Beauties behind the wheel

F1 is not only about fast cars on a hot pursuit, it is also about the pretty girls who add glamour to the occasion. These gorgeous girls play different roles during the race event, which includes being part of the cheering squad, modeling for the participating teams, helping out in the race garage and a few lucky ones also get to be part of the presentation party. Check out some of these pit-stop girls from various race tracks, having a great time...



The 2009 race begins with the ING Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne on March 29. Current F1 World Champion, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton began last season's first race on a winning note from this track. In photo - A grid girl poses before the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit on April 02, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.



The sixth race would be the Grand Prix of Monaco to be held at Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo on May 24. Last season's race was won by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. In photo - Two Grid Girls pose for photographers at the gates of the racetrack onThursday March 15, 2007.



The eighth race would be the Santander British Grand Prix to be held at the Silverstone Circuit on June 21. Last season's race was won by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. In photo - Grid girl poses at the Formula One Grand Prix race circuit.



The 16th race would be the Grand Prix of Brazil to be held at the Autodromo Carlos Pace at Sao Paulo in Brazil on October 18. Last season this was final race where McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the World Championship in the final turn. The race was won by Ferrari's Felipe Massa. In photo - Two grid girls pose for photographers at the race track on Mar. 03, 2004.

Long Jump over babies

The long jump is an athletics (track and field) event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible.

Competitors sprint down a runway (usually coated with the same rubberized surface as running tracks, crumb rubber or vulcanized rubber) and jump as far as they can from behind a foul line (commonly referred to as the "board", and usually defined by the trailing edge of a takeoff board embedded flush with the runway surface, or a painted mark on the runway) into a pit filled with finely ground gravel or sand. The distance traveled by a jumper is often referred to as the “mark” because it is the distance to the nearest mark made in the sand from the foul line. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared illegal and no distance is recorded. At the elite level, a layer of plasticine is placed immediately after the board to detect this occurrence. Otherwise, an official (similar to a referee) will observe the jump and make the determination. The competitor can initiate the jump from any point behind the foul line; however, the distance measured will always be from the foul line. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the competitor to get as close to the foul line as possible.

Usually, each competitor has a set number of attempts to make his or her longest jump, and only the longest legal jump counts towards the results. Typically, competitors have three trial jumps with which to make their best effort. Higher level competitions are split into two rounds: trials and finals. In competitions containing a final round, only a select number of competitors are invited to return for further competition. The number of competitors chosen to return to the final round is determined before the start of the meet by a committee composed of coaches and officials. It is standard practice to allow one more competitor than the number of scoring positions to return to the final round. For example, if a given meet allows the top eight competitors to score points, then the top nine competitors will be selected to compete in the final round. Taking an extra competitor to the final round helps to allow that athlete to move into a scoring position if the competitor can improve on his or her best mark of the competition. Final rounds are viewed as an additional three jumps, as they do not have any priority to those scored in the trial round. The competitor with the longest legal jump (from either the trial or final rounds) at the end of competition is declared the winner. (For specific rules and regulations in U.S. Track & Field see Rule 185).

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