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[-] upsurge@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

Absolutely. Even the cheapest 3 day tickets are over $800 since the prices dropped.

Thatโ€™s absolutely not affordable for a lot of people after including hotels, airfare, etc.

I donโ€™t want to stand in the cold desert watching a race. Iโ€™d much rather be warm and in my house.

[-] StableSystem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

It's literally cheaper to go to Europe to watch a race, which is exactly what I'm planning to do next year

[-] wim@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I can only recommend it.

I went to Spa this year with a few friends, with a standing only ticket. We had to walk over an hour to get to the spot we wanted to go. We then had to shovel the folding chairs we carried into the rocky hillside, and sit in the rain every day. We had to wake up at 6 every day to have a decent spot.

But I'd be lying if it wasn't the best weekend of my year so far.

Because everyone is there, loving the same thing you do, sitting through the same rain.

When the cars went behind the trees and out of our view, we could see them go round the track because the rain splashed into the air over three times higher than the trees.

We had a big screen to follow the TV broadcast across the track from us, and local commentators describing the race in 4 languages on the tracks dedicated FM radio station.

We watched all the events - F1, F2, F3, Porsche cup, historical demos. We learned to identify the different F1 cars by sound. It was almost a magical experience for me.

I want to do a Monza road trip one of the next years.

[-] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

They took yer jerbs...

[-] PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I went to Montreal in '17, '18, and '19. For 2020 I got tickets for the family (1st race for my wife and 2 kids) - the entire trip with flights (from Ontario) was $10K. We got most of it back when everything was cancelled (took a year)

We're considering buying tickets for next year, but I'm struggling to justify it. We do the Toronto Indy every year, and the experience is as good or better for a quarter of the cost

The kids want to go to F1 once, just to see the cars in person. But it will probably be a one and done for us

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Just FYI: Formula E is in Mexico City and Portland and WEC will visit Texas. Might be alternatives you wanna make a vacation of.

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