Mary, I'm really, really sorry I can't come along and join you after all your hard work organising (and it would have been really great to see you again :wink: ) It's a committment that I can't get out of .. hope everybody has a wonderful time .. although I think the weather would have put me off ...
*still here*
Winnebongo and I have just returned from Silverstone .. BBC weather lied to me and I packed in constant rain
waiting for a dry day to open the roof and get the awning dry .. and waiting ...
A friend borrowed Winnebongo to go here .. it's the first time I've ever handed the keys over (except to Allan, and that's okay), but she's so nice, it was hard to say 'no' :( :( :(
If anyone else is there and sees her .. light blue AFT Sreg .. please give her a little pat or wink, cos I miss her ...
How did all the Bongos fare in the mud? OK I guess.
I had a fully loaded V6 with 18" alloys and parked up in Woodlands on Thursday morning in saturated grass. By Saturday the ground was a mud bath and the Bongo had sunk 3 inches into the ground. I thought I was never going to get out, but first ...
Senna tickets turned up yesterday, my head says don't get the cobb, we arrive thurs pm then off to watch senna at 6-6.30 so doesn't leave much time to cook plus no hook up so not sure if chicken/beef would keep in a cool box until friday?
Forecast is: weds- thunderstorms/rain thurs- light rain fri ...
On the sort of plus side, if they introduce plan red, we get harder pitches with roads right at the entrance and closest to the track!!! I think if they'd stopped people going out in cars last year, it wouldn't have got so churned up and muddy .. sounds like they're producing a good plan .. altho I ...
They've said there'll be food available at the Senna screeening =D> I'm just taking a little toaster oven .. there are food concession on the site and plenty round the circuit - not worth cooking :lol: Not sure that the numbers on sticker equal anything cos some people didn't get one - I called cos ...
I've been watching a lot more bike racing the last few years, miles better value for money and closer racing.
We'll have to keep a eye out for each other or swop mobile numbers then we can have a mini bongo meet in the beer tent. Mines a white bongo with simonchelli sticker and a marco melandri ...