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19 Jun 2020, 11:46 (Ref:3982769) | #1 | ||
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The Historic Breakfast (Circuit Catering) Thread.
It's the having to get up even earlier to have time for breakfast that kills it for me, although the only time I have a breakfast other than a couple of rich Tea biscuits with my coffee is if I'm staying in a hotel (when I don't have to be at a circuit for signing on )
I still have fond memories of the Mallory breakfast of old, though......to be consumed after qualy, usually |
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The Mallory breakfast was and remains the stuff of legend. When I ordered my first Mallory brekkie in 2003 (yes, AFTER quali) the lady behind the counter chuckled in a surprised but benevolent way. Slightly miffed, I asked her what is so funny about it: She smiles and answered: You said "please", noybody does that around here. I still do, though. RuE |
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interested to hear from anybody else who has been out testing in the past few weeks - is it just me or are the covid protocols all fitting in very nicely and are easy to adapt to?
and did anyone else notice the circuit catering isn't anywhere near as good?? |
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Must admit, that I was never a massive fan of the Mallory breakfast and couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. I do like Dr Palmer’s 12 inch breakfast in a roll, though, and somehow they seem to be best at Oulton and Snetterton. Surprisingly good value for circuit catering, too.
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I must admit that I cannot remember whether there was a cafe/diner at Mallory when I raced there in the 60s. What I do vividly recall though is my number one mechanic always cooked a full English on an industrial type portable gas hob that he set up on the flat bed trailer that we towed the Anglia on. We only went to Mallory on our way back from a Redex Championship race held at Oulton on the Saturdays (I don't think that "club type" races were permitted on Sundays back then), and Mallory was a convenient half-way stop over on our way back to NW London. Anyway, my mechanic always seemed to have cooked enough food for us plus any other of the drivers and crew who were around in the Paddock when we woke up, having slept there overnight. |
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On more than one occasion I have enjoyed a very nice fresh bacon buttie at the Goodwood Revival, made all the more enjoyable because it was in the company of our very own Bauble!
I also seem to remember a lovely bacon & egg roll at Knockhill many years ago. |
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19 Jun 2020, 15:35 (Ref:3982797) | #8 | ||
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Very limited at Brands testing today, a cup of coffee and a soggy burger that Iain Rowley treated me to
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At the moment the menu is limited and everything has to be takeway, which on Wednesday and today meant we had very soggy chips for lunch.
The bizarre thing is they've made it one way, the entrance is the Fire Door near the toilets and the exit is where you normally go in and out. Very confusing for us oldies. |
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You mean the toilets are clean?
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Could get done for heresy but in my opinion Mallorys breakfast is not what it was. Since Val and her team left the quality has dropped.
In my opinion the best sit down breakfast can now be found @ Santa Pod. |
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Funny how this conversation comes round . Think I said last time Castle Combe is tops for me for a fry up . BTW I can feel a moderator coming along as we have gone way way of Topic . How are you John . ?
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Well as most threads got derailed by COVID. It’s nice a COVID thread gets derailed by sausages.
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no, for sausages you can't beat snetterton.
no euphemism. |
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Context is all . The breakfasts I most enjoy are the flat white and bacon and egg roll I treat myself to at 7-30am on each morning of the Silverstone Classic, following a spirited , 20 mile top down drive over deserted country roads from my B and B . An English summer day (sometimes)and a thousand racing cars to perv over , what could be better ? Apart from the circuit , obvs ....
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Almost given up, Iain. Agree Combe is good although I always enjoyed the Snet grub best.
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controversial post, but i think donington is better than snetterton now with oulton a very close second. snetterton does the basics well, but lacks the off-piste options that are usually pretty tasty, particularly if your diet is mostly circuit food...
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It seems that no french track can compete in this field I fear…
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Croix is half British, hence the warm welcome…*
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Nice long lunch break as well, or at least there was when I was there!
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Croix food was fantastic when we were there around the turn of the millenium. A real multi course dinner a l'auberge style laid on for competitors.
The toilets were another matter though! |
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