Well on this one Doc ! I say BRAVO !
Schumi is a good pic ! I like this SOB.
I can hate & like this guy the same.
I go for Massa ! A brazilian with Ferrari !!!!
Montreal Grand Prix 2010 - June 13th
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Well on this one Doc ! I say BRAVO !
Schumi is a good pic ! I like this SOB.
I can hate & like this guy the same.
I go for Massa ! A brazilian with Ferrari !!!!
The year i went to the GP (2006), one of the GP Bud girls was working for Eleganza during that particular week. She was screaming hot!
Busy girl!!!
i watched last weekend's bizarre GP & was surprised at how a non-item Schumi had become. He finished in the top 5, yet there was barely a mention of him for most of the race. The Red Bull team will be hard to beat, same with team McLaren.
Ouais ! t'as compris DOC ?
He only holds the records in championships, pole positions, fastest laps, etc...
How long is the city impacted by the F1 events.
I am contemplating a hobby trip to Montreal this weekend or next week
It seems that virtually all 4 star hotels are booked solid all through the weekend and next week.
I did manage to find one available room but its gonna cost me large $$$$.
I hate pooning trips with no pooning... so I'd want to know that there be some availability.
So my guess is that if I came to Montreal, it would be near impossible to find an available SP this weekend or next week.
I'm am just assuming that high hotel occupancy, shifts the supply-demand curve in the wrong direction.
Is reasonable to expect to find sp availability during this event?
How long after the weekend do things return to normal?
I am contemplating a hobby trip to Montreal this weekend or next week
It seems that virtually all 4 star hotels are booked solid all through the weekend and next week.
I did manage to find one available room but its gonna cost me large $$$$.
I hate pooning trips with no pooning... so I'd want to know that there be some availability.
So my guess is that if I came to Montreal, it would be near impossible to find an available SP this weekend or next week.
I'm am just assuming that high hotel occupancy, shifts the supply-demand curve in the wrong direction.
Is reasonable to expect to find sp availability during this event?
How long after the weekend do things return to normal?
Suck it up, Montreal - the Grand Prix brings its carn-ival back to town
by Bill Brownstein, The Gazette
Oh, joy! Oh, bliss! The Grand Prix is back in town. For now.
So, too, are all the old, familiar squeals and smells attendant to the big race on Sunday - and that's just the well-heeled Euro-wanks who will be cruising our bars and boulevards this weekend.
Sure, many Montrealers may snicker, but after a year's absence, we can hold our collective breath for a few days and allow our visitors to fill city coffers again. It has oft been stated that the economic spinoff from this F1 revelry borders somewhere around $75 million.
Who knows? But we do know that our hotels, restaurants and pubs will be packed, that those who follow the boys in their fast toys will be spending inflated amounts for their suites and foie gras and champers. According to some downtown barkeeps, a day of Grand Prix spending is the equivalent to that of a month in Montreal - provided that month is January.
Most Montrealers don't begrudge those who will profit from the Grand Prix. What we do resent is being held at the mercy - some may see it as more akin to a hostage situation - of F1 baron Bernie Ecclestone, a man whose cravings for cash and control seem to know no bounds. A man who may not be beyond pulling the plug on the race in the near-future if the mood strikes him.
But enough about Bernie.
One of the great ironies about the Grand Prix is that for all the fuss we have made about getting it back again, many Montrealers prefer to take it in from a distance. Like hundreds of kilometres away. It's understandable.
The Grand Prix is no one's notion of a Sunday picnic. It can take hours to gain access to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on le Notre Dame and hours to get out again - unless you've got a buddy with a helicopter or you're a crack swimmer.
As for the race itself, the noise is excruciating. The stench of the fuel is nauseating. The heat is often unbearable. Necks get strained trying to follow the speck-like vehicles from the stands as they whiz around at dizzying speeds. And tummies get strained when excessive libations are at play.
And, oh yeah, it ain't exactly cheap entertainment at track-side.
But what is most scary about the Grand Prix is not the race or the well-oiled denizens it attracts. Rather, it's your basic homegrown bozo with a driver's licence in a vehicle not to be confused with those doing hairpin turns on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit. For reasons that have much to do with his libido, our bozo feels compelled to pretend he can corner or pass just like Jenson Button this weekend on the DÈcarie Expressway. From out of nowhere, the bozo will land on your tail - doing about 180 kilometres an hour - and flash his high-beams, flick his middle digit and honk incessantly, before slipping into the right lane, maybe even on the shoulder of the highway, narrowly averting collision with cars in the inside lane. Beware.
