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[Sina]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>CATALUNYA GP

Hi Guys,

I want to go to Catalunya this year.

Has anyone been there?

Is it possible to access the paddock on Thursday? Can you recommend a certain grandstand?

How far is it from the metro Montmelo to the track?

Thanks,
Sina

 

[Marijke]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>ASSEN GP

recieved our tickets a couple of weeks a go. my mom thinks my dad and I are crazy to already get excited. we're going to sit at the Stekkenwal, vak AL row 9

found a usefull link for the people who want more info about campings and stuff: http://www.ttfestival.nl/eng/camping.asp?main=camping with phonenumbers. our country number is 0031/+31. again, don't go to wittezomer

there are some cool pics on that website too, about what goes on during the nights/after the TT in assen (I just love those Don Diablo pics

) you've to go to the dutch site to see them btw...

 

[apecar]

yep i will most deffo be there.

but this year will be from the comfort of my armchair.

 

[Marijke]

ey the topic is pinned!

cool. we should make a list with members who are going

so far it's:
Marijke
Neil
phildean
Varunica???
Kim??
Babelfish (I remember reading it somewhere, not sure tho)

anyone else?

 

[Kim]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 18 2008, 10:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ey the topic is pinned!

cool. we should make a list with members who are going

so far it's:
Marijke
Neil
Varunica???
Kim??
Babelfish (I remember reading it somewhere, not sure tho)

anyone else?

Hmm... I'll try to get my tickets in the next couple of weeks and I'll let you know!

 

[babelfish]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>ASSEN GP

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 18 2008, 10:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ey the topic is pinned!

cool. we should make a list with members who are going

so far it's:
Marijke
Neil
Varunica???
Kim??
Babelfish (I remember reading it somewhere, not sure tho)

Well, AFAIK I haven't anounced anything, but sure I'm comming, like last year I'll be there from Wednesday to Saturday, traveling with the only suitable transport, my bike. This time the trip go from Oslo to Hirtshals (denmark) by overnight ferry, and from there via Hamburg (Lois Superstore) and assen on wednesday afternoon. A nice 600km stretch on the Autobahn.
This year we are sitting on Winterdijk. Section EW, row 3-4, seat 29-35.
Gert Timmer was allready sold out, and that was early in january.

A tip for a good camping is the sports/football club. Toilets and showers available and reasonably quiet (but ear plugs can be a good idea anyway) Guarded MC parking. It's placed between the center and the track. 15 min walk from the center and 20 to the track. Very nice to be in walking distance on race day and when thumbeling back from down town

 

[skidmark]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>CATALUNYA GP

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sina @ Mar 16 2008, 12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hi Guys,

I want to go to Catalunya this year.

Has anyone been there?

Is it possible to access the paddock on Thursday? Can you recommend a certain grandstand?

How far is it from the metro Montmelo to the track?

Thanks,
SinaHi Sina, been there before and going there again this year. if you go to the catalunya circuit website you can get a camera view from each stand, but i'd say you'd be very unlucky to get a bad vantage point at catalunya. there are huge screens everywhere and the spanish race fans are, quite frankly, mad. i assume the metro montmelo is the station at the circuit? if so then it is not that far, 20 minute walk perhaps. have fun!

 

[phildean]

Long time no speak for me, but I'm going!

 

[Marijke]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phildean @ Mar 21 2008, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Long time no speak for me, but I'm going!
cool

maybe we should all meet up?? or is that to much fuss to organize?

 

[frosty58]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 22 2008, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>or is that to much fuss to organize?
to much of a fuss... how hard is it to just pick a place & time to meet up? cmon put a little effort into it.and we want to see some pics.

 

[Marijke]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Mar 23 2008, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>to much of a fuss... how hard is it to just pick a place & time to meet up? cmon put a little effort into it.and we want to see some pics.
let's just wait and see if people want to meet up first before planning stuff. if no one else wants to beside neil and I, then it's not going to be a big deal to organize

 

[babelfish]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 23 2008, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>let's just wait and see if people want to meet up first before planning stuff. if no one else wants to beside neil and I, then it's not going to be a big deal to organize

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Very little fuzz solution: Meet at lunsj time at the track on Friday.

 

[Marijke]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 25 2008, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sounds like a good idea to me.

