Who's going to Moto GP Silverstone
Who's going to Moto GP Silverstone
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mitzy

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13,858 posts

228 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Hola !

Just wondered who is going to the Moto GP at Silverstone this year.

We are going again and Glamping.


graeme4130

3,955 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Me and my 11yr old will come up on the Sunday.
In all honesty, it's actually better on TV, but Silverstone is only about an hour for me and I get free tickets smile

Gavia

7,627 posts

122 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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I’ll probably be there, as I’ve got some freebies for Sunday. Will still be watching the race when I get home though as you get to see it rather than a group just whizzing past every couple of minutes.

Kneedragger95

272 posts

106 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Me and the old man are heading down on Sunday, got cheap(er) tickets in Beckett's Grandstand and the track is only 40 minutes away or so from home.

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,364 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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I'm going as a guest of Yamaha. First MotoGP and can't bloody wait.

Andy XRV

3,930 posts

211 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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I’m there on Sunday with Phil W. Taking a customer so we’re in one of posh suites, well away from those that choose to sleep in fields biggrin.

GM182

1,488 posts

256 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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Got general admission on Sunday. Pretty expensive at £70 plus handling fee.

At least the children get free entry and I've persuaded my wife to come so it's a family day out.

chunder27

2,309 posts

239 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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Do you still have to pay a massive parking fee f you take a car.

Not that I would go obviously, 70 quid is pathetic for 3 races.

But simply to make people aware, if you are driving you might have to pay a big parking fee

TonyF

2,300 posts

307 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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Got a table for 10 booked in the riders lounge hospitality suite on Sunday.
Treating some staff from the office.

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

262 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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chunder27 said:
Do you still have to pay a massive parking fee f you take a car.

Not that I would go obviously, 70 quid is pathetic for 3 races.

But simply to make people aware, if you are driving you might have to pay a big parking fee
So what should the admission fee be then.

Andybow

1,177 posts

149 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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chunder27 said:
Do you still have to pay a massive parking fee f you take a car.

Not that I would go obviously, 70 quid is pathetic for 3 races.

But simply to make people aware, if you are driving you might have to pay a big parking fee
It’s £12 for parking and £70 is cheap for a world class motorsport event, other main sporting events are way more forwhat you get, st I can’t even park in my nearest city for £12 a day.

chunder27

2,309 posts

239 months

Saturday 11th August 2018
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70 quid is not cheap for 3 races and very little in the way of facilities. You can watch motorsport in the uk for less than that for 3 days. The only thing dearer is F1, and that is wayyyyy overpriced, yet thousands of morons hand it over every year, so what would you do if you needed to pay the price for hosting large events all year, increase the price of every event there of course.

I asked a friend of mine who is not at all interested in racing if she wanted to go to the classic, I already knew the answer when I told her the tickets prices, and she is very well off!

Motorsport is priced way too high to allow people on low incomes to come and watch. Mainly because the people charging are trying to pay for hosting fees and make a profit, hence parking fees at a track you never pay parking fees all year. Its a farce!

And, why, please why are they charging for parking? The place is surrounded by parkland that is used for parking, why are they charging?

Sorry but if you think 70 quid is cheap for anything, no way.

Stones tickets are 90 quid. For that you get a seat. Get over yourself. Or get real maybe.

British hillclimb championship today a tenner. Thats real

Kneedragger95

272 posts

106 months

Saturday 11th August 2018
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Yes MotoGP and F1 costs a lot more to watch than hillclimb meets, but the levels of spending from everyone from the teams to the organisers is much higher, making the cost of tickets more so.

Just because you can't/won't pay the money necessary for something doesn't make everyone who can/will a moron.

Would you say people who drive around in cars much more expensive than yours or live in much more expensive houses than yours are stupid because of what you deem acceptable?

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

262 months

Saturday 11th August 2018
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Kneedragger95 said:
Yes MotoGP and F1 costs a lot more to watch than hillclimb meets, but the levels of spending from everyone from the teams to the organisers is much higher, making the cost of tickets more so.

Just because you can't/won't pay the money necessary for something doesn't make everyone who can/will a moron.

Would you say people who drive around in cars much more expensive than yours or live in much more expensive houses than yours are stupid because of what you deem acceptable?
Well put thumbup

chunder27

2,309 posts

239 months

Saturday 11th August 2018
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I probably would yes, what on earth is the point in spending hundreds or even tens of thousands on a car when most of the time you sit in traffic, can't really enjoy it and it costs you a fortune to fuel, tax, insure and own.

I can't see the point really

but whatever, if you all want to pay Silverstone's bills for them, off you go

Gavia

7,627 posts

122 months

Sunday 12th August 2018
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Wow. Lots of people criticising / disagreeing with chunder. Isn’t this the point where lots of posters jump to his defence?

Fleegle

16,710 posts

207 months

Sunday 12th August 2018
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chunder27 said:
Do you still have to pay a massive parking fee f you take a car.

Not that I would go obviously, 70 quid is pathetic for 3 races.

But simply to make people aware, if you are driving you might have to pay a big parking fee
You’d have got it cheaper had you have been more organised.

As for it being 3 races, everyone who’s been to a world championship event knows it’s much, much more than that