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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Omega wrote: I am going this weekend, but is it worth it to go on Thursday already? What are the possibilities that day? It depends where you can go. I'm not sure about Spa but you might be able to get autographs, as Tobias says, or see some of the drivers do their trackwalk. |
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| Author: | StanV [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
phil1993 wrote: That's what I regret about 2009, I didn't explore as much as I should have done. Hopefully I'll get enough money to go next year as media! You should do a one-off non-F1 report of the 24 Hours, 5 days (and nights) of exploring without having to worry about where or where not you are allowed to go and stand. Been only twice, 1998 & 2005 (latter one was free), and as far as I'm concerned, I'm more than happy to stay at home once again. It's not the Spa I know during the F1-weekend 
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| Author: | Mattzel89 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
good to see that you picked the ones with the sunny weather 
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
I must have gone the one year that not a drop of rain fell on Saturday and Sunday  Spa 24 hours? What time of year is that? |
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| Author: | Mattzel89 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
End of July. For whatever reason it has always been like winter in previous years. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:17 pm ] |
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Hopefully no red flags this year for stray TBK Light members |
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| Author: | Mattzel89 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
I still believe Charlie just wanted to go for a ride, well, that's my version of it
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| Author: | StanV [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Mattzel89 wrote: good to see that you picked the ones with the sunny weather I suppose that's part of why I dislike experiencing the F1 weekend live on the spot Even though (as you know), Spa more often than not has that kind of weather. Not to mention the incredible traffic jam in 2005 that took us 4 hours to get to Liège, and I had a big test at school the day after. In 2005 I was sitting at Raidillion/start of Kemmel the whole day. GP2 fence-crash happened like right in front of me, but due to the rain I only noticed what'd just happened about 5 minutes later. Did hear a lot of smacks and crunching metal though lol, then suddenly saw a rather big bended rail and catchfence right in front of me. phil1993 wrote: Spa 24 hours? What time of year is that? Last weekend of July |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Yeah, Spa isn't great for spectators but we still love it. I mean, it looks brilliant. Silverstone on the other hand is such a bland place but, you can see loads. I stood by the pit entry and could see the exit of Stowe down to the exit of Vale. If you sit at Village or Maggotts, you can see so so much. @Stan, sounds good but money + effort is going on F1 next year! |
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| Author: | Tobias [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
come on, I'm sure everyone asks himself the same question every year. Will we see a huge crash at Eau Rouge this year or not? |
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| Author: | Mattzel89 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:33 pm ] |
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phil1993 wrote: Yeah, Spa isn't great for spectators but we still love it. ? |
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| Author: | StanV [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:36 pm ] |
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Mattzel89 wrote: phil1993 wrote: Yeah, Spa isn't great for spectators but we still love it. ? During F1 it isn't, to be honest. |
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| Author: | Mattzel89 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:41 pm ] |
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yes, but still miles ahead of other F1 tracks |
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| Author: | Omega [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:46 pm ] |
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StanV wrote: Mattzel89 wrote: phil1993 wrote: Yeah, Spa isn't great for spectators but we still love it. ? During F1 it isn't, to be honest. true, the bronze view on Busstop is blocked by a grandstand. But Spa is so much better than all the others because you can buy a bronze ticket and take a walk round the track to see every corner for the price of 1 ticket. |
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| Author: | Tobias [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Having sat in several grandstands and only switching over to general admission last year, I must admit the bronze tickets are really worth their money (certainly relative to the stands). Several stands provide you with views through fencing, while in bronze there are still quite a few areas which don't have fencing in the way. If I had to pick the best grand stand I shat in, it would probably be that silver one just before the Eau Rouge corner starts. View from exit La Source and you see them powering up eau rouge and disappearing up Kemmel. Good value I found that (and in 2005, when I attended, the podium was right there in front of me!). |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Mattzel89 wrote: phil1993 wrote: Yeah, Spa isn't great for spectators but we still love it. ? Silverstone is better in terms of what you can see. But from now on, I'd quite like a seat reserved in a warm media centre! |
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| Author: | EsbenT [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:30 pm ] |
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Tobias wrote: Having sat in several grandstands and only switching over to general admission last year, I must admit the bronze tickets are really worth their money (certainly relative to the stands). Several stands provide you with views through fencing, while in bronze there are still quite a few areas which don't have fencing in the way. If I had to pick the best grand stand I shat in, it would probably be that silver one just before the Eau Rouge corner starts. View from exit La Source and you see them powering up eau rouge and disappearing up Kemmel. Good value I found that (and in 2005, when I attended, the podium was right there in front of me!). 
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| Author: | Fabs [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:49 pm ] |
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:roll: no such toilet humor in my thread k thx |
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| Author: | amq55 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:56 pm ] |
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No wonder that FP was red flagged a couple of years ago. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - SPA |
Portaloos on the Kemmel Straight *shudders*. |
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