Went to the 2022 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island. here is my take on what the day was like. To send me mail: PO Box45 West Hoxton NSW, Australia, 2171
Even though I'm a Honda guy, I still like Rossi over Marquez. But I don't get heated over comparisons. I would love to go to a Moto GP race. But wow, I can't believe they had to herd everyone together that was just trying to leave. That's poor planning at it's finest! Still looked like a good time though!! Good video man!!
Yea mate well if it’s just the racing then Márquez has smashed Rossi with 56 GP head to head wins against Rossi’s 10 … but I get it Rossi plays to the crowd , he sells a lot of $$ helmets.
Such a popular event and they have second rate amenities- come on PI lift ya game 😂😂😂 Glad you survived rainmegedan you certainly coped a beauty going down there Matty 😂
My first visit this year - went for the ride. The old journey versus destination quote. Got royally pissed on by the weather once we got into Vic from SA. Holed up in Geelong for a couple of days - had a ball. Rain never let up until Friday morning. We'd hired a largish house pretty much next to the track - so parking/ transport wasn't an issue (had a van with a non drinker to pick up/drop off the troops) Personally sat an watched the race on the big screen with a few ales - decided trudging around in the bog and only seeing bits of the race wasn't for me. - A great coverage. Most of my companions hit the track. Apart from our race tragics, your observations correlated with my mates comments. Personally cant see myself returning. We've got a new wizzo track over here in SA just out of Adelaide.... maybe move the race over here.👍😎
Hopefully the SA govt. could put a tender in. Even if they dont get it, it may force Phillip Island to upgrade their facilities. Are you going to watch Jack race in the ASB round at the Bend?
I miss going. Use to be an annual pilgrimage. Good to see a lot hasn’t changed. Lol. I remember the last time I went, the shower was a mud pit, inside the showers. That helmet check in is new for me. I always camped there and they let us park the bikes next to our tent with our gear whether it was raining or sunny. I hope that’s still a thing.
I believe it is. It was just meant to be for those attending on the day. Not too many people checked in their helmets. I wont be next time. Maybe I will add a lockable top box on whatever bike I take next time.
That was pretty shoddy regarding the helmet storage! I've never been to a MotoGP race, I really should. I used to love the WSB at Brands Hatch when they raced there, not been to a WSB race since they stopped, just BSB.
Yeh it was a bit crap, we came down from Brisbane and camped from Thursday on, it was wet as but did dry up Friday and through the weekend to gr8 race weather. Agree with your points on the race it was awesome and shame about Jack. Not a Marquez fan but credit where it's due he rode like a man possessed. I've been going for many years and wouldn't think of trying to leave the island after the race. Had a leisurely trip out on Monday morning instead.
We went to Sepang Motogp last year(23) instead of Phillip Island. Whilst the racing at Phillip Island is always a better spectacle the facilities at Sepang are really 1st class and really make Phillip Island look like the 3rd world shithole it is. A ticket at Sepang was about $160au which was for a roving grandstand, which meant you could sit in any grandstand you wanted. We travelled around by air conditioned coach to the other side of the circuit to sit in the F or T7 stand. The grandstands are huge and the trade alley was 500m long and flanked both side of the entrance.The food there was cheap, a beer was $5.80au(18ringgit) and much better than Phillip island, the toilets were impeccably clean. There was a cleaner mopping the floors around our feet when we were in there. I'm never going to Phillip Island Motogp again unless the facilities for the fans get a decent upgrade. Might be going to Motogi for this years Motogp instead.
Great video, thanks for posting. I was wondering what stands you recommend (maybe Bass Stright?) - or if gen admission is all I need? Some of the Motogp tracks I visited Gen Admission is terrible like Barcelona. I’ll be driving a car, so any tips for parking a car would also be very much appreciated. Thank so much! Cheers 🏍️
Parking was ordinary last year as they had to shut the car park down due to how much water was around. Are you planning on staying at Phillip Island? The advantage of booking one of the stands, 1. you have a place to sit and 2. being slightly elevated, gives you a slighly better view of the track. One year, I booked Siberia Grandstand and thought it gave a great view of the back section of the track.
cant wait till The Bend steals this from the island. Been going to the island for 20+ years. in general its great. FYI the portables are easier to keep clean. Given you went on a bad year the weather sucked. imagine what permanent toilets would have looked like. Much harder to clean and you have to shut them down to clean them.
Philip Island sucks for spectators- its a mud bowl with poor facilities. I used to go every year but now I go overseas its much better value. Wake up PI owners and build world class facilities. You charge an arm and a leg too 👎👎👎👎
