Anyone been to the MotoGP race at Aragon ? Just wondering whether anyone has any suggestions, comments. Thanks.
Just got back, saw a few Brits on the way, and spoke to a few - sat next to me, and behind me in the grandstand, and parked next to me in the bike park. Traffic in and out is fairly straightforward as the track seems to be just off a single carriageway road, with no major junctions to cause backlogs and traffic jams. That went very well - easy to get in and out of and meant you do not really need to stay within walking distance of the track. One issue though, was that you cannot walk around the whole track, like Assen. You have your ticket for your area, and you cannot enter the other areas with your ticket, I tried. This certainly applies for Race day Sunday and Qualifying day Saturday, but I heard it was more relaxed on Friday. This limits your photo tacking options, as you cannot walk around getting different angles. Your parking also seems to be best if you park in the area allocated for your seating. There is no point, or gain in parking somewhere else and walking around the road to get to your seating area. All areas seem to have just as easy exit and is well managed by Guardia Civil Traffico that keep the traffic moving. No problems at all leaving big car park and on to the main road. Lots of people stay at Alcaniz, a nearby town, that gets full of bikes at this time, and I mean full - thousands of bikes, quite a sight. I stayed in Alfinden about I hour's ride away, near Zaragoza, and really enjoyed the ride in to the track, lovely ride, and easy to park, so no trouble with the bike. You can buy T-Shirts and a limited range of Bocadilhos (bread rolls with ham and cheese), which are ok, but there did not seem to be a huge selection of hot dogs and burgers and chips, which did not bother me. A limited range of beers and soft drinks also. The race was okay, but to be honest, I enjoyed the getting to it, the spectacular location of the place. Overall enjoyed the atmosphere. I will do a little write up of some of the travel details in the touring section. Suzuki Trackgirl by 660 Mattie, on Flickr Dani Pedrosa by 660 Mattie, on Flickr The Greatest of All Time by 660 Mattie, on Flickr Champagne time by 660 Mattie, on Flickr Bikes leaving Aragon GP by 660 Mattie, on Flickr
Did the same thing for Missano, I have only been to the Malaysian GP before, and the difference was night and day! Malaysian GP had loads of stalls selling bike bits / accessories, loads of stands with bikes on etc, loads of food stalls etc Missano, had two food / drink stalls (in our area, which were well overcrowded), no bike stands, so accessory bits, and two toilets.....it might have been different near the grandstand, but later on we did a track walk and didn't see any. Saying that, it was a fantastic day just for the atmos, and the lovely Italian chicks!
