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28th November 2008, 13:33

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Originally Posted by Rover V8

Apparently, the road access issues aren't going to be a problem....because everyone's coming by bus...

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/ne...l/article.html

If they can pull this off it'll be a miracle....

Nobody drives to Monza. Well, very very few. Of course, we couldn't have British race fans using park & ride schemes now, could we.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Don't see it somehow :dozey:

See the above.

Free buses to & from Monza railway station & and free trains from Milan Centrale right up to the Lesmos station, situated about 100 yards from the track.
28th November 2008, 13:43
Mark

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Originally Posted by tamburello

Free buses to & from Monza railway station & and free trains from Milan Centrale right up to the Lesmos station, situated about 100 yards from the track.

No no, that's not the way we do things here. We don't do 'free'.
28th November 2008, 14:24
PolePosition_1

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Originally Posted by tamburello

There has been government funding of the Monza pit-lane rebuild back in 2001, while the Monza Royal Park is owned by the Lombardy council.

Magny Cours was hand-picked by the French Government to be the site of the French GP on the basis that Nevers is in the middle of nowhere and they wanted to do something to promote the region.

Spain's circuits are supported heavily by the local councils.

Have you got source for this? I'd be interested in reading more about this.
28th November 2008, 16:07
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by tamburello

There has been government funding of the Monza pit-lane rebuild back in 2001, while the Monza Royal Park is owned by the Lombardy council.

Magny Cours was hand-picked by the French Government to be the site of the French GP on the basis that Nevers is in the middle of nowhere and they wanted to do something to promote the region.

Spain's circuits are supported heavily by the local councils.

Am I not right in thinking, though, that these forms of government support pale into insignificance compared with the assistance rendered by governments in some of the 'new' host nations?

I also seem to recall Silverstone getting (controversially) government funding for the new link road a few years ago.
28th November 2008, 16:09
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by Mark

No no, that's not the way we do things here. We don't do 'free'.

Quite a lot of aviation events I go to in the UK have good free bus services, but can the same be said for any motorsport events here?
28th November 2008, 18:27
ioan

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Originally Posted by PolePosition_1

Have you got source for this? I'd be interested in reading more about this.

I can confirm the Magny Cours part of his post. I did study in Nevers at the Institut Superieur de l'Automobile et Transports (which also begin it's existence due to the same plan), and talked to many people who work in the automotive and motorsport industry in that region.
28th November 2008, 19:38
nigelred5

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Quite a lot of aviation events I go to in the UK have good free bus services, but can the same be said for any motorsport events here?

Fortunately, the aviation events don't have a money grubbing Hobbit moving the decimal point to the right three places on the ransome to simply hold the events. Bernie doesn't care a lick what it costs the track owners and promoters to actually make the event happen. The best thing that could happen to F1 would be the economy getting so bad that 90% of the teams loose their sponsorship and can't even afford to participate and it all goes tits up and has to be re-formed without him. F1 has gotten waay to big for it's britches.

What Bernie doesn't seem to care about is that just because there are entire countries that apparently have the capital to meet his demands, it doesn't mean that there are enough so called racing fans to afford and digest the ticket prices that can actually financially siupport his races in these markets. I can't wait to see this business model come crashing down about him, which it will in due time.
28th November 2008, 22:37
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Fortunately, the aviation events don't have a money grubbing Hobbit moving the decimal point to the right three places on the ransome to simply hold the events. Bernie doesn't care a lick what it costs the track owners and promoters to actually make the event happen. The best thing that could happen to F1 would be the economy getting so bad that 90% of the teams loose their sponsorship and can't even afford to participate and it all goes tits up and has to be re-formed without him. F1 has gotten waay to big for it's britches.

But if Monza can do it...?
29th November 2008, 08:42

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Originally Posted by PolePosition_1

Have you got source for this? I'd be interested in reading more about this.

For Monza - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/1698064.stm

For Magny Cours - http://www.f1ticket.info/circuits.php?ID=11
29th November 2008, 11:33
wedge

Fuji uses a bus service. IIRC Fuji has one main access road and was gridlocked well into the evening - Valve Bounce will probably correct me with his personal experience.

With present infrastructure, I can see Donny struggling.

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