British Grand Prix

[jimthedrummer]

Advice please from experienced Grand Prix goers.

I have a general admission ticket for race day only. I have booked a park and ride. I am taking the wife and a 7 and 9 year old.

Where should we head for??Any advice gratefully received.......

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Club, Vale or Beckets.

I'm going down on wednesday for my 40th GP in the UK.

But you need to be there very early to get a good spot.

[S7EVE_MAC]

Camping this year and I can't wait! Taking the family down on Thursday. I hear you have to get up early on Sunday. We'll sus it out Friday/sat.

Just hoping for some dry weather!

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Are you camping on woodlands Steve?

We dont have to get up early.....grandstand seats

[S7EVE_MAC]

Yes Paul. Woodlands, family camping! General admission, so up early on Sunday.

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Sent you a pm Steve

[S7EVE_MAC]

Back at you. Thanks Paul.

[lewis]

Be very early on Sunday. We got there on a GA ticket on Sunday last year and got through the gates soon after 7am and the campers had put the chairs down on all the viewing spots on the corners so we were stuck viewing from the Wellington Straight. 

 

I think gates open at 6am but there is a queue before that.

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Back in the day when I couldn't afford grandstand seats we would start to queue at teatime on Saturday  yes we were that mad  we would take it in turns throughout the night to keep our place in the queue, as soon as the gates opened at 5am we would have two sprinters with a couple of lightweight camping chairs apiece, they would dash to our pre arranged spot, the rest of us would follow up with more chairs, cool boxes etc, boy it was fun

When it was at Brands Hatch in the 70s we would set off at midnight, arrive at the Paddock bend entrance at about 4.30am and join the queue, then when the gates opened it was the same routine with sprinters and load carriers

[Rory's Dad]

Happy days!