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2009 Belgian Grand Prix
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Tour Manager and ParkHotel Rooding excellent. See you again next year at Spa.
Our 13th tour with MRI was as great as always. Valkenburg is an excellent resort.
The coach was comfortable and the whole trip well planned. Hotel, courier and driver all terrific!
Great seats (Gold 3), enthusiastic & knowledgeable guide, lots of choice of restaurants in Valkenburg.
Interesting and clear information. Nice place to stay.
High standard hotel (Walram). Much better than your competitor.
Good fun, good racing & good beer.
We both really enjoyed the trip and would travel with MRI again. Thanks for a great weekend.
Great organisation & time keeping. Pleasant crew & good hotel.
The weather was good and the Qualifying unreal! We managed to get into the Paddock on Saturday and took some amazing photos.
Good location and superb hotel. The worst aspect? Picking Badoer in the sweepstake!
Well positioned hotel meant easy trips to & from circuit. Great tour. We will do more with MRI, no question.
Our first GP with MRI was superb. I can’t think of anything that could be improved.
We both really enjoyed the trip and would travel with MRI again. Thanks for a great weekend.
Very slick organisation as always. Spa is a proper race track. Eau Rouge has to be seen to be believed!
The weekend exceeded our expectations and we had a great time.
Great idea to have a bus park with a pub in it!
Surprisingly quick and easy transfers – Liege is definitely the best place to stay. Hotel very conveniently situated and good standard.
Reservations lady very helpful regarding grandstand (Silver 1) choice. Very well run with ideal hotel location.
Easy transfers to/from Brussels in comfortable coach. Good quality hotel within reach of Grand Place with its great bars and restaurants. Viewing from Gold 8 is second to none. General admission at Pouhon also impressive. MRI’s exclusive parking ensured swift access each day. Eau Rouge made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Hotel and journey times good. Will definitely return again on this tour.
Apart from the race itself, I was impressed with the comfort of the coach. Everything was kept to time and hotel was of good quality.
Our second time with you at Spa was as good as the first.
The whole trip was great.
Well organised tour.
Good local info. Friendly staff.
Friendly tour guides, high level of information and Kimi winning!
Enjoyed staying in Brussels. Good hotel, transfers and guide.
First class hotel in Brussels with very good service.
Hotel was excellent, tour manager fine and travel arrangements perfect.
Hassle free transfers.
Thank you for another enjoyable trip. Eurostar is fast and convenient.
Well organised but not over prescriptive. Plenty of time for sightseeing as well as GP.
Eurostar was a great way to travel. Organisation of the whole tour was excellent.
Efficient and entertaining.
Good location of seats at GP ( Gold 1) and well situated hotel.
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2008 Belgian Grand Prix
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Good advice from experienced tour guide.
Plenty of time at track with two days racing.
Hotel was good – room was really nice. Good location. Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide.
Good racing and circuit. Parking near to the circuit as possible.
Good race weekend and Dad won the sweepstake!
Enjoyed the pitlane walk.
Silver tribune 5 excellent view, unexpectedly, it had a roof on. Friendly companions. Valkenburg hotel (Parkrooding) and town were a super base.
Great place to stay. Good company, good racing. Excellent tour manager and coach driver.
Very close to the track.
Very nice hotel for 5 days stay in Valkenburg.
Valkenburg was a nice place, drive to circuit was quick.
Exceptional tour guide. Super all round event - shame about weather!
Excellent viewing from grandstand (silver 1). Nice hotel. Nothing spoiled any part of the trip.
Good company. Excellent tour guide and driver with good local knowledge. Shoot the Race Stewards!!
A shame the race stewards were not as ‘easy going’ as MRI.
Helpful and friendly tour manager. Good hotel location, early arrival at circuit each day.
Valkenburg was nice place to stay with plenty of restaurant bars etc.
The excellent organisation helped us enjoy ourselves very much.
What a fantastic weekend. The hotel was great, rooms very clean and the food was also good at the Walram. Everything planned right down to the last detail. A massive thank you to MRI for a great trip.
