Moski

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Hi Guys

Went down to the Regent Street F1 parade- needless to say it was spectacular!

here are some pics of i managed to take- u gotta 4give me for the pic quality- cheap digicams and fast cars do not go together.

my nephew took sum pics too- his was a better camera so hopin his pics will b better.

well heres wat i managed to get........

noisy and VERY FAST safety car



nigel mansell in the Jordan



Cristiano Di Matta breezin past in the Toyota



an even quicker Luca Badoer in the good ol' Ferrari



British Driver of the moment Jenson Button in the BAR- Kind enough to slow down a tad!



JPM gettin ready to nail down the throttle



Martin Brundle in the Jag



More pics to come

Mo

*Sonic*

Im surprised there wasnt any accidents, half the cars are going the wrong way !!!

Moski

lol- sonic, it was so hard to get pics- even though we was right next to a corner the cars were goin so fast- got so many pics of empty road! the digicams we had we really slow at capturin the image so u only really got 2 shots at gettin the cars- when they went off and wen they came bak!

well worth the 4 hour wait!

Mo

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for those Mo, I know what you mean about fast cars and digicams, I've got untold pics of blurry bits of cars at various events in my collection

I would've loved to have gone to the F1 Parade but I live 200 miles north of London now so it was a bit too far to travel.

Chris L

Moski

You must have been standing right next to us - We were opposite the Lillywhites sports store!

Chris

IPALMER

iTrader: (5)

cheers moski i bet the atmosphere was brilliant !

Distinguished Gentleman

Moski, I was there with ChrisL. We were about 20 feet nearer to the start than you.
We stood there for 4 hours before we saw the first F1 car, and even then we wern't at the front!!.
I'm glad I went, just to be there, and it was an amazing acheivment to put it all together in such a short time. Unfortunatly I thought that there was a distinct lack of "content" to the event. 4 Hour wait, a few cars up and then down and not very fast.
A free test day at Silverstone seems a much better day out, and you can use the stands to rest your legs. Perhaps it's just because I'm an old fart!! (or am I using Goodwood the week before as my critera)
To anyone who hasn't seen an F1 car in action, it would probably have been spectacular. Maybe next year they can put together a longer show.

j-k

Thats funny , me and a couple of mates were standing just there also, right by the traffic lights...couldnt see **** all tho. Must remember to take my Elton John shoes if i go next time....lol

Andy Porter

Thanks for pics Bring on the London GP

wrxsmo

Great pics ! wish I could've been there ...

Bonehead

Curious.....were Mclaren there?

*Sonic*

My guess is yes, but they broke down on the first corner
or basically werent quick enough to keep up

David B

Was stood in row Z opposite the lillywhites store as well!
Will post a link to video of the footage as soon as I can get a decent codec. Any suggestions?
David B

A frame Grab from the camcorder taken further up Regent Street

Moski

hi guys- heres some of the other pics

Chris L, distinguished gentleman and j-k we must literally crossed paths- i was right next to the phonebox where numourous ppl were told to get down from and right infront of the couple standin on the bin!

Jpalmer i have never been to any GP so to experience this firsthand for the first time was simply great- the noise, atomosphere was absolutely brillant. i am sure the other guys who were there near lillywhites will agree with me when i say i think we were the closest to the cars- the track really narrowed there!

if there ever was a london grand prix i would most definetely b there!

anyway- bak to the pics!

i got a load of these its almost embarassing but i guess the "Arrows Team" got sum representation.............


was hopin luca badoer would slow down- no chance!


CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!


Tail end of the bently parade covered by a H2 Hummer


gives an idea of how close to the cars we actually were and the best pic i got of a car passin right in front of me


triplet of course cars- medic, safety and tail runner


DC in the McClaren Mercedes SLR with Brundle way behind in the "Shaguar"


Best pic of the lot in my opinion really captures the moment and is a precursor for wat a london GP would look like!


notice how they runnin the 17D and not this seasons car!

if ppl want to the c the full res pic- the second set are 1600x1800 (i think) let me kno and i'll post em up on my personal webspace

Mo

David B

http://www.davidandemmabutler.co.uk/...ent_Street.htm

link to video

JackClark

Cheers for the pictures and video, can't believe I missed it! Was in London as well!!

carl

Can you e-mail me high-res versions of the ones that show Lillywhites? I was standing in the crowd there and want to see if I can find myself in them.