That Silverstone, I tell ya, it’s a big deal, you know? That place where they race them cars, zoom, zoom! They call it a “Grand Prix”. Fancy, huh? Been around since, oh, I don’t know, way back, like 1950 or somethin’. Used to be for them big ol’ planes, them bomber planes, during the war. But now, it’s for them race cars. And let me tell you, these ain’t your regular cars, they go really fast. They even got a special part named after that Hamilton fella. Hamilton Straight they call it now.
Now, this Hamilton, he’s a big shot, I guess. Won a whole bunch of them races. Seven times, I heard! They say he’s real good, that Hamilton. And this Hamilton Straight at Silverstone, it’s where them cars line up to start the race. You know, like horses at the start line, ‘cept these got wheels and make a whole lotta noise! And it’s the finish line too. So that’s where you see who wins, right there on that Hamilton Straight. They say it’s the only part named after a driver, makes him special, I reckon.
This track, it’s long, I tell ya. Got all them turns and twists. 5.891 kilometers, or 3.660 miles, whatever that means. That’s a lot of walkin’, that’s for sure! They got some fancy names for them turns, too. Copse, Maggots, Becketts. Don’t ask me what they mean, just sounds fancy to me. But them cars, they sure do fly around them corners! And them long straight parts, like that Wellington Straight, they really go fast there. Faster than a chicken runnin’ from a fox, I reckon!
- 18 corners, they say. That’s a lot of turnin’!
- Hangar Straight, that’s another one of them long parts.
- Hamilton Straight is for the start and finish.
- 5.891 kilometers long, that’s a mouthful!
If you go there, to that Silverstone, you gotta get a good seat, I tell ya. They got these fancy seats, they call ’em “grandstands”. Cost a pretty penny, I bet. But you get to see everything good from up there. And they feed ya, too! Good food, they say. Not like them hot dogs at the county fair. This is the real deal, I guess. They got music and places to sit and rest your old bones. And toilets! Fancy toilets, not them outhouses. They really do it up right, for that Grand Prix.
Now they got different kinds of them grandstands. Some are called “Premium.” Must be extra special. Like that Hamilton Straight A, and Club Corner, they call it. Cost more, I’m sure, but you get the best view, I reckon. They got ’em for just Saturday, or just Sunday. You pick, I guess. Depends how much money you got, I suppose. But if you wanna see them cars line up on that Hamilton Straight, you gotta get the right ticket. That is what the information says, oh.
This Silverstone, it’s a big to-do. Lots of people go, all excited to see them cars. They come from all over, I guess. It’s like our county fair, but with race cars instead of pigs and cows. And that Hamilton Straight, that’s the place to be, they say. To see the start, and the finish, and that Hamilton fella, if he’s racin’. He’s a big deal, you know. They even named that part of the track after him. Must be somethin’ special, that Hamilton Straight at Silverstone. They say it’s a big race, this British Grand Prix. People get all excited about it. Like when the carnival comes to town, but bigger, and louder, and faster!
Well, I reckon that’s all I know about that Silverstone and that Hamilton Straight. Sounds like a lot of fun, if you like that sort of thing. Me, I’d rather watch the cows in the pasture, but that’s just me. But if you like them race cars, and that Hamilton Straight, then Silverstone is the place to be, I guess. Just remember your wallet, ’cause it ain’t cheap! And watch out for them fast cars! They go zoom, zoom, zoom, faster than anything you ever seen!
