Silverstone 2

After enjoying the peace and quiet of the campsite, the wildlife and a shopping trip that involved the impulse buy of a fridge for the tent, the hoards arrived and the real business of the trip began-MotoGP weekend!

P & V arrived in despondent mood on Friday night . After a long drive they realised they'd forgotten their tickets just as they turned into the campsite. Oops! Poor P had to be up at thd crack of dawn on Saturday morning to drive back home to get them! Must say he looked knackered for the rest of the weekend! He returned in time for us to walk over to the circuit together for final qualifying. We were pleased to discover the Croft Tunnel which meant a relatively short walk to our seats rather than the long trek around the perimeter which we had expected. Our seats in the new stadium section gave an excellent view of an interesting bit of the track but were exposed to the biting northerly wind. We froze! So much for it being only 2 daysbefore midsummer! The biking was good and I had more practice with the 400 mm lens I'd hired. It seems ideal for this situation. We were glad to get back to the campsite and spent the evening in the bar warming up. We were too cold to consider cooking all the food filling our new fridge. Fortunately come Sunday the wind had dropped somewhat but I took an extra fleece to be on the safe side. Of course I ended up carrying it all day! All three races were excellent with a lot of overtaking, close racing and some spills. It was good to see Bradley Smith on the podium and the other two Brits Scott Redding and Danny Webb doing well.

Jorge ran away with the main race but there was quite a tussle going on between the half dozen riders behind him. The lunchtime flight display was pretty awesome too.
It was a good day, finished off with a BBQ back at the tents. We returned home on the Monday for a welcome 10 days before our next weekend trip.


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