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MC welcomes drivers to main media area (Pit Lane)

Mayor Paul Toole welcomes drivers to Bathurst

MC hosts a 5 minute Q&A with Jenson Button and Craig Lowndes

11:21 - 11:39am

Jenson Button undertakes 5 lap demonstration in F1 car

Craig Lowndes Q&A and commentary

11:44am - 11:54am

Craig Lowndes undertakes 3 lap demonstratoin in Team Vodafone V8 Supercar

Jenson Button Q&A and commentary

12:00pm - 12:12pm

Jenson Button undertakes 4 lap demonstration in Team Vodafone V8 Supercar

Craig Lowndes Q&A and commentary

12:22pm - 12:40pm

Craig Lowndes undertakes 5 lap demonstration in F1 car

Jenson Button Q&A and commentary

12:42pm - 12:47pm Jenson Button and Craig Lowndes - Media Q&A (Pit Lane)

12:47pm - 1:02pm Jenson Button and Craig Lowndes interact with fans in spectator area adjacent to Pit Straight/Harris Park

Low key is my bet.

Incase it's a closed event I suggest keeping the hotel brunch thing in mind. The lady I spoke to said it's $35 and is on the roof, so if you can't get a good view around the track for any reason use the hotel roof

This sounds awesome Steveo. Do you know if I can just rock up in the morning and pay my $35, or should I book a spot first?

Doubt I can get Tues off and don't want to lose a booking fee or anything.

Got a bunch of vids on my iphone that I will be putting up soon, and a couple of guys i work with were doing HD pics and vids, so i will put those up when i can get a copy of them.

F1 car sounded awesome, first time i have seen or heard one in real life.

Got a bunch of vids on my iphone that I will be putting up soon, and a couple of guys i work with were doing HD pics and vids, so i will put those up when i can get a copy of them.

F1 car sounded awesome, first time i have seen or heard one in real life.

yeah i have to agree with you theres nothing like it. I'd been watching the F1 on TV for years, finally went to the melb GP one year and was awestruck... gets the testosterone sloshing around your ears in about 2 secs flat.

yeah i have to agree with you theres nothing like it. I'd been watching the F1 on TV for years, finally went to the melb GP one year and was awestruck... gets the testosterone sloshing around your ears in about 2 secs flat.

Tell me about it, 2 years ago i went to the F1 and i still remember being in the cab just after we landed and as we were getting closer and closer we could hear the cars getting louder. It was pretty funny having 5 grown men in a maxi cab all sticking their heads out the window as we drove along

my pics from today. great to see an F1 car tearing up the mountain although they weren't giving it 10/10ths for a promo day. weather was perfect, track dried about 30 mins before they went out. great success :)

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my pics from today. great to see an F1 car tearing up the mountain although they weren't giving it 10/10ths for a promo day. weather was perfect, track dried about 30 mins before they went out. great success :)

Pics look great. I wish i was there!!!

I wonder if we will ever see an F1 race at Bathurst...2016 after the contract for melbourne ends ...

Probally just wishfull thinking ...

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