Every aspect was taken care of. All very good.
The whole thing was great, tour guides very friendly and nice. City of Liege good and lively.
Jovial helpful staff. Entertaining coach journey.
Very easy access to and from the circuit. Brilliant grandstand seat in Gold 1. I have enjoyed all the GP’s I have been to but this stands out as one of the best.
The situation of the hotel (Ibis) was excellent both in terms of proximity to the circuit and the availability of amenities and nightlife nearby in Liege. Also the travel arrangements for visiting the circuit were well thought out and avoided most of the hazards of traffic etc.
We had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend – 10/10!!
Good location for coach at track. Very enjoyable experience and would travel with MRI again.
Liege was a major bonus.
Good organisation and convenience of transport arrangements. Helpful advice/information provided by the tour managers.
The whole package was excellent from start to finish.
Speedy travel by Eurostar and very good hotel.
Very happy with entire trip.
The waffles were good!
Well organised with plenty of free time to wander around and look at Brussels city centre. The hotel was also a good choice.
Good hotel and food.
Nice hotel, central to metro and city centre. Brilliant tour as usual!
Experienced Tour Manager provided valuable insight to the race and the local area.
Lovely hotel. Tour Guide very knowledgeable and helpful.
Excellent hotel in good location.
We’ve had a brilliant time – thanks!!
Perfect organisation particularly with travel to and from track. Friendly tour manager and good hotel.
Hotel accommodation very good in ideal location.
The whole tour was superb.
Good hotel and breakfast arrangements. Smooth tour generally.
Eurostar offers speed and ease of travel. Circuit is a real experience.
Excellent parking arrangements at Francorchamps football ground.
Easy transportation. Would book again.
Good transport to /from circuit & hotel accommodation.
Well organised. Great accommodation.
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2007 Belgian Grand Prix
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Variety of information helped first timers. Relaxed attitude and atmosphere. Nothing was rushed. Good value for money. Hassle free and friendly nature. Coach comfortable. The tour gave time to walk the Spa track and do everything I wanted to do in 2 days. Well organised – tour ran smoothly. Help and advice from MRI staff available as always. Hotel (Bastion Heerlen) excellent value – clean and comfortable and not too far from the circuit. Excellent transport and accommodation. Organised and prompt. Good circuit seat (Gold 3). Will use MRI again in 2008. Nice and cheap! Good timetable, plenty of time at circuit each day and plenty of time to get back to the coach. A very good rep. Hotel very good and comfortable. The whole trip went just to plan – a great weekend. Thank you for what was an enjoyable and hassle free trip to the Belgian GP last weekend. Everything was well thought out and brilliantly executed. Look forward to travelling with you again in the near future. Good timings, central location in Liege. Everything was very good. Perfect location of hotel (Ibis, Liege) and short run to circuit. The hotel, courier and coach driver were great. A really good weekend. Beautiful circuit – well organised. Good seats (Gold 1) with excellent view. Good Tour Manager, good hotel, good city – Liege, good circuit. Safe transportation. Central location of hotel. Short transfers to and from circuit. Friendly and efficient tour rep. Liege was a nice location to stay in especially in relation to travel time to circuit. Les Combes stand was great. Timely and efficient transport to and from the race. Quality hotel well situated in the town. Appreciated the chance to attend the pit-lane walk. Excellent courier and safe driver. Lovely hotel and superb organisation as ever. Wouldn’t entertain travelling with anybody else. Expert Tour Manager and the friendly, courteous and professional coach driver. This is our 3rd GP with MRI and we will certainly book again. Hassle free due to really good Tour Manager. Spa – the most amazing circuit for our 2nd GP. Valkenburg – really nice chilled place. Flawless organisation. Your people are great and you choose excellent towns to stay in. Good balance between racing and free time. Hotel good (Rooding), close to town. Tour Manager very good as usual – friendly and competent. Valkenburg is one of my favourite places to stay. Many thanks for getting me into Parkhotel Rooding. Great Tour Manager and driver. Hotel, fellow travellers, tour rep, driver, racing and weather all get 10 out of 10! The whole tour was one of the finest I have been on. Valkenburg is a nice place to stay. Everything was perfect! Valkenburg was lovely. Doing the pitwalk on Thursday