Ye that McDonalds thing I explained to my German friend who went to their camp was a little different to maybe what was being told... I'm writing my blog and stuff about all of GT Academy, especially with the next episode coming up as I could be portrayed in many ways... so I always like to get the truth out to (As filming can come across in so many ways)! I just haven't written the McDonalds stuff yet.
But the story goes like this;
The first day was pretty much identifying fitness levels and doing alot of filming, I mean the opening shot with all drivers from all nations was done at 4pm ish and we were stood there for ages in hoodies in huge huge heat! Anyway after exercise and all that we were starving, so when we went inside boot camp for food we got a tiny tiny portion, like literally you had it and we weren't allowed seconds... (This in the end turned out to be the only day you weren't allowed seconds! So not sure whether they realised or not that we didn't get that much as portions were better for the rest of it).
Anyway we got back on the bus, and we were heading back and we said can we have anything else to eat and they said we could have something back at the hotel (SnoozeBox), so fair enough we got back and then the prices... £10 for something to eat?? So we had a discussion about it, and we checked our phones was there anywhere near by to get something a little cheaper (As we had cars of course). We saw that McDonald was 3 miles away and we talked about it asked if anyone wanted to go (As most were still starving). Before we were going I did question it a little as I hadn't signed anything to say I wasn't allowed out of Silverstone (We were allowed out off Silverstone, and we were told that afterwards), but I did ask whether we should ask somebody as well, but there was no one to ask as everyone had gone home. Anyway after questioning for awhile, and we did question it we decided after signing everything nothing said we weren't allowed to go out, and the reason why I kept the GT Academy top on was so that they knew we were from there and not 3 yobos trying to get into Silverstone at 9pm at night (I can't get to sleep when starving I never have been able to).
GT Academy was always on my mind even there at McDonalds as I looked just for something that would put me on and a little healthy (If anything can be at McD.), got a McChicken Sandwich if anyone wondered haha.
The next day they were making sneaky jokes about it apparently but I wasn't really aware of anything as I didn't feel like there was anything to worry about (The irony was we got there and said should we go in or drive thru but thought it was better to go in so that we didn't mess up the car). As I thought that we hadn't signed anything the security at the front of Silverstone wasn't to bothered and when your on 'Down time' it's not something that crosses your mind to much.
When that happened I was like damn... I mean we hadn't signed anything and the first initial recording there was no mention of team colours, but when Simon mentioned in the second take I realised the view they were coming from. Which is fair enough, mistake learned wouldn't do again. So from there was just time to move on, laugh about it on occasions because it is quite a funny thing really and try get on with the competition. Of course it's drama and its good for Television... As you'll see next episode more Drama for TV!
But it is what it is, they said they were making a TV Show from the moment we got there, I still respect what GT Academy does though and I'm always following the winners, and anyone whos racing even now who has competed in it
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I loved the banter Stef and others made from other nations when they heard about the McD thing
! It's a funny thing to remembered by and I suppose all publicity is good publicity in the end
?? I noticed that was the talk of twitter and #GTAcademy! (I should get a McDonalds sponsored racing car
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