

"We finally got into the grounds at 8.30pm. "Me and my partner left our home in Kent at 6.45am, got into the M1 J23a slip road at 11.30am and stayed there until 6.30pm.

"We expected to wait a few hours but was astonished by the end of it," she said. Once the couple reached the grounds they had to spend more hours searching for somewhere to camp. "Going so long without food and water apart from my biscuits I keep for my hypo treatments was not the best experience and caused us both quite a bit of stress," she said.

The couple had expected a few hours wait but nothing prepared them for the day long journey to Donington Park - so much so that they hadn't packed for the trek which left Eleanor, who is diabetic, without food.Įleanor has type 1 diabetes and it's important for her to control her blood glucose levels.
