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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can only recommend it.

I went to Spa this year with a few friends, with a standing only ticket. We had to walk over an hour to get to the spot we wanted to go. We then had to shovel the folding chairs we carried into the rocky hillside, and sit in the rain every day. We had to wake up at 6 every day to have a decent spot.

But I'd be lying if it wasn't the best weekend of my year so far.

Because everyone is there, loving the same thing you do, sitting through the same rain.

When the cars went behind the trees and out of our view, we could see them go round the track because the rain splashed into the air over three times higher than the trees.

We had a big screen to follow the TV broadcast across the track from us, and local commentators describing the race in 4 languages on the tracks dedicated FM radio station.

We watched all the events - F1, F2, F3, Porsche cup, historical demos. We learned to identify the different F1 cars by sound. It was almost a magical experience for me.

I want to do a Monza road trip one of the next years.