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<\/a><\/p>\nA marshall tries his luck with a grid girl. Don\u2019t think he got a phone number, but full marks for trying.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The trucks seem huge compared to other racing cars, but the competition is furious, and very noisy!<\/p>\n They fly past the pits..<\/p>\n Trucks are surprisingly vulnerable to damage. This one got a bump at the back which destroyed a rear tyre.<\/p>\n Next up are the Formula Ford single-seaters. These are driven by a mixture of kids wanting to become the next Lewis Hamilton, plus a few guys of my age who have more money than sense.<\/p>\n The kids didn\u2019t all make it to the finish.<\/p>\n Donington Park is right next to East Midlands airport. This can lead to some slippery track conditions as the jets spray the tarmac with fuel on take off.<\/p>\n The winner of both truck races. A mechanic struggles to change a wheel in the background.<\/p>\n Jim, with an enormous American truck.<\/p>\n Next up we have a Porsche race. I know some of the drivers from the Porsche internet forum. Everyone here is an amateur, but the cars are really well turned out. Here are Fraser and Andrew.<\/p>\n Marcus and Ben in the Hartech Boxsters. The beauty of this class is that you can enter pretty much any car you like as long as it\u2019s a Porsche.<\/p>\n Mark in his 996 Carrera. He won the first race.<\/p>\n Despite the apparent difference in performance amongst the Porsches, racing is very close. Performance is evened-out by making the more powerful cars carry some ballast.<\/p>\n At the end of the day there\u2019s plenty of time to see the cars before everyone packs up and leaves.<\/p>\n Up early this morning for a trip to Donington Park. It\u2019s a truck meeting, but there\u2019ll be plenty of other things to watch. Pit crew surround the Renault factory truck. A marshall tries his luck with a grid girl. Don\u2019t … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"