Melbourne Grand Prix 2009

Do you know what date???

 

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http://www.grandprix.com.au/

March 26th to 29th.

 

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I am coming to the 09 Melbourne GP, I have not brought my tickets yet and I am interested in this idea, will be myself and a friend. Please let me know more details as soon as you have them.

Very interested.

 

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mate, i'm gunna cut and paste what you have just asked for as my grade 10 education won't allow me to write such soothing words, and i'll use it everytime a thread goes off topic. talk about a big broom, good work.

as i said earlier i'll be there

 

ask and ye shall receive.

 

Did another thread get deleted overnight?

 

I just go general admission on Friday/Saturday. I have done the box thing half a dozen times and unless you want to get pissed, eat heaps and ignore the race I don't see the value. IMHO of course.

 

No doubt the more expensive seats get you into more areas. I like going general admission so you can go to all the parts of the race circuit and see coverage on the big TV's as well. I am interested in the racing rather than eating and drinking and watching one small area of the track for four days.

GA tickets get you into the displays; but doesnt give you pit walks and all that stuff.

 

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I been a few times to Melb GP, most recent this year... I always get grandstands.

The Grandstand tix get you access to all areas surrounding any grandstand as well as general area. At the front Gate 1 entrance that is grandstand access only which usually has a huge tent for F1 gear, but these tents are found in general area too and then you can walk over the track to the inside of the track and there is the road that leads to the pits, thats the road everyone(drivers etc) get driven to the pit entrance. You can usually get a signature or 3 if you enjoy waiting at 7am (that's grandstand only area too)

To get access behind the pits then you need those trusty GP Paddock passes which are like $3k a pop.

There are a few corners which are corp box only locations and only corp box ppl have access to.

All the tents with interactive **** and like the shannons cars are usually in the general admin section in the middle of the park.


I highly recommend walking over the pontoon bridge at some point

General area at the back http://www.coresworld.net//MelbGP08/img_5556.htm
The stand I was in this year, aross the track that white tent is a corp box http://www.coresworld.net//MelbGP08/img_5599.htm

The fences are high due to that accident where the marshall died http://www.coresworld.net//MelbGP08/img_5653.htm
Some corp boxes @ pit exit. They have a deck above the seats where you can stand http://www.coresworld.net//MelbGP08/img_5682.htm

I didn't take many pics this year but you get the idea

 

Ohh can't forget the Fosters girls from 2005
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Thank you for this post, very informative. 09 will be my first time at a GP and I am very excited about it, I think I will go for my original plan of grandstand tickets, this might sound like a silly question, but having never been to a GP it is somewhat a mystery to me, will a grandstand pass get me to the area where they sell the Ferrari merchandise? And, if I may, one other question, do they have big-screens visible from every grandstand? I am definitely there for the racing and I would like to take a souvenir away with me.

 

Digging up my 05 pics, there are afew different type of corp box avaliable, some are above the fence line depends on the location.

Im sitting in the Jones stand for these pics and across the way is Brabham stand. They too have the white tent which is the box part then like the top 10 rows are all reserved for the corp box section.

Also Michelin man found
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Gorgeous girls!!

 

Yeah the merchandise is avalible for everyone, there are afew tents, tho usually the tent near (gate 1) is the biggest tent.

Tho the best advice I can give is that 99.99% of the stuff sold at the track you can buy either in the city at the temp F1 store fronts that are about, at Lygon St where every Ferrari fan must go to eat hehe or just outside Gate 1 there is a pub and near that is a store that sells Ferrari gear. Ofcourse buying in the city usually saves you about $10 an item. Its rare to find something that is a track exclusive besides maybe the Ferrari jackets which are all sold by Friday so if you plan to buy anything at the track get it straight away, else it wont be there by Sunday. Can also get a special GP Port.

The Big screens usually cover most corners but they not really that big, you prob struggle to read the font on the screen at times and of course forget about actually hearing anything when the cars come past but still all the stands I have been on, they have provided screens. Tho of recent years you can hire these portable TV's called KangaTV(or something) which is an alternative,

http://www.grandprix.com.au/default.aspx?s=circuit_map The map is abit busy but you can check out the stands and where the displays are.

Yeah bring lots of money, caps usually start @ $50 a pop

 

I agree with 360C. You see a lot more by wandering around the circuit. Going grandstand makes you feel compelled to take your seat and you miss out on a lot. The areas that are only accessible to grandstand and corporate ticketholders has shruken a lot in recent years.

 

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