GT1s (and UAE Touring Cars) at Yas 16/17th April - 50Dhs
Discussion
k something else up. The balance is then restored.Excellent day out!
It does seem a bit strange that the gates don't open until 3pm, when there is clearly stuff happening well before then that would be worth seeing. Otherwise I was very impressed with the whole set-up and the 50Dhs. entrance included a free programme, free bottles of water from the kiosks and free earplugs.
I'd never been to Yas before and it's a stunning-looking circuit that gets even better when the hotel roof lights up and they turn on the floodlights. We had our pick of seats on either the pit straight or the west grandstand, although with it being Friday practice/qualifying only, it wasn't very busy.
The only bad part was at the very end when Natacha Gachnang suffered a horrific crash right in front of where we were sitting at the end of the straight. It looked like a very high speed impact straight into the barriers and there are reports that she has broken her leg.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82937
Shame we can't go back tomorrow for the racing. Hope you enjoy it, those who are going.
Thanks to cs174 for the lift and the burger!
It does seem a bit strange that the gates don't open until 3pm, when there is clearly stuff happening well before then that would be worth seeing. Otherwise I was very impressed with the whole set-up and the 50Dhs. entrance included a free programme, free bottles of water from the kiosks and free earplugs.
I'd never been to Yas before and it's a stunning-looking circuit that gets even better when the hotel roof lights up and they turn on the floodlights. We had our pick of seats on either the pit straight or the west grandstand, although with it being Friday practice/qualifying only, it wasn't very busy.
The only bad part was at the very end when Natacha Gachnang suffered a horrific crash right in front of where we were sitting at the end of the straight. It looked like a very high speed impact straight into the barriers and there are reports that she has broken her leg.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82937
Shame we can't go back tomorrow for the racing. Hope you enjoy it, those who are going.
Thanks to cs174 for the lift and the burger!
Great venue and a great day out.
A few photos from Friday here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinsamson/sets/7215...
A few photos from Friday here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinsamson/sets/7215...
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