Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit

[W427GOT1]

what does every 1 think of the complex on tv...

yep looks flash all new....
even a space age back drop

but looks (ironicly) deserted and clinical

cant see if any 1 is there watching the race cant hear the crowd....no flags just looks empty tracks look huge..

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[HSVDKB]

Its just run in these places for the money. I agree there is no atmosphere

[rgmast]

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=132513

[VY18s]

It's a beautiful track, but the two races felt like we were watching a private track day or something. I can't wait until they come home. Imagine the roar for Lowndes driving a Holden on home soil for the first time in 10 years? It'll be fantastic.

[Nidz]

Yeah they all banged on about how much they love there car racing but were all the stands empty for a reason? Looked like qualifying Friday over here.. I doubt it will last unless they will just keep throwing bucket loads at it.. It's a nice looking track however It's not a fast track.. It echos Gold Coast with lots of sharp slow corners.. I do like the pits away from the track.. That's novel.

[Junkno's SS]

hey guys

i have to agree, i was there all day yesterday and it was kind of empty

but as it was my first time watching v8 super cars live , it was an amazing experience !!

Now i know what you guys mean by it !!


It was a great experience yesterday, me and my friends who own holdens where cheering so loud, people thought we were crazy hahaha, and whever a holden passes a ford we were screaming LOL


amazing cars, and great track, hopefully i can drive on it very soon


Cheers

[W427GOT1]

hey guys

i have to agree, i was there all day yesterday and it was kind of empty

but as it was my first time watching v8 super cars live , it was an amazing experience !!

Now i know what you guys mean by it !!


It was a great experience yesterday, me and my friends who own holdens where cheering so loud, people thought we were crazy hahaha, and whever a holden passes a ford we were screaming LOL


amazing cars, and great track, hopefully i can drive on it very soon


Cheers

cool an account from some 1 who was there....cheers

[iloveholden]

Fantastic track and facility but i do agree with the fact there seems to be no atmosphere with the stands empty...but as along as the V8 Supercars makes some form of money off the round and spreads the brand they'll keep going there.

Cant wait to get the Supercars back home after the next round and hear the crowd go nuts, especially towards the 888 team, whether love or loath!

[Drew SS]

yeah looks great i think

[mrzee]

The track looked a bit sterile without the fans with flags etc.

I loved how the pits exited via the tunnel.

[holden6.0]

i watched it saturday n sunday enjoyed the telecast, track alot. As said only thing that was missin was a big crowd to top it off and yer its wierd how they say they love their racin and culdnt wait to see the supercars but dont see any1 there :confused: y cant perth build a replacement track like that over ere lol

[iloveholden]

i watched it saturday n sunday enjoyed the telecast, track alot. As said only thing that was missin was a big crowd to top it off and yer its wierd how they say they love their racin and culdnt wait to see the supercars but dont see any1 there :confused: y cant perth build a replacement track like that over ere lol

Wait Awhile it might happen.......:lmao:

[Hamster]

Track looked a bit more interesting than some of the other modern F1 tracks, had some elevation change which was nice.

[WHLS1]

The name of the game is exposure. They do not expect crowds for the V8s or to make money. What they want is lots of great images shown in Australia and people having a postive perception of Abu Dhabi so that for their next holiday they will consider a stopover/visit. The F1 in Melbourne is the same save that they get decent crowds (as long as they have the V8s running) - Victoria is out of pocket tens of millions but they say the international exposure is worth it - having a V8s round would be cheap compared to F1.

Concede the "atmosphere" was lacking.

Looked a great rack to drive and the inbuilt high grip runoff areas meant no safety cars and minimal chances on putting a car into the wall and totaling it.

[holden6.0]

yep i liked the run off areas less chance of goin off etc also no bringing sand and shyt back onto the track i h8 that

[BlueG8GT]

This was the first V8 Supercars race I've watched and I've got to say the track they were on was amazing. Must be nice being able to wake up in your hotel room to the sound of those V8's.

[Mungrel]

IMO the track is too big - and wide to a degree for the supercars.

There doesn't appear to be any atmosphere (or crowd to be honest)

That being said, i loved watching the race under cover of darkness.