silverstone this week : entertaining the children

**bella** · 19 Feb 2001, 09:47 (Ref:65502)

who's still going to silverstone this wednesday?

Carrie · 19 Feb 2001, 12:53 (Ref:65526)

Me

Armed with numerous cameras and taking too many photos no doubt.

Sparky · 19 Feb 2001, 13:28 (Ref:65531)

As I said in the other thread, I'll do me darnedest to be there; finances permitting.

My daughter will be with me, she doesn't know yet though!

Sparky junior really enjoyed it last time, and I could really use the company on the trip!

(Carrie - Monopod at the ready?

)

Carrie · 19 Feb 2001, 21:16 (Ref:65611)

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Originally posted by Sparky
(Carrie - Monopod at the ready? )

It's got a proper flagpole now - oo er

Lorna · 20 Feb 2001, 21:14 (Ref:65773)

Unfortunately, Bella, I can't get the day off work now. We'll have to meet up another time.

Sorry

**bella** · 20 Feb 2001, 22:10 (Ref:65784)

i'm not going to be able to make it - a sad mix of weedy excuses i'm afraid. i can't afford more than 2 days off work this week, and there's a nasty bank manager waving his finger at me, and a credit company taking their big red marker and about to tarnish my credit record for life. petrol is another factor, and my weedy car is weeding out (anything over 65 is a no-no - shocks are wasted..).

i really wanna have some pics to show off, but it'll have to be at the next test. march, is it?

*off to have a major sulk*

see you all soon - including you, lorna...no excuses next time...

**Craig** · 22 Feb 2001, 23:30 (Ref:66169)

So, did *anyone* make it then ?

Lorna · 23 Feb 2001, 21:10 (Ref:66305)

Did anyone go? Did you have a good time?

Minardi fan · 23 Feb 2001, 21:20 (Ref:66309)

Little moi made it to all three (cold) days. On Wednesday I had the pleasure of meeting Carrie, Danielsun, Sparky, Sparky Jr and Timothy once more.

F1 STALKER UPDATE:
This testing's stalking reaped little rewards, making it the most unsuccessful test ever on the autograph ever...
Jarno Trulli was got again - no mean feat, it required three of us sprinting down the road towards the A40 to the queue of traffic - whilst Jenson stopped on Wednesday night at 7pm. He also stopped again on Thursday morning. What a nice chap.

And now a short ditty...

Jos, Jos, hear this plea,
When next testing at Silverstone,
please stop for little me.
You always seem to drive past, really really fast,
never ever stopping, to sign some autographs.
So listen up Verstappen, or you won't be Jos the Boss -
sign my A21 next time, or we'll call you Joss the Dross.

Thankyou.

TimD · 24 Feb 2001, 00:25 (Ref:66359)

Move over Roger McGough...

Carrie · 24 Feb 2001, 00:27 (Ref:66360)

Well at least you amused the rest of us as we sat in our cars watching you go legging it down towards to A43 in hot pursuit of Jarno Trulli

Glad to say it wasn't as cold as Donington had been on the Tuesday.
Hopefully got some decent piccies as well, just slightly annoying to get a text message on Thursday saying that McLaren were there. We did get to see Jordan, Arrows and Benetton though. When's the next trip to Silverstone???
Has Sparky Junior got plans to become an autograph stalker now she's started her collection?

TimD · 24 Feb 2001, 00:35 (Ref:66362)

It certainly was a good day. And I still can't get over how taken I am with how the Benetton sounds. It's like a breath of fresh air after 5 years of "angry wasp in a jam-jar" F1 cars.

What an autograph for Sparky Jr to start a collection with! Jackie Stewart no less. No way was that big black Jag going to pass before she was good and ready to let it.

Looking forward to the pictures, Carrie - even though standing next to Danielsun makes me look even shorter than I do normally...!

Carrie · 24 Feb 2001, 00:43 (Ref:66363)

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Originally posted by TimD
Looking forward to the pictures, Carrie - even though standing next to Danielsun makes me look even shorter than I do normally...!

I resorted to trying to balance on a gate in a vain attempt to get a similar sort of height to Dan when we were trying to take photos at the entrance to Luffield

Even so, I don't think there's hope that the photos I took there will turn out, I was wobbling about too much.

And should Mr Redshoes find his way into this topic and make any reference to my height I shall be forced to take immediate offence

Carrie · 24 Feb 2001, 00:46 (Ref:66366)

BTW, what year was the Benetton flag

Bet there's somebody somewhere giving a computer screen a good glare as they read that comment

Lorna · 24 Feb 2001, 20:15 (Ref:66495)

Nice one! Glad you had a good time. Sorry I missed it

I'll start another thread for another meeting

**Craig** · 24 Feb 2001, 20:43 (Ref:66504)

Can everyone keep in mind the test sesh on Thursday June 14th ? As pretty much all of the regular gang (and many others) will be departing fro either Mondello or Le Mans the following day and will therefore be booking holiday from work, why not take an extra day off and really start the weekend off well. Should be a giggle, and the rush for the various ferries at the end should be a giggle

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