Sakhir Fantasy

Date : 04/04/04 Venue : Sakhir International Circuit...For those who did not quite get what this is, its the day the world renowned sport "Formula1" set foot in the tiny little island in the Middle East 'Bahrain' also known as the Island of Pearls. Lucky me for that matter i happened to visit the extravaganza the year i was leaving that great country after my schooling. The reason i write this blog now is because of the extreme craze i have with this sport and it took me 6 years after the event to start blogging. Along with me was Mohsin Mohammed, my classmate right from childhood and a family friend. The event lasted only for a couple of hours but the excitement and the roar of the 2400CC cars was mind blowing and lucky me i happened to get the seats in the grand stand which was right across the 1st sharp turn wherein all the cars would decelerate from the 7th gear to the 1st and had a view of all the machines without having to turn your heads now and then. The circuit was built in the desert which was later evident with the hot desert breeze running in and around the circuit which further increased the temperature of the drivers with spectacular over takings and fights which finally the legend of all "Michael Schumacher" sprayed the specially made drink as The winner will not celebrate the victory with the traditional champagne, but with a non-alcoholic drink produced especially for the occasion!! All in all it was an awesome day wherein my dreams came true in witnessing an international event.

More on the Bahrain International Circuit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Grand_Prix