Awesome F1 ticket up for grabs for non-status AFFer

[casanovawa]

Love my F1 but have to take some visiting Indonesians out on a bit of a day trip...

Hmmm, wonder if i could shift it to the Saturday???

 

[simongr]

Simongr, you must have met my stunt double that night. The real Gold Member is much like Duffman... All show but no go behind the scenes. The truth is I've never flown outside of Australia before (all in economy) and although I could never afford to buy a 'car', I love Motorsport. Especially F1. I hope you will duly reconsider your evaluation...

That's a relief that I didnt meet the real you - the guy I met wouldnt get a look in

 

[Katie]

Well, I'm out of this comp on *so* many levels.

 

[moa999]

Would love to see the winning entry.

Will be watching MEL from my TV, but am in the back-row (breeze) at Turn 1 in KUL a week later.

mind you I think bossreggie overestimates the value of WP

WP's and above get invites to everything.

As a now 8-yr WP I am yet to see any love from QF.

 

[blackcat20]

Thanks blackcat20 - the importance of the F1 to the individual is important to me as I am so excited to be seeing my first F1 (after many 4AM wake ups to watch the Japanese [when in the UK] or now Euro F1s) live that I want the person that goes to be similarly excited (doesn't have to be their first F1 though of course).

Im sure I would be excited, but more for being there rather than the actual race. Small matter of the fact I'm working that day anyway I hope you have an awesome time!

 

[ChrisFlyer]

I'm always amazed at Bossreggie's generosity - I'm sure you'll make one lucky member's week (or month) very memorable!

To the comments above re: WP love - while I haven't receive any invitations from QF directly due to my WP status, I did get a place at the Tweet and Greet (A380 and lunch w/ tweeters and QF staff) without having to register through the first-come-first-served link on Twitter (thanks Red Roo for that offer!), and I quite enjoyed my time in the QF 747 and 767 sims (which was a points redemption, but essentially 'free' in return for my loyalty towards QFF). On board, I usually get something as a little bonus (newspapers, headphones, J kits, and a WP shadow most of the time), so I certainly don't feel unloved from QF, and think it's a great idea to give this to someone that would not usually get anything special from airlines.

Congratulations to the winner - I hope you have a great time!

 

[mella2007]

I have sent you a PM. Such an incredibly generous offer and good luck to whoever gets to go.

 

[KitKat]

A very generous offer.
This will be my first F1 Grand Prix too! Never went to the one in Adelaide when it was there (a long time ago) and now that I am in Melbourne, I thought I would have a look..
I will only be going on SUN courtesy of the SPG Moments auction, not sure what that entails yet - only know that I would have access to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Team hospitality area and a pit lane walk.
Have fun everyone who is attending!

 

[hummel]

What a very kind and generous offer, I've sent a PM.

 

[simongr]

Well entries closed 21 Minutes ago and I have a nice selection of entries - not going to be an easy decision.

 

[bossreggie]

Good luck Simon, and to your guest.

Now.......... About my spare ticket to DXB. Hmmmm.

 

[simongr]

I have PM'd the lucky person. It was a hard decision. Thanks to all who applied.

 

[JessicaTam]

I have PM'd the lucky person. It was a hard decision. Thanks to all who applied.

Congrats to the winner.

Now will they 'fess up publicly?

 

[Hvr]

Congrats to the winner.

Now will they 'fess up publicly?

I hope they do. I think part of participating here is sharing the good times and this is definitely a good part of this community.

 

[Must...Fly!]

I have a giant grin on my face!!

THANK YOU simongr and bossreggie!!!

I shall post thanks in more detail later. Right now I have to figure out how to get to Melbourne on the weekend!

simongr - feel free to post up my answer to "What F1 means to you" as I unfortunately didn't save the PM I sent to you.



Edit: simongr - I shall reply your PM once I have sorted flights.

 

[simongr]

I have been to 5 GPs so far, 3 in Melbourne and 2 in Germany. They were all phenomenal experiences, but none more so than Nurburgring 2009 which was Mark Webber's first win. I had a feeling about that weekend...we were in Greece at the time and despite my desire to go, it was only 4 days before the race we decided to go to Germany. We spent an absolutely ridiculous amount of money (race ticket: $750 on two race day tickets, for a start...) but it was so worth it on every level and an experience I will never, ever forget.

F1 means a lot to me and I truly believe it is the most incredible, electric sport on the planet...the way it moves from country to country, continent to continent almost every week is a mammoth logistical effort. All just to go racing. But then, it's more than just racing - it's a battle of management, ingenuity, wit and courage. The fact that one team spends $60,000,000 to build a car is amazing. That another spends $300,000,000 to seek just a few hundredths of a second in speed over a rival is nothing short of extraordinary. But that's all you need in Formula 1 - that little bit more. It can get you a hell of a long way - if someone doesn't crash in to you first!

I will be doing a "trip report" on the event and have snagged a more decent camera for pics (just need to free up some space on the iPad to download pics on the day).

 

[JessicaTam]

I have a giant grin on my face!!

THANK YOU simongr and bossreggie!!!

I shall post thanks in more detail later. Right now I have to figure out how to get to Melbourne on the weekend!

simongr - feel free to post up my answer to "What F1 means to you" as I unfortunately didn't save the PM I sent to you.



Edit: simongr - I shall reply your PM once I have sorted flights.

Well done Must...Fly! I am sure you are in for a treat.

Sing out if you need help with any MEL logistics.

 

[bossreggie]

I hope you both have a great time Simongr and Must Fly.

If either of you are interested, I may be able to arrange a hot lap in the pace car in the morning. I usually do it but sadly +1 is as interested in F1 as I am in dress making so we are having a champagne breakfast.

He's even returning to Italy early, so missing out on DXB.

 

[TSOOBI]

Awesome and what a fantastic offer from you Bossreggie !!! Enjoy the GP i will be there in all the General Admission glory but the atmosphere makes it totally worth it no matter where you are on the day.

Cheers Nath

 

[drron]

Congrats Must...Fly.i am sure you will have an amazing weekend.