KLCC 88

Anyone here going to either races this year?

Going to both (with Wife at Monaco & Friends/clients at Montreal). Most likely driving up for the Montreal with the Porsche....

Imo000

Last year was such a disappoint in Montreal that after 5 years, decided not to go. The combination of hardly anything worth watching when the F1 were not on the track, the quietness of the F1 cars (the Civics and Mazda's were louder than the F1 cars....what a shame) and finally the Holiday Inn figured out the loophole that allowed me to book the room at $150/ night instead of their F1 rate, was enough to throw in the towel. Might try the Toronto Indy instead this year or just stay home.

Vise

Will be at the Monaco race this year... lovely wife is taking me for my birthday. Headed to Barcelona for a week and then driving to Nice the weekend of the race. Should be fun.

Gregster

Montreal yes! Can I tag along to any parties? Ill be quite at them

Going to try for Mexico this year as well

bronson7

Montreal, but a business excursion.

69gaugeman

This. Why they can't figure out how to fill the time with something F1 race worthy is beyond me. Ok, not beyond. It's all about the money.....

Gregster

I somewhat agree.. The support races are bleh but the entry fees are very high so it keeps series away. I enjoyed the year with IMS GT3 and Classic F1.

Imo000

I enjoyed that alot too but it was 3 years ago and doesn't look like either of them are coming back.

JTT

Last year was my first year attending. I must have been at a different race as I didn't see any Civics or Mazdas. Nissan Cup and Ferrari 458s were support races last year as I remember. Actually the Nissan Cup was good racing at times...arguably better than the F1.

My son and I are going again this year. He loved it last year, on the track and particularly off.

69gaugeman

Nissan, Mazda, Honda... same 3 minute laps. I was there and it wasn't that exciting to watch. The Ferrari challenge was the best I had seen. We were in corner 6 and there had to have been 6 cars put out over the weekend.

JTT

We were in 6 too. While I do agree it was a LONG time between them coming by, it's hard not to be entertained when they come through 6 three abreast....then tip over in the hairpin ...and get rolled back up and keep going!

Yeah, there was definitely lots of Ferrari carnage. Kind of a bizarre series though, as there seemed to be a handful of serious racers, a few more mid pack, and a bunch of what appeared to be street drivers with only the first couple of payments made on their cars.

Gregster

Ill show up for the entire day on Friday, 30 mins before qualifying and an hour before the race start.

Imo000

Because you never been there before, you don't know how much better it really used to be. They used to have the vintage F1s out, all the way from the 60-up. You could see, best and smell the evolution of the sport. Then the touring cars were there too, that was best to watch.

The Micra challlabge was entertaining because they were so pathetic that it was comical. Looked like someone rented a bunch of Micras and they went demo derbying. . I was so bored that was hoping that the grounds that ran out on the track was going to meet his maker when the Ferraris were running. . The GP weekend used to be so good. Right until the Porsche's stopped showing up (they were advertised to be there last year but they weren't). The dead time that lasted sometimes 90 minutes is inexcusable. If no one is booked, have the pit bikes/scooters do some laps...... Anything will do.

Matt Lane

Careful what you ask for. A birdie whispered the Porsche GT's are back this year...

Imo000

Last year they were listed on the official email schedule that I got from the F1a couple weeks before the weekend. Then when the weekend arrived, they were nowhere to be found. Talk about major disappointment. I even brought my Porsche flag to wear as a cape (which I did last year with a Canada flag ambrella hat).