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Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar
Honda Indy Toronto organization hasn't started selling tickets yet but if the area in 2015 matches with the 2014, which grandstand would be the best? Turn 3 looks like a nice spot but it's a bit far away from other activities. Or else, if I just buy GA ticket plus paddock pass, will I see only tons of thick debris fence?
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There are spots you can see through the fence just fine but only at "ground level", so you will be looking through crowd control chain link plus the trackside catch fencing. A grandstand seat would be nice.
Turn 3 as you noted is a good spot but that's all you can see from there and it's a bit far from other things. About the only decent photo I found is this one. The grandstand is facing the braking zone at the end of the straight but doesn't really look down into the corner itself. Photo by my friend Paul.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondai...57645759075504
The turn 11/Dr. Pepper grandstand is not bad. Here's a shot that shows you where it is in relation to the Honda Bridge. Good view of the last turn and pit in plus across into the beginning of pit lane (out of shot to the left):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondai...57645759075504
View from that grandstand by my buddy Patrick:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondaindy/14703372912/
For the main grandstands I think the ones above pit lane would be better than the start/finish ones as they have much easier access to the infield, food, activities, paddock, etc.
Turn 10 gives you a view down into Winners' Circle if you like that kind of thing. Otherwise it's not bad either, you can see the cars come through the esses of nine-ten and into 11 or pit in. Here's the view of Winners' Circle from the top of that grandstand (photo by my friend Evgeny):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondai...57634622432143
And toward the track (Patrick again):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondaindy/14703375402/
And showing a wider view (Chris P):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hondaindy/14703086182/
Track map for reference (you've probably seen this already):
http://www.hondaindytoronto.com/seatingmap
Renewal tix on sale today, general public on the 19th of February:
http://www.hondaindytoronto.com/more...general-public
Take a look at the HIT Flickr stream and you'll see a lot of views of the various grandstands and what else is around:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hondaindy
Tons from the pit lane grandstand on the first page, also showing the start/finish one on the other side of the front straight.
Feel free to PM or email me richard_wintle [at] yahoo [dot] ca and maybe I can answer other questions or dig out some different photos to show things.
Cheers,
Richard.