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Old 6 Aug 2015, 13:28 (Ref:3564161)   #13
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just got the paul ricard newsletter, and it features 2 free general admission events, one of which has free paddock admission too. that's a clubbie (lead by the v de v series), but the other free general admission event is the elms 4 hour race (2 day weekend - fp on saturday, quali and race sunday). it's the only major venue in the south east of france and has a monster catchment area.

meanwhile, here in the uk we've had to add a daily entrance charge (£15 for 2 days on the gate) for the normally free world series by renault event. no other event has felt this necessary on the calendar.

makes you wonder doesn't it? there were more people at assen than there were at even the busiest days at silverstone, in a smaller space and with paid paddock access. someone saw the commercial opportunity and ran with it, and it's blindingly obvious from the different arguements everyone's coming up with here that we're just too backwards to do the same.
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