Question for anyone who has been to British GP

I got my Weekend race ticket for the GP yesterday and i have never been before. I was wondering where is the best place to stay?

u mean in a hotel??

or do u mean at the track watching?

Club Corner

sat there last year and you can see the exit of stowe all the way up to Abbey + all the overtaking (especially after last year) and there is a tv there as well (just incase you wanna see what else is going on).

yeah you def. want to sit where there is also a tv and loud speakers so you can hear and see the whole track

take a radio luffield or copse all the way club isnt bad either though, but be warned you want to get there early



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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

is the start/finsih straight any good? can you see into the pits? I would like to see the cars up close wjle they're not moving at the start, and the pitstops, and th epodium ceremony. i believe there's a big tv somewhere there too. any thoughts?

if your willing to spend silly money on a grandstand! i dont like it anyway, when its full you cant really see much, ok, you can see into the pitlane, and maybe the podium, but thats not enough of a draw if your seeing a car flash past in 2 seconds



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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

I mean like a campsite or hotel

lol, after all that debate on seats...

I've never stayed at either, but I'd recommend a hotel simply because it's easier to pack up and get outta there in the morning. The only disadvantage would be if you like your cooked breakfast in the morning!

Oh, and book MONTHS in advance.

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i agree copse would be awesome

as i went and watched there during testing, and you are quite close to the track

and i saw cars go into copse with amazing speed, and too see cars close or overtaking into copse during a race must be awesome


also, bridge would be good - where rubens overtook kimi at last years gp. thats a great high speed corner leading into the infield complex towards the end of the lap

or stowe corner is another good place to watch, see the cars hurtling into stowe from the hangerstraight, and overtaking into there

or the bekketts/maggotts complex, that is AWESOME to see F1 cars dash left to right to left thru there TOTALLY AWESOME

that is a must for any F1 fan.

just seeing the Maserati Trofeo cars racing into there was great!

so basically every corner?

lol



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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

I'm in the same boat as RonF1 - sounds like a LOT of walking, but here was the plan i had roughly made up in my head:

Friday - Somewhere near Maggots/Becketts complex, purely for photos and stuff.
Saturday - Prolly Club or Stowe
Sunday - up at 4am to get a spot at Luffield

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Just walk round the whole track, thats what we did last year, best year by far, got to see all the action.

In 2000 we had grandstand seats at woodcote and it was great purely as it was the first time i had seen F1 for real

But the following year we could only get general admission so we stood at becketts for the entire race


but last year was by the best, BRDC VIP passes, sat at grandstand for support races & stood and watched the whole race from different vantage points

best year by far


plus we got to meet these guys

















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Definitely walk round the whole track,and just stop for a few minutes wherever you like.
As for accomodation,EVERY hotel and B and B is booked up for miles. I've booked to stay on one of the campsites. They are one of only a few who take bookings,the rest of them tell you just to turn up early.
Whittlebury park.

becketts is no good for photos, too far away, really, i'll dig out some pics and get them scanned



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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

you can stand on the inside of the corners just after copse,

i forgot the name, but you can stand REALLY close to the track and watch the cars swerve left - right - left etc. then out onto the hanger straight

i would walk around the whole track - thats the best thing

yeh walk around the track. thats what we did in 2003 n will do in 2004.

i was at becketts and maggots for the race, brilliant watching the cars flick left and right.

would like to go up to stowe corner this year tho, for the overtaking hopefully.



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i hear you're not allowed to swamp the track at the end of the race. So if you're at the other end of the track, you just stay there and then go home? Can you not get on the track and stand below the podium?