There were a huge range of race cars present, including some recent F1 cars, the 458 Challenge race cars, and also such racers as the Ferrari F40LM. Also there were the range of XX cars; the 599XX and FXX cars. While these are not race cars and in fact purchased by wealthy enthusiasts, these cars are clearly not comfort orientated.
The weekend was packed with all sorts of action, from runs by the FXX and 599XX cars as well as the F1 cars, to races from the 458 Challenge Cars. The most humorous of these cars, was one that had sharks teeth graphics on it..This provided much entertainment for the fans, as this was an unusual thing to see.At the end of the first day's running, there was to be a world record attempt. The attempt, was to get the most amount of cars on the same racetrack as possible. The spectacle was truly amazing: there were a grand total of 964 cars on the track at the same time. The driver of the lead car was none other than Felipe Massa. It took the car is 21 minutes to do a complete circuit. This was clearly done at walking pace but was still impressive nonetheless.
What made it even more special, was that the sun was setting over the racetrack as they were doing this attempt. The sales as all the cars came past was something to behold: pretty much every driver was honking their horns entire way round which sounded truly amazing! There were, of course, a few people that decided that they wanted to test out their acceleration on this world famous racetrack, contrary to the advice given by the organisers to not hardly accelerate or brake. The sight of 964 Ferraris parked together, and with such a wide range of cars, past and present, expensive and hideously expensive, is something that I will never forget.
As is customary of the Sunday of a race weekend, this was the day for most of the races. First up were the 458 Challenge Cars with the first race of the day. This proved to be an exciting race, with lots of passing into the loop section. As quick as a flash, this first race of the day was over.
As I had VIP tickets for the weekend's action, I then decided to go watch the next part overlooking the pitlane entry and on the inside of Club corner. This was a great vantage point as I could see all the way up from the exit of Stowe corner, seeing them run down the hill towards Village, then through Club corner, then disappearing down the international pit straight. This proved to be beneficial, as going through Club, one of the cars peeled off onto the grass. It was unclear at this time what had happened, but as they drove across the grass to get to the pitlane, it became clear that they have been involved in an incident. There was some sort of fluid pouring out of the front of the car and that was the end of the race for that driver.
After watching the FXX and 599XX cars go round, it was back to the grandstand of the second corner, Farm. From here, I watched all of the days remaining racing and events, as this was the place that saw the most overtaking over the weekend. in the last race of the day, there was a huge accident, in which one of the drivers managed to completely write off his car. as there were no TV screens up at the circuit, we were a little unsure as to what happened. From seeing the car afterwards, it was clear that the driver had had a very big accident. Whatever he collided with, managed to completely wreck the front-end of the car as well as crumpling some of the roof and a pillar. Luckily, the roll cage remained intact and would have undoubtedly helped prevent the driver having serious injury.
The weekend was thoroughly enjoyable, both by myself and the guests I took with me over the weekend, and well worth going to if there's another one in the future.