British Grand Prix

[Drago]

Anyone going this weekend? Fortunately I'm pretty much housebound anyway, as I live only a couple of miles from the circuit and the roads will clog.

Can just hear the engine noises with the window open, and sneakily listening to the track marshalls and medics on the scanner. Quite happy to watch it on TV.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Let me take a flying guess you're in Dadford?

 

[Drago]

Narp. Not quite that close.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Anyone going this weekend?

Wish I could but a 4-5 drive each way plus £462.50 for general admission tickets for me, SWMBO and Miss Smoo make it completely out of my league

 

[Drago]

I used to get paid to go there, but would still rather watch it on TV.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I would still rather watch it on TV.

In all honesty so would I, especially with the prices.

When I used to work for Peugeot I got comped tickets to a Le Mans race day at Silverstone a few years ago, and being there IME was all a bit meh!

 

[Levo-Lon]

Guy at my wife's work does the pit marshalling..he loves it..

Me I can't abide formula one..these days..its just same old..poll wins unless he crashes
You can hear them at FinLaws in Wolverton..

 

[classic33]

Anyone going this weekend? Fortunately I'm pretty much housebound anyway, as I live only a couple of miles from the circuit and the roads will clog.

Can just hear the engine noises with the window open, and sneakily listening to the track marshalls and medics on the scanner. Quite happy to watch it on TV.

This mean that you'll have access to Vettel on the radio?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Busy this weekend this weekend so I'll be following it on the internet through crashnet, and I'll watch it on catch up at some point.

http://www.crash.net/f1

 

[Kestevan]

Never been, and at those prices never will.

Several years ago we looked at prices and decided it would be cheaper to fly to Hungary and spend a weekend in the sun getting pished at the hungaroring.

Still worked out cheaper than Silverstone.

 

[biggs682]

Another none watcher here

 

[Bobby Mhor]

She's right, you know

 

[cosmicbike]

I was thinking about it, but to be honest, it's a huge amount of money for me and mini CB (SWMBO & Miss mini CB not interested), and for what? You don't see much, and the noise isn't what it used to be when they had proper engines...
I'm now looking at going to a BTCC event, pretty much non-stop track action, and cheaper too.

 

[Rooster1]

I can't afford it, and neither can Silverstone. Was there a few weeks back watching the British GT series, 98% of the stands empty as they are only there for the one event of the year, the F1. What next for the British GP.

 

[Heigue'r]

I went a couple of times before,never had tickets,5 of us went the first year.Get friendly with someone on the gate and bung em 50quid each...worked both times.It was a good experience but you are stuck on the outside of the track as a spectator,not the best.