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Not been for a year or so and am planning a day at the European Finals. It's a long drive and I want to make the most of one day but not be caught in too heavy traffic . Which makes saturday best - will I miss something I could have seen on sunday? (I'm not bothered who wins anything as I don't follow the sport closely but I love the spectacle) . Advance ticket cheaper but tempted to decide on the night before if I am going or if rain will stop play - if I leave here at 5am I should be there for 8-9am - getting in a problem with queue if I have to buy ticket there?
Well , having got a two day ticket (sat/sun )and booked my B and B it looks like I should take a brolly and a good book on saturday . Thankfully sunday promises an improvement . Room for change still- I use met office a lot for other reasons and 3 day forecast can be iffy but 36 hour ones are usually spot on .
Saturday was heroically wet and I spent most of the day sitting in my car reading a book. Sunday was sublime - I was in by 7am , leisurely and excellent breakfast and great coffee(trivial things but trying getting those at some race tracks) and the action as spectacular as I had hoped. Watched a couple of hours from £10 grandstand - good apart from the idiots who had to stand up - and rest of day wandering paddock and then on the bank.Curious how nearly everyone has to get as close to the start as possible- sure , it's great for wheelies and burn outs but standing almost alone near the finish is pretty dramatic too.Seeing and hearing some insane machine pulling north of 200mph is one of the great spectacles in motor sport. Amazing how few wear ear protection - does it look a bit girly or something? I never used to and I ended up losing most of my hearing in one ear - and that was from race cars , not dragsters...
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