On the plus side, for those who can't escape, the Grand Prix is a gawker's fest. This year, as in years gone by, there will be much patter and speculation as to which celebs will show up to dine and shmooze at high-end eateries on the Main and in Old Montreal.ÝÝ There will be much buzz around Ben Affleck, George Clooney, David Letterman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Jim Carrey, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Kiefer Sutherland, Tommy Lee, Tom Cruise and squeeze, Katie Holmes. Some of whom have actually shown up for past races.
No word yet about Robert De Niro, who took in festivities with his dog Fluffy while making a movie here a few years back.
But Mickey Rourke, in town on a film shoot, will doubtless be around - although after catching him on the track in Monaco in Iron Man 2, we can only pray no one gives him a Ferrari to whip around in on the track.
For all the banter, though, the Grand Prix spinoff is, in fact, much more than economic. It's also about the emotional well-being of a city given up for spiritually and financially dead not that long ago. Montrealers have had to deal with losing everything from our baseball team to bank head-offices.
So get some earplugs if you must, suck it up and try to enjoy this car-nival. If nothing else, it is surreal and also about as close as Montreal gets to having its own Mardi Gras. Plus, it does herald the beginning of our endless summer here in Festival City.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/spor...n-grand-prix/Suck+Montreal/3139597/story.html
by Bill Brownstein, The Gazette
Oh, joy! Oh, bliss! The Grand Prix is back in town. For now.
So, too, are all the old, familiar squeals and smells attendant to the big race on Sunday - and that's just the well-heeled Euro-wanks who will be cruising our bars and boulevards this weekend.
Sure, many Montrealers may snicker, but after a year's absence, we can hold our collective breath for a few days and allow our visitors to fill city coffers again. It has oft been stated that the economic spinoff from this F1 revelry borders somewhere around $75 million.
Who knows? But we do know that our hotels, restaurants and pubs will be packed, that those who follow the boys in their fast toys will be spending inflated amounts for their suites and foie gras and champers. According to some downtown barkeeps, a day of Grand Prix spending is the equivalent to that of a month in Montreal - provided that month is January.
Most Montrealers don't begrudge those who will profit from the Grand Prix. What we do resent is being held at the mercy - some may see it as more akin to a hostage situation - of F1 baron Bernie Ecclestone, a man whose cravings for cash and control seem to know no bounds. A man who may not be beyond pulling the plug on the race in the near-future if the mood strikes him.
But enough about Bernie.
One of the great ironies about the Grand Prix is that for all the fuss we have made about getting it back again, many Montrealers prefer to take it in from a distance. Like hundreds of kilometres away. It's understandable.
The Grand Prix is no one's notion of a Sunday picnic. It can take hours to gain access to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on le Notre Dame and hours to get out again - unless you've got a buddy with a helicopter or you're a crack swimmer.
As for the race itself, the noise is excruciating. The stench of the fuel is nauseating. The heat is often unbearable. Necks get strained trying to follow the speck-like vehicles from the stands as they whiz around at dizzying speeds. And tummies get strained when excessive libations are at play.
And, oh yeah, it ain't exactly cheap entertainment at track-side.
But what is most scary about the Grand Prix is not the race or the well-oiled denizens it attracts. Rather, it's your basic homegrown bozo with a driver's licence in a vehicle not to be confused with those doing hairpin turns on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit. For reasons that have much to do with his libido, our bozo feels compelled to pretend he can corner or pass just like Jenson Button this weekend on the DÈcarie Expressway. From out of nowhere, the bozo will land on your tail - doing about 180 kilometres an hour - and flash his high-beams, flick his middle digit and honk incessantly, before slipping into the right lane, maybe even on the shoulder of the highway, narrowly averting collision with cars in the inside lane. Beware.
On the plus side, for those who can't escape, the Grand Prix is a gawker's fest. This year, as in years gone by, there will be much patter and speculation as to which celebs will show up to dine and shmooze at high-end eateries on the Main and in Old Montreal.ÝÝ There will be much buzz around Ben Affleck, George Clooney, David Letterman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Jim Carrey, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Kiefer Sutherland, Tommy Lee, Tom Cruise and squeeze, Katie Holmes. Some of whom have actually shown up for past races.
No word yet about Robert De Niro, who took in festivities with his dog Fluffy while making a movie here a few years back.
But Mickey Rourke, in town on a film shoot, will doubtless be around - although after catching him on the track in Monaco in Iron Man 2, we can only pray no one gives him a Ferrari to whip around in on the track.
