MAC CHAT:A thread to post anything and everything

[steve k]

Yes F1 season again, Melbourne race soon I imagine??, miss F1 action in ADL, but one day it may return??? Touring car races replaced it on a reduced track length, but still miss the noise of F1's.

[ALITALIA_747]

The Melbourne GP is only 2-3 weeks away. The noise is seriously amazing! I drove past last year, while they were qualifying, and it was sensational.
<DIV>We will not have the Grand Prix for much longer. It is running at a loss, costing tax payers an arm and a leg, plus majority of Melbournians are just sick of it now. The honeymoon ended many years ago. Ohh and there are the tree hugers who protest every single year. </DIV>

[steve k]

He he, we had it and was great success, over many years, folk here loved it and it was well supported, drivers loved it, fans loved it, world loved it. Right setting, everything close by, great entertainment after, just 4 days of bliss really. Clipsal took over but id love F! back here, and maybe a double header, V8 morn race, then F1 afternoon race!!!!!!!!
Now that would be awesome, talk is a night race with clipsal, perhaps F1 in arvo, V8 at night!!!

[ALITALIA_747]

To be honest, i dont know why it left Adelaide in the first place. Sydney want to make a bid for it, and turn the streets into a circuit. It just wont work.
<DIV>Last Grand Prix i went too, was 2005!!! I was taking a few photos, when crunch the Team Kiwi Holden came smashing into the barrier right infront of me. I sh*t myself lol, but managed to get myself on TV. </DIV>

[steve k]

I wentto the last ADL GP, had been to a few before, but last ADL GP set a record i believe for any GP in the world, dunno if record still stands? never seen so many people in my life i tell ya, had to walk 1/2 k to get in quue just to get in, and that was one of the many gates, dunno figgs, but it was absolutely packed!!!

[Aviation Delight]

Here this morning strong winds and blowing snow off and on. Just about to head out the door for a fun day at work. Working 9-5 , back still very sore felt fine until I had a sneezing fit this morning.

[amesmj]

Going to struggle to watch most of the F1 this year, Sky got most of the rights for tele viewing, so only about 8 or 9 races on BBC.

[robertjon5]

Going to struggle to watch most of the F1 this year, Sky got most of the rights for tele viewing, so only about 8 or 9 races on BBC.

<div></div><div>YEAH, THAT'S A BUMMER FOR SOME!! LUCKILY WE HAVE SKY HD!! ONLY BEEN TO 1 GRAND PRIX AT SILVERSTONE. ABOUT 4/5 YEARS AGO, WHEN HAMILTON WON BY OVER A MINUTE IN THE WET!!! MASSA SPUN 5 TIMES, ONCE NEARLY TAKING OUT RAIKINEN!! MUCH TO THE CROWDS PLEASURE!! HE GOT SEVERAL 'HAND GESTURES' EVERY TIME HE SPUN![img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]and as john says, the noise is amazing!</div>

[amesmj]

Robert, does the above post mean you are online, but you have nothing to say?

[steve k]

Perhaps his mind went blank, just as he hit the post reply button???[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

No overnight rain here, so assume the race track is dry for race 2 of Clipsal 500 V8 's. Bit cooler today at 24 ish expected, so hoping for another great day of racing. I wonder if the 4 cars thay got badly damaged yesterday will be fixed in time for qualifying this morning??? Then the main race of another 250 kms this arvo????
Hope everyones having a great day or night.

[amesmj]

Hi Steve,
It's night here, well almost it's 10pm, just taken the dog out for her last walk and i'm starting to get tired too, been working today and same tomorrow so won't be up too late tonight. Weather not been too bad today, rained a bit this morning but brightened up this afternoon, not sure what the forcast is for the morning.

[Aviation Delight]

No he's lost in a snow storm.

[robertjon5]

Robert, does the above post mean you are online, but you have nothing to say?

<div></div><div>not sure what happened there!! i updated post above, but that was it!! the rest is a.........blank![img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]</div>

[ALITALIA_747]

Evening fellas, i hope you are all having a great day. I have been playing doctor today as the misses is pretty sick atm. Just had some time to finally relax. Go the cricket on atm,first finalAus v Sri Lanka one day series here in Australia.
<DIV>Anyone wanting to know the scores, Sri lanka are 3/106, chasing a target of 322.</DIV>

[Polynesian Airlines]

Hey Dr John hehe, mate hope your partner gets better soon.

My day was good up until my 1hour only planned spotting at AKL turned into 5 hours @ AKL and costing me $180.00

Had my godson over for the weekend and he forgot to turn the DVD screen of in the car, me unaware just at the airport with the radio on and unknowingly the screens also on draining the car battery.

End result - Call out to AA who were very busy and 3hrs later finally made it only to check the batter and it was completely dead and beyond saving... $180.00 later with a brand new battery, we were on our way back home.... but me been me turned a negative into a positive and made of the most of it... took some great pics of planes I have never seen before... blessing in disguise I say but not the $180.00 haha.