The West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix debuted in Edmonton over the weekend and brought out one of Hollywood's biggest celebrities. Mr. Paul Newman found the race fans to be "just amazing" as evidenced in this story from the Edmonton Journal's Brock Harrison. Newman, who has starred in countless films, and is the owner of one of the race teams participating in the event, had nothing but positive things to say about the spectators:"Look at these fans, they're just amazing," Paul Newman said Saturday from his team's Newman/Haas tent on pit row, overlooking the slick race track and packed grandstands dotted by yellow, blue and red ponchos.
"There's so many of them, with the weather this bad, and they're so enthusiastic. I've never seen anything like this."
Neil Patrick Harris (TV's Doogie Howser, M.D. and Starship Troopers) also attended the second day of the event [Saturday].
"The Edmonton people are so laid back, I must say," said Harris, who's in town shooting a Christmas-themed movie with Rob Lowe. "No fist fights so far, so that's pretty good, right?"
The rainy weather didn't dull the enthusiasm of the crowd either. An estimated 66,250 excited fans attended day 2.
Newman has been in Alberta at least once before to film Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull's History Lesson.
Photo credit: Shaughn Butts, the Edmonton Journal
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