Free tickets to Donington Races........

starlite_2

and surely you pay paypal fees to recieve money?!

barnabee

Yes you can, great picnic day there.

Mrs_Arkwright

starlite wrote:

and surely you pay paypal fees to recieve money?!

Not if you have a personal account, but if you've got a premier account, you are charged 3.4% + 20p to receive money, so on a payment of 23p you would actually receive approximately 3 pence.

gavsmillie

:T Big thanks, my tickets, all 4 came today !!!!!!

Looking forward to a good day out !!! Now all I need is a decent set of ear muffs ?!!!! Vroooommmmmm.................................... :eek:

gismo318

You Get The Ticket For Both Days

BoogieBear_2

Can anyone that has been to Donington before please give any advice/tips on:-

a) The best place to park.

b) The best place to sit and view the race action from.

c) The toilet facilites - ie are there decent loos there or only the occasional porta-loo? (My sister in law may be coming with us. She is pregnant at the moment and needs to regularly visit the loo. She has a phobia about using porta-loo's which may make things tricky).

Any advice on these issues, or anything else, will be greatly appreciated.

Chocmonster7

BoogieBear wrote:

Can anyone that has been to Donington before please give any advice/tips on:-

I love Donington, one of my favouite circuits, was there last weekend!

Parking - the best place to park are the car parks just behind the paddock area, if approaching from the motorway ignore the main entrance carry on that road then take a right. Follow that down and you will find another entrance on the right, go in there (if the officials will let you!).

Viewing - lots of great places at Donington, you can access 90% of the track so don't just sit in one place! If the weather is good you can sit on the grass banking on the infield overlooking the old bridge. Another good place, especailly to see the start, is the outside of the first corner.

Toilets - they aren't the worst I've seen but close. The best ones to use are those in the pit lane hospitality block, they don't query who goes in. Otherwise there are chalet style buildings around the track which are toilet blocks. Remember to bring your own supply of tissues!

If anyone gets bored then take them around to the Sunday market, it's 50p entrance fee but the food is cheap (£2.50 for jacket potato & 2 fillings - £5 for a curry with rice & naan) so if you aren't planning to take a picnic that might help keep it a cheap day out. Also good for food/drink supplies for the rest of the afternoon!

Above all enjoy your day out!

BoogieBear_2

Many thanks for the great advice Chocmonster7. It is greatly appreciated.:beer:

inspector-gadget_4

I have two kids, boys, aged 4 and 9. Could anyone who has been before let me know what there is at Donnington to keep the boys interested when not watching the races? Should I perhaps just take the 9 year old? Thanks.

Inspector-Gadget

Ganyam

Ironic, got mine but the bl**dy cars in the garage, major probs... gonna get there though.