Hey look at me - this is the first blog entry that I have done. Not bad seeing as we have been here for 9 months. Anyway the reason is I have something to brag about. Well the guys will probably see it as bragging but the girls won't know what all the fuss is about. I managed to land myself a place in the corporate box as a guest of Bigpond at the V8 Supercars in Adelaide and all for free. Adelaide hosts the Clipsal 500 the first race of the V8 Supercar season. Anyway I turn up with my journalist friend (the guy who got me the ticket) and headed for the pit lane as he was going on a hot lap before the race. Next thing I know I am handed a clipboard to sign and asked if I want to go on the hot lap as well. Then we proceeded to fly round the track at 150 kmph in the 6 litre V8 safety car. All very exhilerating. I got the middle seat.
After a tour of the garages and seeing the cars up close we got to do the grid walk. In the 15 minutes before the main race the priviledged few get to walk around the grid and soak up the atmosphere. Apparently this car is the one sponsored by Bigpond and so the one I was supposed to cheer for.
In the spirit of Anglo-Australian relations I felt it was my duty to inform these 2 young ladies about the dangers of alcohol. They just smiled and posed for the camera which I guess is what they are paid for.
I then retired to the corporate box, situated by the pit exit to watch the race. The beer flowed and the seafood did abound. I felt like a complete fraud with most of the people there being employees of the sponsors. I soon got over it and had a great day.
News flash - we have just had a record breaking heat wave with 15 days straight with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees and 8 of those were over 38. Those stats are the highest ever recorded.
I've enjoyed blogging and who knows I might just do it again soon.
