Monterey weekend

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This past weekend was a car lover's orgy of sights and sounds. The famous Chapparals were at Laguna Seca, lots of Porsches about on the track and in the parking lots. Definitely hit my overload switch!

makaio · 08-22-2005, 01:59 PM

I love those Jager cars! The orange is so over the top.

arcsine · 08-22-2005, 02:02 PM

This past weekend was a car lover's orgy of sights and sounds. The famous Chapparals were at Laguna Seca, lots of Porsches about on the track and in the parking lots. Definitely hit my overload switch!

And we get five pictures. What kind of sick man are you?

earlyapex · 08-22-2005, 02:04 PM

The IMSA session was over the top for me. The 935's, RSR's versus the BMW's and Monza's was a great spectacle.

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sorry- but i had a lousy little digital and my friend was catching a lot more on his. will get them and post soon

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I'm so happy the 935s and their rivals, especially the Batmobiles, are showing up at the Historics. When I started going way back when, those cars were not permitted as they were then too recent. Time brings goodness, I guess.

Who's is the brown 911 with the butcher's markings?

ischmitz · ischmitz's Garage

I don't know but I am not into the bulky front bumper of the Brumos Porsche. Reminds me of MikeZ gone wild with glass and bondo on Frankenstein....

I guess you had fun up there Dave.

Cheers,
Ingo

08-22-2005, 09:58 PM

Im so PO that I didnt make it. I was really looking foward to the event. Have to pay for the 3.2 conversion this month!

Guys!
Please post more pics of the event. Thanks!

Quicksilver · 08-22-2005, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TRE Cup
This past weekend was a car lover's orgy of sights and sounds. The famous Chapparals were at Laguna Seca, lots of Porsches about on the track and in the parking lots. Definitely hit my overload switch!
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Looks like Paul cheesed out on the "Pink Pig" and instead we have a "Sepia Brown Pig".

(cheap pot shot... I just want the car.)

Hey Paul, Did you drive it up there?

If so I bet it was a few hundred miles of funny looks!

Jays72T · 08-22-2005, 11:29 PM

What a great event!! I went on Sat. but forgot to bring a card for the camera so if anyone can post pics, I'm collecting.

Thanks,

TMH · 08-23-2005, 06:30 AM

I thought that these cars looked MUCH better on the track:

Getting rid of a little unburned fuel going into turn 5.

I remembered the card for my camera: The 4Gig one, and came home with over 1200 shots from Sunday alone!

Tom

TMH · 06:37 AM

Here are some more:

A tad bit 'o wheel lift.

Tom

TMH · 08-23-2005, 06:32 AM

And the last few I brought into work today:

Oops, just a little wide coming out of 11.

Bruce Canepa showing his winning form (#12)

I wonder what happens if I really get onto the gas coming out of turn 11?

I love the "dancing" by the SCCA corner workers after the spin. And no, there was no use of the "chrome horn" by the #77.

Tom

TMH · 08-23-2005, 06:40 AM

Oh, and I guess that I shouldn't be a snob, so here are a couple of non-Porsche shots:

Tom

DByers · 08-23-2005, 06:51 AM

Dave, I had a call from a friend of mine that was heading north to Santa Maria Thursday am. Said he saw a caravan of Porsches making their way north. He was under the impression that Arnold had removed the speed limit for the day.

I asked if there was a black 914 in the bunch and he said yes and then wondered if I knew any of the guys driving. "Cant say that I do" was my response.
Looks like a great time. I have this on my calender for next year.

TMH, great shots!

Zeke · 08-23-2005, 07:33 AM

Would that be Hap Sharp in the Chaparral? It's not Jim Hall.

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Great shots TMH! I drove the mini up since i had no time to service the 914-6 before the weekend. Up to o'dark thirty tuesday nite helping install graphics on Paul Kramer's "Mad Cow Disease" 934 (hey it wasn't pink so BEEF it became!) Some of the races were on the boring side (the organizers want a show rather than real racing) yet the trans am group and imsa group put on a race and a show on sunday with lots of sliding, lead changes- GREAT fun!

mjshira · 08-23-2005, 07:51 AM

great pics!

rlh930 · 08-23-2005, 03:29 PM

Here are the pics I took on Sunday (mostly Porsche and Chaparral):

Monterey Historics Photos

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Jim Hall drove the 2E, Vic Elford drove the 2J sucker, Jim Hall Jr drove the 2F< his first time ever in a wing car, Brian Redman drove the 2D. They also gave rides at other times. I did not see Hap Sharp there whenever i was around them.