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Another of our shared interests is in Formula 1, BTCC & most
forms of motor racing. We enjoy watching throughout the season on
television as we find that with some of our other interests taking up
both Sarah's limited time off & our finances we try to spread the
events we go to.
Whilst we are still having withdrawal symptoms from not watching any
racing, we book our tickets, in advance, for "AUTOSPORTS". This show
which is held at the "N.E.C." in Birmingham in January is our lifeline
till March when it all starts again. At the show there is a varied
selection of motorsports for all other fans that like bikes, Karts
& rally.
You stand a chance of meeting the F1 stars & getting autographs.
We also visit the "Live action arena" to see various cars in action & get our
top up of the smell of "burning rubber".
In 2000 Sarah had a chat with Johnny Herbert's
mother on the subject of whether aromatherapy could be used to help
drivers as it meant no drugs being used to treat ailments & it
looked like it was not banned by the F.I.A. Sarah applied to various F1
teams, but failed to get anywhere. Maybe it's time the teams looked at
it again.
In 2001, we managed to get Louise Goodman's signature.
In 2004 Sarah was in the queue to get Jenson Button's but failed, so she
contacted B.A.R. direct & her wish was granted & got a picture back signed by
hand from Jenson.
In 2006 we managed at last to get David Coulthard's & also Alan McNish's to the
listIn 2007 we got Anthony Davidson's & also got in a charity auction a mounted
picture which every 2006 DTM driver had signed when at Brands Hatch. |
In 2008 & with a lot of waiting & not being pushed by security Sarah again got to meet Jenson Button
This year (2009) we managed again to get David Coulthard's & also David Brabham's.
As Sarah is a huge fan of Alain Prost,
from when he was a driver, & was a team owner Sarah has found &
keeps in touch with other "Prost" team fans around the world via the
"Prost Web Forum". She regularly sends E-Mails to people about F1 &
has gained another friend, who is as much a "Prost" fan as she is. Her
highlight of 2001 was to see the AP04 "Prost G.P." car driven by
H.H.Frentzen.
We used to visit our local F1 shop based in Chester "F1 & more",
but this closed in January 2005 & when we make our trips to London
for retail therapy, we visit "Pole Position". When we went to Edinburgh
we found another motorsport shop called "The Motorsport Store" & it
is worth a visit if you are round those parts.
All of these shops are an excellent source of memorabilia &
official clothing for race fans. Sarah managed to get from Chester an Alesi "Prost" cap signed by both Luciano Burti & Jean himself. She brought it 7 days before Jean went to Jordan, so there is no way Sarah is letting it go.
From her second home when we went to London "Alex Reade" which used to
be based in Carnaby Street I brought her for Christmas 2001 a signed
picture of the 1999 "Prost" car signed by Olivier Panis & Alain Prost.
We also visit the "Donington Motor Museum" every now & again to see
what new exhibits they have had delivered. There is a seperate hall for
"McLaren", including one of Senna's cars & a varied selection of "Williams" cars from the times of Alan Jones up to Ralf Schumacher's.
With having a better camera we hope to get more pics from car races & we will
put them on our site.
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