Cobra ticker tape parade - Queensland Firebirds

[750hp]

To celebrate the Queensland Firebirds winning the netball grand final in such a spectacular fashion, a ticker tape parade was arranged in the CBD. Thanks to Warren for organising for the Qld Cobra Club to be involved.

What a great event! To add to my concerns that my car would either not start, or would overheat, I was then told that I'd be carrying the captain Laura Geitz.

Everything seemed to go well. All cars made it, the crowd and players had a good time and it was a good celebration for a champion team.

Special thanks to my security guy and some police officers who kept pulling melting streamers from my hot side pipes and reassuring Laura that the car wasn't on fire. Top job fellas!

I know there have been lots more photos taken of the event, which I look forward to seeing. Here are some that I took or have been sent.

Lined up at City Hall


One security guard per vehicle








The aftermath...


(The sound is from those plastic clapping hands from the cheer squad, not from an exhaust leak on the Cobra!)

[PeterAllen]

There was good coverage on ABC News 24 last night.

[leroy17]

That cool and great to see cobras as the parade cars. Certainly miss then from events like Indy and so on.

Being the lead car, well no pressure on you to 'perform' in the presence of a star.

Well done qld cobra club and the firebirds, great to see and great pics as well, I am sure the will be more on here sooner or later.

[Wazza]

I've got heaps...I'll create a Dropbox file tomorrow.
Cheers,
Warren

[renovationinnov]

WHO POLISHED YOUR CAR CRAIG
& was your car picked as it drives from the wrong side & my daughter said that you didn't smile in any of the news reports we saw
eheeh rob

[750hp]

Polish? Isn't that a nationality? I've never polished a car...

Here's one for your daughter Rob

[leroy17]

Originally Posted by 750hp

Polish? Isn't that a nationality? I've never polished a car...

Here's one for your daughter Rob

Try and imagine the Inside Out voice in your head....
'Don't stab the accelerator , don't stab the accelerator'.

Sending the captain in a backwards somersault over the boot on TV,...........guaranteed to make every major news reel, for all the wrong reasons.

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by Wazza

I've got heaps...I'll create a Dropbox file tomorrow.
Cheers,
Warren

Here ya go,


Plenty of pics here....
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9n0q8nj4a...A3tJ7W3oa?dl=0


Had a great day, and the girls were really a classy and dignified group of young ladies.

Even MINE....and she had a BEAK !!

Very impressed.

Cheers,
Warren.

[spookypt]

Some great shots and really love seeing the club members put on a show. My favourite pics were

750Hp streamers not out of place at the MardiGra.
Water temp gauge. Imagine if it was summer.
750HP's security detail looking sharp for fire starters.
Wazza and the chook. Soooooooo many one liners there.

Well done to everyone. Cars looked great and seemingly very well received.

I suppose you should have left them there for when QLD wins the STATE OF ORIGIN too!

Spookypt

[Wazza]

Just had another link sent to me from Rob Sandow ( Thanks to Jen Sandow for taking the pics)
I know there's already too many pics on the other link,

But these are REALLY good shots

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hr2e8wmum...khPXuwiza?dl=0

Cheers,
Warren

[750hp]

I like that temp gauge shot too - it really jumped out! What's your car normally run at Wazza?

Some fantastic photos there. I saw a lot of comments on the Firebirds page from people saying that they would have loved to have gone to the parade, but it was at the exact time that most netball games were being played around the suburbs. I guess there's going to be a small window of opportunity to close down the centre of the CBD.

Also, wasn't the rule for the parade NO DRIFTING...???