EV revs up Silverstone F1 circuit By Erica Basnicki
ELECTRO-VOICE SYSTEMS were installed at three different locations at the legendary Silverstone Circuit – home to the first-ever Formula 1 race back in 1950 – for the British Grand Prix won by Red Bull’s Mark Webber in July.
Making its European
debut at the victors’ podium was an Electro- Voice EVF D model system comprising two EVF-2151D-BLK and four EVF-1122D/96 BLK cabinets installed in the roof above the podium, driven by an Electro-Voice Qseries power amplifier and a DX46 processor.
A crowd of 125,000 saw and heard Red Bull’s Mark Webber triumph at the home of the first ever F1 race
Finally, a NetMax N8000 and CPS 8.5 multichannel amplifier were installed in both the new and old wings of the Silverstone racecourse, allowing the whole site to be serviced from a central control room. “The production was a
very demanding one,” said Neal Allen, concert sound sales consultant, Bosch Pro Sound UK, “not only because it involved playing to an enormous crowd with sound of the highest possible intelligibility, but
At the show stages,
Warwickshire-based installation company 360 Creative Event Solutions (CES) used an Electro- Voice system enhanced by FIR
Drive: 24 FIR-Drive-enhanced XLC-DVX elements combined with 18 Xsubs and the same number of TG7 power amplifiers for the main system.
also because races were often continuing nearby and the level of ambient noise was therefore extremely high.”n www.electrovoice.com
Furmanis shipping its Contractor Series CN-15MP (15A capacity) MiniPort, which features a pair of AC outlets with configurable delay on/off options, and Extreme Voltage Shutdown circuitry that protects equipment against under/overvoltage conditions. "When combined with our SmartSequencers, installers can also take advantage of our Cloud- based BlueBOLT platform for remote outlet control, energy monitoring, email alerts during power events, and more," said Dave Keller, senior VP of sales and marketing for Panamax/Furman. www.furmancontractor.com
The Columbo Group, owner of The Blues Kitchen in Camden, has added east London’s XOYOto its roster of venues. XOYO is currently under refurbishment and will re-open in September - relaunching with “a new top-line sound-system, a selection of structural surprises and innovative line-ups”. www.xoyo.co.uk
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