Cost of spectating at a Grand Prix

[Dixie Flatline]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Kids are free dixie, you should take them

My 21 month old son would destroy the circuit.

I'm being serious.

[Nicholosophy]

Bernie/The F1 Circus don't actually care about spectators. They make their money from the TV Rights. If no one turned up, they would still race.

Eventually the traditional circuits would all go bust, but some rich businessman would build one somewhere for the glamour and.. oh wait.

[hgmonaro]

I went Friday. Borrowed the wifes myki to catch the train in, which I got off due to an incident somewhere and called the wife to come and take me the rest of the way Got in with a teacher friend who was taking his class, bought lunch ($18.50 for 3 chicken strips (small.. more like nuggets), chips and a drink. Caught train home using wifes myki and got her to come and pick me up from the station. So about $30 in total to watch 2 practice sessions of F1, V8's, a few other cars, the Roulettes, the FA18 and the odd gris girl. Not to bad.

[Paulaweybridge]

Totally agree with both of you.

A good club event is often far superior.

Originally Posted by wnut

You're right JamesH, the local events have a far more open and friendly atmosphere, you don't get beaten up by security goons or subject to hooligan behaviour, and it is always good to go through the pits!

Better on track action too, with as you say up to 15 races of different categories, way way better value.

Grand Prix race meetings used to be as good!

1st meeting I ever attended had:

Production cars 2 races
Modified Production 2 races
Formula Vee
Production Motorcylces
Racing Motorcycles
Grand Prix

With a 30 min practice (some mixed) for each category in the early morning.

In later years FF was added to the program.

Then came Bernie ....

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by NickoGP

Bernie/The F1 Circus don't actually care about spectators. They make their money from the TV Rights. If no one turned up, they would still race.

Eventually the traditional circuits would all go bust, but some rich businessman would build one somewhere for the glamour and.. oh wait.

spot on! how many races do we have now where they have to cover up grandstands to hide the fact that people are not showing up?

i suppose you cant blame them because the money is in the TV rights but at some point that model will fall apart. people (new viewers and the casual fan) tune in because F1 is an event, a spectacle, a happening....people see a crowd and go 'oooh whats happening over there' so if you lose the live crowd why would anyone bother to stop and look in to see what everyone else finds so interesting?