Names for Singapore turns 1, 7 & 10

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Names for Singapore turns 1, 7 & 10

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Apparently the Singapore GP wants fans to name the turns 1, 7 and 10 ahead of the 2nd Grand Prix to be held there this year..

They must have strong local connections and be no longer than three words including "turn" or "corner"

Each corner winner will receive a three-day pass and pit lane tour for this year’s race!!

Entry details at link below..

http://www.singaporegp.sg/
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I hate that track, full of bloody 90º turns. And with the changes taking place in turn 1 now, it will probably get worse. I'll be 100% sincere: I can't understand how did Valencia get such an awful fame while Singapore ended up being qualified as brilliant.

My suggestions for the corners are "sheet", "crop" and "boooooring".
I am not amazed by F1 cars in Monaco. I want to see them driving in the A8 highway: Variable radius corners, negative banking, and extreme narrowings that Tilke has never dreamed off. Oh, yes, and "beautiful" weather tops it all.

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Singapore is bad, but it can be fixed... Valencia is 100 times worse and I cant see how it can be improved at all.

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ISLAMATRON wrote:Singapore is bad, but it can be fixed... Valencia is 100 times worse and I cant see how it can be improved at all.
You've piqued my interest, ISLAMATRON. Why is the Valencia circuit 100 times worse than Singapore? And how can Singapore improve, if most of its corners have that shape due to surrounding buildings?
I am not amazed by F1 cars in Monaco. I want to see them driving in the A8 highway: Variable radius corners, negative banking, and extreme narrowings that Tilke has never dreamed off. Oh, yes, and "beautiful" weather tops it all.

"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." Niels Bohr

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All I know is that Valencia GP was boooooring.
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Miguel wrote:
ISLAMATRON wrote:Singapore is bad, but it can be fixed... Valencia is 100 times worse and I cant see how it can be improved at all.
You've piqued my interest, ISLAMATRON. Why is the Valencia circuit 100 times worse than Singapore? And how can Singapore improve, if most of its corners have that shape due to surrounding buildings?
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I see. I like your last suggestion, but hate the first one. It would really kill a lot for the drivers. In any case, and seeing the original circuit, I still fail to see what makes Singapore 100 times better than Valencia.

And I fully agree with Jon Mullen.
I am not amazed by F1 cars in Monaco. I want to see them driving in the A8 highway: Variable radius corners, negative banking, and extreme narrowings that Tilke has never dreamed off. Oh, yes, and "beautiful" weather tops it all.

"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." Niels Bohr

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I completely agree with you guys dat the Singaporean GP was just an effort to show the cool buildings there and the scope for improvement is very little.
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But what makes Singapore better is the ambiance .
But it would be interesting to see night races in better circuits .
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