South Bay
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10 actually, but yeah. Race was good. I love fast tracks, especially Spa and Monza . . .
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Wash 10 Crew
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It was good for the helo taxi business.
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J Alper
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Correct, they had to land drop off passengers and then divert and park at out of state Airports, we have one international airport McCarren, and then 2 smaller airports for smaller planes and small jets, Henderson Executive Airport, and North Las Vegas Airport, they where all full, parking spots booked up a year out.
10 year contract.
Hopefully they change the dates, most of the time, on that week it rains or is windy or freezing cold. or like it was this year. that week is a gamble on weather.
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Wash 10 Crew
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At the corporate ramp, we were alittle crowded.
But the :legit: was sun glasses worthy.
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10 year option but only 3 year guarantee. The 7 year option has not been signed by F1 just yet. It will be interesting to see what additional compensations F1 wants for the extension.
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I am hoping Max will be challenged this weekend in Abu Dhabi.
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Well F1 wanted phat cash money for every visitor in any of the existing businesses along the route, weather they had any good seats or not. They lowered the per head amount to a per establishment amount, it was still a pretty penny for a owner to have his own business open . Expect that to go back up to every swinging pee pee in the house pays.
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Talking to my co-workers who stayed through the events, I guess F1 officials said it was the best prepped street track they'd seen.
We nailed it on our end then.
We nailed it on our end then.
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In a way it is how you look at it, they still had $80 per day tickets with food and drink standing only, on a hour and a half race dont thing you really need a seat. but those tickets went instantly, then had tickets for around $150 per day in a 3 day deal was around $500.
When you get your news from Instagram, then things can get a little blow out of proportions,
All the food included was from Woolf Gang, so it was not like a hot dog event add Nascar, the $500 for 3 days went pretty instant also, that was left with $1000 for 4 days, now we car getting into Disneyland prices.
But just as much fun with food included for $200 was the practice sessions and qualifying, i know the P1 did not go well but, you where allowed to come back for P2 and P3. but most went home after getting kicked out for P1, due to them not knowing if P1 and P2 where going to go.
The Very First Year of NASCAR in Las Vegas, we waited 3 hours in line to get in on the freeway, and almost 4 hours to leave. so F1 had it better under control for the first year, especially all the Road Construction for the Oakland Raiders.
Then the opening of F1 with all the entertainment is like no other race. I think i paid around $100 alone to go see Tiesto at a different venue.
Wolf Gang is not my favorite, but it beats a $15 hot dog and a $25 soda at monster jam.
If you are into just Racing then i would say that F1 is really not for you, and stay away, The best racing experience for the money will be Top-Fuel (pits, free roaming of area, constant racing) But if you want to go to a Event with upper class food and entertainment and racing gambling parties then that is where F1 Shines.
When you get your news from Instagram, then things can get a little blow out of proportions,
All the food included was from Woolf Gang, so it was not like a hot dog event add Nascar, the $500 for 3 days went pretty instant also, that was left with $1000 for 4 days, now we car getting into Disneyland prices.
But just as much fun with food included for $200 was the practice sessions and qualifying, i know the P1 did not go well but, you where allowed to come back for P2 and P3. but most went home after getting kicked out for P1, due to them not knowing if P1 and P2 where going to go.
The Very First Year of NASCAR in Las Vegas, we waited 3 hours in line to get in on the freeway, and almost 4 hours to leave. so F1 had it better under control for the first year, especially all the Road Construction for the Oakland Raiders.
Then the opening of F1 with all the entertainment is like no other race. I think i paid around $100 alone to go see Tiesto at a different venue.
Wolf Gang is not my favorite, but it beats a $15 hot dog and a $25 soda at monster jam.
If you are into just Racing then i would say that F1 is really not for you, and stay away, The best racing experience for the money will be Top-Fuel (pits, free roaming of area, constant racing) But if you want to go to a Event with upper class food and entertainment and racing gambling parties then that is where F1 Shines.
AndyORRN
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I think the make every profit possible did nothing to bring in new fans. I wish there wasn't such a greedy mentality but with numbers ranging from $500bil to almost $1bil spent, I can see why they tried to recoup as much as they could. I was tempted to go but figured it was going to be a chit show. I've done COTA a few times as well as Montreal. I would like to spectate some races in Europe and might do a Euro Delivery AMG and coordinate it all to partake an F1 race while there. I am hoping that the powers that be in Vegas learn from this inaugural event and that next year's event is better coordinated. The times I think need to be revisited too.
~Andy
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I watched it...Meh!
I may watch another, maybe!
I may watch another, maybe!
