Thailand Makes Plans For Formula One Race

[AleG]

Is this one of those Thaksin Thinks (another idiotic idea) PTP Does?

Are they going to use helicopters to lift up disabled F1 cars during the race too?

[notmyself]

Is this one of those Thaksin Thinks (another idiotic idea) PTP Does?

Are they going to use helicopters to lift up disabled F1 cars during the race too?

Just pushed into the nearest klong.

[OZEMADE]

Hmmm, I can see the Baht signs on the rich peoples eyes who want to be richer. If there is a Bt to be made they will do it and lay a new track around the city area that is picked by the F1 race committee. It involves millions of DOLLARS $ so they will try hard for it. Thailand has a very rich population of people in Bangkok and a lot of the provinces, dont fool yourself, they will show up and want to have a piece of the pie and the place will be sold out for such an event.

Good for me as I can watch the F1 here and then go to the MotoGP in Malaysia and the F1 in Singapore and then to OZ for the MotoGP at Phillip Island. I can see it all fitting in nicely.

[noob7]

Honestly a city race? How the hell do you manage that in bangkok? Beyond that why would you want to? The repair and modification costs probably outweigh building a brand new track.

Ah. Of course public money builds, we receive.

They need more 60mm/h tunnels first. Will be nice, to see a complete race behind the SC. And Malaysia will get cancelt?

[CiaranO]

I just see a few minor problems with this wonderful idea.

1. You actually need roads that these high speed cars can race on.

2. You actually need people who know how to build roads.

3. You need to give them 10 years notice of this event as it will take them that long to organise it.

4. They need twice the amount of money stated as it'll disappear along the way.

5. And finally you actually need the head of formula one to loose us mind and agree to letting thailand host this event.

Once alls in order let the race begin.

[notmyself]

Could be a good investment.....

It's around 40km between Don Muang and Swampy so lets say 30km as the crow flies so 60km there and back. A formula 1 race is around 300km which is a much higher figure so why not build an elevated track between the 2 airports so when the race is not on the track can be put to good use. Not sure if the FIA would fancy a race with only 5 laps though.

[MaxLee]

A weak infrastructure with low quality raw materials that are coveted by a shiny coat of metal means instant death,… if you know what I mean, ladies and gentlemen…

[Rob8891]

Honestly a city race? How the hell do you manage that in bangkok? Beyond that why would you want to? The repair and modification costs probably outweigh building a brand new track.

Ah. Of course public money builds, we receive.

They need more 60mm/h tunnels first. Will be nice, to see a complete race behind the SC. And Malaysia will get cancelt?

No problem. Didn't they have crews of inmates out clearing tunnels already???????

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Is this one of those Thaksin Thinks (another idiotic idea) PTP Does?

Are they going to use helicopters to lift up disabled F1 cars during the race too?

Than the race have to be held day time because Thai Helicopters can not fly during the dark hours (Yingluck's said before)

[Mosha]

The loss of face on this one failing is scarey

[Payboy]

Just hope they can swiftly remove dog carcasses from the track, without having to get the safety car out every other lap.

[Songhua]

Spectator barricades and safety fencing will not be necessary. It'll actually be safer to cross the street while the race in on.

[Songhua]

Webber at full throttle down the straight (Don Muang expressway). He believes he has a comfortable lead but the moment is only fleeting because, alas, he is overtaken by the pink car .... the meter taxi with three wide-eyed tourists onboard.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Songhua

[hellodolly]

Will this be the first F1 race with outboard motors?

I was wondering about water wings.

[noob7]

Webber at full throttle down the straight (Don Muang expressway). He believes he has a comfortable lead but the moment is only fleeting because, alas, he is overtaken by the pink car .... the meter taxi with three wide-eyed tourists onboard.

Na, Webber will just do fine. The Pink car is running out of LPG. Didn't fill he tank for the day, eh, the race distance, because the three wide-eyed tourists on board are the first customer, today

Edited October 1, 2012 by noob7

[GentlemanJim]

Well in case they can't secure the F1 this would be a much more entertaining event anyway

(Just received via email LoL ) Whoever is responsible - you are a genius !

