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corsav6_mut

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6th Dec 11 at 16:10

Probably a repost. Doubt it could ever be as good as the real thing though.

http://www.motoringspy.co.uk/1604/campaign-to-build-uk-nurburgring/

Steve

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6th Dec 11 at 16:13

will never happen here, too many idiots and too many health and safety rules

John

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6th Dec 11 at 16:13

Not sure why somebody setting up a stupid petition on a website gets any media time and called a campaign now?

Ojc

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6th Dec 11 at 16:14

Never in a million years because nobody is this country has the common sense, or brains or anything to match the Germans it would be used by the same moronic fools that throw bricks off bridges onto oncoming cars I'm sorry we are a country of idiots and it won't happen, EVER.

mwg

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6th Dec 11 at 16:16

A592 is a better road anyway.

mattant

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6th Dec 11 at 16:45

I don't understand why they're 'urging the government' and wanting them to debate it in parliament, are they expecting them to pay for it?

Ben G

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6th Dec 11 at 16:48

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Never in a million years because nobody is this country has the common sense, or brains or anything to match the Germans it would be used by the same moronic fools that throw bricks off bridges onto oncoming cars I'm sorry we are a country of idiots and it won't happen, EVER.

we won the war you fucking cretin.

Ojc

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6th Dec 11 at 16:59

Yes we did, but visit Germany and you will ask yourself why we bothered.

Ben G

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6th Dec 11 at 17:01

sorry

Butler

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6th Dec 11 at 18:04

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Never in a million years because nobody is this country has the common sense, or brains or anything to match the Germans it would be used by the same moronic fools that throw bricks off bridges onto oncoming cars I'm sorry we are a country of idiots and it won't happen, EVER.

we won the war you fucking cretin.

Yeah, and now look at them.

Ricky352

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6th Dec 11 at 18:23

I'd say a circuit like that would make a fortune in GB.

AndyCorsaSport

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6th Dec 11 at 22:27

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
will never happen here, too many health and safety rules

This alone. Health and safety is fucking nuts over here.

ada_corsa

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6th Dec 11 at 22:35

it could create jobs for peeps sponging off society haha

Ian

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6th Dec 11 at 22:37

What's wrong with the multitude of UK circuits and test facilities?

DannyB

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6th Dec 11 at 22:40

Not elite enough as going over to the ring on a whim and eating burgers and doing laps with buses

Mike

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6th Dec 11 at 23:02

Even if something like that was to be built, it would take decades for it to become as well known as the Nurburgring is so we build a race track now, when the economy's on it's arse, then it'll be years before it even pays for itself. Not gonna happen anytime soon.

[Edited on 06-12-2011 by Mike]

Ian

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6th Dec 11 at 23:04

Anyway don't we already have two? One in the north, one in the south?

The M60 and the M25.

AlunJ

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6th Dec 11 at 23:06

I want to say don't give up the day job ian but then I remembered you already have