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Zed 44

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1,290 posts

185 months

Zed 44

Original Poster:

1,290 posts

185 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Seriously, I'm thinking more of Rocher or general admission. Anyone have any experience of Monaco?

Mini1275

11,098 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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yikes

Absolute madness.

You could go and watch every Grand Prix live in a season for that!.

norman156

2,097 posts

225 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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from £21,983.00?? eek

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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norman156 said:
from £21,983.00?? eek
Absolutely. You don't have to get the budget trip. hehe

MrKipling43

5,788 posts

245 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Come on, don't try to deny that is now at the very top of your lottery win list!

I wonder who the F1 driver is? Pedro Diniz? Luca Badoer?

Edited by MrKipling43 on Thursday 19th January 16:18

Mr_Thyroid

1,995 posts

256 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Mini1275 said:
yikes

Absolute madness.

You could go and watch every Grand Prix live in a season for that!.
Or you could just pay £145.5 and watch them all from the comfort of your living room on the good old......ah no......wait a minute......never mind.

don logan

3,949 posts

251 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Hi, what do you want to know?

As far as I know, the closest you are going to get to general admission is Rocher or a tiny stand by Tabac (which I don't think is available anymore)

OR

Contact Stars N Bars and get a ticket to get there in the morning and watch it from there!

It's got great atmosphere because it's almost within the paddock, all the drivers walk past the outside tables and I've seen people like Mick Doohan, Keke Rosberg and Mika Hakkinen just mooching and having a drink there!

You won't see any racing other than on TV but it's as close as you will get for cheap and still be there!

Tickets aren't available until the last 2 weeks before the race and you have to collect in person during the week before the race!

Edited by don logan on Thursday 19th January 17:12

woof

8,456 posts

306 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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I know of someone that paid £100k for a Monaco experience with a meet & greet with JB and grid passes.
(Private jet and AirMonaco heli transfer was also included)
Plenty of people out there that have got the money to spend it on these special packages.

Most the drivers have their own "event" companies that put together these things.
Easy money for them.

don't know the person - i just know the event company Halcyon Events, if anyone has a spare £100k to burn

Promo vid - I think it was £10k per person to be on the boat for the weekend (not accommodation)

http://youtu.be/UsH5yNmwj3M

Silverstone is a mere £2.5K each



Edited by woof on Thursday 19th January 20:21

jamiebae

6,245 posts

240 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Halcyon Events is run by Chris Buncombe I think, part time GT car driver, and JB's best mate.

Rockape

284 posts

208 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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A few of us are heading there, was going for Rocher but got tickets for Z1 instead. Managed to do travel/tickets/car hire for £300 each.

woof

8,456 posts

306 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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jamiebae said:
Halcyon Events is run by Chris Buncombe I think, part time GT car driver, and JB's best mate.
Correct and with Richie Williams - both top lads.

19ryanh93

3 posts

176 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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www.dreamsalive.co.uk

really good trip

P-Jay

11,400 posts

220 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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Least favourite race of the year, I wouldn't pay £21 to go and see it.

don logan

3,949 posts

251 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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P-Jay said:
Least favourite race of the year, I wouldn't pay £21 to go and see it.
It`s different when you are there, it`s not just about the racing, there is a great atmosphere to absorb, like Silverstone, Monza and Spa have of their own!

rampageturke

2,625 posts

191 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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Mini1275 said:
yikes

Absolute madness.

You could go and watch every Grand Prix live in a season for that!.
£12 left over from a sky subscription too!

woof

8,456 posts

306 months

Saturday 21st January 2012
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don logan said:
P-Jay said:
Least favourite race of the year, I wouldn't pay £21 to go and see it.
It`s different when you are there, it`s not just about the racing, there is a great atmosphere to absorb, like Silverstone, Monza and Spa have of their own!
Hands down it's one of the best places to go for the race weekend.
Access used to be amazing. But it's still the one race I'd go over any other. But it's not really about those 90mins of the race, it's about the whole 4 days of being there. ( of course it helps to have a large wallet !!)


don logan

3,949 posts

251 months

Saturday 21st January 2012
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woof said:
don logan said:
P-Jay said:
Least favourite race of the year, I wouldn't pay £21 to go and see it.
It`s different when you are there, it`s not just about the racing, there is a great atmosphere to absorb, like Silverstone, Monza and Spa have of their own!
Hands down it's one of the best places to go for the race weekend.
Access used to be amazing. But it's still the one race I'd go over any other. But it's not really about those 90mins of the race, it's about the whole 4 days of being there. ( of course it helps to have a large wallet !!)
EXACTLY!!

It's a serious spectacle (SPectacle)

Will be there again this year, if you combine it with driving south through the Alps to get there the whole trip is fantastic!

As Woof said, it's not just about the 90mins!

woof

8,456 posts

306 months

Saturday 21st January 2012
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the drive down is a big part of it as well smile