Silverstone Goes Nuclear!
Attention getting headline isn’t it?
And a bit misleading when logic and common sense dictates the venerable British road course has little need to enter the nuclear age. (Assuming Mad Max doesn’t dream up another wild F1 power plant scheme!)
But there is a connection, however slight.
The Race, as the not so clever title suggests, pits “Stars” (”Girls” vs “Boys”) against one another on the race track. The teams are split by gender with F1 stars David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine acting as coach/mentor, Coulthard getting the better of it as he heads the Girls team comprised of singer Ms Dynamite, former Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost, Tamara Ecclestone (Bernie’s daughter), Ingrid Tarrant (Chris’s estranged wife) & Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch).
Poor Eddie gets “stuck” with former boxer Nigel Benn, footballing legend Les Ferdinand, musician Gary Numan, actor Nick Moran & ACDC Front man Brian Johnson. As the image of Jenny Frost suggests being a current F1 driver as opposed to a retired one has its benefits. On the other hand Karen Minier, Coulthard’s bride-to-be, may not be too pleased he’s in such close proximity to an Atomic Kitten.
The racing challenges include both on and off the road events. Super-minis, off-road buggies, hovercrafts, and monster trucks.
At this point I’ll turn it over to Jenny Frost, the impetus behind the oblique title as a former Atomic Kitten singer, as she describes her time spent behind the wheel of a Super-mini.
“I think me and the Mini are becoming one,” she went on. “I’m really feeling it. I’m quite surprised because I normally drive big cars. I like my Jeeps and feeling quite high up and sturdy. The Minis are so small but I’m loving it! I feel like Penelope Pitstop!
“The Minis are so much fun, especially the little vintage ones like these
Tamara Ecclestone??? Now that’s a catch!! Imagine having Bernie as your father-in-law.
With every “good catch” comes a little fish smell Peter.
Besides, boyfriend aside, she looks good enough to rate not tossing her outta bed for eating fish & chips.
Although I doubt she’ll get too far in The Race as she readily admits: “I didn’t even pass my driving test first go!”
A EU version of Paris Hilton. Bernie should be proud!