Pelase help me with where to sit at Australian GP!!
#1
Posted 08 November 2001 - 00:44
Prost stand?
Senna stand?
Schumacher Stand?
The main straight stand?
What is the best? What should i look out for etc?
Thanks
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#2
Posted 09 November 2001 - 01:50
I can't really compare to the other stands as I haven't sat in the but Prost was pretty good. Great view of the cars from behind as they open up after exiting the corner and the sound of them changing down as they come into turn 15 is awesome.
Check out the Melbourne GP website, they should have a map showing the stands.
http://www.grandprix.../cars/index.asp
#3
Posted 09 November 2001 - 02:45
Damn the Prost Stand is now sold out!!! aghh!!!
#4
Posted 13 November 2001 - 12:44
Fangio stand is very exciting to sit in, if it's your first time in a grandstand. You get to see pit action, plus all the race starts. I sat there twice, but by the second year i was getting bored. I find it's much more entertaining to watch the cars go through the corners.
I highly recommend not to sit in the Senna stand, unless you can get a seat right at the turn 16 end, which unfortunately would be likely sold out by now. I sat in section F or something last year (opposite the pit entry chicane), and i couldn't see much because of all the darn fences and other assorted visual obsticals in your face in the senna stand.
And lastly, if you can afford it, Jones or Brabham stand would be the go. I've never sat there, but i can already tell you they are the best seats in the house. I guess the price tells you that too.
#5
Posted 13 November 2001 - 23:03
#6
Posted 14 November 2001 - 03:43
Are there any big screens clearly visible at the Schumacher stand?
I presume this is the stand where you see the cars coming into the 2nd last turn (the slow left hander) and accelerating out towards the last turn or the pit lane. am i correct?
Can you still appreciate the cars going by the straight in the Fangio stand or is it too quick/blurry etc. Which part of Fangio Stand would be best?
Thanks
#7
Posted 14 November 2001 - 13:46
As for the sitting in the fangio stand, you still have plenty of time to appreciate the cars. They are not blurry at all (they hardly look like they are going 300kmh!). If you sit up high, you can (just) see the cars coming out of the last corner, and you can watch them accellerate down the straight. Listening to 22 F1 cars scream past you in a successive line at the end of lap one is a fantastic experience that if you don't do next year, you must do one day.
Hope that helps ya!
#8
Posted 14 November 2001 - 21:57
I drove around Albert Park last night and the Schumacher stand should be quite good! It will either be Schumacher or Fangio!! May see you there!
Thanks! Much appreciated!
#9
Posted 15 November 2001 - 02:39
Originally posted by Witt
I haven't actually sat in the Schumacher stand before, but an educated guess tells me you won't have a problem with the screen.
I have sat there for every GP in Melbourne - no probs at all with the screen.
#10
Posted 15 November 2001 - 02:42
#11
Posted 16 November 2001 - 05:35
Originally posted by gerry nassar
AussieF1 - so you'd recommend the Schumacher stand! So what on track action do you get to see?
Depends where in the stand you are...
but , if you can get over toward the right-hand side (ie the side closest to the slow right-hander) you can see three corners - the slow one, plus the one before it (where the celeb drivers crash each year) plus the entry to the start/finish straight.
#12
Posted 16 November 2001 - 05:36
#13
Posted 25 November 2001 - 01:04
#14
Posted 25 November 2001 - 23:54
Originally posted by flyboy
I ditto the recommendation on Brabham. Great view, large screen tv , good access to stand, food, etc. And of course Melbourne is the greatest!
You making a trip next year to watch the GP here? Good to see that the overseas visitors are enjoying themselves when they come to the Melbourne GP!
#15
Posted 05 December 2001 - 02:49
#16
Posted 17 January 2002 - 05:40
Looks like we may be in the General Admission area again this year. Restricted Funds! Should still be fun though!
#17
Posted 17 January 2002 - 06:55
If you can get a seat at the very left hand end of the Brabham stand (looking as if you were sitting in the seat) you can see down the straight as well as the first chicane and the cars start into the braking area just as they reach you. I think its worth the extra money if you've got it.
Prost is not as good as Brabham although, value for money wise, its as good as Brabham. Schumacher is good but not as good as Prost although it is AUD$30 cheaper. Senna is pretty crap and its the same price as Prost; I'd prefer general admission as you don't get a good view of anything except the cars in front of you.
#18
Posted 17 January 2002 - 21:19
Originally posted by gerry nassar
Anyone know if all grandstands are fully booked or not?
Pretty close to it I think....
#19
Posted 20 January 2002 - 14:01
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#20
Posted 20 January 2002 - 22:41
#21
Posted 21 January 2002 - 19:02
A friend is interested in going, and asked me to look about tickets. Thanks again
#22
Posted 21 January 2002 - 21:55
BTW - Id say 40% of the crowd in General Admission are Irish or Brittish backpackers so as im sure your friend will enjoy GA.
#23
Posted 10 February 2002 - 01:52
guess if you get into remainder of stand then fairly average particularly the further from the last corner you get.
#24
Posted 10 February 2002 - 03:22
Originally posted by black magic
guess if you get into remainder of stand then fairly average particularly the further from the last corner you get.
Couldn't have said it better!
#25
Posted 12 February 2002 - 20:38
This stand may not get to see the cars at full pace but you do get to see them for a long time screaming towards you and then braking fairly hard. And you get to see the drivers up close man-handling thier cars through the chicane and accelerate away down the back straight.
I figure friday (and maybe first part of saturday) is when you can wander around and get your buzz from seeing the cars go flat out (and it only takes 2 minutes to walk from the stand to the middle of the back straight). But for great action on race day at the cheapest price you'll find the Clarke stand is terriffic. My advice for this stand would be section A or B (C is just past the corner) and whilst everyone (for some reason) scrambles to buy up the back tickets..... I always sit front row.... best view in the house.
Cheers
TailHappy
#26
Posted 13 February 2002 - 01:04