RAAF Roulettes
The RAAF Roulettes performed their excellent brand of aeorbatics today at day 3 of the Grand Prix.
There was an even more awe inspiring FA/18 demonstration but I didn't get any still footage of that. I'll see if my phone-cam video is worth posting later. 08:44 PM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) Obligatory Kimi Photos
Of course it's only practice, but notably current world champion Kimmi didn't show good pace. A final blast on a sticky track yielded only 6th fastest lap of the day.
01:55 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) Webber looking fast
To the delight of fans (and, I'm sure, the ticket sellers), Australian F1 driver Mark Webber led the pace for nearly all of practice session two - being bested only by Lewis Hamilton at the end of the 90 minutes.
01:52 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) F111 flyby
It wasn't all land-based power at the F1 today - four RAAF F111s did a flyby (no dump and burn unfortunately) and the Navy "Squirrel" helecopters put on a great acrobatic display.
01:49 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) Trulli's Toyota on a Truck
Many people had minor offs in their newly traction-control-free cars, but Jarno Trulli's Toyota got beached and had to be hauled off on a truck after practice session 2.
01:45 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) Nakajima coming to grief
There was some excitement at today's F1 practice sessions. I managed to snap this sequence of Williams #2 driver Nakajima spinning right in front of me.
01:42 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0) |
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Update: Oops, my brain slipped back in time! This post previously (and incorrectly) attributed this spin to Alex Wurz who no longer has an F1 driving seat.
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