Saturday, October 13, 2007

F1 Fans Being avid fans of Grand Prix Formula One racing, we make every effort to view each race and follow the sport on-line. Sadly, we had no way of knowing that a whole year of failed attempts lay between viewings for us. Sunday, September 30, 2007 was a momentous day as we watched (and I use that term loosely) the Japanese Grand Prix race. The last race we saw before this was in a bar in Annapolis, Maryland, one year prior. Many difficulties prevent us from viewing the races. Often we are not in an area with a satellite t.v. bar, or internet access, but sadly when we are the aggravation becomes even worse, for even though we are in a situation to see the race, the coverage is usually blocked as the viewing rights have not been purchased. Because of this we have now "learned the trick" of trying to catch a rerun, and that's exactly what worked for us in the case of the Japanese race. At 3 p.m. on September 30th the race came on to the projection screen in the bar at Peak's marina (Chaguaramas, Trinidad). Unfortunately the projector was not functioning properly and the colours were off - way off. The scarlet red ferraris were green (very green), the blue cars were black and so on. And, of course, there was no commentary as we were in a bar (lots of tunes to enjoy though). However, it was still a momentous moment for us. It far outranked our previous practice of watching the text unfold off of the BBC radio web-site, and we enjoyed it to the fullest.

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