What if the high jump, triple jump, shot put, pole vault, and a handful of the other more self-contained events were moved to something more contextually appropriate — like a tennis stadium?
Both Williams cars appeared to have a shot at pole - their fastest first and third sector times were each 0.1secs faster than those of Mercedes and their best middle sector time was 0.2secs down on the silver cars.
Hard hats have been putting the finishing touches on interiors, and have prepared the grass infield that will be used for the shot-put, pole vault, high jump, discus and javelin.
Of course there was genuine gloom in some quarters, especially among those expecting to make money off the visiting shot putters and pole vaulters.
If this is music made with a lapdancing club demographic in mind - and, let's be honest here, it is - then it is at least fashioned with the thought of Gabrielle from Desperate Housewives taking a shot at the pole.
Reversing the solemn, phony "Chariots of Fire" approach, Mr. Towne and the cinematographer Michael Chapman shoot the beginnings of scenes in slow motion, emphasizing what goes into the moments before a shot put, a pole vault, a race.
I could actually hear the chains clanking as a red flag shot up the pole.
Once qualifying concluded Keselowski said, "I felt I got a shot at the pole before I qualified but you never really know.
Honestly, this is the most nervous I've been before qualifying in probably five years at least, because I knew we had a shot at the pole, and I knew last week we really messed up.
In split screen, it juxtaposes a slow-motion pan of trees, the tops of buildings, lampposts and electrical poles, shot from below and framed by blue sky, with the interior details of businesses, like hair dryer hoods, a row of razors and clippers, or stools.
