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VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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I have never been here to view and dragging my youngest along next week to see the BTCC, where is best place to view.

Thanks

Matt

tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Literally behind my house but I have only been once, I would say on the grass banking near the first chicane but I am no expert, you can see a fair bit of the track from there and plenty of action.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Make sure you there early as it was so many people missed race 1 last year it was that busy!

The first chicane gives great viewing over a huge amount of the cicircuit, and you normally get a big scree, so you don't miss any thing thing.

Gutted to miss it this year I think it's the first time since I started going in 2001.

Have a great day smile

VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Monday 4th May 2015
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Thanks for your help not been to Thruxton before so looking forward to it.

strudel

5,888 posts

226 months

Monday 4th May 2015
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If you get there early grab a spot on the last chicane because it gets difficult later on, usually some good overtakes here after the back straight. The complex (Turns 3/4/5) is also a good spot for action. If you go a bit further down past the side road you're not as close but a bit higher up so you can see a lot of the circuit from there.

A good thing about Thruxton is you can stand quite close to the track, get yourself on the inside of turn 2 to hear them go past smile

VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Monday 4th May 2015
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Thanks Strudel.

One last thing, might take my Elise which is low. Is the car parking quite rough?

GreenMan

159 posts

212 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Parking at Thruxton is mainly on grass fields... some are sloping, so whether they're Elise-friendly is likely to depend on the weather between now and then. If it's wet I'd strongly recommend taking something else - I've watched X5s/MLs and the like stuck in the wet grass/mud there in the past.

VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Thanks Greenman, looking at the forecast this week, may take something else as my car is very low and with semi slick tyre.....


StoatInACoat

1,352 posts

184 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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The first chicane is cool to watch from as the cars look like they're coming right at you but it does get busy there on race day. We will probably be perched by the complex somewhere as there's more space and you can see three corners at once from memory. Be prepared for rain, tsunamis and wind. Lots of wind.

shake n bake

2,221 posts

206 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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The Campbell/cob/seagrave complex is a good place, I sat there every year for years growing up, we seem to have moved to the grandstand at the final chicane now, I think in part the horrific rain a couple of years back really put us off a bit, it offers a bit of shelter if it does get wet!

VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Thanks for you help, dragging wife and other son along too. The racing at Donington was superb hoping the same on Sunday.

monkeytwizzel

4 posts

107 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Yes as said if you are passed the last entrance to campsite on the grass bank then you can`t go wrong for action viewing.
There`s only so many cars you can fit on to one chicane.
Hopefully me and the kids will get there again this year.

RobM77

35,349 posts

233 months

Friday 8th May 2015
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Allyc85 said:
Make sure you there early as it was so many people missed race 1 last year it was that busy!
The first race I ever attended on my own was at Thruxton back in the BTCC heyday - my Dad turned up at about 4pm having been queuing since breakfast time! I'd walked the last few miles to the track and arrived just in time for BTCC race 1. So yes, do make sure you get there early.

dmundy

2 posts

106 months

Friday 8th May 2015
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Great info on best places to spectate. I'm going both days and it will be my first time to Thruxton. How early do you guys get there on the Sunday. Hour before the first race?

Dannbodge

2,160 posts

120 months

Wednesday 13th May 2015
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I went on sunday to watch the BTCC and found a good place was at the end of the pit lane.

You get to see them come round the first corner (Allard) and go into the second. There was also a few offs and crashes around there which made good viewing.

I also went to club and cobb but found far to many people and the viewing wasn't actually that great.

If you want somewhere quiet, you can get round past Cobb onto a hilly part which was good too.

I got there around 8:15 which allowed us to walk round the paddock with only a few other people and had a chat with a few team mechanics and members too.

VTECMatt

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1,168 posts

237 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Pretty much where we sat, really enjoyed the day.