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| Bahrain bans champagne at first Formula One race |
| 2004-03-31 |
| With bonus security fears... Drivers have been banned from the traditional podium celebration of spraying champagne at Sunday’s inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix. The race is the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East. Alcohol and scantily-clad "pit girls" would not be appreciated in the Islamic country, said Bahrain’s deputy speaker Adel al-Moawada. "Shaking the champagne and spreading it on people, this is something I don’t think people will accept," he said. "The organisers know how to run this event without contradicting the culture of the place they are in." Race organisers have created a special non-alcoholic drink for the podium celebrations, a mix of locally grown fruit - pomegranate and trinj - combined with rosewater. The build-up to the Grand Prix has been overshadowed by security fears, with the British Foreign Office warning about a global terrorist threat to western and UK targets. "We are particularly concerned about potential threats to places where westerners might gather," it said in a statement. Six of the 10 F1 teams are based in Britain. Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa has promised security will be extremely tight, with aerial patrols and police surveillance stepped up this week around the country. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said it has a robust security plan to deal with anything from "low-level vandalism to national disasters and international terrorism". |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #19 Fred Pruitt, nine more Americans died today. The truth will set you free. |
| Posted by: Steve TROLL 2004-03-31 9:49:26 PM |
| #18 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://AD LU SA.com |
| Posted by: Alex TROLL 2004-03-31 2:54:58 PM |
| #17 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://AD LU SA.com |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:54:00 PM |
| #16 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://AD LU SA.com |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:54:00 PM |
| #15 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://AD LU SA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:53:28 PM |
| #14 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://AD LU SA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:53:28 PM |
| #13 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://A D LUSA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:52:30 PM |
| #12 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://A D LUSA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:52:30 PM |
| #11 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://A DLUSA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:51:06 PM |
| #10 Nine more Americans died today because of Jewsih lies about WMD while Mr. Pruitt censors the truth. Americans are herded to Iraq like cattle to slaughter. PLEASE NOTE: Delete space in censored URL below. http://A DLUSA.com#cattle |
| Posted by: Alex 2004-03-31 2:51:06 PM |
| #9 What happens if the pace camel takes a dump on the track? Is that a red flag? Can you pass while they clean it up? What are the house rules on camel scats? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-03-31 9:37:46 PM |
| #8 FG according to lizard info a surface low gonna develope over DFW at the wrong time for the race... Has someone (suspect list is now 8) on RB would put it: Im thinkin nascr need reintyre |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-31 7:37:36 PM |
| #7 Maybe they can do a nice "honor killing" instead? Could the locals live with that? I'll bet they can. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-31 7:22:04 PM |
| #6 Bahracians? Is that like Nascarians? Go Mark Martin #6! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-31 7:19:44 PM |
| #5 I say run the race just like the Bahracians want but make sure that Minardi wins. Then put the world's large asterix by the results and abandon them like a Clinton principle. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-31 4:48:57 PM |
| #4 delete space between Boris's ears. 250 grains FMJ should do the trick. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-03-31 3:38:59 PM |
| #3 Please note: delete space between Boris's ears. |
| Posted by: Lil Dhimmi 2004-03-31 2:56:13 PM |
| #2 [Troll droppings deleted] |
| Posted by: Franklin TROLL 2004-03-31 2:54:58 PM |
| #1 Simplisme... Reschedule it somewhere in civilization. There is precisely zero reason to include the morons in our little social affairs. Putting this event in Bahrain amounts to pandering to the Lowest Common Denominator possible... Islam: they're stuck at one. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-03-31 2:42:44 PM |