Melbourne GP 2000

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Jos's Minardi. You can read the LED's (in my photo anyway, maybe not in this low-res)

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Jenson's BMW

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Even a Minardi Motor looks good

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Ruben's beast

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And leaving again

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Jaguar call this the Growler! As opposed to the Leaper, which goes on the road cars.

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F1 brakes

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And the bits that hold the car off the ground.

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Cover the wing, so you can't get their Aero settings

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Ohh. And the Hotwheels girls.

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I want hi res hotwheels girls.

Edit, those pics are nearly 5 years old, they're probably into their 20's now. Damn.

Edited September 29, 2004 by CiLK WuRM

[Grant 4]

I'm going to the 2005 Melbourne GP, it should be awesome.

Cheers

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It is Awesome. My recomendation is to get seats in the Schumacher stand. Turns 13 & 14 before you go onto the front straight.

This is the slowest part of the circuit and opposite pit lane. So you get to see all the smashed cars trucked past you. It is the last corner of the track to close. So you won't be able to run down the straight and get a spot in front of the podium afterwards though. Who cares.

Don't sit on the main straight. You will see nothing apart from the start and the finish as the cars pass so close to the wall, you will see a tenth of them.

Turns 1 & 2 are OK, but boring unless someone comes apart. You can run down the straight from here and get a good position for the podium.

Or you can get a Paddock Pass and you'll get a view like these shots. Back then, they were about $3000 AUD for the 4 days. I didn't pay. We backed up all the power supplies for the GP and got a free table instead of payment. COOL!!

Nothing better than a 3 litre doing 17000+ rpm.

Testing at Silverstone is FREE and fun too.

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yeah its great going, i was on the montoya stand this year at the 1st corner which is a good spot. also goin down ground level at the sharp corners and seeing there brake disc glow red for a second as they brake is fukin mint

[Grant 4]

It is Awesome. My recomendation is to get seats in the Schumacher stand. Turns 13 & 14 before you go onto the front straight.

Cheers Cain.

Tony (my workmate) and I have just ordered seats in the Schumacher Stand, and a hotel package for AUD$750 each.

The tickets also include a garage tour walk the weekend, so hopefully can get a decent look up close.

Just awaiting confirmation from the agency to come through.

Cheers

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Oh yes Grant, I forgot to tell you about that bit. If your tickets include a pit walk. It is down pit straight. Not pit lane.

At least, that's the way it has been each year I've been there. The photos I got were in pit lane close enough to touch stuff. So take a good lens with you if you want good shots. You can wander under the tunnel next to the Schumacher stand through to the V8 (taxi racing) and supporting class pits. The Shannon's classic car display is always primo. The Melbourne car show is on at the same time (at Jeff's shed, opposite the casino).

I would recommend a coffee at Il Cavalli in St Kilda. It is also an exotic car and Ducati dealership. Better than going to a strip show.

Good prices too on that package. Seating alone is about $400. Take loads of sunscreen! Watch for the F111 'dump & burn'! Bugger all happens on Sunday, I generally just go for the GP itself. Friday and Saturday as the best days.

Remind me next time you see me and I'll give you the run-down on what else you might like to do. Lived there for a while.