Autosport International tickets

Rob29 · 7 Dec 2004, 09:23 (Ref:1173198)

Has anyone tried to book tickets for this? When I dial the advertised number 0870 902 0444 I get a recorded message 'press 1 for Autosport ,etc' I press 1 -total silence followed by the same message.This has happened a dozen times since last thursday.An e-mail to the Autosport website has brought no reply so far.

Ian Sowman · 7 Dec 2004, 09:52 (Ref:1173230)

Are they on sale via the NEC website? That might be an alternative.

Rob29 · 7 Dec 2004, 12:12 (Ref:1173351)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Sowman

Are they on sale via the NEC website? That might be an alternative.

yes,but not the Goldcard for Friday public admission,which I have obtained sucessfully for the past 2 years.

pitcrew · 7 Dec 2004, 12:14 (Ref:1173354)

Have you tried the Autosport-international.com website?

I saw some numbers and forms on there, not sure about public admission tho !

**Tim Falce** · 7 Dec 2004, 12:34 (Ref:1173368)

I booked mine on the autosport site here with no problems although that was a trade booking

pitcrew · 7 Dec 2004, 13:28 (Ref:1173416)

http://boxoffice.necgroup.co.uk/perr...tID=AUTO05&Gid

Here u go

Rob29 · 7 Dec 2004, 13:56 (Ref:1173444)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pitcrew

http://boxoffice.necgroup.co.uk/perr...tID=AUTO05&Gid

Here u go

Sorry,pitcrew,I have already been there.No link for friday tickets. Don't anybody waste any more time by saying the public are not admitted on friday.It says they are in this weeks Autosport magazine,and I have had the tickets by phone with no trouble for the past 2 years.

Mackmot · 7 Dec 2004, 19:16 (Ref:1173717)

The public are not admitted on Friday.... :P

Matt Dillon · 7 Dec 2004, 22:14 (Ref:1173906)

As an MSA Licence Holder you can attend on the trade days. There is a booking form for Licence Holders on the Autosport International web site.

MikeM · 8 Dec 2004, 09:12 (Ref:1174151)

And you can have one day free if you are a BRSCC member!

Rob29 · 8 Dec 2004, 09:44 (Ref:1174174)

Sorry,I don't mean to be rude,but all I wanted was for someone to answer my original question-Has anyone managed to access the phone line quoted in Autosport for the friday Goldcard?

jase · 8 Dec 2004, 13:23 (Ref:1174338)

Check the website, there is no Friday Goldcard. Friday is for TRADE ONLY, no public admission available.

http://www.autosport-international.c...sandprices.asp

Rob29 · 8 Dec 2004, 14:05 (Ref:1174350)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jase

Check the website, there is no Friday Goldcard. Friday is for TRADE ONLY, no public admission available.

http://www.autosport-international.c...sandprices.asp

I am begining to loose my temper with this.See page 19 of Autosport issue dated Dec 2-bottom right hand colum.This I have obtained for the past 2 years.It is exclusive to Autosport readers so is not on the website.

Mackmot · 8 Dec 2004, 17:03 (Ref:1174495)

Cant you just make up a motorsport business and go as trade like everyone else does. All you have to do is say you are a self employed motor racing mechanic.

jase · 9 Dec 2004, 07:02 (Ref:1175012)

Rob29, I'm confused. Why are the public allowed in on a Trade day?

Rob29 · 9 Dec 2004, 08:35 (Ref:1175069)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackmot

Cant you just make up a motorsport business and go as trade like everyone else does. All you have to do is say you are a self employed motor racing mechanic.

I guess because I was brought up to be honest,and had not thought of that. As to why non trade people are allowed on friday you had better ask Autosport! Only 3000 are allowed and you have to book by phone.

mark_l · 9 Dec 2004, 21:42 (Ref:1175666)

I don't agree with public access on trade days, the public already have 2 days.

Trade days are meant for business, hence the large quota of suits and the lack of anoraks.

The public days are there purely to make the event viable. The public come to see Michelle Marsh and Lucy Pinder, I cant see many suits queuing up to meet them on the trade days.

Maybe it says more about the standard of the show that Autosport are willing to let public in on the Friday.

Rob29 · 10 Dec 2004, 10:13 (Ref:1175988)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark_l

I don't agree with public access on trade days, the public already have 2 days.

Trade days are meant for business, hence the large quota of suits and the lack of anoraks.

The public days are there purely to make the event viable. The public come to see Michelle Marsh and Lucy Pinder, I cant see many suits queuing up to meet them on the trade days.

Maybe it says more about the standard of the show that Autosport are willing to let public in on the Friday.

The original Racing Car Show in London was open for 10 days to the public I recall. Last time I went on a saturday it was so crowded I felt ill and only just made it back to the train station.So I gave it a miss the following year.Who are Michele Marsh and Lucy Pinder? What do they race?
I was there on Friday for the past 2 shows and there were plenty of anoraks and kids.

Fan · 10 Dec 2004, 10:44 (Ref:1176010)

Two options here:

1) Call Autosport in Teddington: 0208 267 5804 or call
2) Autosport International: 0208 307 2300

They should be able to help.

jase · 10 Dec 2004, 13:03 (Ref:1176122)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob29

..I was there on Friday for the past 2 shows and there were plenty of anoraks and kids.

Or were they family/guests of the team member doing business?

IMO the general public on the Friday are a nuisance, but if Autosport want the extra cash for those days what do my thoughts count.

mark_l · 10 Dec 2004, 15:17 (Ref:1176240)

Lucy Pinder and Michelle Marsh are page 3 models.

I think the kids you saw on trade day could of been kart racers (or formula bmw drivers).

Is it me or are the drivers getting younger nowadays.

jase · 10 Dec 2004, 17:34 (Ref:1176380)

Mark, you're just getting older!

mcurtis26 · 10 Dec 2004, 19:32 (Ref:1176460)

In a venue the size of the NEC, 3,000 people is not going to make a huge amount of difference, they certainly dont get in the way enough to stop trade deals occuring, which will generally happen in the business zone anyway which has restricted access. In any case, its these public which will end up paying to go and sit on the banking in the cold and wet at a race track simply for the love of the sport. If they didn't do this, there would be no sport anyway so no need for a trade day. I'm sure many fans regard the multitude of corporate hospitality guests at race weekends as a nuisance as well.

Rob29 · 11 Dec 2004, 09:06 (Ref:1176851)

Thanks mcurtis26,I was begining to wonder if I was in the wrong forum here.I thought it was for enthusiasts? Also thanks to 'fan' for the first serious sugestion to my problem.
The attitude of certain posters here is maybe why there are few people nowdays prepared to stand on cold spectator banks?

mcurtis26 · 11 Dec 2004, 10:39 (Ref:1176895)

Unfortunately any form of privileged pass will always be abused by somebody. The concept of trade visitor is taken quite broadly, many of the fans who visit on a gold cold contribute more to the sport than a bogus trade visitor.

I'd always taken the Gold Pass as a way of Autosport giving something back to the grass roots fans, something which unfortunately seems to occur less and lesss these days with rising ticket prices at most events (the big exception to this being the excellent value at #10 and very fan friendly Brit F3/GT events).

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