WEC, Silverstone: Saturday, 15th April, 2017.

9:45-ish:

Arrived in good time thanks to there being very little traffic on an Easter Saturday.

WEC cars are out on track at Luffield for their final practice session.

10:15-ish:

WEC cars exiting Woodcote.

No time to waste on action shots.

Gotta get to the inside of Copse for the Formula 3 assembly
before the drivers get their helmets on.

10:30-ish:

Bother!

The drivers have got their helmets on already. Bit keen aren't they?

This is Mick Schummacher.

His father used to be a bit handy.

Howard takes a breather on the rear tyre of Mick Schummachers' F3 car.

Harrison Newey.

Someone else with a famous motorsport father.

Jake Dennis (F3 'veteran') and George Russell (ex-F3 and now GP3).

11:10-ish:

F3 race has now started.

This is Lando Norris exiting Copse.

11:15-ish.

Having a rest and a cuppa tea at Copse.

And yes, I need my hood up, it's cold.

12:25-ish:

ELMS Pit Lane Walk has started.

Graff Team drivers - Eric Troullet, Paul Petit, & Enzo Guibbert (all FRA) - 

get down to some serious signing and smiling. 

Thumbs up!

IDEC Team drivers:

Patrice Lafargue & David Zollinger (both FRA).

American Muscle.

It's just turned 13:00 and The WEC GT's are doing their qualifying.

This is the Ford GT of Andy Priaulx, Harry Ticknell, & Luis Felipe Derani (BRA), at Copse.

It has a very satisfying rumble.

13:35-ish:

It's the turn of the WEC Prototypes to do their qualifying.

This is the Toyota of Mike Conway (USA), Kamui Koboyashi (JAP), 

& Jose Maria Lopez (ARG), exiting Aintree.

We're off for a gentle stroll to The Wing now.

14:00-ish:

WEC cars undergoing scrutineering.

14:25-ish:

The sun's come out (it came out a while ago actually) and all's well with the world.

14:30 bang-on:

Under a big-big sky.

ELMS 4 Hours of Silverstone rolling start.

15:35-ish:

WEC Pit Lane Walk.

Practice makes perfect for the G-Drive Racing Team.

Davide Rigon (ITA) & Sam Bird (AF Corse Ferrari GT drivers).

Vitaly Petrov (RUS).

16:40-ish:

Our feet are aching!

Time for another well-earned cuppa tea
(we only had 3 over the course of the day, plus drinks of water from a bottle we brought with us) 

before one last walk through The Wing Paddock
and then the gentle trek back to the car park and home.

17:00-ish:

Toyota in the scrutineering bay.

17:15-ish:

ELMS action at The Loop.

They've still got an hour and a quarter to go.

19:00-ish:

It's not only an endurance event for the drivers.

Back home and climbing the stairs from the car park weighed down with bags, cameras, uneaten food and a cowin' umbrella (which we didn't need), and still managing a smile.

Only a scrote would take a photo in such circs.

Finally:

Some Fit Bit stats.

8.8 miles walked.

21k steps.

2,906 cals burnt.

36 stairs.

Thank you and goodnight.