Monaco Grand Prix 2012

[GregWeld]

And the obligatory CELL PHONE pics of cars casually parked around....

Here's a SLS -- a 458 -- and in the background a CL65 (V12)







In front of our hotel..... just your basic Lambos and an RSR

[Flash68]

overheard a few meters from GW.... "check out the funny looking American takin crappy cell phone pics.... that poor farmer prolly has no idea what these cars cost and spent all of his savings on his Monaco vacation... oh, and look, he stole some guy's watch while he was here"


Love that RSR!

[GregWeld]

Okay -- this is pretty bad video -- obviously I need to learn the video on my Nikon D7000 (just purchased for this trip -- to replace my D70s)... but here is the first race for GP2 cars today. This gives you a bit of glance into the sounds from the F1 cars which is far louder and higher pitched!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Flash68

overheard a few meters from GW.... "check out the funny looking American takin crappy cell phone pics.... that poor farmer prolly has no idea what these cars cost and spent all of his savings on his Monaco vacation... oh, and look, he stole some guy's watch while he was here"


Love that RSR!

I will tell you that you think you're doing "okay" until you come to a world class city (principality actually) like this and then you realize you're just a schlepper...

I'm okay with being a schlepper. I'm happy. Life is good.

Talked to a guy at Mozza (we ate dinner there) last night - he's wearing a shirt with a big MBZ emblem on it -- so I say "hey! so which one do have?" and he says "an S65"... ah ha I say -- nice car! Then he tells me about several Ferraris he has - and the Bently GT his wife drives and the Rolls Royce... So I slink back to my table -- and tell my wife what a prick he is.

[GregWeld]

So it's fair to post up this yacht in the automotive section (here) because it was originally built for Russell Alger the Chairman of Packard!

Now owned by the Getty family... and it is only a lousy 80 meters or..... 262 FEET...



http://www.mytalitha.com/history.php

[Sieg]

Keep the insight coming! I'm really enjoying my first trip to Monaco.

[Beegs]

Love the pics....keep them coming!! Loved watching Senna in the rain...makes my hair stand just thinking about it.

[EBMC]

Well, I guess maybe the Monte Carlo in Vegas isnt the same experience

[WILWAXU]

I was last in Monaco late 2000, would love to be there for a F1 race!

[Bucketlist2012]

So If Greg is a "schlepper", then I am poor..

Damn, I have the itch to be rich.

Then you have Greg.

Then you have the super rich..

"grounded " ? Now I am grounded for sure..

What a prick he is , hahaha