An F1 Fan's Adventures 2010
 19 countries, 5 continents, 12 teams, 24 drivers, and one guy......
Hi there!
Thanks for taking the time to find out who on earth I am, and what this is all about!
Well, let's start with the easy stuff first. Me? I'm just like you. I'm an ordinary guy who happens to be a big F1 fan.
This year though, I won't be watching the Grand Prix from the well-worn comfort of my lazy-boy. Nope, I'll be at the circuit. In fact I'll be at all of the circuits, for every race, for every session, and for every lap.
After taking the leap and committing to this idea I did try to see if I could persuade anyone to join me. But despite my best efforts to lead my friends astray, all of them have now grown up, they've got mortgages/kids/wives blah, blah, blah... (Basically all the things I should have by now!). So despite my limited travelling experience going solo was the only option, so that's what I'm doing.
So what can you expect from this blog? Obviously they'll be a fair amount of F1 stuff, but that won't be all. I'm really keen to convey the feelings & experiences of this trip with you, to share what it's like to fulfil a life-long ambition, and to hopefully share the highs & lows, the laughter & the excitement, of an experience which will undoubtedly live with me for ever.
p.s. if you like what you see here you can follow me on twitter: @alexjsnell, & there are some better quality pics on flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/alexjsnell - cheers! |
My latest 5 diary entries
| 26th Aug 2010 - 30th Aug 2010 | ||||
| Not your average walk in the park | ||||
| It's now around 11pm on Monday evening, and having been travelling for what seemed more like 17 days than hours I've finally made it home and under the cosy confines of the duvet. By all rights I should be slippin... | ||||
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| 28th Jul 2010 - 3rd Aug 2010 | ||||
| What goes on tour, stays on tour...... | ||||
| It’s now early Monday evening and my last night here in Budapest. I’ve just waved Matt goodbye as he continues on his European tour, and having shared 4 GP’s with him this year I’m not asha... | ||||
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| 22nd Jul 2010 - 26th Jul 2010 | ||||
| The Wheels on the bus..... | ||||
| It’s now about 10 am and our coach is carving it’s way through the rain-sodden German countryside on the way back to Calais. After a horrendously early start I’m now feeling just about alert enoug... | ||||
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| 8th Jul 2010 - 13th Jul 2010 | ||||
| No place like home | ||||
| It's now monday evening and I'm finally back at home, and despite being totally exhausted it's impossible to wipe the smile from my face. Looking back over the weekend it was yet another blinder, there were so ma... | ||||
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1828 Words | 450 Reads | | Read more | |
| 2nd Jul 2010 - 5th Jul 2010 | ||||
| Normal service will resume | ||||
| I thought I'd better pop something on here before I leave for silverstone tomorrow, just to apologise in advance for the lack of updates over the forthcoming weekend. Much like most of the race-goers this wee... | ||||
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