VIP Village

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sina @ Aug 9 2007, 02:24 PM) [snapback]83895[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Hi guys,

I've been to Laguna this year and it was awesome! One good thing is that MotoGP isn't that popular in the states and you can get Paddock Passes for only 50 bucks. So if you have the chance to go there, GO!

I wonder where I will go next year and I'm thinking about testing the VIP village stuff in Europe. Maybe Sachsenring or Spain/Italy. Has anyone done it so far, how was it? How does it work with the Paddock? I've seen different information on the web. The offer guided tours, I think once a day. Another site said that you can access the paddock the whole day. So has anyone an idea how it works?

Thanks,

Sina

Take me with you.I`ll be good....promise!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sina @ Aug 9 2007, 06:46 PM) [snapback]83994[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
First rule: no smaller men, please (are you taller than 1.80 cm?)?

Second rule: no guys from the UK (at least that should work)! ))


I approve of your rules

Drill's a 5"3 Brit and Tom's British. I'm 1.85 and Israeli when it suits me, such as now Take me with you!!

You paid 50 bucks for paddock passes you got ripped.

Last year I got off the bus from the campsite and for 2 days noone even asked me for a entry ticket.
How close did I get to the paddock.?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sina @ Aug 9 2007, 08:24 AM) [snapback]83895[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>


I wonder where I will go next year and I'm thinking about testing the VIP village stuff in Europe. Maybe Sachsenring or Spain/Italy. Has anyone done it so far, how was it? How does it work with the Paddock? I've seen different information on the web. The offer guided tours, I think once a day. Another site said that you can access the paddock the whole day. So has anyone an idea how it works?





hey sina glad u had such a good time! i did the vip village at assen a couple of years ago. u get the pit lane tour once sat & once sunday. paddock tours the same. good parking good food other ammenities the all day paddock access is a laguna thing.

hey sina,

i wasn't in the vip-viilage itself, but i was in the paddock at the sachsenring, so i think i can tell you a bit.

first of all: the vip-tickets for the sachsenring are veeery expensive. but you have some nice rooms and food all day if that's what you want.
anyway, there is a paddock-tour included which means walking in front of the boxes in a group when there are no riders around anymore...

but, as far as i've seen it you can also walk around in the paddock (behind the boxes in p2 and in padock 1 and 3 where the trucks and hospitalities are) and see some things there. if you're lucky you can see a lot in the paddock, but when you stay in the vip-village all day you probably won't see anything except the usual view on the track, because the village is right above the boxes. only advantage i've seen is the closeness to the podium - nicky hayden succesfully made some people from the vip village wet with champagne - and a better look on the display zone. that's it. in my opinion not much for a few hundred bucks...

better try to get a normal paddock pass on other ways, you see more.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JohnnyKnockdown @ Aug 9 2007, 07:41 PM) [snapback]83999[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
You paid 50 bucks for paddock passes you got ripped.

Last year I got off the bus from the campsite and for 2 days noone even asked me for a entry ticket.
How close did I get to the paddock.?

pretty close by the looks of things. cool pic's btw
hey sina nice to see you back aint seen seen you hanging out here for a while
i never bother with all the grandstands or vip bollocks, i prefer to get the cheap seat's and be with the people , but whatever flicks ya switch

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JohnnyKnockdown @ Aug 10 2007, 02:41 AM) [snapback]83999[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
You paid 50 bucks for paddock passes you got ripped.

Last year I got off the bus from the campsite and for 2 days noone even asked me for a entry ticket.
How close did I get to the paddock.?


i'm utterly speechless and overly jealous

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsraeliRacer @ Aug 9 2007, 07:19 PM) [snapback]83998[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Drill's a 5"3 Brit and Tom's British. I'm 1.85 and Israeli when it suits me, such as now Take me with you!!

Don`t listen to him,I`m a TALL 5`3.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sina @ Aug 10 2007, 04:10 PM) [snapback]84139[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
@stv21:
better try to get a normal paddock pass on other ways, you see more.
That was a good one lol. Only one simple question: HOW to get the stuff?? By the way where are you from? For me Sachsenring is also just around the corner....usually. I'm from Plauen. The world is a village, right?


yeah, the world is a village. i currently live in leipzig, but soon in ohio. unfortunately there's no gp in the us while i'm there... sob

well, it actually seems to be easier than you would think to get a paddock pass for the sachsenring.

option nr.1: gridgirls. you're a girl, you have a good chance. espescially the small teams often search for gridgirls until the last second.

option nr.2: befriend a gridgirl (i met a guy who did that) or any member from any team or from the track adminstration (met several people who did that). it's often the best chance.

option nr.3: win a ticket. this is what i did.

option nr.4: work there. as a medic, as a helper on the track, etc. requires to ask the officials early (about a year before i'd say), but you often have a great view then. (notice all the service guys with cameras next to the track or in the paddock)

good luck.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(stv21 @ Aug 10 2007, 09:30 AM) [snapback]84142[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
soon in ohio. unfortunately there's no gp in the us while i'm there... sob




how long u there for stv? indy is not far away at all! if your there sept 08 that is...