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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu -- SuzieB |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
SuzieB Wrote: Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu Watching track racing at night is fun - it reminds me of when I was a kid and my parents took me on Thurs nights to the dogs (parents had a share in kennels). Lots of colour, speed, excitement, especially when you pick a jockey and have a bet to yourself on them. It will be interesting to see how French performs, and how the field responds to him. The fields will be strong, with riders from NZ, GB, Scotland, Warragul ( ) racing. Some Aust champs in the mix too. I'd be there if I wasn't staring at hills that night. -- warrwych |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
SuzieB Wrote: Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu Make sure you pencil in the Austral as well, it's the biggest race of the calendar. Sid Patterson is at DISC, which is not as good an atmosphere as Vodafone, nor is it near any PT. The advantage of Vodafone is the bar in the middle, much more social and less hassle than trying to carry beers up and down stairs.... -- Shabby |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
SuzieB Wrote: Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu Short answer: previous SP Grand Prix have been fugging grand. Don't know how the atmosphere etc will go at the nu Disc though. ****er, we're going to be up at Bright. Wanna do a a.b report? http://tinyurl.com/8oujq -- cfsmtb |
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Sid Patterson Grand Prix
SuzieB wrote: Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu I was going to be taking photos for CN, but will be in Bright instead. FWIW, the Sid Pat is a wheelrace, same as the Austral and the Melb cup on wheels, with a bunch of support races. Being at DISC rather than Melbourne Park, it may not be as good a venue to watch from, but I don't know, that's a guess. I've not been to DISC when anyone's actually using the place - parking (car, bike, whatever) will suck though and there's no PT. |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
Bleve Wrote: SuzieB wrote: Anyone going along to watch the Sid Patterson Grand Prix on Saturday night (21st Jan) at DISC? I can't say I've ever been to an event like this but I'm interested to see what it's like. http://tinyurl.com/7rxbu I was going to be taking photos for CN, but will be in Bright instead. FWIW, the Sid Pat is a wheelrace, same as the Austral and the Melb cup on wheels, with a bunch of support races. Being at DISC rather than Melbourne Park, it may not be as good a venue to watch from, but I don't know, that's a guess. I've not been to DISC when anyone's actually using the place - parking (car, bike, whatever) will suck though and there's no PT. I agree venue vibe. Shabby was spot on comparing Vodafone with DISC. DISC is no Vodafone. I guess it also depends on the numbers of butts in seats they get - this will impact on vibe also. I think track visibility is better at DISC, thanks to the smaller venue and placement of seats on one side. But then, I have never had ring side seats at Vodafone - always been up the back in the poverty seats. So DISC may be more "intimate" but it also may be "cold" or "flat" for excitement and vibe. -- warrwych |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
warrwych Wrote: I agree venue vibe. Shabby was spot on comparing Vodafone with DISC. DISC is no Vodafone. I guess it also depends on the numbers of butts in seats they get - this will impact on vibe also. I think track visibility is better at DISC, thanks to the smaller venue and placement of seats on one side. But then, I have never had ring side seats at Vodafone - always been up the back in the poverty seats. So DISC may be more "intimate" but it also may be "cold" or "flat" for excitement and vibe. Cold, flat, intimate means jack all. Whats important is CHEAP, for the organisors anyway..i think. Yeh parking will be an absolute biatch, they'll have to park people on one of the footy or soccer grounds nearby. Jono -- Jono L |
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[Vic] Sid Patterson Grand Prix
Jono L Wrote: Cold, flat, intimate means jack all. Whats important is CHEAP, for the organisors anyway..i think. Yeh parking will be an absolute biatch, they'll have to park people on one of the footy or soccer grounds nearby. Jono punters want an experience, which can include cold, flat, intimate - ie bad experience. People will pay $$ if the experience is quality, if they come away buzzing and feeling good about it all. If they feel like peanuts in an empty jar watching flies buzz around, and are thinking about other things they could be doing instead, then cheap means jack The social and emotional elements are as important as the financial for events and participation (including spectating). -- warrwych |
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Righto Jack, for Vodafone the organisors have to fork out a ****load of dosh and that doesn't garuantee that the crowds will turn up, i'm not supporting it, just justifying it. Plus this little event thats on atm called the Australian Open tennis takes priority methinks. -- Jono L |
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Sid Patterson Grand Prix
Venue wise VA is better but when you are talking about the track itself
DISC wins hands down. |
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