Sunday, 10 April 2016

BSB, Silverstone, Saturday, 9th April, 2016.

12:15-ish:
First things first.  A swift walk to Woodcote for two cups of tea 
and a Beef & Ale Pastie to keep us going.
Lovely day so far.
It's the future.
Silent electric motorbikes.
Vicky buying a rucksack and a T shirt?
It's unheard of.
No wonder riders are sometimes called jockeys.
This is Keenan Armstrong urging his 600 STK Kawasaki towards Copse.
STK 1000's about to brake for Copse.
Jesse Traylor and Hudson Kennaugh (Kawa and BMW respectively) are the riders.
A Tyco BMW 1000 Superstocker wot's seen better days.
Trim that beard!
Our very first shot of Bruce Anstey off the 'bike.
Well done Vic!
The Paddock Cafe has been re-vamped.
Vicky's verdict: nicer surroundings but less variety on the menu.
Fancy making an offer?
The forecast was for rain in the afternoon and here it is.
It rained harder whilst we were in the Paddock Cafe and this shower lasts for all of 5 mins.
Then it drizzled off and on for a bit.
It's a momentous occasion 'cos it's the first time it's rained on us at an event since September 2013.
So we guess we were due some.
Bike of the day.
Anstey's current Classic Bike TT Festival steed from the days when Men were Men and all that.
3:00pm-ish:
KTM British Junior Cup Race is on the go.
Reece Guyet leads Tom Airey.
Moto3 GP rider Phillip Freitag (GER) gets last minute instructions before going out on track.
Moto3 GP rider Charlie Nesbitt.
Moto3 GP riders hard at it on The Wellington Straight.
Traditional shot of Vicky getting the teas in.
A touch of drizzle. It's only water.
16:15-ish.
Leon Haslam (Kawasaki) not exactly hangin' about.
Taming The Beast (just about).
Shane Bryne on the 1199cc Ducati Panigale.
That thing has got some grunt.
Silverstone grandstands and Silverstone weather.
Nearly 5 o'clock now.
Time to head back to the car park.
Vicky and Silverstone in a Bon Jovi tribute.
According to Fit Bit we have been here 5hrs 33 mins and walked 5.25 miles.
No wonder we are knackered.
It's all good tho'.

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