So decided to take a trip up to the Cotswold last Sunday. Woke up at 5 and headed off about 5:30. Got to the track and guess what, raining. However, we where proud of ourselves as we had got a nice new waterproof gazebo. Let’s see the British weather stop us now. So got it all setup in case the rain decided to stop and unpacked all our gear ready for (maybe) some racing. Anyway decided to take a stroll around, stopping at each tent and gazebo on the way around to minimize getting soaked. We had to laugh as we entered a gazebo which was leaking as it was not waterproof. What made it even funnier was the site of about 4 people inside with large umbrellas (which could barley fit) trying to hold back the rain. How proud we where that ours was water proof, chuckle chuckle……
The laughter was short lived. Decided to get back to our area, walked inside and.. WET WET WET. Leaking, waterproof my backside. Upon investigating further we discovered that it was water resistant. Oops not waterproof. Not even splash proof, as after about 10 minutes later we could have got the shampoo out.
So at around 9:30 the meeting gets called off as the heavens opened. Never mind, and we decided to pack up quick and see if we can get booked into Aldershot for the rest of the day as it was said to be dry. So 1 hour 30 minutes later, we almost arrive and the weather looks good. 5 minutes later and guess what, yep we brought the weather with us and the heavens opened again. Bl**dy typical!. At this point we decide that the British weather has beaten us and decide to get back for the Grand Prix, ultimately thinking that it would also be called off too. Not this time…
Unfortunately the day had Beaton me and I nodded off about 10 minutes into it
Bugger.