10 days of madness in 2012

The_Abyss · 16 Jun 2011 at 21:29

Myself, 2 chaps from work and a +1 we need to still rope in (4 is better than 3). The 2012 schedule has thrown up a golden opportunity.

8-10 June - Montreal F1
11-13 June - do Vegas
14-15 June - road trip to Austin (about 2,000 km)
15-17 June - Austin F1

We reckon it can be done for around £3,000 each without any skimping (excluding the extras that Vegas can offer). None of us are entirely sure that we can physically survive such a trip though.

Too good to an opportunity to be passed by

Kerming · 16 Jun 2011 at 21:31

lol, 3,000 isn't bad, 3 holidays worth lol

Glaucus · 16 Jun 2011 at 21:34

Do it, good god I didn't even think about austing gp. Were looking at doing a road trip new York to The keys. If I could get the dates lined up, wouldn't cost much more to get over to Austin.

dannyjo22 · 16 Jun 2011 at 21:38

If you haven't been to Montreal before you will be gutted to leave after 3 days. My fav city in my younger days. A real party town even on a monday or tuesday night.

I've driven round the circuit and it's a lovely place to be, I keep threatening to go back for the race. The tracks really weird because you can accidently end up on it heading to the casino, one of my collegues did a lap round there in the snow. When I went round I was the only car on the road. If that was england people would be blasting round it for fun.

Housey · 16 Jun 2011 at 21:58

OK, you have my attention, this sounds a rather excellent idea.

alex24 · 16 Jun 2011 at 22:03

This is a great idea. I wish I had the money, but I'm off to Montreal next week instead. Not for any racing, but I'll be paying a visit of course!

Housey · 16 Jun 2011 at 22:21

I went there in 1971 as a kid, went through the globe on the monorail too, which I think has since long gone.

Shimmy · 16 Jun 2011 at 23:04

How I would love to do that, £3000 is a bit rich for me though.

I definitely want to get to Montreal at some point.

Dr Who · 17 Jun 2011 at 00:14

Is that Austin or Boston?

megakid · 17 Jun 2011 at 10:19

I like the sound of this! Interested. I should be living in Chicago at the time which is an 8hr drive from Montreal.

megakid · 17 Jun 2011 at 12:28

If I can get the time off work etc.

This is what I'll probably be doing:

2,000 miles - not bad. I think we might be onto a winner.

blastman · 4 Jul 2011 at 17:18

that sounds like an epic road trip.

I'd give my left arm to be able to do something like this, but not on my wage

ins0mn1ac · 4 Jul 2011 at 18:17

Seriously envious, pictures.. lots of them, epic road trip

Muffin` · 4 Jul 2011 at 18:26

I'd be well up for something like that, unfortunately my F1 and poker loving mates are too poor

megakid · 15 Aug 2011 at 17:28

Well they moved the Austin GP so seems this is off

Skeeter · 15 Aug 2011 at 17:31

Muffin` said:
I'd be well up for something like that, unfortunately my F1 and poker loving mates are too poor

Oy!

(fair point though)