This year for the second
year in a row, TOP GEAR (as in the British TV show) came to our fun little city
of Durban for their Top Gear Live Festival. A weekend dedicated to fast cars,
terrifying stunts, gravity defying bikes and everything else car related (as in
speakers the size of small cars, tightly packed into the back of big cars. I still
don’t quite understand this. Your ears bleed if the sound goes louder than
soft. Why?)
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| Just a few Ferraris |
Last year I had no
interest in going. This year I had no interest in going. Cars aren’t really my passion.
I drive one so I can get around. That’s why I have a car. If public transport
was reliable in Durban I might even consider it over driving…
But, even with my
clear disinterest in cars, The Boyfriend and I got offered tickets to the festival.
And boy was I glad we went. What an experience!
The thrill of the stunt
men drifting high speed vehicles within less than an inch of each other, the
sound and smell of a Formula 1 car racing around the track just metres in front
of us, the excitement of a bungee jumping car (yes this is Top Gear, expect ‘silly’
stunts too) and the awe of multiple motorbikes all flying through the air, their
riders flicking their legs above their heads, was enough to convert me. I
had so much fun.
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| Just you know, doing a quick can-can while flying through the air... |
I even got so into the spirit of it all that I became a
groupie and had Formula 1 racer Antonio Felix da Costa sign my chest! ( I didn’t
have an autograph pad or anything and well, I’ve always wanted to be like, 'OMG
sign my chest!' Inner rock star groupie wannabe in me sneaking out there.)
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| OMG! Sign my chest! heehee! |
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| I think this could suit me... |
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| Everything is just, well, BIGGER! |
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| The Moses Mabhida Stadium |
I am a changed woman.
If Top Gear comes again there is no way I am skipping it. If not for the cars,
for the thrills. The adrenalin pumping, heart racing excitement is just what I love!
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| I LOVED watching these guys. The one man isn't even touching his bike! |
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| Yes, its a bungee jumping car! |
p.s. Yes, we are right in the middle of winter! This week is the winter solstice and we are still in shorts and slops! I love my city! It seldom gets cold!
