British GT Championship Media Day, Donington Park, Tuesday, 8th April, 2014.

Only found out about this the other day when making a routine visit to the Donington web site. 

It's free entry to the great unwashed, Vicky's on her last day of annual leave, so gerrinthere!

Our money's on this team for the 2014 Championship but, hey, what do we know?

Vicky looking like she's not sure she should really be in the Pit Lane. 

Time (after a few more shots) for a quick exit!

There's always a lot of this sort of thing going on at car events. It fascinates the hell out of us.

The day also involved the launch of this year's British Formula 3 Championship. 

This is Alice Powell's car.

A new generation of Bentley Boys will enter this year. 

Drivers James Appleby and Steve Tandy are on the right.

Bruno Senna blasted 'round during the lunch break in one of his Uncle's old F1 cars. Josh Hill and Martin Brundle were also on hand to have a go in this Lotus and a Tyrell (we think).

Yay! It's lunchtime and David chooses the Cottage Pie, chips, peas, gravy, and brown sauce option. The Holy Grail of race fans everywhere (if it isn't, it should be).

Lunch time is over and the cars are taking to the track. Time to get some action shots.

Vicky is getting too good at this action shot malarky. Not bad for the standard lens, either.

Another lovely sunny spring day but much colder than last week's visit.

It's a GTR but, criminally, it's not in black.

Donington will be at the centre of all things Formula E in the future.

OK, that's it, it's 2:30pm and time to go. Vicky's got to get back home for a prior engagement. 

Can't say any more. Said too much already.

Vicky's 52nd, Monday, 7th April, 2014.

It's a 90-odd mile tour of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire today to celebrate Vicky's birthday with visits to two of her favourite foodie places.

First stop: The Ludlow Food Centre for a birthday lunch of chicken burger, house fries, and salad. David heard the Food Police sirens howling in anguish outside and can confirm that Vicky has paid for this lapse over the following 24 hours.

David's Gloucester Old Spot burger, house fries, and salad (with Ludlow Food Centre brown sauce), thankfully, just out of shot.

With the rain lashing down outside it's an excellent opportunity to stock up with some birthday indulgences from the Food Centre itself. Over £32 worth!

Next stop: down the A49 to Leominster and hanger left to Holloways at Suckley for another pot of tea and the purchase of a new sofa and foot stool.

Blimey, thank goodness Vicky's birthday comes around but once a year.

Stratford-upon-Avon, Saturday, 6th April, 2014.

We've met up with Caroline and Richard today for a lovely lunchtime Italian meal at Prezzo.

That was at least three hours ago. It takes a long-long time to fully appreciate an Italian meal.

Now fully stuffed we go on a long stroll to walk it all off. 

Here, we are about to go inside the Holy Trinity Church.

Inside the Holy Trinity Church.

We've walked, talked, got a bit wet, stopped and had a cup of tea or two (last ones out of the tea shop at ten past five), and are now about to go our separate ways. 

Time for one last commemorative shot.

Gheluvelt Park, Friday, 4th April, 2014.

The flower borders are looking resplendent today..............

.........but two rogue redduns have escaped and infiltrated somebody's hard work.

BSB Test Day, Donington Park, Tuesday, 1st April, 2014.

It's just before midday and we've arrived. 

Time for a stretch.

The weather is fairly warm, verging on cool, and cloudy just like that Carol said it would be.

We've missed the first SBK session but we later learn that only 1 bike went out on account of the fact that the track was 'damp'. Blimey, they should have been here last year when the track was cold and it snowed at one point.

This is Glenn Irwin on his SS Kawasaki at Melbourne Hairpin in the first non-SBK session of the day. He's made of sterner stuff that those so-called 'super bikers', obviously.

 Jordan 'Jordi' Gilbert of the very friendly and accommodating 

Haribo Starmix team and his STK 600 class Triumph. 

Telling Darren Dixon, much to the amusement of his mates, that 'we remember you!'................

........and then taking his photo. He could ride solos and sidecars and everything!

Auditioning for a part in Star Wars?

Brendan Brown and his Triumph.

John Hopkins and Josh Waters posing for an official shot (being taken by a proper photographer).

Vicky has booked 8 days of annual leave around her birthday, so is here legitimately, but how many other folk in this shot of the lunchtime Pit Lane Walk have thought 'stuff work, I'm off to Donington Park for the day'?

We think the Coalition should commence of full investigation immediately. Root and branch!

Vicky's excellent shot of Craner Curves and the ongoing building works constructing some sort of modification to the Infield which was, consequently, out of bounds to the public today. Shame, 'cos that means we have no shots of 'bikes going left to right (such considerations are important you know).

That Carol's taken the p*ss, Vic. She said it would be 16 degrees and hazy sunshine at best. I'm wearing too many layers, it's at least 22 degrees, it's hot and sunny, there's no breeze and there's dust from the Sahara blowin' around all over the place. April 1st, you say? Aha! Carol was playing an April Fools joke, obviously. Well she got us good and proper.

Vicky lines up another one at Craners.

Looking at me, Punk?

And finally.

Dunno what's going on here but, surely, it shouldn't be allowed in a public place?

Emlyn gets a grooming and enjoys it shock! Sunday, 30th March, 2014.

The wire brush grooms his bonce.

It's enough to make his tongue go all peculiar.

Even better than the brush - a head rub.

Ooh yeah, go on mate, right there!

If one of 'em gets tired I simply get the other one to take over.

Chipping Campden, Saturday, 29th March, 2014.

Another glorious early-Spring day! So, a drive down to the edge of The Cotswolds it is then, for a visit to a tea shop and then a stroll up and down Chipping Campden's High Street.

You wouldn't catch us stopping to take a photo of a nice olde jallopy parked in front of a Cotswold stone building, no way.

In the cool shade of the Market Hall (built in 1627).

Messin' about in the Market Hall.

Flowers ready for Mothers Day tomorrow?

Splendid springtime magnolia.

Nice stone bay window.

Look at that blue sky! Take a photo quick.

Spring lambs not skipping about the place. 

They are already too old for all that.