French audio-visual company Lumison, under the direction of their chief technician, Pierre Heyligen, supplied a total of four Lighthouse screens to Automobile Club de Monaco. The largest screen, 120 panels of LVP2056 in a 12 x 10 configuration, measuring a total of 150sq.m, was situated at the treacherous right hand bend of St Devote supported by a custom-built scaffold structure.
Two screens, each16 panels of LVP2056, were placed in front of the new seating area at the rear of the pit lane and a further 13 panels in front of Le Rochet near the Prince of Monaco's palace.This combination gave race goers at the tightly packed circuit trackside TV footage from TCM, the official television company of Monaco, with graphics for placings and timings overlaid by Lumison."We have the contract to supply screens for the Monaco Grand Prix for a number of years, so the product we chose was very important," said Pierre Heyligen. "When we were deciding what screen to use, we tested screens from both Lighthouse and Barco. There wasn't much to choose in the quality, but the Lighthouse screen was much easier to set up and we've been extremely happy with it."
(Lee Baldock)