was a great bonus but the best part as always was the MRI treatment. Nothing is too much trouble and you really feel liked. Everyone cares about you and your enjoyment of the tour. Enjoyed the trip down to Monschau, the pit walk – to get so close to Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld and to see Lewis in the flesh was a very special moment. Also to walk on the track as well. Thanks for a fantastic tour – my 7th – see you in Australia. Very good hotel (The Parkhotel Rooding) in Valkenburg. Excellent courier. Maybe my last race after 105 GP’s. We will see. Thank you for the last 10 years of your excellent tours to Grands Prix. I have just returned from one of your great value and well organised weekend trips to the Belgian GP. Thank you for a fantastic weekend. Very pleasing and enjoyable tour. Great Tour rep and driver. Nice hotel (Walram). Thank you for a good trip. All brilliant! Hotel Walram in Valkenburg excellent. Weather fab – no rain at Spa. It was great to meet people who we had been with in previous years. MRI clients are one big happy crowd. Valkenburg a good base. Hotel excellent. Best race venue. First class Tour Manager as always. Good transport. Another wonderful tour! Excellent hotel in Valkenburg. Very satisfied as always. I am going home pleased I travelled to Spa with MRI as all aspects of the tour were excellent. It was nice to be able to stay closer to Spa than Brussels and have to get up at silly o’clock to get to the track. I’m glad I picked to stay in Valkenburg. Excellent coach and driver, and very lovely hotel (Crowne Plaza Europa, Brussels). Great organisation. Found the company very helpful, friendly and informative from booking and throughout the tour. Very good atmosphere and great bunch of fellow travellers. My son and I were treated very well. Hotel (Crowne Plaza Europa) good location to City Centre. Rooms very comfortable. Hotel was nice – important for non-GP loving partners! Coach very comfy and with clean toilet. Coach parking at Spa circuit very good. Tour guide very informative and not ‘in your face’. Military precision from London to race and back. Staff very down to earth. Well organised, great hotel (Crowne Plaza Europa, Brussels) and transfers. Good choice of hotel. Organisation very slick and professional. Plenty of time at the circuit. Extra time for sightseeing not related to event was a bonus. The overall tour was well planned. Location of hotel good. Tour leader very good. The hotel, Tour Managers, coach drivers and travel were all excellent as usual. Good arrangements for travel to and from the circuit – rep very good and helpful. Excellent timekeeping. Excellent standard of hotel. Tour Manager entertaining and informative on coach. Nice laid back trip. Good crowd of people. Very good hotel. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Hotel was excellent. Good organisation for getting in and out of the circuit. Nice hotel (Crowne Plaza Europa). See you next year. Very good organisation and hotel. Hotel room and service was good. Transfers worked well – advice as always was very sound. Superb organisation and very high standard of hotel. Will definitely travel with MRI again. Accommodation good, transfers efficient, staff knowledgeable. The coach to the circuit seemed a lot quicker. Nice to have a whole day (on Monday) to see Brussels. Gold 1 tickets were perfect. The tour guide was top notch. Good hotel, excellent organisation and helpful tour manager. Travel arrangements good. Sweepstake on coach was fun. Once again good arrangements to and from the circuit. Rep had a good local knowledge and was able to answer all questions. Hotel very good as were tour guides. A GP worth attending, helped by the good weather. Coaches were comfortable and well driven. Very good seats at circuit (Gold 1) Enjoyed overall experience (first tour attended). Good atmosphere, guided ably but with plenty of independence. The travel arrangements were very good and well organised. The track was fantastic. |
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2005 Belgian Grand Prix
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Just to say a big thanks to your team for a very well organised Belgian GP last weekend. Well done. The complete package was excellent and ran perfectly. Very well run, both at Monza and Spa. One thing that stood out was Spa, the services etc. at football club. Tour Manager very helpful and friendly. I was too busy having fun. Keep up the good work. The Motor Museum (Schlumpf) in Mulhouse was excellent. Good variety of countries and scenery on the way. Comfortable journeys to each destination and opportunity to enjoy some beautiful scenery. Very enjoyable tour. Everyone was very friendly. It was a lovely atmosphere and everything ran smoothly. Tour Manager was very helpful with guidance and advice. Excellent time in Liege. Got to the track early having not had to get up as early as usual. Nice hotel. Good, smooth coach. Great race – got an excellent viewpoint with 2 large screens in view. Good location of hotel in Town (Liege). Trip was well run – thanks! Excellent seating allocated to us. Hotel nice and central. The whole tour was excellent. The services of staff were all very knowledgeable, polite and very kind. We shall certainly be travelling with your firm in the future. Very good organisation coupled with friendly hosts made this a memorable weekend. Excellent location of hotel. Well informed of relevant information. Well organised. Relaxed atmosphere. Good location. Great bars and local hospitality. The beer wasn’t too bad either!!! Good hotel (Ibis), good timings and good parking at circuit. Good circuit and racing. Trouble-free getting to and from Spa and parking facilities. Excellent company on the tour and very friendly. I will not hesitate to travel with your company again next year. Comfortable bus. Good information provided. Due to proximity of Heerlen, excellent schedule – maximum time at Spa. Good service from MRI Staff/Driver. We love Spa. Excellent as usual! Excellent quality of service. Hassle free racing. Valkenburg is an excellent location with lots of additional attractions for spare time. Organisation from start to finish superb. For my 2nd Grand Prix a spectacular circuit and what lovely surroundings for a GP track. Awesome! Can’t wait for the next one. I’ll certainly be on the starting grid for that. Thank you MRI. No complaints about anything. ParkHotel Rooding was excellent. Very helpful staff also the Tour Manager and Coach Driver very pleasant and helpful. Great hospitality by Tour Managers – as usual. Good journey, especially from hotel to circuit. Very “easy” being the passenger. Good breaks and comfy coach. Everything was on time and worked like clockwork. Both Driver and Tour Guide very friendly and efficient. Hotel excellent, service great. Very well organised. Provided a very good service. Informative and enthusiastic guides made the trip run smoothly. Everyone on the trip was excited and had an excellent time. Thank you. Good timing and overall efficiency. The professionalism of the company was first class and very well organised. Tour was first class. Chose MRI due to large range of tour options – very impressive. The whole package and Tour Manager excellent. Very good Driver and very good hotel. Good hotel. Everyone nice and friendly. Excellent transfers to the circuit. Nice hotel (Gresham). Liked staying in Brussels. Kept well informed as to what was going on. Well planned and executed. Tour Guide’s local knowledge invaluable. Excellent location. Very helpful Tour Manager/Driver. Hardly any delays in and out of the circuit. Excellent racing. Very good time keeping. Hotel excellent location. Food great and above expectations. Great weekend. Well done! Unrushed schedule. Excellent organisation. Very good hotel. Courier one of the best – priceless! Extremely well run, plenty of time to ourselves to explore etc. Whole operation very efficient. Hotel (Europa) good quality. Arrival at Spa early in the morning which allowed plenty of time to go to F1 Village and to see other parts of the circuit before going to grandstand for the whole day’s events. Well organised. The travelling to and from the circuit was excellent. Very easy – no hassle. Good quality accommodation. Very professional. Very good tour. Well run and organised. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Good hotel (Europa), fantastic track. Good nightlife in Brussels around Grande Place. Excellent choices of hotels each time I travel with MRI. Everything was good, especially the Saturday lead up to the main race. Very well organised. Guides were very informative. Tour Guides very helpful and friendly. Good hotel, central location. Excellent accommodation. Excellent facilities and hotel (Europa). |
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2004 Belgian Grand Prix
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| The whole tour was very good. Tour Manager and the drivers were most helpful. The hotel was not far from Spa. C.D. (BEL2) Friendly and professional. Accommodation was totally satisfactory. Could not be faulted. Very well organised. Friendly staff. Itinerary good and well paced. Comfortable coach. Competent friendly service. Looked after us well. We had a really enjoyable weekend. Good parking. All round well planned trip. Good value for money. Everything ran to time. Hotel was good. Drivers and Tour Manager were friendly. Well organised as usual. Hotel Ibis in good location – a good standard of room and breakfast. Spa is a magnificent circuit. Liege was a good base and very close to circuit. Punctuality. Friendly driver. Informative Tour Guide. Excellent hotel. Liege is close to the circuit, interesting, and good for food. Well looked after. Fantastic Spa circuit. Very good seats in Gold 1 Stand. Fantastic weekend. Excellent hotel. Coach journeys were very enjoyable. Prompt arrival and departure from circuit. Perfect length of tour. Thursday excursion very enjoyable. Valkenburg a very nice town. All excellent – as usual. Excellent hotel facilities. Service provided by Tour Rep. and coach driver was first class. Generally a well organised trip. N.B. & G.H. (BEL5) Hotel was very good and in a great location to the Town Centre. Prompt arrivals at the race and good additional tours to other places. Excellent hotel. Very friendly and pleasant tour guide and coach driver. Excellent management – a real bonus! Good hotel and location. Helpful and professional staff. Excellent hotel. Very pleasant town. Fantastic race! Excellent organisation. Well organised – very good hotel in delightful Valkenburg. Could not be bettered. The whole trip was very enjoyable. We have travelled with your competitors but we can say this was better in all ways. Many thanks! Friendly staff made sure everything ran smoothly. I would book again. Good parking location in Spa. Great choice of town to stay. Valkenburg was very lively with good choice of bars/restaurants. Good all round tour. Well organised, relaxed atmosphere. Everything seemed satisfactory and relaxing. A real weekend break! Excellent hotel accommodation (maybe I was spoilt). Good atmosphere with rest of travellers. Went out of their way to make the weekend more enjoyable. Everything was excellent from joining the tour to returning to the UK Hotel and coach were excellent. Additional advice about hotel area and circuit was very welcome. Whole package excellent. Very comfortable travel. Very good value for money. The whole tour was very enjoyable and we were made very welcome. I would recommend MRI to anyone. Great value for money. Excellent bonhomie amongst everyone on the tour. Weekend trip to the Belgian GP was absolutely fantastic. I have been watching the races for the last 17 years and never attended one, so it was fascinating to see one in the flesh. Motor Racing International were superb hosts and I would recommend their services to anyone thinking of visiting a foreign race. Good coach parking arrangements at circuit. Smooth journey and leisurely start on final day. Quick entry and exit from the track. Cheerful staff. Good planning and organisation by MRI. Extremely well organised. Didn’t have to worry about anything. Organisation was faultless thanks to MRI. This was a completely stress free and highly enjoyable tour. Spa is a great circuit. Thank you for a great trip! Excellent personal attention. No rain on race day!! Crowne Plaza hotel was excellent. Well organised. Excellent hotel and location. Top tour! Tour Manager’s knowledge of circuit and surrounding areas ensured we got the best out of our holiday. Very good trips in and out of the track. Well organised parking facilities. Good ticket service. General level of organisation was excellent. Hotel very good. Excellent choice of hotel! Excellent hotel close to centre of Brussels. Excellent travel to and from circuit. Hotel quality very good. First rate! Friendly and efficient organisation by knowledgeable staff. A great weekend. Thank you. We will use MRI again. Excellent hotel accommodation – good value. A very pleasant weekend – thanks to MRI. Superb view of Eau Rouge from Grandstand Gold 2. Convenient timings for Eurostar left enough time in Brussels. Good location for coach parking – with toilets and bar – to avoid worst of traffic. Smoothly organised throughout. Enjoyed complete tour. I have just returned from the Belgian Grand Prix and would like to say a big thank you for such a wonderful trip. It was very well organised, a great hotel and extremely helpful and informative Tour Guides. Excellent organisation beforehand, including general information supplied by MRI. Excellent camping within walking distance of circuit. Good all round package. Grandstand seats were in an excellent area and hotel was of a decent standard. Everything was sorted for you – the whole trip was a breeze. Also the campsite was right next to the track. Brilliant! Will definitely use again. Good overall organisation of ferry, hotel etc. |
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2002 Belgian Grand Prix
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Excellent attention to detail, plus good information. A
pleasant trip. Considerate
stops, convenient parking at race, clean coach and knowledgeable
crew. Good
hotel and easy access to circuit. Heerlen
is a great town to stay in. The
itinerary was excellent and the accommodation ideal. Very
well organised and planned. MRI's own coach park is a good
idea. Excellent knowledge of circuit and quality coach company.
Altogether very impressed. A
wonderful experience. I will be attending another MRI tour. Very
good hotel. Excellent location in relation to circuit and
A1 parking! New
parking arrangements with access to toilets very good. Enjoyed
watching Molly on traffic control duties! Driver
and Tour Manager were an excellent team. Everything ran
so smoothly. Excellent
grandstand seats at Eau Rouge. Tour rep and coach service
very good. Well
organised tour with reasonably short transfer time to circuit. Journey
times to and from circuit very good. As always, a great
MRI trip. See you next year! Well
organised. Good hotel with easy access to track and Liege
centre.Fantastic coach, top tour guide and good GP tickets.
We had never been on an organised tour and were very unsure
about it. However we were pleasantly surprised and will
use MRI again. Top trip! Tickets
were fantastic and Liege was a great base for the weekend. Staying
in Liege, close to the track was great. Holiday
Inn, Eindhoven is excellent. Helpful and informative Tour
Guide. The
organisation was very good with good tour rep and a friendly
hotel. Enjoyed
the hotel, Amsterdam trip and the race circuit. Very
comfortable coach with good friendly driver. Excellent seats
in Gold 1 grandstand and wonderful Tour Manager. Very good
value for money. Enjoyed
Valkenburg - lots to do and close to the circuit. Courier
was professional, helpful and knowledgeable. Very good hotel. A
very good tour. Pleased with Valkenburg and the excellent
hotel. Good selection of local bars and restaurants. Good
hotel and a great place to stay. My
first trip with your company, but not my last. Good hotel
& very professional. Look forward to next season. Excellent
driver and courier made the journey as comfortable as possible.
Good hotel. Comfortable
coach with good leg room. Friendly, cheerful tour guide.
Great job done. Excellent
hotel in good location for wide choice of cafes and restaurants.
Comfortable coach and very good Tour Manager. Freedom
and time to look around Spa & Brussels. Very good hotel. Coach,
transfers to the track and parking arrangements were all
excellent. Very
good standard of hotel. I was really impressed by all aspects
of the trip from the start to being dropped off in Dover.
Very professional. The
service from start to finish was impeccable. The
transport and hotel are well above the standard expected
for this type of event. Very good weekend! Travel
arrangements clear and concise. Good tour guide and coach
parking arrangements. Situation
of the Novotel next to the Grand Place, with all the restaurants,
was excellent. Competent
guide, good time keeping, good hotel location and facilities.
Excellent grandstand view at Eau Rouge. Everything
was excellent, but particularly the friendly and thorough
guidance provided by our Tour Manager. The
organisation from the time we arrived in Brussels until
the time we left was superb. Novotel
really well situated for a good time in Brussels. Parking
at the circuit, with own bar and toilets is a great advantage. Very
comfortable travel with excellent Tour Managers. Hope to
see you again! Great
location of hotel and travel arrangements by Eurostar. Excellent
hotel and position (Novotel in Brussels). Very impressed
with Eurostar. A well organised trip. Easy
access to the circuit from MRI campsite. Convenience
of the Premiere Classe Hotel (Liege) to the motorway and
good parking near the circuit. This was our third trip,
but our first with MRI. It was in a different league! Thanks. |
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