first things first, CONGRATULATIONS!!! ...it is indeed the chance of a lifetime! ...it shows that even the big money business F1 can be open and friendly of some sort. and yeah, they are LOUD
. had two similar experiences. first one happened when I was 11 years old at the german gp 1993 in hockenheim. right before the warm-up my dad spotted the old british pal, who was sitting right next to us on the grandstand, in the williams garage. he returned to the grandstand for the warm-up. my dad talked to him he agreed to take me with him after the warm-up. I did not want to go with him, as I was a little kid without a permission. ma dad "forced" me anyway and the nice old brit talked to the security guards and what do you know, it wasn`a problem!...remember it was 1993, before most of the teams were owned by the big car manufactures. it was amazing seeing the active suspension williams FW15C doing lowrider moves in the garage as they calibrated the active suspension! I even got my senna "S" t-shirt signed by the young damon hill. I will never forget that great day! the second time was 1998, my dad was able to get some special sponsor tickets. he worked for the british company "MORSE" which sponsored the tyrell team at that time. I went with some of his colleague, but we just allowed a quick look in the garage and a walk down the pitlane...
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...if anybody gets an opportunity similar to woody`s, don`t hesitate...TAKE IT...F1 is indeed the king of motorsport, even though the races are boring most of the times....but the knowledge involved, the sound, the advanced engeneering.....
...roll on F1 test @ hockenheim, 8-9th july!!!