Hi all. It had been quite a (too?) long time since Bas and I had a race weekend but we've done one again. And this time we mixed the racing and flying bits with a great (but quite long :-) movie. Being honest as usual I have to admit that I do like that combination very much. Specially when the movie in question was the 1966 movie Grand Prix, which I've finally been able to obtain. Brand new original in a US type cardboard, double VHS, box with the plastic sealing still around it. It's just perfect, I'm more happy than a child with a room full of brand new toys folks :-D

However looking back it would have been better if we had not done this weekend I think. Physically I mean. As right now I'm feeling more broken than I've ever before. My back was still not a hundred percent okay (if ever :-) and I reasonably managed to get the stuff in my car in one piece (and I'm talking about my back here of course). Then I head over to Bas' place. But when I returned yesterday evening ... boy oh boy ...

I always bring my monitor back up first, simply because it's the most heavy and clumsy item and stresses my back the most by far. Only this time I almost broke in half when reaching the top of the first pair of stairs, or at least it felt like it. I almost dropped the bugger. After a few seconds I did the second part and got it back inside. Maybe it's time to start saving money and get me a nice nineteen inch LCD screen before someday I break up for real :-(

The trouble is that when everything is put back together at Bas' place, and we're up and running again that 'little' back aching thing get's pushed aside swiftly and makes room for that oh so nice happy-happy-joy-joy feeling that comes up pretty automatically during those race weekends. It's just way too much fun to quit having 'em. I guess that we'll continue having them until one of us breaks down for good ;-) I'm in for a break which should come almost naturally due to the timing of the new seasons first Formula One race in Australia. It's qualifying starts somewhere in the middle of the night and we'll probably watch it live, insert a movie and after that continue with watching the race live.

And afterwards we'll probably crash out, go home, get to bed and sleep the rest of the day ;-)