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Old 10th Jan 2004, 18:48
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Hairyplane
 
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Turweston/ Grand Prix

The operation at Turdy is very slick indeed and aimed principally at those priviledged people for whom convenience and not money is the order of the day.

Great hospitality and an interesting cross-country route straight into the circuit.

They hire a lot of drivers for the day and tend to operate brand new demo Land Rovers.

So, if you want to get in for free and get paid to watch the race - sign up as a driver and 'go awol' for the day. With so many vehicles involved I also doubt whether they would miss one or two for a couple of hours....?!

Don't knock the prices - basic economics set them. It is also a very expensive operation to set up and with only a couple of days over which to amortise all your costs.

Fair play to David Owen, the owner of Turdy - an entrepreneur who has done great things. Check out the £1M brand new hangar/ offices (PFA have just moved in - their old tatty furniture really looks out of place...) and take your hat off to the man.

HP
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