F1 Singapore Grand Prix

I can't help but be excited about the Grand Prix in Singapore even though my kind of sport involves playing at the video arcade, dancing in a club or lying by the pool (is that even physical?). It's hard not to feel the fever anyway with car models on display all over town and pictures of the competing drivers splashed all over the media. The funny thing about it being in Singapore is that speeding on the road is against the law. The rule is enforced strictly as with other rules. Remember Michael Fay or Flor Contemplacion? But here we are hosting an event that allows the fastest drivers in the world to burn our tar and occasionally even go against road markings.

Am I contradicting how I feel about the F1? No. I'm amused but I think it's really good for the country. It puts our name out there, brings in revenue for the country and lets the world see how beautiful and clean Singapore is while causing traffic congestion from all the roadblocks but still earning revenue from charging already inconvenienced commuters at ERP gantries. Okay, so there's good and bad. But if you think of it this way, it's really quite amusing no?

I was at Suntec City on the first day of the race and took pictures of the model route on display there. My friends and I also climbed to the roof (where there were trees?) and even though we couldn't see the action, we definitely heard it. Check out my first video embedded on my blog to hear the whizzing.



I rushed home and caught some more images off what was showing on television. I guess I can add race car driving to my list of favourite sport after all. Hey, I did learn something from it. If they can fix up a car in less than 5 seconds, there's no excuse for slow quick changes backstage anymore is there?