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RAAF Roulettes

The RAAF Roulettes performed their excellent brand of aeorbatics today at day 3 of the Grand Prix.

RAAF Roulettes

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.

Kimi

Kimi

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.

Webber

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.

F111 flyby

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.

Trulli's Toyota on a truck

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.

Nakajima spin 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.

01:42 AM, 15 Mar 2008 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Comments (0)

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