Grand Prix 07

The grandprix pics are up! I didn't really take much photos as my camera was a bit screwy and it kept saying it had no battery. Oh well, so the pictures aren't amazing, cause I'm not a photographer and the cars were too fast for me to take. So I took more videos than photos.

Anyway, the grand prix was ok. It was not fantastic and as exciting cause it wasn't the finals, and we weren't sitting at the grandstand, but aside from that, it was still cool all the same cause the engines were VERY loud! The cars were nice, and they were really very fast. Before you know it, they're gone. I counted how many seconds it took for the slowest car to go round the race track - 30 seconds!! The track is about 5000m, so its really fast! The fastest car which was the ferrari was way ahead of the last car, so he must have made it in 20 seconds or less. Pretty cool stuff.

But I have to say, the finals on tv was even more exciting. Firstly, cause you get to see the bigger picture, and secondly, cause there were quite a few crashes!! Haha, its quite sadistic, but Grand Prix's no fun if there aren't any accidents. I know you get what I mean! Quite a few cars crashed into the wall and were out, there was one car (Renault - Red Bull one I think) crashed into some other car ( I can't quite remember which), went over it, flipped in the air, lost his wheels and landed. Way cool! The driver was ok, so it was all goooood. =D

What I can't get over is that Ferrari always wins!! I guess its their forte, but still! Where's my BMW!! Oh well, but it came in 4th place, so I won't complain.

The other thing I can't get over is the medals they gave out. They're VERY UGLY! Haha, wonder who designed it!?!! Its exactly like those blind spot mirrors they put at the corners to help the drivers see pass them. Big, round and ugly, as you can see from the picture. Or maybe they look like satelite dishes. Don't know what the medal designers were thinking! I believe I could have done much better. =D

But then again, to each his own!

Aerial view of the whole track. It surrounds Albert Park.

They had many of these play stations! Don't you think the people inside look so cosy and cute?

Made of beer cans.

Carrera Cup 07.

Formula 3 07.

Formula 1 - I took soo long to get a picture of the Ferrari. It really takes skill to get a picture of it with a normal camera! Its so fast you have to calculate in your reaction time in pressing the camera, the camera's lag time and the speed of the car. Not fantastic but good enough. =D

Oh! there were plenty of girls as well! But I shy to take photo with them.

Cheers!

F1 Grand Prix!

I'm going to the Grand Prix!! How cool is that! Though I've not watched a single race, I'm just going there to soak in the atmosphere, see the gorgeous cars, hear the roar of the engines (which always brings me to an all-time high), look at the bootiful girls, and have fun with my friends!

I was just thinking since I'm in melbourne, why not just spend the most of my time here! The price is steep for a poor student like me (85 bucks for general admission- public, 300-600 for Grandstand tickets!! The grands are for the rich and famous, and those absolutely addicted to racing), but its worth it! These are the times where you'll just pay once to experience it, have a blast, and remember it all your life as the day you went insane on the roar of the engines and the hype of the crowd. Once in a lifetime experience.

For now, you guys can just admire my tickets. Haha, I feel evil.
But no worries la, I heard Singapore's gonna hold F1 in a few years time so everybody will get a chance! My ticket's for sat, 17 march, so until then, just wait for the pics to come in!






Ferrari Show on Lygon Street last saturday, 3 march!
Courtesy of my friend.

Here's the website!
http://www.grandprix.com.au/