Over the September 26-28 weekend, Singapore was host to a Grand Prix event, its first since the 1970's. The event, which has been publicized for months, (we purchased tickets back in May before we even arrived) was a huge undertaking for Singapore. It was a Street Circuit race (meaning it was held on the streets of the city as opposed to a track setting) held during the evening so that it could be broadcast in Europe. It apparently is unusual to have a night event and many of the drivers had to adapt their schedules for racing in the evening. There were 110,000 tickets sold for the 61 lap, 192.055 mile race. The race itself was held in the Marina Bay area of Singapore, which is on the waterfront, so the back drop was quite spectacular with the Singapore skyline in the background. We were fortunate to see some unusual happenings at the race. The first happening occurred when one of the race cars hit the wall and crashed, fortunately the driver walker away. The car was then lifted off the track via a crane which took longer than anticipated. This all happened right in front of our seats!! Just after that, the leader of the race went into the pit only to pull away while the fuel hose was still attached to his car knocking some of his crew members down and ultimately costing him the race due to penalties. The driver who started the race in 13th position ended up winning. While I would not say we are "fans" it is definitely a scene worth attending and we may find ourselves at the event again next year!!
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