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The flights and transport generally were all fine. The driving was good fun.
Banbury was a real revelation. We loved it. Yes, we had our usual stop at the local Wetherspoons which itself had the novelty of a guy in there having a huge win on the quiz machine, probably runningRead more
We had an especially lovely dinner across the canal from our hotel at the Pinto Lounge – a relative of another place we visited in Torquay back in the day where we had a lovely meal then too
I also had a lovely run early in the morning, although that was a bit damp and foggy.
Silverstone itself was lovely. We have visited the circuit often enough in different capacities to know it better than most.
During the tour we also had a sneaky sight of the Mercedes F1 team up toRead more
But the highlight of the tour was the stop on the Hamilton Straight to visit the podium and the pits