F1 2008 in Singapore
Child, Videos September 25th, 2008The inaugural 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will take place on 28 September 2008 on a street circuit of public roads around the Marina Bay area. The race is Formula One™’s first to be held at night, and is their first street race in Asia.
Here’s a glimpse of how it would look like when the speedy vehicles are on the Singapore Circuit:
My boys were so UPSET, seriously upset that we didn’t get tickets for the race, well it was sold out so long ago and we didn’t planned to buy it anyway. Then we came to know that there will be a ‘live’ telecast shown on one of the PAID channels on SCV and we didn’t subscribed to that either, so they were angry AGAIN.
This is how crazy they are over cars. Whenever there is F1 racing shown on TV, they are glued to it from beginning till end. Seeing the cars going round and round for so many times, going into the pit stop, getting out, colliding and all of those would never fail to stick their little butt on that sofa.
So Allan and I went for a drive round the circuit before the road closure to ‘see’ where we could have stand in order to get a glimpse of the excitement ‘live’….We found lots of ‘opportunities’ but they were unsuitable for the kids, ‘cos the fences are so high, Allan’s and my arm would probably be broken by the end of the race, carrying them,hmmmm….so we dropped the idea altogether.
Guess they’ll just have to make do with their hot wheels cars racing on their miniature race track at home then…..
(Add-on: Today – 26th Sept)
But hey hey hey, I just found out that the one and only night F1 race is shown on Channel 5 for 3 days starting from today…
Today 26th: 10pm-11pm Practise Session
Tomorrow 27th: 10pm-11pm Qualifying Session
Sunday 28th: 7.30pm-10pm “Live”
Yeah!!!! So my boys are FINALLY happy now! *wink*



September 26th, 2008 at 2:50 am
wah they are REALLY into cars ehhh…
never mind, next time around, then you cna bring them there again…
hv a great weekend :-)
September 26th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Hey..read my post on F1 too..had been there for safety car trail n a glimpse of the thing…Channel 5 is showing live..and tlel KK n BB singapore doesnot allow kids below 4.5 years and from 4.5 years to 7 we need to give an indemnation form… itz all cos of the noise will b too louder for the young ears.Thatz why m not going as Eash is going all three days with his gear..today he will watch the practice session n photography from PITs-Grandstand.. (details in my blog..)
Yuvan too likes it…
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September 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I have posted a lot of pics from the circuit… show KK n BB too:)tell them i will send them all pics on monday…(((Hugs))) to them:)
suhanyas last blog post..First feel at Singapore GP – F1:)@the Circuit…..:)
September 28th, 2008 at 5:53 am
My husband is so into F-1. He’s planning to watch.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Wow. Did they totally shut down the roads for this? This was through the city? Crazy. But I can see the appeal for the boys.
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September 29th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Erin,
Oh yes! They closed several roads around the circuit. NOT entirely through the WHOLE city though, but the race cars were definitely circling round one of the most exciting and upcoming hottest tourism spot in Singapore….
The race ended today and it was definitely an exciting 3 nights! We could feel the excitement at home, bet it would be 10x more intense at the actual place itself. *wink*