rec.autos.simulators

I'm thinking of attending the GP at Spa this year and any information would
be a help.
So any advice on...
The best ticket to buy ?
Best viewing spots ?
Camping arrangements ?
Nightlife ?
How large an umbrella to take ? etc. etc.

Thanks in advance
Fred Stacey

The tickets outside of the Masta kink are really cheap these days, almost
free in fact.

I went there last year, hahahaha it was so shit, u need to bring hearphones
or the F1 cars will ruin your ears. And anyway SPA has been taken away from
the F1 tour for 2000 caue it wouldn't have cigs adds.

Wishkah
Tribute to Kurt Cobain

Not true according to http://www.formula1.com/
It's scheduled for august 27th.

No, Spa is back on the schedule - August 27, 2000.

Dave Ewing

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Bronze Tickets give general admission. They are the cheapest, and as long as
you take something to sit on you can find loads of good vantage points. Eau
Rouge is good to watch in practice sessions, but for the race its absolutely
packed in that area, so I usually go to Les Combes or Pouhon.
For the weekend, Bronze costs approx 130, Silver tickets cost approx 180
(a seat in the stands is nice!) and Gold tickets are way too expensive!
(these
are for the stands at Eau Rouge and La Source)

See above ^^^^^^ :)

There are campsites RIGHT next to the circuit, like 2-3mins walk to the
entrance
gates. They are usually full of Germans in motorhomes, who are very
friendly!.

Ummm.. no idea, coz I dont camp, and the circuit is a couple of miles from
the
nearest town (Stavelot). Walking through the campsite in the mornings on my
way to the track I see evidence of major barbeque action, and large piles of
beer cans! I would imagine it gets quite rowdy on the campsites at night!!

Extra large, but your probably gonna get wet anyway! Take thermal underwear
too, and suntan lotion! It can rain hard, then be brilliant sunshine half an
hour
later! (1995 was a mix of rain and sun, 1998 was freezing cold and wet, and
1999 was a heatwave, where I got sunburn!)

Take a small battery powered FM radio with earphones, so you can tune in to
the circuit radio commentary, coz the tannoy system is crap, and you can't
hear
it when the cars are going past.

From Lol SpeedFreek.