since forever. BMW doesn't complain about the Mercedes pacecar or billboard next to the track. And Michelin and Bridgestone have been at one anothers throat for year, yet plenty of ads of both on a single track.
So why should michelin complain that a single dunlop sign is up there, a sign that has been there for such a long time. They can't have bridgestone on the side of a Ferrari because vodafone has paid to be there first(or payed the most), they can't have the adspace on visiting fans their shirt either, because it is the vistors own choice. And they can't have the bridge because It's donington, and donington like the vistors want it there. And if dunlop likes to pay to make it financialy viable all the better for it.

[headless]

I really cannot see Donington F1 happenening.

[EwanM]

I really cannot see Donington F1 happenening.

Well I sincerely hope it does. Having seen the 3D video the new infield section doesn't look terrible. Infact the new loop goes into a steep banking, much like Estoril.

[headless]

I don't mind where it is staged in the UK, no tracks are near me, but have been to both of these.
As long as it is in the UK it is all good.

[Mike D]

theres a simulated video of the new donington on the bbc website, looks great

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Mike

[headless]

Yeah it does look quite good actually.
At the start it seems rather thin the road, which is obviously good
I think the drivers are going to be better than these in the simulation, they are shiiite.

[McLaren Fan]

theres a simulated video of the new donington on the bbc website, looks great

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Mike

Yeah, it looks good.

[7UpJordan]

Somebody's been playing rFactor.