We arrived in San Antonio this evening – our headquarters for the US Grand Prix – checked into our hotel, and then headed out to famous Chester’s Hamburgers.  F1 fans were in abundance on the flight out of San Diego: a Lotus Racing jacket, a Kimi Raikkonen shirt, several Ferrari hats…  Evidently lots of people got the memo that San Antonio was a viable alternative to the crazy hotel rates in Austin.  Supposedly rental cars were sold out even in San Antonio for the crowds heading to the US Grand Prix.

Back to Chester’s Hamburgers.  I give it a big thumbs up: very casual but pretty cool  atmosphere, good selection of beer, and a great burger.  To some this might be blasphemy, but they give In-N-Out a run for the money on the burger itself.  Side salad was also surprisingly good.  Fries were so-so: a little soggy.  Didn’t sample the shakes made with real ice cream.  Maybe tomorrow or Saturday.  I did try a Pedernales Classic IPA from Fredericksburg, TX, and I’d give that good marks, too.

We’re getting settled in for the night to get an early start tomorrow for Circuit of the Americas.  More then…