F1 Singapore GP to be held at night - Ecclestone
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Singapore moves ahead with night race plans
Tuesday 16 October 2007
Plans for the first ever formula one night race in Singapore have taken a crucial step forward. The new race’s promoter said on Tuesday that it had contracted an Italian company, Valerio Maioli, to supply the bespoke lighting system for the event in September next year.
The decision follows successful lighting tests at Indianapolis earlier this year, and more comprehensive subsequent two-day trials at Bernie Ecclestone’s Paul Ricard circuit in France, it was revealed in a news conference.
1500 lights will illuminate the circuit so that it is nearly four times brighter than a typical sports stadium, while 24 generators will ensure that the lights will not fail, it was explained.
“Each power generator can power the whole race in the event of failure,” said Valerio Maioli, the lighting company’s chief.
The system will be ready to be tested in early January.
Tuesday 16 October 2007
Plans for the first ever formula one night race in Singapore have taken a crucial step forward. The new race’s promoter said on Tuesday that it had contracted an Italian company, Valerio Maioli, to supply the bespoke lighting system for the event in September next year.
The decision follows successful lighting tests at Indianapolis earlier this year, and more comprehensive subsequent two-day trials at Bernie Ecclestone’s Paul Ricard circuit in France, it was revealed in a news conference.
1500 lights will illuminate the circuit so that it is nearly four times brighter than a typical sports stadium, while 24 generators will ensure that the lights will not fail, it was explained.
“Each power generator can power the whole race in the event of failure,” said Valerio Maioli, the lighting company’s chief.
The system will be ready to be tested in early January.
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It will be as bright as day, Italians will be doing the lighting. Power generators are brought in by these people even though we've got enough power, in case of a power outage.
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...and i'll be delivering construction for lighting, Italian origin, high quality beams...
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First Formula 1 Night Race Confirmed
For the first time in Formula 1 history, we can look forward to the first night time race which will be held in Singapore on 28th September after the FIA officially confirmed the event. Construction for the new street circuit in the Asian city began in August
It remains to be seen how driving in night time is going to affect the drivers, however it is unlikely to bother current world champion Kimi too much as the Finnish ice man has had to deal with about 3 hours daylight during the winter in his native Finland.
I for one am particularly looking forward to seeing the modified F1 race cars sporting some new cool neon head lights - or is that just my imagination going astray?
WCF: First Formula 1 Night Race Confirmed
For the first time in Formula 1 history, we can look forward to the first night time race which will be held in Singapore on 28th September after the FIA officially confirmed the event. Construction for the new street circuit in the Asian city began in August
It remains to be seen how driving in night time is going to affect the drivers, however it is unlikely to bother current world champion Kimi too much as the Finnish ice man has had to deal with about 3 hours daylight during the winter in his native Finland.
I for one am particularly looking forward to seeing the modified F1 race cars sporting some new cool neon head lights - or is that just my imagination going astray?
WCF: First Formula 1 Night Race Confirmed
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...and i'll be delivering construction for lighting, Italian origin, high quality beams...
Cool, maybe you'd know what other things they are bringing in.
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...and i'll be delivering construction for lighting, Italian origin, high quality beams...
........halogen bulbs
Wanna keep the track warm.
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Ecclestone confirms Indian GP for 2010
Bernie Ecclestone has now confirmed officially that a deal has been struck to bring formula one to the world’s second most populous country, India. It was reported earlier on Thursday that F1 chiefs had penned a contract with Indian company JP Associates to build a circuit just outside capital city New Delhi.
Ecclestone, 77, clarified that the contract is with JPSK Sports Private Ltd, a subsidiary of JP Associates, to stage the first Indian grand prix in 2010. “India has always been known for its love of cricket, but F1 has been growing hugely in popularity in recent years as the viewing figures would suggest,” Ecclestone said on Thursday.
“Now with Vijay Mallya’s team, Force India, and the news that Karun Chandhok could soon be driving in F1, the announcement of the future grand prix in India will spark an explosion of further interest to rival that of the traditional sport,” he added.
The local newspaper Hindustan Times also claims formula one bosses have signed a deal with a company to build a circuit just outside of New Delhi.
