US Gran Prix

I went in 2000 and 2001.

I did not like their system for getting tickets. I stopped going mostly because of that. I am no interested in sitting in the main straight. GA is better IMHO.

For 2000 we sat on the main straight, inside next to pit exit. That was cool because you could feel the thumping in your chest as they shifted gears. It was amazing.

For 2001 we were across that section. BOOORING. Waste of money.

OK, hotel gouging, $250 for a Red Roof Inn? No thanks. In 2000 we stayed in Dayton, in 2001 in Effingham and drove in the morning of the race.

We tried finding a nice place to eat downtown after the race...but it was pretty dead. Maybe we didn't hit the right areas. We ended up at a chain restaurant in the suburb.

For comparison, we went to the Canadian GP last year. Big difference. I think the city is much more into it with lots of events related to the race going on. The crowd was amazing and the circuit is very nice. The walk back to our hotel (we decided to skip the taxi, metro, and bus lines that were a mile long) was exhausting. I hear they are changing it for this year.

I'm done with the USGP. We may try the British GP next...or skip F1 completely and go to LeMans.

Summary: Do it if you've never been to an F1 race and you're not likely to go to one outside the country.
 
Captain Who and I went the first year. Flew into the Cinci airport (Whaddya mean we're not in Ohio??!!), stayed in Shelbyville.
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Ahhh...Shelbyville. That's where we were as well.

Summary: Do it if you've never been to an F1 race and you're not likely to go to one outside the country.
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That's a good way to sum it up. A friend of mine went to Spa a couple years ago and said it was great. Same friend worked in Kuala Lumpur for a year and went to the Malaysian GP. Said that was good as well and not all that crowded. I'll probably go to LeMans before I go to euro F1 race, though.

David
 
If anyone cares, my friends and I just got our seats for Sunday's race. Stand C, Section 17, Row HH 12-15 and Row GG 12-14.

Also, this is the hotel we stay at: Amerisuites Keystone Crossing. We got it for $180/night and they'll give a slight discount for AAA members. It's a suite with two full beds, a pull out couch bed, and plenty of floor space. Not too bad. Plus it's not far from the track (north-side & inside the outerbelt) and close to a lot of stuff.
 
If anyone cares, my friends and I just got our seats for Sunday's race. Stand C, Section 17, Row HH 12-15 and Row GG 12-14.

Also, this is the hotel we stay at: Amerisuites Keystone Crossing. We got it for $180/night and they'll give a slight discount for AAA members. It's a suite with two full beds, a pull out couch bed, and plenty of floor space. Not too bad. Plus it's not far from the track (north-side & inside the outerbelt) and close to a lot of stuff.
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Amerisuites Keystone Crossing - just walk across I-465 to Fast Times Indoor Karting center! Just kidding! Take the car.

If you have never raced on a two-level track before it is a blast! But the walls make street courses like Long Beach and Detroit seem like the desert.

http://www.fastimesindoorkarting.com/

So, bring your helmets!

Keystone Crossing - You guys got me going now! Two of my all time favorite eaterys are right there. On the casual side - try BD's Mongolian Barbeque, just east of the hotel on 82nd Street. If you like fine dining and stake cooked at 1800 degrees, there's Ruth's Chris, on Keystone Ave. just north of I465 (on the way to Fast Times!). If you are into seafood, look up the New Orleans House a few miles west of the hotel on 86th Street - expensive ($25-$30), but elegant white tablecloth dining with unlimited seafood and Southern buffet. Only thing the limit you on are escargot, oysters rockerfeller, and frog's legs.

TGI Firday's in the shopping center outside the hotel used to be part of what was known in the 80's as the Herbies Triangle.
 
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