This past weekend was the Honda Grand Prix in St. Petersburg. Mary has talked about this much-anticipated event all year and now I can understand why! The City turned downtown into an IndyCar race track and the biggest names in racing came to town for some fun in the sun!
The festivities kicked off with the Illuminated Night Parade on Thursday Night. I was thrilled as I approached my ride for the evening...a Cinderella-style horsedrawn carriage!! I squealed with excitement and jumped out of the car to greet my driver and a beautiful horse named Duke.
Also in the parade was Miss St. Petersburg, Katie Crews! It was so great to see her and we had a lot of fun at the party at the Pier after the parade where we saw two of our favorite little princesses!
On Saturday I attended the Le Mans race and got a picture with two of the top finishers. I had a great time mingling with the public and getting accustomed to the event!
That afternoon I also got to ride in the ferris wheel with Mayor Baker and his lovely wife. It was a gorgeous day and we had a fabulous view of the track and the bay from our cart in the sky!
Sunday was the big day! The grounds swarmed with people from all over the world, anxious to cheer on their favorite driver. Katie and I got to ride in the Parade Lap around the track before the race started! I tried to get them to give me the car since it had my name on it, but it didn't work out... :)
Before the race started I was invited to welcome some of the visiting Veterans with Will Power, one of the drivers from Australia. It was such an honor!
Unfortunately I didn't get a picture with the winners of Sunday's race because they were swarmed with fans! However, I did get a pic with Marco Andretti (part of the great Andretti racing family) who I had a chance to hang out with later that night! :)
Overall, this was definitely one of my favorite appearances. I was exposed to a whole new "culture" as I learned a lot about racing and really enjoyed watching the drivers in action!
Special thanks to our Police escort, Bill Doniel, and all of the employees (Robert and Beth...) of the City who made it such a wonderful appearance.
Until next time...
Sierra
1 comment:
Hi Seese.
This is all so exciting. I love reading your blog and living vicariously thru you. Looks like you had a great weekend. I especially love the Cinderella stagecoach. Thanks for sharing all of this.
Love, Aunt Nan
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