Post by Big Blue on Feb 23, 2024 1:44:09 GMT
A few years ago we had Martin Whitmarsh as the motoring dinner guest. He was great: good speaker and lots of knowledge. At the time my friends and I discussed what it would be like to have had Ron Dennis instead. We all agreed it would be far less interesting and Ron would bore us. Tonight Sir Ron, as he is now, proved us utterly wrong. What a fantastic bloke and a brilliant sense of humour, fun and drive. I had a chat with him, told him he was far better than I imagined and thanked him as one Surrey boy to another. I don’t do selfies (I’m 55 for fuck’s sake!) so make do with this.
I also had a chat with Hammond and told him Ron didn’t get a selfie and neither would he. But I snuck a shot in earlier.
Ron was accompanied by Dave Richards and there was a decent bit of banter between them. And of course their cars came along.
Ron even made it down to the bar. Overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. I was lucky: the dinner was balloted with two tickets each. I got in and drinking with a member of the Motoring Committee I could see how lucky: he had had to bend a few ears to get a seat!
I also had a chat with Hammond and told him Ron didn’t get a selfie and neither would he. But I snuck a shot in earlier.
Ron was accompanied by Dave Richards and there was a decent bit of banter between them. And of course their cars came along.
Ron even made it down to the bar. Overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. I was lucky: the dinner was balloted with two tickets each. I got in and drinking with a member of the Motoring Committee I could see how lucky: he had had to bend a few ears to get a seat!