Red Bull Heir, Honda Highway Girl, Bus-Stop Mercedes Killer Sentenced To Demolition Derby Death Match

BANGKOK—In what legal scholars and social analysts are declaring a “landmark ruling,” the Criminal Court today handed down an unprecedented combined sentence for three wealthy young Thais who committed vehicular manslaughter in recent high-profile cases.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhya and who killed a policeman with his Ferrari, Orachorn “Praewa” Thephasadin Na Ayudhya, a member of a royally-titled family who caused an expressway accident that killed nine people, and Kanpithak Patchimsawat, son of former Miss Thailand Sawinee Patchimsawat who deliberately drove his Mercedes into a crowd of people, were sentenced to a death match demolition derby from which only the winner would survive.

“We hope that this sentence will bring some semblance of justice to the victims of these three high-society criminals,” read the judge in his ruling. “We also hope that the public will find it highly entertaining.”

In an unusual move, the appeals process has been suspended, leaving the defendants no option but to participate in the winner-take-all event.

The derby will take place in National Stadium next month, which will be modified into an open, dirt-track arena compete with lethal obstacles including twelve buried landmines, horizontal steel spikes protruding from the walls at driver-head level, and a 4-meter deep pool of boiling water.

Additionally, mortar shells and balloons filled with concentrated hydrofluoric acid will be lobbed at random into the arena by family members of the deceased victims.

The three convicts, each driving an exact version of the vehicle used to commit their respective crimes, will be released from opposite ends of the arena. Once inside, they will be free to use whatever means available to disable and kill their opponents.

The winner will be given a suspended sentence, the traditional prize for any Thai person of high social standing or wealth who is facing a serious criminal charge where the victims are of lower standing.

Tickets to the event, which is being co-sponsored by BEC-TERO, have already sold out. However, the derby will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV stations. Although police have warned against illegal gambling on the event, rumors have surfaced that bookies are reporting huge wagering interest on the level of a World Cup final.

Reported odds place Kanpithak as an early 4-3 favorite, due to the perceived sturdiness of the Mercedes E240 he will be driving. However, “Praewa” has also emerged as an even-money darling among female punters, who are counting on the swift agility of her Honda Jazz to prove a tactical advantage in the death pit. Vorayuth is the long shot at 8-1 as his Ferrari’s ground clearance of just 14 cm is expected to be a handicap on the dirt surface.

Although the Yingluck government officially declined to comment on the verdict, deferring to the court’s jurisdiction in criminal matters, deputy PM Chalerm Yoobumruang told reporters that this was a step forward for the country and that the Thai people should celebrate the verdict as an improvement in democracy.

“This bloody, vengeful spectacle of three rich kids killing each other will show the world that Thailand is a democracy, and that powerful connections and money won’t save you from justice here,” he said.

“Unless,” he quickly added, “you shoot a cop in the face at a nightclub. That’s totally different.”

Edited October 1, 2012 by GentlemanJim

[notmyself]

Top quality

[The Oracle]

Laugh? I almost soiled myself!

[JayBangkok]

The new vagina whitening cream is also good at making things invisible

[noob7]

Well in case they can't secure the F1 this would be a much more entertaining event anyway

(Just received via email LoL ) Whoever is responsible - you are a genius !

Red Bull Heir, Honda Highway Girl, Bus-Stop Mercedes Killer Sentenced To Demolition Derby Death Match

BANGKOK—In what legal scholars and social analysts are declaring a “landmark ruling,” the Criminal Court today handed down an unprecedented combined sentence for three wealthy young Thais who committed vehicular manslaughter in recent high-profile cases.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhya and who killed a policeman with his Ferrari, Orachorn “Praewa” Thephasadin Na Ayudhya, a member of a royally-titled family who caused an expressway accident that killed nine people, and Kanpithak Patchimsawat, son of former Miss Thailand Sawinee Patchimsawat who deliberately drove his Mercedes into a crowd of people, were sentenced to a death match demolition derby from which only the winner would survive.

“We hope that this sentence will bring some semblance of justice to the victims of these three high-society criminals,” read the judge in his ruling. “We also hope that the public will find it highly entertaining.”

In an unusual move, the appeals process has been suspended, leaving the defendants no option but to participate in the winner-take-all event.

The derby will take place in National Stadium next month, which will be modified into an open, dirt-track arena compete with lethal obstacles including twelve buried landmines, horizontal steel spikes protruding from the walls at driver-head level, and a 4-meter deep pool of boiling water.

