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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Webby the Bear on 30 May 2013, 18:12:24
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Anyone else going? :)
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What at £200 each min..then rob you for car park :y
Weekend pass to Paddock Club Over £3000 . but you get a free car :y
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Can't afford it anymore, last time I went I was in the Pits Grandstand Block A Row F seats, 1988, £70 for the seat plus £10 centre transfer, still have the ticket. It pissed it down and saw bugger all once the leading car, Senna went past because of the spray :(
Went to quite a few in the early '70's as a marshall with the BMRMC :y :y
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Can't afford it anymore, last time I went I was in the Pits Grandstand Block A Row F seats, 1988, £70 for the seat plus £10 centre transfer, still have the ticket. It pissed it down and saw bugger all once the leading car, Senna went past because of the spray :(
Went to quite a few in the early '70's as a marshall with the BMRMC :y :y
Did not no that the F1 teams have a whip round at each meeting for them.
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I went a few years ago for the 3 days and had "gold tickets" [the best that normal money can buy]which where right on the start finish line.
to be honest I was disappointed it was very hard to follow[top tip take a radio with earphones so you can tune into race trackradio]
iam glad I went but wouldn't rush back
hope you enjoy it.
oh yes when I got back to the car I found the window smashed and the radio gone.
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Haven't got a ticket, but il happily chum ya if your in need of a pal that day?? ;D ;D
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Can't afford it anymore, last time I went I was in the Pits Grandstand Block A Row F seats, 1988, £70 for the seat plus £10 centre transfer, still have the ticket. It pissed it down and saw bugger all once the leading car, Senna went past because of the spray :(
Went to quite a few in the early '70's as a marshall with the BMRMC :y :y
Did not no that the F1 teams have a whip round at each meeting for them.
It's news to me, we got a ring side seat ???, hard work and lived in tin tents :( We did it as volunteers and took the responsibility very seriously, attending numerous training sessions in our own time and expense to qualify for various post ( flag Marshall, fire Marshall etc) for no reward. The regional clubs may have received some funding but no individual benefitted, the same was true for the RAC Rally, Mintex Rally etc :y
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Anyone else going? :)
you must be mad to watch that circus ;D ;D
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can not :D :D :D :D :D :D stand the mud
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Excellent. Have fun Webby. Everyone should attend at least one F1 event. :y
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Can't afford it anymore, last time I went I was in the Pits Grandstand Block A Row F seats, 1988, £70 for the seat plus £10 centre transfer, still have the ticket. It pissed it down and saw bugger all once the leading car, Senna went past because of the spray :(
Went to quite a few in the early '70's as a marshall with the BMRMC :y :y
Did not no that the F1 teams have a whip round at each meeting for them.
It's news to me, we got a ring side seat ???, hard work and lived in tin tents :( We did it as volunteers and took the responsibility very seriously, attending numerous training sessions in our own time and expense to qualify for various post ( flag Marshall, fire Marshall etc) for no reward. The regional clubs may have received some funding but no individual benefitted, the same was true for the RAC Rally, Mintex Rally etc :y
Eddie jordans words cleggy from the pit lane a few races ago. :y
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i went to the Silverstone BTCC. Thought it was epic - i loved the noise and the smell of burnt rubber :) :) :)
so we got the cheapest ''gen admission'' tickets.
with the tickets came an advert for a snoozebox.....
http://www.snoozebox.com/home/index.html#welcome
id seen them at the touring cars and thought ''what a great idea'' bearing in mind i don't suffer from claustrophobia. for 3 nights per person and without going on the site guess how much......
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...actually i got it wrong... not per person but per box... which holds 2 adults and 1 kid max.
£795 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o for something not much bigger than a coffin :o :o :o :o :o
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Last time I went was 1982. The tickets were about 324 iirc,and that was getting too expensive so I stopped going. ;D
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Awesome, who was racing then Albs? :)
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Villenueve,Mansell,Arnoux,Lauda,Prost - and lots of others. :y
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Used to go regularly then to both UK and Euro venues - freebie - as guests of ICI, who sponsored the "wan*ers" team, complete with hospitality, pit passes etc. Main issue was getting in/out of Silverstone, so used to get a free pass for a mate who'd fly us in in his Piper - used to fly from Gamblingay "grass strip" - those were the days, chatting with Frank, Patrick, Mansell and Rosberg (Snr) before and after racing.
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Used to go regularly then to both UK and Euro venues - freebie - as guests of ICI, who sponsored the "wan*ers" team, complete with hospitality, pit passes etc. Main issue was getting in/out of Silverstone, so used to get a free pass for a mate who'd fly us in in his Piper - used to fly from Gamblingay "grass strip" - those were the days, chatting with Frank, Patrick, Mansell and Rosberg (Snr) before and after racing.
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I went to the G.P. at Brands hatch years ago, 84/85? , waited ages for it to start only to have Jacques Laffite stuff it on the first corner and break his legs , took so long for the restart I fell asleep and missed it !
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Iirc that was the last f1 race held at Brands,and possibly Mansells first F1 win ?
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Iirc that was the last f1 race held at Brands,and possibly Mansells first F1 win ?
Corrrect sir, Mansell won in the spare car IIRC :y
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His team mate,Rosberg tripped over himself trying to pass the leader at Graham Hill bend/Cooper straight and Mansell passed both of them and took the win.There was no stopping him after that. :y
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Here we are. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6t0rl8lJ0
I didn't remember it quite right.Rosberg was almost a lap behind. ::)
Note - Keke Rosberg with a ciggy hanging out of his mouth on the podium.You wouldn't see that these days. ;D
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Must admit I don't follow F1.Hats off to the marshalls for the sterling work they do though.Had it been affordable my money would've gone on going to the Isle of Man for next weeks TT races!
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Hope you find a parking space for your helicopter Webby!! :y
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Here we are. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6t0rl8lJ0
I didn't remember it quite right.Rosberg was almost a lap behind. ::)
Note - Keke Rosberg with a ciggy hanging out of his mouth on the podium.You wouldn't see that these days. ;D
You only have to watch the first couple of corners to appreciate how much it's been dumbed down since then. :o