Silverstone: home-of-motorsport
13 juli 1997 - Towcester, Verenigd Koninkrijk
England: home-of-motorsport. Read my original report from 1997 via "FULL REPORTS".
My first visit to Silverstone. With 9 friends we drove to Silverstone is a rented mini-bus. We arrived Wednesday evening at the camp sit enext to the circuit. On Thursday we walked around the circuit and saw activity in the pit boxes. Friday we supported Jos Verstappen by watching the training sesions at CLUB-corner in the morning and BECKETS in the afternoon. Saturday from 8AM we were sitting close to CLUB-corner again watching training and qualifying.
In the evening after a shower and some food&drinks, three of us went to the South entrance with our air matrasses to stay the night in the cue at the entrance. After a little sleep, the entrance was opend at 5AM and the approx. 10.000 in the cue were looking for a nice spot. We saw Patrick Huisman winning the Porche Supercup race and in the afternoon a fantastic Formula 1 race. Jacques Villeneuve won the race in his Williams Renault. We drove home on Monday.