Additionally, mortar shells and balloons filled with concentrated hydrofluoric acid will be lobbed at random into the arena by family members of the deceased victims.

The three convicts, each driving an exact version of the vehicle used to commit their respective crimes, will be released from opposite ends of the arena. Once inside, they will be free to use whatever means available to disable and kill their opponents.

The winner will be given a suspended sentence, the traditional prize for any Thai person of high social standing or wealth who is facing a serious criminal charge where the victims are of lower standing.

Tickets to the event, which is being co-sponsored by BEC-TERO, have already sold out. However, the derby will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV stations. Although police have warned against illegal gambling on the event, rumors have surfaced that bookies are reporting huge wagering interest on the level of a World Cup final.

Reported odds place Kanpithak as an early 4-3 favorite, due to the perceived sturdiness of the Mercedes E240 he will be driving. However, “Praewa” has also emerged as an even-money darling among female punters, who are counting on the swift agility of her Honda Jazz to prove a tactical advantage in the death pit. Vorayuth is the long shot at 8-1 as his Ferrari’s ground clearance of just 14 cm is expected to be a handicap on the dirt surface.

Although the Yingluck government officially declined to comment on the verdict, deferring to the court’s jurisdiction in criminal matters, deputy PM Chalerm Yoobumruang told reporters that this was a step forward for the country and that the Thai people should celebrate the verdict as an improvement in democracy.

“This bloody, vengeful spectacle of three rich kids killing each other will show the world that Thailand is a democracy, and that powerful connections and money won’t save you from justice here,” he said.

“Unless,” he quickly added, “you shoot a cop in the face at a nightclub. That’s totally different.”

This one must be the winner:

[DocN]

Well in case they can't secure the F1 this would be a much more entertaining event anyway

(Just received via email LoL ) Whoever is responsible - you are a genius !

Red Bull Heir, Honda Highway Girl, Bus-Stop Mercedes Killer Sentenced To Demolition Derby Death Match

BANGKOK—In what legal scholars and social analysts are declaring a “landmark ruling,” the Criminal Court today handed down an unprecedented combined sentence for three wealthy young Thais who committed vehicular manslaughter in recent high-profile cases.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhya and who killed a policeman with his Ferrari, Orachorn “Praewa” Thephasadin Na Ayudhya, a member of a royally-titled family who caused an expressway accident that killed nine people, and Kanpithak Patchimsawat, son of former Miss Thailand Sawinee Patchimsawat who deliberately drove his Mercedes into a crowd of people, were sentenced to a death match demolition derby from which only the winner would survive.

“We hope that this sentence will bring some semblance of justice to the victims of these three high-society criminals,” read the judge in his ruling. “We also hope that the public will find it highly entertaining.”

In an unusual move, the appeals process has been suspended, leaving the defendants no option but to participate in the winner-take-all event.

The derby will take place in National Stadium next month, which will be modified into an open, dirt-track arena compete with lethal obstacles including twelve buried landmines, horizontal steel spikes protruding from the walls at driver-head level, and a 4-meter deep pool of boiling water.

Additionally, mortar shells and balloons filled with concentrated hydrofluoric acid will be lobbed at random into the arena by family members of the deceased victims.

The three convicts, each driving an exact version of the vehicle used to commit their respective crimes, will be released from opposite ends of the arena. Once inside, they will be free to use whatever means available to disable and kill their opponents.

The winner will be given a suspended sentence, the traditional prize for any Thai person of high social standing or wealth who is facing a serious criminal charge where the victims are of lower standing.

Tickets to the event, which is being co-sponsored by BEC-TERO, have already sold out. However, the derby will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV stations. Although police have warned against illegal gambling on the event, rumors have surfaced that bookies are reporting huge wagering interest on the level of a World Cup final.

Reported odds place Kanpithak as an early 4-3 favorite, due to the perceived sturdiness of the Mercedes E240 he will be driving. However, “Praewa” has also emerged as an even-money darling among female punters, who are counting on the swift agility of her Honda Jazz to prove a tactical advantage in the death pit. Vorayuth is the long shot at 8-1 as his Ferrari’s ground clearance of just 14 cm is expected to be a handicap on the dirt surface.

Although the Yingluck government officially declined to comment on the verdict, deferring to the court’s jurisdiction in criminal matters, deputy PM Chalerm Yoobumruang told reporters that this was a step forward for the country and that the Thai people should celebrate the verdict as an improvement in democracy.

