The smoke may have settled

I have finally surfaced from last nights fun, but I am still grinning and not even the shooting pain can remove that from my face. Although the weather may have change season whilst I slept and my husband is still moaning that I was gone for 8 hours, but I don't care.

I was so hyped and more than a little tired (pardon the pun), that I barely gave credit to the show yesterday. So here goes the run down.  For a start it wasn't an exclusive event it was family fun for all with samples of different petrol fuelled activities so there was no time to get bored. Where as some types of motor sports seems to frown on the masses, this was the opposite, from my vantage point I saw every one from babies in prams to oaps on mobility scooters  The Essex Arena where we were was filling its car park continually including into the 1st half hour of the show, and as the daylight faded the spotlights came on and so did the show.

The audience got to sample the drifters showing how not to crash whilst going sideways, to a demolition derby that showed how to crash in style. There where the FMX bikers who amazed the audience with their almost flying motorcycles, which not even a slight side wind could stop. The monster truck showed what monster trucks do the best, how to crunch cars to bits. Then there were the more unusual, a firetruck spouting flames whilst doing wheelies, and not just a small wheelie but the entire track on 2 wheels and then doing a 360 spin. And a stunt driver who was doing donuts in one car having set the other off in a fixed 360 spin.. For me the most amusing segment was the reliant robins racing, those drivers had no fear landing on their roof for a past time and rolled over and back on to their wheels then carrying on as if nothing had happened. Along side this motor madness where two fire dancers whose skill always leaves me in awe. How they can dance and breath fire and not get burnt leaves me jaw dropped.

There was over two hours of family entertainment rounded off with a fireworks display which signed the end of a joyous night of family entertained that even an assortment of family dogs seemed to attend with their respective owners. But what noticeable was there were no tears or tantrums from the younger members of those audience, instead those who were tired of the excitement either blasted air horns or waved glow sticks, whilst others were amused by the bungee trampoline or face painting. It reminded me of the idea events from my childhood where everyone just had fun..

When the last firework had faded and the cars were being towed from the ring people filed out, or went to the bar where those involved wound down with a beer. I have always enjoyed motoring events and prior to being ill I was at all I could afford and travel to, for me it was great to return to this. What was more interesting was my mother's  reaction, she is 70 with the mental age of 20 I think as she is as mad about motor events as she is about horses. She has seen snippets of some of these stunts before but never an evening purely devoted to just stunts, her reaction was when can we go again. She didn't have a single complaint which for any pensioner is a miracle.

When we left no one worried about the hour drive home or the fact that clacket lane services seemed to be full of the local teenage community. We just had our McDs outside in the not unpleasant weather and continued home. I can't reiterate what a great night it was for young and old, out in the fresh air laden with the aromas of petrol and burning rubber. Can't wait for the next one