This is part 2 of the Changi Airport Race. Click Here for Part 1 if you have missed it. As you may already know, the winner of this race is Yuey Tan who is driving the Porsche 911 GT3. What you did not know is that there are some hiccups here and there that make this race even more exciting. Read on to find out! Below, a shot of Yuey and Peter shaking hand before the final countdown.
We were taken from the boarding room to our buses. And we have to don a safety jacket to ensure “maximum” safety on the runway. As mentioned in Part 1, two lucky winners have the chance to be up close and personal with Yuey Tan. I was glad to be able to follow Kai Zhi (one of the nuffnangers). Here is the shot of the two lucky winners.
And a look at the crowd in the bus.
This is the Grandstand area. It is filled with luminous green due to the safety jackets.
And here are some shots of the cheerleaders were had entertained us throughout.
Don’t try this at home!
We have two big screens to show us the close up of the Porsche and B747, plus connecting with another 500 people who is in T3 with big screens to view the “live” event.
Of course, how can a race event be without the Race Queens 🙂 . Here are some shots of them.
And here is the star for today.
Just before the race, Yuey made a point to walk around, waving to the audience.
BTW, before the race, lucky winners (30 of them) who has a card under the seats won themselves a pair of Porsche sunglasses (envy…)
Before the race starts, the Yuey Tan and Captain Peter Leo were interviewed by the comperes. They were like celebrities walking down the red carpet with pretty girls 🙂 .
Here is a shot of Yuey again.
And Peter Leo
After the interview..
And when Yuey heard the shout of Porsche will win the race, he punches both fists in the air.
And when the audience shouted that B747 will win, that is the reaction from Yuey. All for the sake of good, clean fun.
The weather was scorching hot. The most pitiful people must be the Media and Yuey (heard that the suit plus the temperature in the car can raise up to 60 degree celcius).
Close up of the equipment.
No spot was left untouched by the Media
And now, finally, the race is about to start. Yuey getting ready.
As mentioned, some hiccups do occur. In this case, Yuey stopped his Porsche 911 just after he drove off. Apparently, something must be wrong.
After some checks, he went ahead… Now, for the big guy.. the Jett8 Boeing 747 Jetliner. It is a cargo jet and because of this race, it had been stripped off most of the non important accessories and the fuel is top up just enough for the race.
Here is the close up of the cockpit.
Now, the back view before it goes off to the start line.
BTW, the race is less than 2 km and that means, it will finish in less than a minute.
Did you see the tiny figures in the picture above. That is the finishing line.
Jett8 ready at the start point.
All ready to go and something happened. The 747 did not move. The porsche just shoot off and passed the finishing line in seconds.
The comperes assured us that nothing is wrong, just a warm up. So, off to the next start. And here is a video of the race, courtesy of mockngbrdy from Youtube.
And here is my contribution (cannot see the porsche from this angle).
The B747 was unbelievably fast. It was only at the end of the race that the Porsche caught up. BTW, the B747 had to fly off (as shown on the video) and Yuey was back at the Grandstand to wait for the results.
Waiting for the results.
And with the compere
And the result’s out, Porsche has outrun the B747.
The prize presentation.
Now, taking pictures with the two lucky gentlemen.
And the champagne popping.
And a happy ending..
Hope that you enjoy the coverage.
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