Flux

When I was first coming over to the U.K., I had some ridiculously awesome ideas for how I would spend my time here, especially when it came to my three-week Easter break.

But realism has finally set in; moving around this country and the rest of Europe won't be as cheap as I thought it would be. Furthermore, I think I neglected the fact that most people probably won't want to visit a bunch of automotive museums and racetracks with me.

Now I certainly don't mind going to a few of these myself, but I'm hoping I'll be able to find a few interested parties for these excursions. My first priority: a race.

Racing in Europe is far more interesting than it is back home. There are many more series here, most of which run their races on some of the most iconic tracks in the world. Now of course, Formula One is the pinnacle of these, but after looking at the schedule for them, I think making a race will be rather unlikely as their races only return to Europe during my finals sessions.

When I realized this, I began frantically searching for races from any other series that I could attend, either during my break or over a weekend in a nearby town. For those in the know, British Touring Cars, DTM, World Touring Cars, and many others won't start racing here until late May, which is kind of a bummer.

But lo and behold, my savior finally popped up: the FIA GT Championship will be running at Silverstone during the first weekend in May. Silverstone Circuit is perhaps the most famous racetrack in all of Britain, playing host to Formula One and many other prestigious racing series, the GT Championship being among them. If I'm able to go, I'll be able to watch Maserati MC12's, Saleen S7R's, Dodge Viper Competition Coupes, Corvette C6R's, Aston Martin DBR9's, and many other amazing grand touring machines.

@any FSAE peeps reading this: be jealous. Be very jealous. Don't worry though, I'll take pictures and video if I make it there.