TouchType hangs out by the food van
TouchType at Silverstone, Northamptonshire - 22nd October 2011
It's something of a mini works outing as several of the "TouchType Massive" rock up at Silverstone race track, in Northamptonshire, to watch colleague and CTO Paul Butcher race in the Formula Jedi class. Nosher had done a spot of Formula Ford a while ago, and the Jedis are a similar size, but their superbike engines and 350kg all-up weight make them insanely fast. Paul had a spot of bother on the first race, tangling up with another car and ending up off the track with a bit of a banged-up wheel. Between that and the second race, there's plenty of action from the Caterhams to keep us entertained, whilst Paul and his team fix up the car.
next album: The CAMRA Norwich Beer Festival, St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich - 26th October 2011
previous album: TouchType Moves Offices and a Night in The Kings Head, Brockdish and London - 19th October 2011
It's time to move
The Jedis are lined up in the pits
Paul waits
Paul in the pits
Paul sticks his bins on
A bit of team talk
Paul waits in the pits, with engine running
In the pits
A view from above
The SwiftKey racing car
Caterham Sevens in the workshops
Doug and Ben wait by the 'debris wall'
Hanging out with a camera
Daniel Cook races around
The Formula 1 winner's podium
TouchType looks out over the track
Ben surveys the track
The podium end of the Silverstone 'wing'
Ben and Chris watch the action
We walk back to the workshops
Pit-side workshops
The other Jedis come back after the first race
The team discuss the crash damage to Paul's car
Chris and Ben inspect the damage
Paul roams around
Paul and his team-mate poke around in the car
Running repairs
Funky Silverstone urinals
Paul gets ready for the second race
Ready with the fire-proof balaclava
The result of the previous 'off road' session
Chris gets a photo of his toy Tigger
Chris gets a photo
Paul is pushed back to the pits
The winners' cups and fizz for the Caterham class
A Caterham razzes about
The Jedis queue up for the second race
Paul out in the sun
Paul's car - number 42 - races around
The chequered flag
Paul comes in
Another car is towed away
A post-race gathering
Paul explains his collision
The inaugral BRSCC prize-giving bit
A prize is accepted and a speech given
A racing car, and Silverstone in the setting sun
Ben and Paul say their goodbyes
Paul's car is pushed off
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TouchType hangs out by the food van
TouchType hangs out by the food van
It's time to move
The Jedis are lined up in the pits
Paul waits
Paul in the pits
Paul sticks his bins on
A bit of team talk
Paul waits in the pits, with engine running
In the pits
A view from above
The SwiftKey racing car
Caterham Sevens in the workshops
Doug and Ben wait by the 'debris wall'
Hanging out with a camera
Daniel Cook races around
The Formula 1 winner's podium
TouchType looks out over the track
Ben surveys the track
The podium end of the Silverstone 'wing'
Ben and Chris watch the action
We walk back to the workshops
Pit-side workshops
The other Jedis come back after the first race
The team discuss the crash damage to Paul's car
Chris and Ben inspect the damage
Paul roams around
Paul and his team-mate poke around in the car
Running repairs
Funky Silverstone urinals
Paul gets ready for the second race
Ready with the fire-proof balaclava
The result of the previous 'off road' session
Chris gets a photo of his toy Tigger
Chris gets a photo
Paul is pushed back to the pits
The winners' cups and fizz for the Caterham class
A Caterham razzes about
The Jedis queue up for the second race
Paul out in the sun
Paul's car - number 42 - races around
The chequered flag
Paul comes in
Another car is towed away
A post-race gathering
Paul explains his collision
The inaugral BRSCC prize-giving bit
A prize is accepted and a speech given
A racing car, and Silverstone in the setting sun
Ben and Paul say their goodbyes
Paul's car is pushed off