Eau Rouge - Grandstands

[vladd]

Has any one been to the Belgian GP and sat in the grandstands at Eau Rouge? I was thinking of going this year and was wondering which was the best for viewing.

[snoggledog]

I went a couple of years ago and sat in an area called "Silver 2" just up a bit from Eau Rouge. If you have the opportunity I'd say try to get "Gold 3 or 4" as they'll have the best view of the Eau Rouge section. I found that Silver 2 was a little restricted as they came out of La Source at blinding speeds and our view was partially blocked by the hedge that runs along the side. Having said that officials really didn't seem to object to people going for a wander. I ended up in between Silver 2 and Gold 4 and got some cracking shots of a few cars.

Take a coat. It rained the night before we got there and although it was dry it was pretty cool

[rude-boy]

snoggledog said:

Take a coat. It rained the night before we got there and although it was dry it was pretty cool

It's Spa. If it was 96 in the shade I'd still have some sort of coat handy. I've been in full wet kit with boots, water proof trousers, warm jacket, the lot, at 9 in the morning only to find myself in deck shoes, shorts and a tee by the afternoon...

[vladd]

Excellent. Thanks.

[rallycross]

yeah I also had seats in silver 2 and it was very dissapointing, just make sure you buy a seat that has a clear view of one of the big screens otherwise you wont have much of a clue whats going on.

[ginettag27]

entering "grandstands eau rouge" in google came up with the following...

3. EAU ROUGE - GOLD 3 (covered) / GOLD 4 (uncovered)

These two grandstands are located on the outside of the notorious Eau Rouge left / right complex. The terrifying Eau Rouge is the daddy of all corners, and to the drivers the challenge and thrill of trying to take Eau Rouge flat. This difficult challenge can catch out even the best of them - think of the memorable footage of Jacques Villeneuve violently spinning from kerb to kerb having not-quite-made-it.
Both these stands (of which only Gold 3 is covered) offers you unbelievable views of Eau Rouge complex and the circuit all the way from the La Source hairpin, through Eau Rouge and into the Raidillion left-hander
Both grandstands also features a bigscreen TVs, which for obvious reasons makes your entire Grand Prix so much more enjoyable.

4. RAIDILLON - GOLD 5 (uncovered)

The uncovered Raidillion grandstand is located on the inside of Eau Rouge and offers spectators similar views as described for grandstands Gold 3 & 4 above. You cannot however see the entrance to the left-handed Raidillion corner, because you will be sitting with your back towards this section of the circuit.
Two bigscreen TV’s, are visible from these stands which makes it so much easier for you to keep track of what is happening later on during the race.

hth

Edited by ginettag27 on Sunday 27th May 16:35

[german tony]

Sat (on the concrete steps where people mostly avoiding treading on me) in the silver stand (forgotten what it's called) between La Source & Eau rouge. From this point I could see the cars round La Source & all the way through Eau Rouge which you can't do from the over-priced seats on the inside of that corner. The outside 1s don't let you see La Source.

Best bit? You could see the Foster's grid girls getting changed in the top of the old commentry tower.