Silverstone classic

[nopanic - neil]

Am camping on the course in the JDC caravan - easier to be on site. The new car is ready and will be there.

Good looking car, found this and this web site if you don't know about it already. Good pics and info there.


http://www.coventryracers.com/

[Lord Steve]

General concensus then - Litchlake or Whittlebury?

[Bobblehat]

I will be there, with my monsters

Not camping, only live 5mins away!! 

[garyfrogeye]

I'm probably only going to manage to be there on Sunday. Anyone here still hanging around by then?

[mgmark]

Litchlake for me, Friday and Saturday evenings, and then departing late morning on the Sunday.

MG Mark

[mgmark]

An excellent time camping at Litchlake, watching the racing on Saturday, meeting up with Perdu, and later with Lord Steve who by chance appeared on the pitch next to us, free santana concert, wine and beer, and loads of outstanding machinery, both racing and in the static parks.     

MG Mark

[Lord Steve]

Good to meet you Mark - pure coincidence that I set up next to you on Litchlake. Think we probably solved a few of the world's problems on Saturday night but to be honest with you.....I can't remember much!!!!!
Anyway, it was a pleasure to meet up with you, thanks for your company (and offer of cornflakes this morning). For those that attended, good call! For those that didn't - you missed some pretty exotic machinery and excellent racing.
Highlights for me - Silk Cut Jaguars, watching the racing from the pit wall (an official today asked me for my pass and I showed him my Litchlake Campsite wristband. Seemed good enough for him!), the historic Formula 1 cars - I forgot that Formula 1 cars used to "drift" around corners, oh yeah, and meeting Murray Walker this afternoon. I bought his book so he signed it for me - what a lovely bloke!

Well back now, and wondering what's next.

[Lord Steve]

Here's the evidence:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/houxsteve/sets/72157621844800244/

[Perdu]

Its a shame we missed meeting Lord Steve, neat time maybe m'lud, but it was great to see MGMark and son and spend a warm Saturday in good company

Found Lynx's car in the middle of things, really great, wish someone would buy me one like that.

Gorgeous

Mark was impressed Lynx but by the time I had the camera ready his attention was taken by the car next door, another beauty.

My day was made when just after Mark wandered off to look at cars and stuff I saw XH558 flying off to the north heading for rendesvouses at Sunderland and some other northern places

what a good day

[garyfrogeye]

Lord Steve, I just realised that I walked right past you this afternoon. It's only now that I've seen the photo of you that I realised that it was you. The sublteness of the CA evening shirt completely passed me by (and I've even got one).
A great day with some excellent access to the cars and pits here are a few of mine

[Mr. Rick]

Awesome stuff!!! Particularly love the candid one of Old Muddly Talker! 

Just sifting thru my shots and will post a couple later but did pop the old mobile on the track wall as they exited Abbey chicane for the 1st lap of the F1s on Saturday and took this little video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbIWi7zCdpc

[Mr. Rick]

Oh and your Lordship, been wondering if you managed to find the Leatherette at the concert? Or is that phone conversation consigned to the beer-powered memory loss bin? 

[Lord Steve]

Lord Steve, I just realised that I walked right past you this afternoon. It's only now that I've seen the photo of you that I realised that it was you. The sublteness of the CA evening shirt completely passed me by (and I've even got one).
A great day with some excellent access to the cars and pits here are a few of mine[img]g]

Oh, pity we passed each other by Gary, that's a beer opportunity missed. Next time we'll all have to arrange things better. I may be over in France next June on the off chance that there will be a motor race so if that's the first opportunity, so be it! Can't do the 1000kms at Silverstone in Sept as I've got to attend a wedding in Harlow. Imagine!
Still, I enjoyed the classic more - there weren't any diesels!

[Lord Steve]

Oh and your Lordship, been wondering if you managed to find the Leatherette at the concert? Or is that phone conversation consigned to the beer-powered memory loss bin? 

Rick, I have to be honest, by the time Mark, his son and I arrived at the concert it could have been the Bay City Rollers playing for all I know. I was deaf from standing next to the Silk Cut Jags in the garage and my vision was somewhat blurred. I had all but lost the power of coherent speech and my legs were a tad wobbly.
So.......remind me about the Leatherette thing........

[Mr. Rick]

So.......remind me about the Leatherette thing........

Haha jolly good work fella! Well it was that girlie I told you about on the phone on the Welcome Centre desk who was checking in us media types. When I was handing in my vest at close of play on Saturday she was very keen to find someone to go to the concert with and apparently had a penchant for drinking pints of champagne. Very cute and fit blonde in black leather... remember you getting quite excited at the prospect of bumping into her!!

Nearly done with photos ... back later this evening with the link ... 200 of the little blighters!