🛺 We watched Formula 1 racing on the weekend. I went to a Nascar race once-upon-a-time with a boyfriend I dated between husbands. He was quite the character. He lost his job and dumped me. No loss! The really interesting race on the weekend were the Formula E cars. Electric race cars!
After just a few laps, they all were pulled off the track as it was pouring rain. The teams are amazing. The pit stops are a baller orchestration of cooperation, speed and efficiency. By the time the car hits the pit, it is about 3 seconds to change tires and refuel.
The electronics in the car must be worth a fortune.
They used a hair dryer to dry the helmet. Well, it looked like a super duper hair dryer, to dry the inside of the helmets.
The had human and mechanical resources to get the water off the track.
The tires have little in the way of treads, and you can see why they had to clear the track.
This affable lad was interviewed during the break. The journalist pointed out another team reducing tire pressure, or building it up, I forget which. Bird thought that a good idea!
It was a hoot seeing this journalist. It looked like she could pop any minute. Who else remembers the days when only men reported on sports, and women never appeared pregnant on TV?!
They sound like a dentist's drill, according to JB. This is what it sounded like.
formula e from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
The Fearsome Foursome Flyers made it to their next destination, Whakarewarewa. They made it to the hot springs. It was wonderful, with Indigenous interpreters.
It looked amazing.
We watched a New Zealand TV show mystery series that showed hot springs and a Maori ceremony. It might have been
One Lane Bridge, I'm not sure. There are
several TV shows made in New Zealand. IMDB has good information on that. A lot of them feature the
Māori language interspersed, as well as examples of culture, traditions and values.
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We visited the Whakarewarewa Māori village in Rotorua. This is their marae - a traditional meeting place. |
