Brooklands 100 ticket prices

[puffpuff]

I was planning on going to Brooklands in the Riley over the weekend of June 16/17th, the 100th anniversary weekend.

Day ticket prices are £35 adult, £20 child (5 - 12yrs) and no OAP reduction.

Bit steep, don't you think?

[crankedup]

Like so many important events concerning motoring the admission prices seem to have risen ever skywards, by the time you add petrol costs,lunch and a couple of treats its a 150 pound day out (each) To rich for me so I'm going to miss out. Maybe they only want the OK Yah clean fingernail enthusiasts?

[71RS]

Goodwood's expensive, but they have to fork out for marshalling/ambulances/grandstands etc. Not too mention red arrows/star drivers.

Apart from a 'parade' of old racecars, can't see a reason for the 5x normal entry price.

[ettore]

This is a large one-off event that has taken years to organise. The ticket price is equivalent to the FoS, an annual event. More importantly there will never be another time where you will be able to see all that is going to be on offer.
I think it fair value, and I`m very sure it will be full of proper oily fingered enthusiasts!

[puffpuff]

ettore said:

This is a large one-off event that has taken years to organise. The ticket price is equivalent to the FoS, an annual event. More importantly there will never be another time where you will be able to see all that is going to be on offer.
I think it fair value, and I`m very sure it will be full of proper oily fingered enthusiasts!

The Brooklands Museum website isn't exactly enticing, all that is promised is:

"Centenary Festival including: demonstrations by original Brooklands cars and motorcycles, re-enactment of 1907 opening cavalcade, air display and much more"

[ettore]

puffpuff said:

ettore said:

This is a large one-off event that has taken years to organise. The ticket price is equivalent to the FoS, an annual event. More importantly there will never be another time where you will be able to see all that is going to be on offer.
I think it fair value, and I`m very sure it will be full of proper oily fingered enthusiasts!

The Brooklands Museum website isn't exactly enticing, all that is promised is:

"Centenary Festival including: demonstrations by original Brooklands cars and motorcycles, re-enactment of 1907 opening cavalcade, air display and much more"

I agree. in that regard they should learn from Goodwood. The event will be mega though and I`m sure plenty more detail will emerge over the next couple of months.

[puffpuff]

ettore said:

puffpuff said:

ettore said:

This is a large one-off event that has taken years to organise. The ticket price is equivalent to the FoS, an annual event. More importantly there will never be another time where you will be able to see all that is going to be on offer.
I think it fair value, and I`m very sure it will be full of proper oily fingered enthusiasts!

The Brooklands Museum website isn't exactly enticing, all that is promised is:

"Centenary Festival including: demonstrations by original Brooklands cars and motorcycles, re-enactment of 1907 opening cavalcade, air display and much more"

I agree. in that regard they should learn from Goodwood. The event will be mega though and I`m sure plenty more detail will emerge over the next couple of months.

I'm trying to get a sizeable number of Rileys to attend but without being able to tell the owners what the attractions will be, £35 a head is going to put some of them off, especially if they're having to drive a couple of hundred miles to get there and there are other car events that weekend closer to home.

[crankedup]

On reflection perhaps my 'dirty finger nails' comment was a little unfair. Just disappointed that the price is (for me) to much.

[ettore]

I would have thought that any proper Riley enthusiast would be going as a matter of course. There will be all sorts of Rileys present from Dixon to Dobbs as well as, I`m sure, several "brooklands"!.

I`d give them a call or perhaps ring the Brooklands Society. I believe that there will be several hundred ex-Brooklands cars as well as a lots of other stuff..

[the wiz]

Personally I think this is very, very expensive. I understand what they are trying to do - link as much of the track together as they can - is going to be quite a feat. I mean they need to repace the missing bridge at the end of the Members Banking and organise a load of road closures etc. But £35? I'm sorry thats too much.

[Phil C]

I would encourage owners of any old cars (Brooklands era) to contact the organisers as they have mentioned there will be concessions for such cars / owners.
Ref the cost, I understand the comments but I think one thing to remember is that Brooklands survives on a shoestring through volunteers and donations purely as a museum charitable trust - not really the same basis as Goodwood. I might be wrong, but without the Mercedes 'heritage' centre being opened and money this brought I think Brooklands might have gone under.
Just my tuppence worth.....

BTW: £35 is about what you'd pay to watch premier football match....so arguably comparable?

[Carfiend]

I know where there is a hole in the fence over the banked corner thats a bit cheaper then £35