Trois Rivieres ticket advice
I watched the 2009 race from the Grande Allee stand. This is an excellent stand with the pits right in front of you, a big screen, and easy access to the infeild where all the garages and shops are. It is best to get a back row seat so that you have a view of the cars coming down the back straight into Depallier as well as in front of you through Villeneuve and onto the main straight.
I did a bit of walking around and watched a fair bit of racing from the hill at turn three. There is plenty of room for spectators here and you will often see people put it into the wall exiting this corner. If there was a bigscreen this would be a great place to watch from.
I didn't manage to find my way to the general admission at turn two until too late. It should be a good viewing spot. To get there you need to go under the Stade grandstand at turn 1.
Trois Rivieres does get hot as there is a lot of ashphalt and not much shade. To cool off the pool is open and free all race weekend. Also the baseball stadium makes for a welcome place to sit for your lunch in the shade.
One problem with the Trois Rivieres race is that you can't take in your own beer like you can at the Montreal Grand Prix. I didn't find this out until I arrived at the gate with a six pack in my bag. Luckily with a bit of repacking I managed to get it in, but be warned.
Trois Rivieres is a great little city for a race. Rue Des Forges is closed off for a big street party and the city feels like a minature Montreal for the grand prix weekend. Being a smaller event you are sure to bump into a lot of the drivers and teams at the end of the day. Down by the water there is a fireworks display. Being small the accomodation gets snapped up very quickly, so get in early or you are going to have a phone marathon. I was lucky in 2009 to be able to find a Bed and Breakfast in the old town just a couple of weeks out from the race. But that was luck.
Tickets are available directly from Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres
I did a bit of walking around and watched a fair bit of racing from the hill at turn three. There is plenty of room for spectators here and you will often see people put it into the wall exiting this corner. If there was a bigscreen this would be a great place to watch from.
I didn't manage to find my way to the general admission at turn two until too late. It should be a good viewing spot. To get there you need to go under the Stade grandstand at turn 1.
Trois Rivieres does get hot as there is a lot of ashphalt and not much shade. To cool off the pool is open and free all race weekend. Also the baseball stadium makes for a welcome place to sit for your lunch in the shade.
One problem with the Trois Rivieres race is that you can't take in your own beer like you can at the Montreal Grand Prix. I didn't find this out until I arrived at the gate with a six pack in my bag. Luckily with a bit of repacking I managed to get it in, but be warned.
Trois Rivieres is a great little city for a race. Rue Des Forges is closed off for a big street party and the city feels like a minature Montreal for the grand prix weekend. Being a smaller event you are sure to bump into a lot of the drivers and teams at the end of the day. Down by the water there is a fireworks display. Being small the accomodation gets snapped up very quickly, so get in early or you are going to have a phone marathon. I was lucky in 2009 to be able to find a Bed and Breakfast in the old town just a couple of weeks out from the race. But that was luck.
Tickets are available directly from Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres