OMG <--- I usually really hate that saying but I think it is apt for what I am about to talk about. I have been to Silverstone :) and despite the horrid weather the atmosphere was totally great throughout the whole weekend. I loved every minute of it and that is no lie. Even the camping was good although admittingly with flushing toliets and hot running showers, camping, I suppose is a loose word to use.
So the weekend began on Thursday really, the 7th, with the journey up to the circuit, it was ok actually not too bad traffic wise and we made good time. The only downside was the MASSIVE rainstorm that hit whilst we were on the Motor way. There is something quite scary when you are travelling 60mph (limit for a car on a motorway pulling a trailer tent) and all of a sudden, you cannot see a bloody thing!!
The tent took forever to be put up but once settled down, the rain came again. No worries.....
Friday was most definately the worst day for the weather, it was constantly raining with only the slightest of pauses in between but we managed to walk the whole outside of the circiut and sit in the neww pit straight complex, well opposite it anyway. We also sat at Luffield, Stowe, a brief sitiing in Village and in some of the standy up places.
Saturday, weather again patchy but with better sunny spells and this was obviously, qualifying day :) last practice sitting at becketts gave us the area to what we could look out for what was in store for Sunday as it lies dead opposite our appointed seats. Finally, for the Qualifying, we sat at Vale.
Sunday, and race day!!! Apart from the total down pour during the Red Arrows performace, it stayed completelty dry which actually led to a decent race. Unfortunately, the wrong person won but it was better than to see a repeat of previous races so I was happy. The after race party was awsome, decent music and of course the chain was played :) but the highlight was beign able to see the drivers, well some of them, for a casual interview.....TOTALLY AWSOME, Di Resta, Buemi and Algashuri, Button, Hamilton, Jackie Stewart. Damon Hill, Vettel, Webber and a few more!!!!!!!! After that we took to the TRACK, the actual track and you would never guess who was just leaving from their time on stage.... SEB VETTEL, I was an arms length away. Picked up some Pirelli Marbles and a little bit of broken track....Oh and some of the gravel trap :P
Altogether a Totally fantastic weekend and I would love to go again. The atmosphere was incredible and the noise of the F1 cars are unforgetable too...I miss it already :S
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