Sunday, November 18, 2007
I'm not a fan of sporting events and am, admittedly, quite a dummy in this aspect. But with the Macau Grand Prix -- apparently quite a challenging track and the world's only street racing Grand Prix -- happening in my own backyard, how can I not even go for one session? So I bugged Kelly, who was in neighbouring Shenzhen for an event, to come over for the weekend. And so, off we went, 2 Grand Prix dummies who were absolutely clueless as to what was happening at the event.



Event starts off at the Grand Stand just opposite the Ferry Terminal, next to New Yaohan.



The sun was so bright that we never went down to our designated seats but took shelter in the shady areas.



Formula 3 cars being pushed out for the Qualifying Race.



Place markers for the cars.



And hoards of fans -- VIP pass holders -- who swarmed the area. Wonder how that affects the drivers.



Area cleared for take-off. And when the cars drove off, the vroom was so loud that I had to cover my ears. Very seriously felt the impact on my right ear as we were standing right at the first row. Darn, apparently, the veterans know to bring ear-plugs. Below's a shot of the cars zooming by in one of the laps.






And here's the crowd again, for the motorcycle finals.



To make things more fun, Kel and I both decided to root for a biker each. Her No. 1 and my No. 66 came in first and second respectively.



Must say that the motorcycle race is so much more thrilling than the car races. The excitement as they swerve round the bends and attack one another (one biker got forced off course), wow!



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