Grandfather went to the F1 GP, and told me that the race one fault is that the people around the track all speak Chinese, which is obvious, but to someone who cannot speak that language, is very difficult to get their away around, and ask questions.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (katz @ Jan 8 2008, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>has any one been & if so what are the pit falls
katz... dazza lives in china & has been to both the motogp races as well as fnone. get a hold of him for info.
katz... dazza lives in china & has been to both the motogp races as well as fnone. get a hold of him for info.
^ Check your PM Katz.
For everyones benefit, we buy tickets from touts at the circuit much much cheaper, as the government subsidize the universities with free tickets to get the numbers up on the day. I know sad but true.
Apart from hello they all speak Chinese. Anyway the circuit is in the countryside, about 1 hours drive from downtown. We hire a bus for the day load it with booze and food and split the costs. We do the same when F1 is in town, difference is more people go to the F1 so the tickets are more expensive.
For everyones benefit, we buy tickets from touts at the circuit much much cheaper, as the government subsidize the universities with free tickets to get the numbers up on the day. I know sad but true.
Apart from hello they all speak Chinese. Anyway the circuit is in the countryside, about 1 hours drive from downtown. We hire a bus for the day load it with booze and food and split the costs. We do the same when F1 is in town, difference is more people go to the F1 so the tickets are more expensive.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Jan 8 2008, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Grandfather went to the F1 GP, and told me that the race one fault is that the people around the track all speak Chinese, which is obvious, but to someone who cannot speak that language, is very difficult to get their away around, and ask questions.
Easy...learn Chinese...most of the rest of world has made the effor to learn English, I think we should make a little effort ourselves to speak a second or third or forth language.
Easy...learn Chinese...most of the rest of world has made the effor to learn English, I think we should make a little effort ourselves to speak a second or third or forth language.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ Jan 10 2008, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>forth language.
Maybe you could learn to spell in your mother tongue first?
Maybe you could learn to spell in your mother tongue first?
we are going in with nothing booked we did same in 07 for estoril monza le mans & croatia [world sidecars] & half the fun was trying too get to the circuits,thanks for advice on tickets &will be in touch nearer the time
you can also buy tickets from www.gpticketshop.com. they do tickets to all moto gp and sbk events and are very good!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rgvneil @ Jan 10 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Maybe you could learn to spell in your mother tongue first?
china is one of the gp's that's high on my priority list. but the only way i'd go is with poleposition.com because its so easy! found the company absolutely brilliant and they have interpreters... which always helps
china is one of the gp's that's high on my priority list. but the only way i'd go is with poleposition.com because its so easy! found the company absolutely brilliant and they have interpreters... which always helps
As I offered Katz, contact me on arrival, I assume you will fly to Shanghai's International Pudong Airport which is 45KM from the centre. From there you can take the worlds fastest train the Maglev for around 50 RMB to one of the metro stops nearer to the river takes 7 mins. A taxi costs 150RMB, and is more of a white knuckle ride than the Maglev!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dazza @ Jan 18 2008, 06:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>As I offered Katz, contact me on arrival, I assume you will fly to Shanghai's International Pudong Airport which is 45KM from the centre. From there you can take the worlds fastest train the Maglev for around 50 RMB to one of the metro stops nearer to the river takes 7 mins. A taxi costs 150RMB, and is more of a white knuckle ride than the Maglev!
Cheers dazza we are flying to pudong fri-sat would be nice to know an area near to yourself so it would be easy to meet up
No worries, I live in the Jing An District of Shanghai which is pretty central full of restaurants and good bars. My place is about a 10 min walk away from Jing An Temple, which is also the metro stop on line 2 (Green line) the Maglev station is located next to Longyang Road stop (Same line).
Metro map
Any ideas what class of hotel you will be looking for?
Metro map
Any ideas what class of hotel you will be looking for?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dazza @ Jan 19 2008, 05:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No worries, I live in the Jing An District of Shanghai which is pretty central full of restaurants and good bars. My place is about a 10 min walk away from Jing An Temple, which is also the metro stop on line 2 (Green line) the Maglev station is located next to Longyang Road stop (Same line).
Metro map
Any ideas what class of hotel you will be looking for?
Metro map
Any ideas what class of hotel you will be looking for?
Any hotel as long as its cheap & cheerful have sussed out metro map looks prety straight forward so a hotel near jing an thanks for all the advise
