Official Thread for those attending the 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Skeeter · 6 Jul 2011 at 13:30

smr said:
Looks like I won't be going afterall!

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smr · 6 Jul 2011 at 13:31

Skeeter said:
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I've rang a few event management companies selling these "Silverstone Six Hospitality" tickets and they've said that with the tickets alone I won't be able to access the centre of the circuit - I'd need the lanyard and VIP passes etc. to get to the centre...

Skeeter · 6 Jul 2011 at 13:38

smr said:
I've rang a few event management companies selling these "Silverstone Six Hospitality" tickets and they've said that with the tickets alone I won't be able to access the centre of the circuit - I'd need the lanyard and VIP passes etc. to get to the centre...

So they are just GA tickets... and you paid GA prices for them, so go and enjoy a weekend of GA access.

smr · 6 Jul 2011 at 13:40

Skeeter said:
So they are just GA tickets... and you paid GA prices for them, so go and enjoy a weekend of GA access.

Yeah I know I'm just feeling sorry for myself. The guy I bought them off advertised them as having Centre access though ("the highlight of your day") he stated. Stinks a bit that he mentioned this without researching it himself as I probably wouldn't have snapped up GA tickets anyway - as they were advertised as being seated in a spot like that gave me the reason to buy them ...

smr · 6 Jul 2011 at 16:56

OK i've just got off the phone to Silverstone themselves and the woman I spoke to is adamant and stated clearly that all I will need to get into the Hospitality area and enjoy the VIP access is the tickets I have. I asked her three times if that was definitely correct - that I would just need to bring both tickets, and solely both tickets - no lanyards, vip passes etc. and she affirmed that that is the case and that I will be given lanyards etc. on arrival once I have presented the tickets.

And I'm still no less confused.

wonder_lander · 6 Jul 2011 at 17:31

Here is my ticket for comparison, obviously I have the VIP passes too.

smr · 6 Jul 2011 at 17:38

wonder_lander said:
Here is my ticket for comparison, obviously I have the VIP passes too.

Thanks for posting, exactly the same as mine then except I don't have any of the VIP lanyards etc. - just the tickets. Will this still enable me to get into the hospitality area? I mean, what's the difference between "centre access" and the hospitality area.

I've rang Silverstone several times today and got told different things by different people, one woman says I need a lanyard to even access the "centre"... the next says all I have to bring is the ticket and I will get the VIP passes once I'm there. My brain is frazzled!!

edit - is there any chance you can take a pic of the full set of things / passes you've got and obviously ps out any personal details etc.?

Crizzy · 6 Jul 2011 at 17:46

Weather isn't looking too special at the moment!

wonder_lander · 6 Jul 2011 at 17:49

smr said:
edit - is there any chance you can take a pic of the full set of things / passes you've got and obviously ps out any personal details etc.?

I'm not our group organiser some I'm not sure if there is anything else but all I've got is the ticket and passes and lanyard (both pics in this thread).

Duke · 6 Jul 2011 at 18:13

smr said:
Thanks for posting, exactly the same as mine then except I don't have any of the VIP lanyards etc. - just the tickets. Will this still enable me to get into the hospitality area? I mean, what's the difference between "centre access" and the hospitality area.

I've rang Silverstone several times today and got told different things by different people, one woman says I need a lanyard to even access the "centre"... the next says all I have to bring is the ticket and I will get the VIP passes once I'm there. My brain is frazzled!!

edit - is there any chance you can take a pic of the full set of things / passes you've got and obviously ps out any personal details etc.?

Just give it a go and if you can't get in with one person, go back a few mins later and try a different person on the gate.

gord · 7 Jul 2011 at 14:44

Free gold tickets just landed. For qualifying they are roaming stand seats so does that mean any stand? Or any seat in the stand they are for on the Sunday?

Just going for qualifying though. I feel like I miss too much on the race day... although it now looks sunny for Sunday.. hmmmmm!

Skeeter · 7 Jul 2011 at 14:46

Roaming means any grandstand.

And as for Race day, Grandstand seat + KangarooTV and you are sorted!

wonder_lander · 7 Jul 2011 at 14:53

Do you not have to stay within your class though for roaming? We had Gold in 2009 and we could go in the Gold or below grandstands but not the higher ones.

ci_newman · 7 Jul 2011 at 14:55

smr said:
Thanks for posting, exactly the same as mine then except I don't have any of the VIP lanyards etc. - just the tickets. Will this still enable me to get into the hospitality area? I mean, what's the difference between "centre access" and the hospitality area.

I've rang Silverstone several times today and got told different things by different people, one woman says I need a lanyard to even access the "centre"... the next says all I have to bring is the ticket and I will get the VIP passes once I'm there. My brain is frazzled!!

edit - is there any chance you can take a pic of the full set of things / passes you've got and obviously ps out any personal details etc.?

It looks like I've just scored one of these through a supplier

I'll see you there

gord · 7 Jul 2011 at 15:34

Skeeter said:
Roaming means any grandstand.

And as for Race day, Grandstand seat + KangarooTV and you are sorted!

Hmm, I probably will attend a race day eventually. Not this year though. Thanks for the info, wonder landers addendum sounds about right too.

smr · 7 Jul 2011 at 15:52

ci_newman said:
It looks like I've just scored one of these through a supplier I'll see you there

Nice one, so you've not got the tickets yet?

ci_newman · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:26

smr said:
Nice one, so you've not got the tickets yet?

I'm picking IT up tomorrow.. only one ticket so I'll be billy-no-mates

I'm not missing the chance though

gord · 7 Jul 2011 at 20:22

Just checked the gold stands for my roving saturday ticket.. not impressed.

In fact, think I'm going to go sit in the silver stands at copse.

Muffin` · 7 Jul 2011 at 22:25

early night for me, setting off at 5 tommorow want to get a good seat to see them setting up in the garage

praise to allah that i dont miss the start of P1!

Skeeter · 7 Jul 2011 at 23:50

I hate you all.

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