In between loving all things beauty related, I'm normally at the races. I've spoke about my love of the two wheeled motorsport before and thats going nowhere. The British SuperBike season has now started. So bank holiday weekend found me sitting on the bank of Donington Park track with muddy timberlands. Yes thats right, my first time visiting the track and it was most certainly not a dry one. But right now I'm huddled up on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate all ready to tell you about my amazing weekend I had.
Donington Park is a really nice track, I have to say my favourite so far. Its lovely and open and plenty of track to view from. Everywhere you are guaranteed a great viewing place. With the track being just over 2 miles long it gives the bikes plenty of good riding opportunities. When we first got there on the Sunday it was extremely overcast but dry, which is what we was begging for. We had actually left the hotel without breakfast as we wasn't sure how bad the traffic getting in would be. With the promise of breakfast at the track I said yes, we all know what a foodie I am. So driving over to the track we soon realised, there was no traffic. No queues, no traffic. It was probably the quietest entrance to a track we had ever been too. This was due to the weather. There was threats of rain, a bad threat of rain. It was even threat of snow, I know, thats the last thing you want when bikes are taking to the track.
Once we were inside the track we headed over to the place we wanted to put our little tent up for the day. Once that was up we went over to the cafe and got ourselves a cooked breakfast. This was well needed and the portion size was huge. Honestly the perfect way to start the day. They had a few trades stalls so we had a little wonder around looking at them and all the merchandise they was selling. After that we went over to our tent and waited for the free practice to begin.
As soon as the bikes were back on the track that familiar buzz I get when I see them returned. I get so excited and this year especially as the lad we started to follow last year was racing again this year. All of the boys racing started out with a good start but it wasn't long till we had a few come off due to the damp cold conditions. Luckily everyone was ok and got back up straight away. It wasn't till our lad Jake Dixon came off just in front of us that everything in me jumped. My heart was stomach and all I could hope was he would jump back up, which of course he did. It was then a race against the clock for the team to get his bike ready to get him out to qualify. With not long remaining Jake got back out on the track and managed to qualify 11th. I was absolutely over the moon.
As the day went on we watched Superstock 1000, trioptions cup for Ducatis and the British talent cup. All racers done incredibly well and was amazing to see them all doing so well and working so hard in the conditions we had been given. Its not only the superbikes that give me a thrill to watch they all do they work incredibly hard and I am always so impressed by how much they push. After a long day we had seen many bikes race and it had been a long cold day so we headed back to the hotel in muddy timberlands to get in the warm.
On the Monday we was awoken by an early alarm and a rainy view. This is one thing I was hoping not to happen but this is England, we take what we get. So we bundled up in plenty of layers and packed our bags to leave the hotel. After a breakfast at the hotel we were back on our way to the track. The rain makes such a difference with racing with hardy anyone milling around. We done a lot of walking around in the rain and a lot of hot drink drinking and a little bit of shopping. But eventually around 1.30 the racing began. We had some amazing races to watch and the British SuperBikes were absolutely amazing. No racers were worried about the rain and water on track they were all racing to their abilities.
It was honestly an incredible afternoon of racing and I was so sad to be leaving. I always get like this when we go to the bike racing once i'm there I never want to go. I honestly can not wait till the next round I can go to. I have my fingers crossed for Jake he's doing so well and I know it will only continue.
A Norfolk Blondie
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