Some pics from Team Muz, a thoroughly enjoyable event, shame the weather deteriorated but that’s racing – it’s spooky in the grandstands at 5am with the cars circling obediently behind the Safety Car in the fog
As far as photos go, there are less & less opportunities for fence-free shots, which is really frustrating knowing what it was like only last year
Camp set up behind the Start/Finish straight – No chance of any sleep then
Time to look at some of the contenders – where else can you get into the pit garages and this close to the cars?
None of the Bernie EcclesCake “only people who are celebrities in their own imaginations” here
When did you last see an AlfaSud?
Mrs Muz famously asserted that this should be on a Merry-go-Round
Exhausting work, this
Back to camp for some lunch before the start of the race
Now here’s an idea. Start the race with a Union Flag. But where from – get a geezer in a Red Beret to put a target in the gravel….
….get some people to leap out of what appears to be a perfectly airworthy plane….
….make patterns in the sky….
…and deliver said Union Flag from the sky
Now that is a cool idea
Pre-race buildup – the much fancied Jet-Alliance Porsche 997
The amazingly fast and amazingly sounding Aquila CR1
One of the fancied Mosler MT900R
BMW M3 E46
Good to see Mazda make an appearance
A Cosworth Escort
Porsche 993 RSR
Marcos Mantis
Aston Martin N24
BMW M3 E92
Seat León
Lotus Elise
Mosler MT900R vs Aquila CR1
Marcos Mantis
Lotus Exige
Go Team Mazda!
BMW M3 E46
Molser MT900R
Eventual second place after leading for a large part of the race, the Jet-Alliance Porsche 997
Porsche 993 RSR
Morgan Plus 8
Mosler MT900R
The stunning Aquila CR1
Nissan 370z
Aston Martin N24
Aquila CR1
BMW M3 E46
Honda Civic
Top marks for the team who kept this Morgan Plus 8 going to the end
Lotus Exige
TVR Sagaris
A herd of BMW M3
Mosler MT900R
Oh yes, so apart from getting into the pit garages pre-race to see the preparation, where else can you actually get into the pit lane mid-race to see the pitstops & refueling etc?.......
Looks peaceful, but with 60 cars buzzing around all night it was, erm, awkward to sleep
At least someone managed to grab some kip