For all the banter, though, the Grand Prix spinoff is, in fact, much more than economic. It's also about the emotional well-being of a city given up for spiritually and financially dead not that long ago. Montrealers have had to deal with losing everything from our baseball team to bank head-offices.
So get some earplugs if you must, suck it up and try to enjoy this car-nival. If nothing else, it is surreal and also about as close as Montreal gets to having its own Mardi Gras. Plus, it does herald the beginning of our endless summer here in Festival City.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/spor...n-grand-prix/Suck+Montreal/3139597/story.html
1st qualif : Button, Schumi and Hamilton are the fastest.
And Red Bull is somewhere else...for now !
http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2010/468.html
And Red Bull is somewhere else...for now !
http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2010/468.html
Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the second time in four years, holding off McLaren teammate Jenson Button on Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to take the season points lead from Mark Webber.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...adian.gp.2nd.ld.writethru.0368/#ixzz0ql45fvSm
So now that it's over, does the partying in Montreal really start or is the party over like the 1st day of lent after Mardi gras?
Also I think it was nice for MP and SP not to raise service rates during this time.
How much do you think the Grand Prix brought to the industry?
Next up, Canada Day and Jazz fest.
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Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...adian.gp.2nd.ld.writethru.0368/#ixzz0ql45fvSm
So now that it's over, does the partying in Montreal really start or is the party over like the 1st day of lent after Mardi gras?
Also I think it was nice for MP and SP not to raise service rates during this time.
How much do you think the Grand Prix brought to the industry?
Next up, Canada Day and Jazz fest.
- CWipes
So in short... you prefer bank head-offices and a baseball team instead of : having fun.
Please tell me when is the next Bank head-office festival in TO. I'll bring my vuvuzela !
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Don't forget TO's 'bank-head office party' smack in the middle !
Can't wait to head for TO and sit around a fake lake and listening to fake Loonies.
I hear it's gonna be a great party !!!! They paid 1Billion for this show.
Should have put it on the same schedule as Just for laugh fest.
While i was watching the GP yesterday, i was thinking........
a) F1 needs Mtl as much as Mtl needs F1. If half the F1 races would be held in Mtl (capacity crowds, beautiful sights, racetrack, etc), i'd become an F1 fan again. Bernie Ecclestone has sacrificed fan interest for money by having races at too many half empty racetracks which are held when the rest of the world is still sleeping.
b) I never realized until yesterday at how beautiful the racetrack (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve) actually is. What a gorgeous setting! Water, grass, trees, city skyline in the background....absolutely beautiful! Maybe i should thank high definition for this.
c) Michael Schumacher is done. He also was the dirtiest racer out there (and dangerous) when things weren't going his way & frustrating him. The guy has regained his title as the biggest asshole in F1 racing.
d) It's still a racing circuit dominated by the best cars. I had predicted (easily, i must say) a 1-2 finish by the McLaren team. I was proven correct. The problem with F1 racing (actually, it has many problems) is that there is no parity in F1. Heck, even Jacques Villeneuve managed to become world champion when he raced for the then-best team, Williams. Once he left Williams, he was a mediocre driver.
e) Once again, the Canadian GP proved that it's one of the greatest boosts for the Montreal economy. Over a hundred thousand people attended yesterday's race. I'm wondering if the Hard Rock Cafe wouldn't still be operating on Crescent street if the GP would have been raced in Mtl last year.
f) The racing organizers finally got it. After the race ended, they let people walk away on the track instead of having everyone go by the same area like in past years, which caused unecessary lineups for people heading home on the subway.
g) Yesterday's race was one of the best i'd seen in years. Not a single time was the safety car asked to go on the track. For once, there was a lot of strategy involved (in regards to tires) which caused a lot of teams to pit several times. The racing was exciting, and the race was viewed in person by many international celebrities. The race itself made Montreal look good, and Montreal made the race look great.
h) I've regained my love for F1 racing & will be watching the next races, which will be nail-biters considering how close the overall standings are. I'm planning to attend next year's GP (if i can manage to find a way to stay downtown at a reasonable cost).
i) And finally........"why are racing car drivers all short? A racing driver who'd be above 5'10 would be considered a giant!"
a) F1 needs Mtl as much as Mtl needs F1. If half the F1 races would be held in Mtl (capacity crowds, beautiful sights, racetrack, etc), i'd become an F1 fan again. Bernie Ecclestone has sacrificed fan interest for money by having races at too many half empty racetracks which are held when the rest of the world is still sleeping.
b) I never realized until yesterday at how beautiful the racetrack (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve) actually is. What a gorgeous setting! Water, grass, trees, city skyline in the background....absolutely beautiful! Maybe i should thank high definition for this.
