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.