Very little fuzz solution: Meet at lunsj time at the track on Friday.
yeah I agree, that would be easiest. though here's the first problem: I'm not sure yet if I'm going to be able to be there on friday, my uni exams start on 23/6 till 11/7 2008. I have to wait a couple of weeks to see what my schedule will be like, let's hope I can be there on friday too

 

[Kim]

I'll probably only be there on saturday

 

[Marijke]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kim @ Mar 27 2008, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'll probably only be there on saturday

don't worry, we've plenty of time left before the TT, I assume we're going to make a decision about when, where and at what time if it's almost the end of june. can't wait btw

 

[Marijke]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>ASSEN GP

right, I'm a tiny bit bored so here goes some more random info:

Parking! some farmers have their land as a parkinglot. you have to pay to park there (which is RIDICULOUS and a pure rip-off imo) so there are 3 spots where you can park your bike or car if your lazy we always go to the main grand stand parking space on thursdays and fridays, it's good with pavements for the bikes and I've never heard stories of things that get stolen there.

Rather than explaining it to the point where everyone gets lost, I made a map. those P's and the black lines are my creations

for the smarter ones amoung us: P is for Parking
3038:Kaart_As...Parkeren.GIF]

3 main entrences. not so difficult, but very handy to know if you are sitting on the Ruskenhoek and you think the only way to get to the track is to park your bike behind the main entrence. cause then you'll be busy walking around for like, 90 minutes to your spot. if you want to know detailed route description you going to have to wait till my dad comes home to tell me it

then another thing, we should all say where we're sitting if when we know it, cause Babelfish is going to sit at the winterdijk (that's on the left from the Geert Timmer Bocht, see map) and I'm sitting at the stekkenwal (see map) that's not exactly right next to eachother

but then again, if we meet on friday, that's no problem at all. but still. let us know

 

[babelfish]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 27 2008, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>3 main entrences. not so difficult, but very handy to know if you are sitting on the Ruskenhoek and you think the only way to get to the track is to park your bike behind the main entrence. cause then you'll be busy walking around for like, 90 minutes to your spot. if you want to know detailed route description you going to have to wait till my dad comes home to tell me it

Nah, why not walk across the track. I'm sure the marshals will be understanding if you just axplain

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>then another thing, we should all say where we're sitting if when we know it, cause Babelfish is going to sit at the winterdijk (that's on the left from the Geert Timmer Bocht, see map) and I'm sitting at the stekkenwal (see map) that's not exactly right next to eachother

but then again, if we meet on friday, that's no problem at all. but still. let us know

On saturday that would be a problem. True. On thursday I plan to walk around to stekkenwal to see what I miss.

Nice map btw. My bike will be safely parked in a guarded parking lot at the sports club most of the time, but I guess others will be riding in for the day.

 

[Marijke]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>ASSEN GP

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 28 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nah, why not walk across the track. I'm sure the marshals will be understanding if you just axplain

you can always try...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 28 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>On saturday that would be a problem. True. On thursday I plan to walk around to stekkenwal to see what I miss.

Nice map btw. My bike will be safely parked in a guarded parking lot at the sports club most of the time, but I guess others will be riding in for the day.
that's another option yeah. but don't you have to walk like, really far, to get to the track if you park at the sports club?

we always park the bike during fridaynights near the trainstation on the left (near the fair) or in the city with Univé. you get a stamp on your hand that you're there, it's free and it's guarded

spoken like a true dutch person, don't want to pay to much huh

 

[babelfish]

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<div align='center'>ASSEN GP

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Mar 28 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you can always try...

that's another option yeah. but don't you have to walk like, really far, to get to the track if you park at the sports club?

we always park the bike during fridaynights near the trainstation on the left (near the fair) or in the city with Univé. you get a stamp on your hand that you're there, it's free and it's guarded

spoken like a true dutch person, don't want to pay to much huh

That's where I camp, the parking is reserved and included for campers. Well, it's a 20-30min walk but I can live with that. The options I guess would be endless lines to get on a bus or waiting for a cab.
Anyway a 30min walk don't harm the general condition after a late night out

 

[Marijke]

just got my exam schedule and guess what

I've an exam on friday...

I have 3 options now: going to assen on friday and don't go to friday exam and go to the 2nd try in august OR try to reschedule it OR go to the exam.

I'm a bit disapointed atm