LeStrade n. 1554 - gennaio/febbraio 2020

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Road Technology
Silverstone, la corsa
dei lavori di riasfaltatura
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ESPERIENZE E TECNOLOGIE ALL’AVANGUARDIA ALLA BASE DI UN RISULTATO
D’ECCELLENZA: LA RIPAVIMENTAZIONE DEL CIRCUITO PIÙ IMPORTANTE DEL
REGNO UNITO. ARTEFICI DELL’IMPRESA, L’APPALTATORE PRINCIPALE TARMAC,
NRP (LA PROPRIA AZIENDA LEADER NEL SETTORE DELLE PAVIMENTAZIONI
STRADALI), DROMO (SPECIALISTA NEL DESIGN DEI CIRCUITI) E IL GRUPPO
TOPCON POSITIONING, PARTNER DI PROGETTO
English Version
The Race to Resurface Silverstone
LEAD CONTRACTOR TARMAC, ALONG WITH ITS INDUSTRY LEADING ROAD PLANING BUSINESS, NRP, RACETRACK
SPECIALIST DROMO AND PROJECT PARTNER TOPCON POSITIONING GROUP, COMBINED EXPERTISE
WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE A SMOOTH RESULT AT THE UK’S PREMIER RACETRACK
The Silverstone racetrack in Northamptonshire, England,
has been a cornerstone of British motor racing for many
years, having first hosted the British Grand Prix in 1948 and
holding the title as its sole home since 1987. It was also the
venue for the very first British motorcycle Grand Prix in 1977
and has retained the annual race for almost a decade. Such
a venerable history has earned the circuit high praise
among some of the industry’s most influential names. After
Silverstone recently secured the British Grand Prix for a further
five years, five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton
Gli Innovatori
called Silverstone “the ultimate race circuit”, saying that if
Formula 1 were to ever lose Silverstone, “it would lose a lot
of its essence”. A first-class circuit deserves a first-class surface,
and in the lead-up to the hotly anticipated 2019 Grand
Prix and MotoGP races, it was time for Silverstone to be resurfaced
for the smoothest ride possible. There needed to
be no bumps whatsoever and no opportunity for standing
water, which can lead to dangerous aquaplaning. However,
with only a couple of weeks to completely replace the track’s
surface, it was clear that if the team were to get past the fin-
1.Pavimentazione del tracciato
di Silverston: la superficie
del circuito è stata
interamente riqualificata
nel giro di due settimane
1. Paving activity of the
Silverstone’s track: the
surface of the circuit was
completely replaced
in only two week
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