“This bloody, vengeful spectacle of three rich kids killing each other will show the world that Thailand is a democracy, and that powerful connections and money won’t save you from justice here,” he said.

“Unless,” he quickly added, “you shoot a cop in the face at a nightclub. That’s totally different.”

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[Payboy]

It is from notthenation.com

I'd never have guessed that!

[davejones]

Are there any streets in Bangkok where there's enough room to erect grandstands and a pit area (this is actually a permanent structure in Singapore), and where there aren't lamposts, telegraph poles and overhead wires that would cause a major hazard? And not just one street but enough conjoined streets to create a circuit.

I can only think of the Dusit area that may come close to fitting the bill. Anyone else any ideas?

Bangkok has ideal roads to make a circuit. All potential hazards will be moved/sorted out before hand. Not sure why there are so many negative comments. The money will pay to improve the roads and clean up the area around the circuit. It will bring huge benefits to the city and country. Money well spent, and I hope it goes ahead. And I'm not even an F1 fan.

[madmitch]

Are there any streets in Bangkok where there's enough room to erect grandstands and a pit area (this is actually a permanent structure in Singapore), and where there aren't lamposts, telegraph poles and overhead wires that would cause a major hazard? And not just one street but enough conjoined streets to create a circuit.

I can only think of the Dusit area that may come close to fitting the bill. Anyone else any ideas?

Bangkok has ideal roads to make a circuit. All potential hazards will be moved/sorted out before hand. Not sure why there are so many negative comments. The money will pay to improve the roads and clean up the area around the circuit. It will bring huge benefits to the city and country. Money well spent, and I hope it goes ahead. And I'm not even an F1 fan.

Where?

It's not just the roads but the other problems I mentioned. Less than two years to bury all the cables, remove all the telegraph poles and resurface the roads?

I don't want to be negative but I just think it's unrealistic as things stand. I would really like to know where they have in mind, if they have actually though about that..

[noob7]

Are there any streets in Bangkok where there's enough room to erect grandstands and a pit area (this is actually a permanent structure in Singapore), and where there aren't lamposts, telegraph poles and overhead wires that would cause a major hazard? And not just one street but enough conjoined streets to create a circuit.

I can only think of the Dusit area that may come close to fitting the bill. Anyone else any ideas?

Bangkok has ideal roads to make a circuit. All potential hazards will be moved/sorted out before hand. Not sure why there are so many negative comments. The money will pay to improve the roads and clean up the area around the circuit. It will bring huge benefits to the city and country. Money well spent, and I hope it goes ahead. And I'm not even an F1 fan.

Indeed, a little bit of the money would be used for this improvements, but the most of it for the benefits of few!

[Tatsujin]

I don't want to be negative but I just think it's unrealistic as things stand. I would really like to know where they have in mind, if they have actually though about that..

Thinking???? In Thailand???? When did that start happening?

[DocN]

It is from notthenation.com

I'd never have guessed that!

I just thought, some are so obsessed here with "sources"....

[DocN]

Are there any streets in Bangkok where there's enough room to erect grandstands and a pit area (this is actually a permanent structure in Singapore), and where there aren't lamposts, telegraph poles and overhead wires that would cause a major hazard? And not just one street but enough conjoined streets to create a circuit.

I can only think of the Dusit area that may come close to fitting the bill. Anyone else any ideas?

Bangkok has ideal roads to make a circuit. All potential hazards will be moved/sorted out before hand. Not sure why there are so many negative comments. The money will pay to improve the roads and clean up the area around the circuit. It will bring huge benefits to the city and country. Money well spent, and I hope it goes ahead. And I'm not even an F1 fan.

So...you just heard about Thailand last week for the first time?

[noob7]

I don't want to be negative but I just think it's unrealistic as things stand. I would really like to know where they have in mind, if they have actually though about that..

Thinking???? In Thailand???? When did that start happening?

Every day: What eat next, who to f%#k later?

[Payboy]

I don't want to be negative but I just think it's unrealistic as things stand. I would really like to know where they have in mind, if they have actually though about that..

Thinking???? In Thailand???? When did that start happening?

Every day: What eat next, who to f%#k later?

No thinking too mut, eat anything that moves, f%#k anything that moves.