A Day at the Races. (Jousting)
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:30 pm
We jousted on the main straight at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney yesterday. This was the first time that jousting had been performed at a major race meeting,,,, or any race meeting as far as we know.
Either way, it was an amazing day. The logistics were incredible. Timing was everything as we had to do it in between races.
The sheer amount of people was incredible. I hesitate to give a number but the place was packed.
Huge thanks to our crew as they had to hide just off the track and set up and pull down in record time. Big thanks to Justin for doing the job of Herald in front of 10's of thousands of people.
[img]http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh17/Captayne/Doubleshatter.jpg[/img]
This is just one tiny section of the crowd. Around to the left is all massive grandstand and standing room only down the front. The Rosehill marketing people commented that outside of a major race like the Melbourne Cup this is the only time they have ever seen every single person on site watching what was going on on the track or fixated on the screens around the course.
What a day.
Either way, it was an amazing day. The logistics were incredible. Timing was everything as we had to do it in between races.
The sheer amount of people was incredible. I hesitate to give a number but the place was packed.
Huge thanks to our crew as they had to hide just off the track and set up and pull down in record time. Big thanks to Justin for doing the job of Herald in front of 10's of thousands of people.
[img]http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh17/Captayne/Doubleshatter.jpg[/img]
This is just one tiny section of the crowd. Around to the left is all massive grandstand and standing room only down the front. The Rosehill marketing people commented that outside of a major race like the Melbourne Cup this is the only time they have ever seen every single person on site watching what was going on on the track or fixated on the screens around the course.
What a day.
