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It is amazing how life can change so dramatically in just one year.
From a complete novice, I am now constantly travelling around Europe
painting and racing beautiful classic cars.
happen, especially when under pressure, the whole rally and had only ended so dramatically in just one year. From a
we took a series of wrong turns. By now up one hour late. The car was, on the complete novice, I am now constantly
it was 4am and we’d been on the road whole, in pretty good shape and we travelling around Europe painting and
since 11am the previous morning. It was were thrilled to have raised awareness racing beautiful classic cars. My first
when we were about 40 minutes away and over £8000 for our charity ‘Help for race was at Monza in June – I drove a
from the finish that we realised we were Heroes’. 1959 Alfa Giulietta Sprint Veloce and
out of time and would not be placed. By now I had “the bug” and on 22 despite spinning on the second chicane
In truth, it was a gutting end to what March 2009 I flew to Sardinia to take part and stalling, I still came eighth from
had seemed a goal within our grasp. in the ‘Henry Morough School’ where I last. My next race is the ‘Pre 63 GT’ race
As we finally came down the mountain learned how to race Formula Fords. This at Silverstone Classic in July and then
into Monte Carlo at 5am, our team of was a completely different experience to I’m off to the Nurburgring. I sometimes
drivers and mechanics were waiting a rally. The speed was exhilarating and wonder where I would be now had I not
for us. It was raining, the park ferme learning how to drive around a racetrack taken that initial financial risk. As a result
was empty of people, but full of all the was pure adrenalin. I was one of four of my car work, I can now afford to live
cars that had successfully finished. As students and we were being taught on my own and have been able to move
we wearily stepped out of our little Alfa what line to take and how to drift in a to a beautiful village called Port Isaac in
it was a silent ghost town and seeing controlled way on the corners in order North Cornwall where I open my own
hundreds of empty champagne bottles to keep up speed. Before too long I was gallery called The Peapod in August.
everywhere was tough. Jason and his racing around and getting highly upset To see my work visit
www.alfelstead.com
navigator Stefano were wonderful and every time the chequered flag came To make donations to ‘Help for Heroes’
took us back to The Hermitage where we out. I passed the course and am now please go to:
www.justgiving.com/
ordered champagne and told our story the proud owner of an Italian ‘National annalouiseandcamilla
before getting to bed at 6:30 am. C racing license’! This means I can now
The next day, our moods lifted. race any car in Europe OG up to a 2-litre
Camilla and I were hugely thankful that engine.
unlike many others, we had completed It is amazing how life can change
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