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Saturday 16 November 2013

My walk to work in Macau.

I have to start this with a special mention to Tom Boardman who only just missed out on a pole position in Macau. Tom was doing so well in the first qualification session but just missed out after he was moved into position 12, just as the session finished. For those who follow the WTCC, the starting grid is reversed for Race 2, so position 10 becomes first on the grid. Tom has been a supporter of my blog since I started.
ALL of the teams help me so much to bring all this information to you, but it is so good when a driver and team produce something special like this. I have included this photo of the television timing screen to show you just how close the team were to shocking the rest of the WTCC paddock.

Yukinori Taniguchi gets comfortable and fitted correctly for his Chevrolet Cruze with Nika Racing.
Macau is unique for me as it means that I can walk to the race track rather than driving a car. So I have done some photos of my walk. Some of the photos were taken on the way to the race track and some are when I come back to the hotel. But I have arranged them so this is how you would see the buildings, roads, etc.
Near my hotel.

The neon shop signs illuminate the walkways.

Passing one of Macau's casinos

I am just about to enter the shopping area.

Opposite the Macau College.

The Golden Lotus Square.

Walking near the overpass to Fisherman,s Wharf

One of the collection points for free buses to the casinos.

Close to Fisherman's Wharf and some demolition work to the "fake" volcano.

Looking toward the Reservoir Grandstand at the circuit

The walk towards the Ferry Terminal Building

Arriving at one of the entrances to the paddock in Macau
I will be posting some more Macau pictures soon but I hope you can see how lucky we are to be working with the cars and to be working in Macau. This place is unique and I feel very privileged to be part of the racing here.
Unfortunately, Taniguchi hit the Macau wall during the first test session.