We went to the V8 Supercars in Hamilton last weekend. It's a street circuit, which means you only get to see a small part of the track, but there was a big screen opposite our grandstand so we got good coverage of everything else as well.
Our grandstand was on a sweeper, so there was plenty going on - particularly as we had a lot of rain and the track was very greasy.
It was a full-on weekend - practice and qualifying on Friday, races all day Saturday, a ZZ Top concert on Saturday night, more racing all day Sunday and a Good Charlotte concert on Sunday night. All of this was included in the ticket price and we soaked up every minute of it.
Motor racing is much more Craig's thing than mine, but there was so much going on I didn't have a chance to get bored. Apart from the V8 Supercars there were NZ V8s, V8 utes, muscle cars, trick utes and various other parades and demonstrations.
And then there's always the crowd to watch. Lots of serious race fans, but also lots of people who are there because it's the thing to do. I can never get over the way some women will still go in their mini-skirts and skimpy tops even when there's rain and wind forecast - and four-inch heels will never go well in ankle deep mud.
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| One way to avoid paying for your ticket. They didn't stay long though, so it can't have been very comfortable. |
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| But they built this makeshift grandstand at the bottom of the tree. We reckon they could see about 10m of track. |
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| This ute was helping clear up a crash when it got rammed by another car, so the rescuers became the rescued. |
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| Start of the final race, eventually won by Shane van Gisbergen, one of only three Kiwi drivers. A very popular result with the crowd! |
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| Lots of people ended up on their bums in this. |
Our son in law went and watched too, he loved it.
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