Friday June 9th, 2017 – Hämeenlinna, Finland We learned quite a lot on our most recent trip to Finland, starting with “just because it’s June, don’t expect it to be warm!” and rounding up to “there is absolutely sod all to do in Hämeenlinna on a Sunday night after 9pm”! It was probably the latter…
Tag: Motor Racing
Events 2016 – Cars in the Claydons
Friday 2nd September & Saturday, 3rd September 2016 The inaugural Cars in the Claydons event may have been low key in terms of numbers, not in any way helped by the somewhat inclement verging on downright horrible weather on Saturday afternoon, though there were stretches of time when it was almost pleasant to wander the…
Travel 2016 – Imatra, Hameenlinna, Akaa, Haikko, Day 15
Day 15 – Tuesday 19th July (Imatra, Hameenlinna, Akaa, Haikko) Moose count = what do you think? Zero! That’s how many! We were back in the realm of the slightly surreal again this time, but first we needed to check out of the hotel after getting our own breakfast sorted. For the third time I Iet…
Travel 2016 – Naantali, Moominworld, Ahvenisto, Tampere, Day 9
Finland 2016 – Day 9, Wednesday 13th July (Naantali, Moominworld, Ahvenisto, Tampere) Moose count = I’ll give you three guesses! Here’s where things started to get a bit weird, at least if you were expecting the touristy stuff to continue unabated. We repacked the car, tidied up the apartment (we never did meet our host…
Travel 2016 – Ekenas, Raseborg Castle, Turku, Day 7
Day 7, Monday 11th July Moose count = 0, even on a plate It was time to leave Helsinki, checking out of the hotel Klaus K after one more of their excellent breakfasts. The bread alone was worth getting up for and the other offerings such as smoked vendace were also excellent! We did a…
Travel 2016 – Helsinki, Day 6
Day 6, Sunday 10th July Moose count = 0, but lots of signs Well the day didn’t start too well with gloomy skies and the threat of rain as we strolled down the Esplanade yet again, this time to take the historic tram tour, and then the rather longer sightseeing tour on the Number 2…
Preview: Pau, The Thinking Person’s Monte Carlo
There are many, many race tracks in this world that are worthy of at least one visit but there are few that exert such a hold on people that they regularly make the journey there and are distraught at the idea of not going. Among the magical names (Monte Carlo, Le Mans, Indianapolis, and many…
FIA F3 European Championship, Round 3 – Race Report and Results
FIA F3 European Championship Round 3, Silverstone, Great Britain, April 10th/12th 2015 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Cold, dry, sunny. Very windy. Race Report – Round 3: This morning in very windy conditions Charles Leclerc (Van Amersfoort Racing) bagged his first win in F3, claiming victory in Round 3 if the FIA F3…
FIA F3 European Championship, Round 2 – Race Report and Results
FIA F3 European Championship Round 2, Silverstone, Great Britain, April 10th/12th 2015 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Warm, dry, sunny. Race Report – Round 2: This afternoon’s race at Silverstone saw George Russell (Carlin) win the battle of the rookies from Charles Leclerc (Van Amersfoort Racing) to take his first FIA F3 victory….
FIA F3 European Championship, Round 1 – Race Report and Results
FIA F3 European Championship Round 1, Silverstone, Great Britain, April 10th/12th 2015 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Warm, dry, sunny. Wet track. Race Report – Round 1: Felix Rosenqvist (Prema Powerteam) claimed first blood in the FIA F3 European Championship at Silverstone this morning, though there was a case to be made that…
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