Doune this weekend

[ApexJimi]

Anyone going?

The entry list is the best I've ever seen at Doune.....assuming they all turn up!

[TheD]

Wheres the breakdown on whats happening as I may pop along for a looksee

[Blukoo]

If Graeme has his new car ready, I'm thinking about going down on Sunday.

[TWJPToyota]

ApexJimi said:

Anyone going?

The entry list is the best I've ever seen at Doune.....assuming they all turn up!

Yup will be competing along with my 18 year old daughter. Its her first Doune so hopefully will have a car to take home at end of Sunday!!!

[Blukoo]

TWJPToyota said:

18 year old daughter

You've got an 18yr old daughter who competes? Please introduce us

[madmac666]

I'll be there with the Evo. Battling for the Road Car Trophy.

[Well_Fans]

I'll be there watching along with a few others shouting for a guy from the Vauxhall Drivers club in his old Manta

[Steven944]

anyone know how much it costs to specatate ?

[Well_Fans]

5 quid or 2.50 if you're with a club stand or so I'm led to believe

[Semi hemi]

Well_Fans said:

I'll be there watching along with a few others shouting for a guy from the Vauxhall Drivers club in his old Manta

Would that be this guy?

[Knox18]

Well_Fans said:

5 quid or 2.50 if you're with a club stand or so I'm led to believe

has doune cut their prices by 50% then?

[Well_Fans]

prices - dunno that was the info I was given by the folk organising the car club entry

[Steven944]

surely not a tenner then? to sit on the grass? that sounds like pretty dross value to me....

[ApexJimi]

It's ran by East Lothian Car Club - and I don't grudge the money at all.

iirc it was about 8 quid to spectate. Where else can you get so consistently close to he action, AND get to wander around the paddock too?

For a tenner? That's not even two drinks in some pubs!

Bargain

[TWJPToyota]

Blukoo said:

TWJPToyota said:

18 year old daughter

You've got an 18yr old daughter who competes? Please introduce us

Yea certainly come up and see us in the paddock. You won't miss me I'm the biggest meanest bad ass dud of a father you will ever see but don't let that put you off. Pass the Fava beans and that nice Chianti fafafafafafa.

[Blukoo]

Don't worry, I don't think i'm going to be heading down this weekend anymore.

Maybe next time

[f1n]

Steven944 said:

surely not a tenner then? to sit on the grass? that sounds like pretty dross value to me....

Bearing in mind that the people behind the clubs that orgaise hillclimbs are usually volunteers and give up countless hours of thier time and effort into putting on top quality motorsport events, I dont think the spectator fees are overly bad for a whole days entertainment. its not as if the club committees are handing themsleves massive bonuses each year. In most cases any profits are ploughed back into the venue (GAC recently spent a substantial amount resrfacing the track)

At very few motorsports can you get as close to the action as well as speak to the drivers and look around the paddock machinery.

Also at a British hillclimb round the average Sunday spectator fee is £10+ i think shelsley is closer to £15

[Semi hemi]

Steven944 said:

surely not a tenner then? to sit on the grass? that sounds like pretty dross value to me....

I think it to watch the cars, sitting is optional.

If its anything like Fintry with 2 timed practice and two comp runs (if they survive)
add to that the variety of metal that gets flung up the track its nae that bad...
...and thats coming from an Aberdonian

[Broomsticklady]

According to Muttering Spews, admission has been reduced to a fiver a skull and is free to kids.

[VetteG]

Semi hemi said:

If its anything like Fintry with 2 timed practice and two comp runs (if they survive)
add to that the variety of metal that gets flung up the track its nae that bad...
...and thats coming from an Aberdonian

Not taking anything away from Fintray but, Doune is nothing like Fintray, for spectator or driver.
At Fintray the spectators can see most of the track from their respective viewpoints, whereas at Doune, which is longer, the spectator can only view it in sections. However, the spectator at Doune can get much closer to the action, at Oak tree and Garden Gate you are less than 2m from the track, watching the cars through those 2 corners is one of the best motorsport spectator views in the country (IMHO). For drivers Doune is longer and especially in the bottom half of the hill more demanding and is regularly voted the best hillclimb in the British Championship by the competitors. Worth a tenner to spectate...definitely!

G