Silverstone 1000k

[landman]

Before I forget here's a link to my pictures: -

http://picasaweb.google.com/numbersixconsulting/AutosportLMS1000KmSep2010?feat=directlink

Good to meet some new faces and see some familiar ones.

Thanks to AJW and Lord Steve for the "encouragement" with the gazebo [may it RIP at Whittlebury].

Good night Saturday night - thanks to everyone who put up with my kids, and to those who were trying to get my eldest drinking beer, I know who you are 

Needless to say daughter is very keen on the idea of joining The Melans in 4 years time when she will become - wait for it - Ellen the Melan!

Thought the race was so so, damn those Peugeots again.  Just hope that the new Aston Martin car - which looks fantabulous - will even up the field a lot.

We also visited the KSM pit [Hi Werner], though on the other side with Team RLR.  They sound very ambitious and will be completing a full LMS season in 2011 with the intent of entering Le Mans in 2012.  They're running an MG Lola EX265 in LMP2 but will be fitting a new engine across the winter & hope to be able to compete with Strakka once the car has more BHP.

So 2 events done this month, just The Revival Meeting to go and that's Friday this week.

Paul/Landman

[Gordonwr]

Fantastic weekend especially the classics. That Ferrari 712 was an amazing sight, but a shame that it didn't make it through to the end of the race.
Ace photos landman, cheers for sharing them.

[monkey]

I must admit that although the final outcome of the GT2 category was not exactly what I had wanted - the racing at that level was very entertaining. And watching those LMP1's and 2's work their way through the traffic was quite breathtaking on occasions.  

I was astonished by the amount of change at Silverstone as well – credit where credit is due - it is beginning to look quite amazing.

[landman]

Your comment about the LMP1's and 2's weaving through the slower cars is exactly what got my kids hooked yesterday.

Far better any day than an F1 procession!

[Jules G]

Nice to see fellow CAer's yesterday round the circuit yesterday, it was great to see Deb at the autograph session. Had a nice chat with Tom Coronel and the Spyker team and Andy Myreck 007 AM (my son goes to the same school that Andy went to)

Will post some of the photo's my son took yesterday later.

Jules G

[Barry]

Good to see so many CA'ers at Silverstone this year, sorry I missed you Tom.

Great shame the Audi broke down, the LMP1 race was a bit predictable after that, although great to see the Drayson team having a good run until they ran into trouble.

And it's didn't rain, although I agree that it was bloody cold on Saturday night.

[Bob U]

  I agree that it was bloody cold on Saturday night.

No problem at our camp, top quality beer blankets were in evidence.

Great to meet up with friends old and new.

Shame  Mcnish's car broke so early. The first half hours duel with Davidson was better than anything you will see in F1.

[Barry]

Shame  Mcnish's car broke so early. The first half hours duel with Davidson was better than anything you will see in F1.

I would totally agree with that, very aggressive stuff from Davidson, with McNish giving it back with spades, if the Audi hadn't broke, it would probably have ended in tears all round.  

[Kristof]

Watched most of the race on the tele ... Start was great with the McNish - Davidson battle, but as soon as McNish fell out all tension slipped out of the race.  Actually it got a bit boaring to the end ...

[Bentley boy]

Greeat to meet up with some I have met properly before & others I had seen around Le Mans.

As for the race I just enjoyed seeing the cars if Aston or Drayson couldn't win. I did see Darren Turner towards the end of the race in the paddock not looking best pleased    I Bet Darren hates Silverstone now after his Tourist trophy win was snatched away in May as well  

Did anyone pickup my Lantern I brought over on Saturday night?

[Bob U]

Did anyone pickup my Lantern I brought over on Saturday night?

Last seen on Sunday morning in the back of Wooly's pick up.

BTW Paul, appologies for calling you Dave, I must have been having a Trigger moment.

[Bentley boy]

Did anyone pickup my Lantern I brought over on Saturday night?

Last seen on Sunday morning in the back of Wooly's pick up.

BTW Paul, appologies for calling you Dave, I must have been having a Trigger moment.

don't worry I've been called a lot worse 

[landman]

Which Paul? 

[Bentley boy]

Which Paul? 

No I'm Brian & so is my wife!!

[Ade]

A great weekend, good to put some more faces to names.

Thanks to AJW and Lord Steve for the "encouragement" with the gazebo [may it RIP at Whittlebury].

Glad we could help  .

I will post some pictures later when I've sorted them.

Ade