Wanderer Returns - Pt2
We last left our intrepid global traveller in the South of England, following a triumphant trip to the motherland.
The timing of this entire trip had been dictated by the one and only date for my in laws 40th birthday gift. The Aston Martin Experience was in Oxfordshire, which meant another several hours in the car, and on one of the few days where it rained for the whole trip. We had left AJ home with Grandma, and intended to make a whole day of it.
Arriving in the middle of nowhere, around 10:30am, very little signage or directions, we stumbled upon a tiny sign to get to the farm, and on up to the circuit purpose built for such events. As you can see from these pictures, they had a plethora of exotic cars. The rain was still coming down hard, but nothing could dampen our spirits as the cars roared around the circuit.
We had a couple of quick sighting laps in the rally cars with the instructor, showing the lines, where to turn in, etc. We then took our turns in the Aston, 6 laps of heart pounding, gut wrenching, fun in $200,000 of Aston Martin V8 Vantage Supercar. Despite the weather, the car had an amazing amount of grip and never felt twitchy at all. I didn't get a chance to look at the speedo, but on the wet 0.7m circuit we probably barely got above 100mph
I can only imagine what it would have been like to drive the Aston in the dry!
The rest of the trip was pretty much the same as the Scotland half of the trip, with lots of friends, family and some golf. We did get some time to go visiting to my godson Max, and were able to watch him in one of his footie tournaments. Unfortunately, his team was drawn in a group with all higher rated teams, and they were unable to eek out a win in the group stage.
It is good to be back home, although I had forgotten how much work needed doing at the new house and so this past weekend was a constant round of unpacking, DIY and errands. The place does seem empty with the rest of the family still in the UK, roll on next Wednesday!
Click here for lots more pictures of the cutest baby in Chicagoland (sorry friends :-)
The timing of this entire trip had been dictated by the one and only date for my in laws 40th birthday gift. The Aston Martin Experience was in Oxfordshire, which meant another several hours in the car, and on one of the few days where it rained for the whole trip. We had left AJ home with Grandma, and intended to make a whole day of it.
Arriving in the middle of nowhere, around 10:30am, very little signage or directions, we stumbled upon a tiny sign to get to the farm, and on up to the circuit purpose built for such events. As you can see from these pictures, they had a plethora of exotic cars. The rain was still coming down hard, but nothing could dampen our spirits as the cars roared around the circuit.We had a couple of quick sighting laps in the rally cars with the instructor, showing the lines, where to turn in, etc. We then took our turns in the Aston, 6 laps of heart pounding, gut wrenching, fun in $200,000 of Aston Martin V8 Vantage Supercar. Despite the weather, the car had an amazing amount of grip and never felt twitchy at all. I didn't get a chance to look at the speedo, but on the wet 0.7m circuit we probably barely got above 100mph
I can only imagine what it would have been like to drive the Aston in the dry!
The rest of the trip was pretty much the same as the Scotland half of the trip, with lots of friends, family and some golf. We did get some time to go visiting to my godson Max, and were able to watch him in one of his footie tournaments. Unfortunately, his team was drawn in a group with all higher rated teams, and they were unable to eek out a win in the group stage.
It is good to be back home, although I had forgotten how much work needed doing at the new house and so this past weekend was a constant round of unpacking, DIY and errands. The place does seem empty with the rest of the family still in the UK, roll on next Wednesday!Click here for lots more pictures of the cutest baby in Chicagoland (sorry friends :-)
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