Formula 1 in Melbourne - The Flying

I've decided to go today and see my first Grand Prix ever. It was in some ways better than I thought, and in some ways worse.
It was better because I didn't see the time fly. The race was over before I had the time to do everything that I wanted to do.

It was worse because I discovered that for $99 you don't even get a place to sit. The privilege of sitting down costs you at least $350 . Once inside you navigate a real maze of 'Corporate' stands, Grandstands, etc and of course you're not allowed to trespass their 'holy' land. What I found really revolting was that the start line was all in corporate land, as a normal ticket holder you could not get to see the race start!

I've come back with the strong impression that these guys are expert salesman. The real race lasted for less than 2 hours, nevertheless the whole thing lasted for 4 days. To be able to make so much out of so little you have to be a genius.

Nevertheless, it was a fun day, filled with attractions. Here you can see some of the flying demonstrations performed just before the race: First the Roulettes, an elite corps of the RAAF did their magic, next is a F/A 18 Hornet showing us what it can do. Further down there's a Seahawk helicopter of the Navy and last but not least, one of the helicopters in which you could buy a ride over the circuit.