c) Michael Schumacher is done. He also was the dirtiest racer out there (and dangerous) when things weren't going his way & frustrating him. The guy has regained his title as the biggest asshole in F1 racing.
d) It's still a racing circuit dominated by the best cars. I had predicted (easily, i must say) a 1-2 finish by the McLaren team. I was proven correct. The problem with F1 racing (actually, it has many problems) is that there is no parity in F1. Heck, even Jacques Villeneuve managed to become world champion when he raced for the then-best team, Williams. Once he left Williams, he was a mediocre driver.
e) Once again, the Canadian GP proved that it's one of the greatest boosts for the Montreal economy. Over a hundred thousand people attended yesterday's race. I'm wondering if the Hard Rock Cafe wouldn't still be operating on Crescent street if the GP would have been raced in Mtl last year.
f) The racing organizers finally got it. After the race ended, they let people walk away on the track instead of having everyone go by the same area like in past years, which caused unecessary lineups for people heading home on the subway.
g) Yesterday's race was one of the best i'd seen in years. Not a single time was the safety car asked to go on the track. For once, there was a lot of strategy involved (in regards to tires) which caused a lot of teams to pit several times. The racing was exciting, and the race was viewed in person by many international celebrities. The race itself made Montreal look good, and Montreal made the race look great.
h) I've regained my love for F1 racing & will be watching the next races, which will be nail-biters considering how close the overall standings are. I'm planning to attend next year's GP (if i can manage to find a way to stay downtown at a reasonable cost).
i) And finally........"why are racing car drivers all short? A racing driver who'd be above 5'10 would be considered a giant!"
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One of the reason is a taller driver will have is helmet is front of the air intake wich is bad for the engine, and there is a maximum weight of 600 kilo for the car and driver
Uh, doofus....i'm not Bill Brownstein of the Gazette.
Unreal!!!
Lemme Guess ! Your posting someone else article but you don't support their view ?
Are you paid for shilling or what ?
But it's a good thing you actually distance yourself though from this guy.
Cuze he aint for Mtrl on this one !
And for this ?
"As for the race itself, the noise is excruciating. The stench of the fuel is nauseating. The heat is often unbearable. Bla bla bla..."
My GOD ! Brownstein should keep to bumper cars at LaRonde cuze he ain't fit enough even for Go-Karts that's for sure ! And I'm being polite not to use his name for a joke here !
Next up is St-Jean Baptiste day a week before Canada Day which is pretty much ignored here for the most part.
I was downtown this weekend and found that things seemed quieter than they did in the past. Only Crescent and Peel were closed off where the last time there were 4 streets closed to traffic. The fashion shows were limited to one very small stage on Peel instead of a huge stage on McGill College and two years ago Drummond was also closed to traffic.
It was easy to spot the Montreal ladies in the crowd, just look for the tattoos. Amazing how nice and refreshing it was to see the beautiful and sexy tat free bodies of visitors walking around for a change. I was talking to some people from Italy and they asked me if all Montreal women had tattoos because they had seen so many girls walking around with them!
For some reason they were giving away free boxes of Triscuits crackers. I got a couple of boxes and gave them to panhandlers on Ste-Catherine Street. The best 'Spandex Girls' were from Go Fast, walking around with plastic shot classes in their cleavage handing out samples of their energy drink. Two of them were on stilts and doing a great job of walking around on them. The Bud Light girls were stuck in a little booth and didn't make the grade.
A couple of pet peeves from the weekend... if you have very young children, get a babysitter or stay home! Pushing a baby carriage through the crowds on Crescent is pretty stupid if you ask me. I saw more than a few people tripping over or getting bumped by them over the weekend. Same thing with bikes. Lock the damn things up somewhere or take the Metro. Leave the dog at home too while your at it. Taking your pitbull for a walk through the crowd ain't too fucking bright either. Or your tiny Dachshund that people don't notice and kick or step on by accident.
All in all it was a great weekend and a decent race. Looked fantastic in high def on Fox. The weather held up and the ladies, as always, were magnificent! Can't wait for next year and for Nascar later this summer.
the Scene over on St Laurent was pretty good, (the street was closed off) especially at the outdoor bar myself and a few others were at, unreal eye candy
Lemme Guess ! Your posting someone else article but you don't support their view ?
Are you paid for shilling or what ?
Unfortunately, i'm not being paid to post stuff. And yes, i do post articles written by others, whether i support their views or not, as long as they're on topic with the subject at hand & could be of value to whomever is interested to read that particular article.
I think you're FINALLY getting it!
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