'Scuse my non-reply guys. I've been flat out writing garbage in Sqyres swap thread - lol.
Have been chatting to some other guys who were at the track. Those, like us, without an apartment thought it was a lot quieter than previous years too though there was plenty of balcony action - not that we saw much from our locations. Those in apartments had a ball though.
Zizzle, that's a bloody Carlton Mid-Strength in my hand and Ross's VB - both cans!!! The only other choice of beer was Cascade Premium Light in the can. Not really inspiring stuff.
If anyone wants to do this next year, get an apartment on the track and bring a heap of kegs. While apartments are at least $1500 if you split it 8 or so ways (you need at least this many people to live it up a bit), that gives you a few passes and you can drink your own beer, watch the race on TV and live plus the balconies. It's the only way to really do it. Helps if you're about 20 years old and can drink for 4 days straight too.
By the way, you are probably wondering about those pictures Ross posted. Unfortuantely there was a rumour that Brad Pitt was on track so of course I was mistakenly accosted time and time again with girls wanting to have their picture taken with me.
At some stages, as you can see in the first two pics, the girls were actually lining up and screaming, 'Pick me Brad! Pick me!' (He was a bit pissed when he took that third one - must have dropped the camera or something).
I didn't tell them I wasn't Brad and I really think it made their day. Good on me!
This is all true isn't it sjc