I couldn't agree more. The trip to the ring is about having an unforgetable experience more than putting in fast laps and racing all and sundry.

I have said it before in these threads, I will not be tonking round there at any time over the weekend. I will buy a four lap ticket, of which I may not even use all four. And I will go round the ring at my own pace. To be honest, there is only one member of the boys going down there with enough track knowledge of the ring to even consider this as an option and that is Nige.

If I wanted a fast lap of the ring, I would either scrounge a lift with Nige or Ray (if I was VERY lucky) or, I would chip in with some of the others and have a blast round in one of the ring taxis. It really is as simple as that.

Please think of this whole weekend as nothing more, than a fantastic weekend away, having a few beers, with a great group of mates, watching from the sidelines as people go round the ring, some fast, the vast majority not so fast. And if you fancy it, have a go yourself.

I honestly had one of the best weekends of my entire life last year. And I never went on the track at all, not one single time. That says it all in my opinion.