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British Grand Prix
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29/07/2018 15:12
29/07/2018 15:12
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robcal
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I was thinking of taking my boy to next year's British GP. Having never been myself, I was just wondering if anyone had any advice about it. He'll be 8, and I was thinking of going for the Saturday and Sunday, camping overnight. For the cheapest, general admission tickets (bearing in mind he's free), it's going to come to over £300. And that's without petrol costs, food, and other 'expenses' when we're there, such as programmes and entertainment etc.
Is it worth it? Other events are far cheaper, but are they anywhere near as good an experience? Also, are the general admission views decent enough?
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Re: British Grand Prix
[Re: robcal]
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30/07/2018 11:58
30/07/2018 11:58
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As above.
Two years ago I went to Spa, Belgium for two thirds of the cost (Inc fuel and food). Campsites are not as good as the Woodlands site thou.
Give the Silverstone Classic a go. Its cheaper, lots more going on, the pits and paddock are accessible, grandstands are free and there is live music at night. To be honest, seeing some of those old F1 cars going round is more enjoyable than the new ones.
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Re: British Grand Prix
[Re: robcal]
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30/07/2018 15:52
30/07/2018 15:52
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Based on the costs of attending the GB GP I would say a trip overseas is more appealing? The Silverstone Classic would be worth a go though.
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Re: British Grand Prix
[Re: robcal]
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31/07/2018 10:52
31/07/2018 10:52
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I've only ever been to Silverstone for F1 once as a corporate guest, and even then the viewing position was not that great. I would probably not even be allowed to accept a "gift" like that these days due to various anti-corruption rules But in (many) years gone by, when F1 was at Brands Hatch, I used to go to the practice day (Friday) and got some great views of the cars without the crowds and without the expense, I don't know whether that's still an option? Brands is a much better spectator circuit, even with the crazy fences up there now, shame it likely will never host F1 again I did attend one day of the Silverstone Classic and agree that it is much better value with some interesting historic "racing" (but I'm not sure that everyone was driving flat out), with entry costs ranging from £43-£120 as part of the car club display, depending how early you booked and how many days you were there (1, 2 or 3) and camping was an extra £49 for adults & £16.50 for kids 6-16, so your father & son package still might start to approach £200... Otherwise Spa is a great circuit for viewing, a bit like Brands in that it's not dead flat like Silverstone.
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Re: British Grand Prix
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02/08/2018 08:32
02/08/2018 08:32
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To put pricing into perspective, 2 years ago my wife and I did the Monaco Grand Prix. Midweek flight down to Nice, Airbnb, Practice 3 and Quali and the race itself. We had General admission tickets for both days which gave us plenty of options as to where to watch the race form. We used the train to and from Nice although there are plenty of buses/coaches laid on. For the 2 of us it just over a grand for 4 nights. So, given the choice of going to a windy ex airfield only 25 miles from where I live, or to the French Riviera, only one choice for me
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