singapore grand prix

I was away yesterday attending a job interview, so there was no post because of that, rather than me lapsing again!

Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.

Unfortunately, Singapore is usual one of the really dull races.  It has some novelty appeal in that they hold it at night under great big lights.  So far they've been lucky with the weather (artificial lights would be particularly bad if there was spray) and it's been a dry race.

The real problem with the track is that it's a street circuit.  Street circuits have something of an appeal if you're at the track as you can get really close to the cars and the noise echoes around the buildings, but in terms of a race they're often quite dull.  The problem is that roads are very different to circuits.

Circuits are generally a lot wider than roads and the corners and bends are much more organically shaped - following contours in the terrain or avoiding obstacles, etc., whereas streets are about taking you to somewhere as quickly and directly as possible.

It's also a very long, slow lap and therefore the whole race often rubs up against the two hour limit.

I think you can tell I'm not really looking forward to it.  The BBC is only showing highlights, but I'll probably listen to it on the radio (if they're covering it).

Otherwise its' the last weekend before my landlord returns, so I will probably try to finish off stuff.