The company, JP Associates, is therefore now contracted to develop the site about 50km to the east of the capital for an inaugural Indian grand prix in 2010, a senior executive suggested.
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2008 Singapore Night GP: First Tickets Go On Sale
The organizers of the first ever night race in the history of Formula 1, the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, announced today that the first batch of tickets will go on sale on Thursday, February 14. A total of 70,000 tickets will be available in this first release. This will comprise 15,000 walkabout passes and 55,000 grandstand seats located around the circuit. Tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis and each customer will be allowed to purchase a maximum of eight tickets.
The three-day passes are priced from SIN$168 (Euro 82, GBP 60 & USD 119) for a walkabout to S$1,388 (Euro 675, GBP 500 & USD 980) for the premier Pit Grandstand. These passes include a separate ticket for each race day at a special package price that offers savings of at least 15% over buying individual day tickets. A three-day pass can be used by three different people over the three days. -Continued
For those of you interested, tickets and Passes can be purchased via the official website The Official Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Website. The website also includes descriptions of all the Grandstand locations, prices and a seating chart.
[Source: CarScoop]
The organizers of the first ever night race in the history of Formula 1, the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, announced today that the first batch of tickets will go on sale on Thursday, February 14. A total of 70,000 tickets will be available in this first release. This will comprise 15,000 walkabout passes and 55,000 grandstand seats located around the circuit. Tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis and each customer will be allowed to purchase a maximum of eight tickets.
The three-day passes are priced from SIN$168 (Euro 82, GBP 60 & USD 119) for a walkabout to S$1,388 (Euro 675, GBP 500 & USD 980) for the premier Pit Grandstand. These passes include a separate ticket for each race day at a special package price that offers savings of at least 15% over buying individual day tickets. A three-day pass can be used by three different people over the three days. -Continued
For those of you interested, tickets and Passes can be purchased via the official website The Official Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Website. The website also includes descriptions of all the Grandstand locations, prices and a seating chart.
[Source: CarScoop]
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Singapore GP Will Use Digital Flags
In Singapore, work is at such an advanced stage on the new Formula One race track that officials reckon by the time September 2008 rolls around, all will be ready for the rumble. Best of all, the lighting situation got a boost from the introduction of electronic flag displays. Coloured flags used by race officials to communicate with the drivers will be in action as digital displays as well.
Better for information control is the fact that info will be centralized, and therefore the race director will know exactly what is going on on different parts of the circuit. There will be 35 display panels all around the circuit and supplement hand-held flags. It will be the first time Digiflag technology is used in F1, after years of research and development.
By late May the service road and paddock tunnel, a new track section in front of the pit building will be completed. The lighting system, which is absolutely vital for the night race, is being installed in stages. Curiously the lights look to be only on one side of the track for most of it, but that could yet change. Sixteen lighting projectors were installed and tested last week on a 64-metre stretch. On this stretch or the rest of it, the cars will be doing about 260km/h. Illumination from the 1,500 projectors will be up to four times higher than that of a football stadium for example. Thus expect some really bright sparks in September.
WCF: Singapore GP Will Use Digital Flags
In Singapore, work is at such an advanced stage on the new Formula One race track that officials reckon by the time September 2008 rolls around, all will be ready for the rumble. Best of all, the lighting situation got a boost from the introduction of electronic flag displays. Coloured flags used by race officials to communicate with the drivers will be in action as digital displays as well.
Better for information control is the fact that info will be centralized, and therefore the race director will know exactly what is going on on different parts of the circuit. There will be 35 display panels all around the circuit and supplement hand-held flags. It will be the first time Digiflag technology is used in F1, after years of research and development.
By late May the service road and paddock tunnel, a new track section in front of the pit building will be completed. The lighting system, which is absolutely vital for the night race, is being installed in stages. Curiously the lights look to be only on one side of the track for most of it, but that could yet change. Sixteen lighting projectors were installed and tested last week on a 64-metre stretch. On this stretch or the rest of it, the cars will be doing about 260km/h. Illumination from the 1,500 projectors will be up to four times higher than that of a football stadium for example. Thus expect some really bright sparks in September.
WCF: Singapore GP Will Use Digital Flags
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