Silverstone F1 GP/Goodwood Festival of Speed/Tour de France

[sir_camel]

So the mates i go to Melbourne with each year for the F1 are talking about stepping things up a bit next year; not going to Melbourne but instead taking 3 weekish in UK/Europe. The plan at this stage (if dates are similar next year) are spend 1.5 weeks in UK going to both Goodwood Festival of Speed and the British GP at Silverstone. Then head over to Europe, go to a stage of the TDF and then off to all the German stuff you have to see.

Keen on peoples advice or experiences on going to either:

* Silverstone F1 GP
* Goodwood FoS
* Tour de France


The plan will be to camp at the Grand Prix and possibly in Europe at some places too.

So does anyone have hot tips?

[Rocket36]

Don't. The Melbourne GP is a MUCH BETTER weekend than Silverstone.

[team_v]

I would be more inclined to see the Monaco GP and go to Worthersee/Nubrugring 24 hour.

[Rocket36]

I would be more inclined to see the Monaco GP and go to Worthersee/Nubrugring 24 hour.

+1 But that would take some serious coin. Monaco is crazy expensive and when the GP is on, even more so. I know a Mercedes salesman that won an internal company competition and was sent all expenses paid to Monaco. Said it was the best experience of his life.

[velly_16v_cab]

Don't. The Melbourne GP is a MUCH BETTER weekend than Silverstone.

are you for real????

Silverstone is a great place to watch the F1 and other races.
Melbourne is an easier track to get to due to it being in the city, the drive into sliverstone is the road to hell!


top tips,

Nurburgring FTW!
also try and check out if any Berg Cup events are on (well worth seeing)
Check out some uk shows (GTI International, or BVF)
depends on how long you are about for and where you are starting/ending to

[Rocket36]

Yes I am for real. Been to many a F1, British, Spanish, Hungarian and Italian included. The Australian GP wins hands down afaik. MUCH better atmosphere than the other. The Spanish GP came close.

[velly_16v_cab]

To be fair i think the melbourne one is worse, cheer for anyone but Webber and the crowd turns on you!
Not very pleasent IMO

[Rocket36]

To be fair i think the melbourne one is worse, cheer for anyone but Webber and the crowd turns on you!

Me and my mates stood and cheered and clapped on the hill at turn 8/9 when webber spun out in Melbourne this year! Nobody gave us a hard time.

[velly_16v_cab]

i was at 9/10...3 fights on my corner!


but the sidetracked is a good spot and nice view

[Tim]

i was at 9/10...3 fights on my corner!


but the sidetracked is a good spot and nice view

I think the welsh were born to get drunk and fight no matter where they are

[Rocket36]

i was at 9/10...3 fights on my corner!


but the sidetracked is a good spot and nice view

Correction, I was at 9/10 too... Didn't see any fights though - was sitting on top of the hill all day. There were those tossers who tried to put a flag up that copped some abuse but I wouldn't call it a fight.

[guest12345]

Don't. The Melbourne GP is a MUCH BETTER weekend than Silverstone.

i would beg to differ, the silverstone GP is a MUCH BETTER weekend than Melboune. Melboune is great, i go each year, but silverstone is something else.

[alex g]

have checked out several stages of the tour,even the final stage in Paris, always an awesome spectacle

[guest12345]

The tour is great, i was at stage 6 last week, i would love to follow the whole tour one year. What they do on a bike is extraordinary

[Coaster]

Yeah, I'd love to see some of the tour in person. Just seeing it on TV, I don't think we can really appreciate how fast they go over such terrain for such a long period of time.