If for all the time I spent in Suria KLCC over the past week and still missed taking shots of this beauty, I would definitely kick myself.

This is the Mercedes GP PETRONAS F1 Team race car, probably just the display car and not the one that is used for racing. You know, it’s too bad that I missed the street demo that was held yesterday from 2pm to 7.30pm outside KLCC but then I had to make a move already or I would have to stay another day in Kuala Lumpur.

This is the second Formula One car on my blog and I am so happy. The first one was taken during ING Renault F1 Team Roadshow. Too bad I didn’t have enough time to go to Pavillion where the Lotus F1 Racing Team [http://www.lotusracing.my/] (whose Team Principal, Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes, is also the founder of AirAsia [http://www.airasia.com/]) race car was said to be on display beginning 30th March, 2010.

I’d really like to watch a REAL Formula One race one day but only if I have a complimentary ticket!

I took these photos when I was in Kinta City last evening. Most people were busy with the games over at the other end of the concourse. I think there were prizes up for grabs, that’s why.

Anyway, I did not bother with the games as we had to register and then wait for our names to be called. I just took these photos and ciao-ed.

There weren’t many people interested in the race car when I was around, at least less of a crowd than the auto show where the Jaguar XF was displayed in Ipoh Parade two months ago.

Even so, each time I was about to take a shot, people would come over at the other side that I inevitably captured them on my image as well but at least the security guard turned away LOL

Although I have been a fan of Formula One for years now, living in backwater Ipoh, this was the first opportunity I had getting close to a real Formula One race car. The car is larger than it looked on television. It was like a boat.

I have to confess that ING Renault F1 Team is not my favourite F1 team but heh, this was at good as it gets unless I head to Sepang during race weekend, so not complaints!

I also took a couple of photos from the first floor. I actually took a few more but deleted them because I think they were spoilt by balding heads. SIGH

Children had the chance to race against each other in remote control cars and I think there were prizes of scale car models to be won. There were computer games as well, though I could not see what sort of games they were, except for boxing. LOL

As you can see from these “aerial” shots, the crowd was small but I expect Kinta City to be more crowded on Saturday and Sunday when people usually spend the entire day there even when there’s no special activity, demonstration, roadshow or sale.

If you are in Ipoh and would like to catch the ING Renault F1 Team roadshow, see the F1 race car or camwhore with some ING Renault F1 leng luis, head over to Kinta City tomorrow.