'60 Years of Ferrari' Parade at Lygon Street, Melbourne
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About two to three Saturdays ago, Ferrari celebrated 60 years of establishment with a fanciful parade in Lygon Street in Melbourne, where 60 Ferrari cars, one representing each year of Ferrari, were driven in the streets!
I couldn't miss this event, so I made sure I had the day off and headed straight down to Lygon Street to join in the pre-F1 Grand Prix celebrations!
We knew we were nearing the barricaded roads when we saw these flags flying happily in the strong wind!
And then... we hit the jackpot!!! The 60 Ferrari cars all parked in a designated area in Lygon!!
Oooooh!! Aaaaah!! 
Can't stop... can't stop snapping photos of the handsome Ferrari's! They were all lined up there, right before my lusty eyes, like dashing men, flexing their muscles... Help... I'm swooning!!!
Told yer I just can't stop taking photos of the Ferrari's... 
I've never seen sooooo many Ferrari's in the same area in one day! -
On Friday, 19 March, I woke up to the faint sound of the roar of race cars. I thought I was dreaming but then, I gradually realised that it was cause I was living pretty near to the Grand Prix racetrack and in that quiet morn, the sound actually carried over to my neighbourhood!!
On Sunday afternoon, when I hit Bridge Road after finishing a day shift, I heard the faint roar of the race cars again! Omigosh! I was soooo excited!! I wanted to be a part of the Grand Prix! But there was no one to go with me! 
I didn't want to go alone because when I get really excited, I kinda flap my arms and want to scream and shout and jump up and down, and judging from the hyper-rate my heart was beating at when I saw that lone race car doing its demo thing for us and hearing its roar sending vibrations into the ground, I think I'd better go with someone in case they thought I was schizo! 
Anyways, back to Lygon Street on that fateful day...
A few steps from the parked Ferrari's on display and the crowd swells with anticipation of the Race Car Demo, followed by the 60 Ferrari Cars Calvacade!
The lucky devils living in the apartments right next to the demo grounds!! Two dudes even climbed up onto their rooftops to get a bird's eyeview of the action. 
AND...
Here it comes!!! Here it comes!!! Here it comes!!!!! Yessssss!!! Listen to the roar, no, the RRRrrrOARRrrrrrrrrr of the angry-sounding engine! Yesssss!! Now, I know why they called it 'The Fast and the FURIOUS' because ooooh... the ROARRRRrrrr!!!!
It zoomed down the street to the end of the barricades, did a really skillful and tight about-turn (or whatever you call it, sorry, I'm not good at the technical stuff), vrrrRRRRRrroooooooooooom!! Screeeeeeeeeech!!! Look at the tyre burn marks!!!!
The merest pause of a heartbeat as the driver regains his direction, he steps on the brakes, disciplined in his restraint to stick to the imposed 60km/hr speed limit for this demo, and VVVVvvvvRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrroooooooooom!!! The red dragon snorts its fiery breath...
And off it goes, sounding like an angry giant hornet! I've never heard and seen a real race car this close... and I tell you, it's a jaw-dropping, knee-weakening, pulsating heartbeat of an experience!! -
Finally, after about three or four laps, the driver stops in front of the crowd to thunderous applause and ear-piercing, appreciative screams!
So much red and white... and nope, they weren't celebrating our National Day! 
And then, the parade started. We felt cheated cause it was supposed to be the full 60 Car Calvacade but I think something was botched up and though the 60 cars were supposed to parade once in the morn, once in the afternoon after the race car demo, they didn't!
I think only about 10 cars paraded in the afternoon. Kena cheated!! 
Hellooooo!! May I have your phone no.?
OK, whoever said big butts weren't sexy?
Finally, it's time to go home... albeit reluctantly.
One last lustful, lingering look at the Ferrari's...
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wow... not only that, last saturday, all F1 cars were parading at melbourne... did u catch it?
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Darnit!!! They did?!!! I missed that!!!!!
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Nice doughnut by Räikkönen (looks like his helmet).
It's actually quite easy to do in a car like that.
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next year i'll be there
i wonder how my little antique Colora will do if i use it to take pics
i'll probably bring my digital camera too -
Orh... 'doughnut'... is that what that is called?Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Nice doughnut by Räikkönen (looks like his helmet).
It's actually quite easy to do in a car like that. Thanks for the info! 
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Ferrari is back to the big league, even without Michael Schumacher.
Kimi Raikonnen is showing the world what he is made of. His successor at McLaren Fernando Alonso also made a promising start to the Australian GP. -
i want shumi!Originally posted by iveco:Ferrari is back to the big league, even without Michael Schumacher.
Kimi Raikonnen is showing the world what he is made of. His successor at McLaren Fernando Alonso also made a promising start to the Australian GP. -
doughnut....
i wanna do that...
bear....now that your car is serviced. can i borrow it? -
Next year? dun think ferrari so kiasu celebrate every year lehOriginally posted by the Bear:next year i'll be there
i wonder how my little antique Colora will do if i use it to take pics
i'll probably bring my digital camera too
Maybe can catch the one at melbourne GP? -
schumi's a dick..Originally posted by sand king:i want shumi!
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Yes, he is.Originally posted by the Bear:schumi's a dick.. -
Ferrari might not celebrate every year but the F1 Grand Prix is an annual event in Melbourne.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Next year? dun think ferrari so kiasu celebrate every year leh
Maybe can catch the one at melbourne GP?
The only difference may be that next year, it might be held in the evenings and night, as opposed to the daytime. There was talk about this change in the papers. -
Originally posted by the Bear:schumi's a dick..
Why? -
Remember Adeleide 1994? Jerez 1997? Monaco 2006?Originally posted by sand king:Why?