Saturday 29th Oct
Up and out within 5 minutes. Gulped down a bowl of fresh yoghurt, set me up for the day. Off in the first car to the Buddh Circuit arrive about 10 am. Creamed up, sprayed up, got food, 7 drinks tokens and settled down for the final practice. I stopped until the qualifying which finished at 3 pm then back knackered to KR. Much frantic activity getting ready for the 40 or so guests. We were even given keys to the wardrobes so the rooms looked tidier. A few of us had a swim in the cold ground floor pool. When Steve was going back upstairs there was a series of short power cuts trapping him in the lift. Felt much refreshed after a shower & power nap.
About 7 or so the guests started arriving. Earlier in the week Andrew went to a local restaurant and asked them to provide food and the staff to serve, they duly arrived and the kitchen was full of people scurrying around under Andrew's ever changing directions. As his friends we had been asked to help but Gupta and Sunil, two of Andrew's Indian aides de camp, were most put out if we tried. As ever over here the drinks last an hour, the starters even longer and the main course with you about 11 pm. I spoke to the guy who designed the 17 storey block of apartments, which is built in 3 wings.
It took years he said to "convince" the local authorities to allow him and his 3 partners to construct such a high block. Andrew's Indian advisors were also there.
And so to bed before the big race day tomorrow.
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