silverstone,best view points
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hi all we are going to silverstone for the f1 this year it will be our first 1 someone told us you can wonder where you like on the practice sessions if so does anyone have any tips of where to get the best views etc,does this mean you can get in pit straight like i say never been to a gp before so don't know what to expect but would there be any chance of getting autographs?
any suggestions would be welcome ,the tickets are here can't wait now
any suggestions would be welcome ,the tickets are here can't wait now
I've always found that Club Corner gives the best views. You can see the cars as they come around Stowe, down through Vale before braking hard for Club and then accelerating away towards Abbey.
My other favourite spot is on the entry to Becketts, just beyond Maggotts. How can they go around corners that fast!
My other favourite spot is on the entry to Becketts, just beyond Maggotts. How can they go around corners that fast!
Shaw Tarse said:
Decent views round Stowe.
You can get pretty close to the track between Maggots & copse (makes you appreciate just how fast the cars are!)
Highly unlikely you'll get autographs
What tickets have you got?
we have got grandstand seats at stowe b can you wander freely on practice days?i think i remember somebody on here saying that you could.plan on taking You can get pretty close to the track between Maggots & copse (makes you appreciate just how fast the cars are!)
Highly unlikely you'll get autographs
What tickets have you got?
quite a few photos
also where are the best places to evening meals as we are camping thurs -mon?
cheers!If you have reserved seats for race day you can wander around the general admission areas and also sit in other gradstands on practice and qualifying days.
We tend to take small folding chairs and just set off around the circuit, keep in mind there are lots of other races going on, so you don't actually get far before your sitting watching something or other.
Taxis are pretty good into Towcester for eating out, where are you camping?, most campsites also lay on some kind of grub.
John.
We tend to take small folding chairs and just set off around the circuit, keep in mind there are lots of other races going on, so you don't actually get far before your sitting watching something or other.
Taxis are pretty good into Towcester for eating out, where are you camping?, most campsites also lay on some kind of grub.
John.
GAjon said:
If you have reserved seats for race day you can wander around the general admission areas and also sit in other gradstands on practice and qualifying days.
We tend to take small folding chairs and just set off around the circuit, keep in mind there are lots of other races going on, so you don't actually get far before your sitting watching something or other.
Taxis are pretty good into Towcester for eating out, where are you camping?, most campsites also lay on some kind of grub.
John.
we are camping at whittlebury park how about you?We tend to take small folding chairs and just set off around the circuit, keep in mind there are lots of other races going on, so you don't actually get far before your sitting watching something or other.
Taxis are pretty good into Towcester for eating out, where are you camping?, most campsites also lay on some kind of grub.
John.
Staying at Hamilton Fields this year, Just by way of a change, stayed at Whittlebury the last two years, not bad, good for access. Was lacking a bit on facilities last year, seemed to be a lot more camping and no additional toilets or showers and not much snack food choice to be had.
John
John
GAjon said:
Staying at Hamilton Fields this year, Just by way of a change, stayed at Whittlebury the last two years, not bad, good for access. Was lacking a bit on facilities last year, seemed to be a lot more camping and no additional toilets or showers and not much snack food choice to be had.
John
did see hamilton fields when looking but decided on whittlebury purely for easy access for circuit and at least with whittlebury your pitch is booked prior so you know your goona get a spot all the rest are first come first serve are'nt they dint like risking not getting a spotJohn
don't mind a walk into the silverstone village for a
and a few 
in the evening is it far?wiz 1 said:
i see the gates to the circuit open v early what's the best time to go the the circuit?
anyone else camping at whittlebury?
Can't remember what time the gates opened last year,a lot of the weekend was hazy anyone else camping at whittlebury?
Just walk to the circuit when you're ready!
I'll be at Whittlebury.
Bar's OK.
B'fast a bit slow to be served.
Shaw Tarse said:
wiz 1 said:
i see the gates to the circuit open v early what's the best time to go the the circuit?
anyone else camping at whittlebury?
Can't remember what time the gates opened last year,a lot of the weekend was hazy anyone else camping at whittlebury?
Just walk to the circuit when you're ready!
I'll be at Whittlebury.
Bar's OK.
B'fast a bit slow to be served.
don't think we will be going at that time!Entry to Copse - breathtaking entry speed.
Same, next corner Maggots into Becketts. Disbelief.
For a novel change/contrast, get to watch at Priory/Brooklands/Luffield.
Most racers can let it out at low speed, but the cars are not at their best. So good to compare top racers with midfielders and you can see why the good ones are at the front. If there was one spot that marked Kubica out a year or two back, it was this section. For a newcomer, he was COMMITTED and consistant. (Funnily enough, Schumacher never looked at ease through there.)
Same, next corner Maggots into Becketts. Disbelief.
For a novel change/contrast, get to watch at Priory/Brooklands/Luffield.
Most racers can let it out at low speed, but the cars are not at their best. So good to compare top racers with midfielders and you can see why the good ones are at the front. If there was one spot that marked Kubica out a year or two back, it was this section. For a newcomer, he was COMMITTED and consistant. (Funnily enough, Schumacher never looked at ease through there.)
anybody that has anymore to add about any aspect of the weekend will be read with interest
and appreciated!Club has groups of real nerds who seem to know everything about F1. Great bunch and if you admit to knowing little they will be only too pleased to help - to a fault. They are only too pleased to have someone to speak to. You need to be there early, real early, but it's worth the effort.
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