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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:27 am Post subject: Some Racing Pics... (Dial-up Warning) |
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Its finaly a slow morning for me, so i thought i would post up some of my favorite pics, from some of my favorite racing series.
I know we all have our favorite flavours of racing, mine tend to be the road race side of that, of course i *Hope* that everyone else will post up some pics from their favorite races.
so here we gooooo.........
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American Le Mans
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Porsche 996 @ the 24 of Le Mans
C5-R @ Le Mans
Audi R8 @ Petit LM
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World Rally Championship
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Peugeot 206 @ Rally Monte Carlo
Skoda @ Rally Finland
Subaru WRX @ Rally Italy (i think he is in the stiffy club )
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Australian V8 SuperCars
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Ford Falcon @ Golden Coast
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British Touring Car Chapionships
(The best series you've never heard
of, these guys are freakin' crazy)
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Slacker85TA Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Tigard, OR
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:09 am Post subject: |
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I love me a good C5R pic! _________________ '85 T/A: 305 LG4, 700R4, Edelbrock TES headers, Hooker catback, K&N filter
'95 Z28: LT1, 4L60E, bone stock |
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TecherB Princess B
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 390 Location: Some place between gresham and portland
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:17 am Post subject: |
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I like the WRX pic he has a lot more than just stiffies.
I like how all the cars front tires look like this /-\ racing camber.
-Bart |
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Jess Administrator
Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 425 Location: Mount Vernon, WA
1988 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Cool pics John, C5-R has to be my favorite though
Wish I could catch the drag boats on TV sometime
Nitro
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Demon 12sec Club
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 1189 Location: You're not worthy
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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worst looking C5-R evar...
how about THIS though?
I cropped it but I DO have a fullsize one, but its over 1mb in size
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Demon 12sec Club
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 1189 Location: You're not worthy
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Peugeot 307
that was from Monte Carlo this last weekend...
I missed it |
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Demon 12sec Club
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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TecherB Princess B
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 390 Location: Some place between gresham and portland
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:01 am Post subject: |
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glad i have high speed internet so i could see those thanks dude way cool.
(i would say uber but i'm not allowed) |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:02 am Post subject: |
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is it just me, or is the Evo looking more and more like crap every year? |
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Demon 12sec Club
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 1189 Location: You're not worthy
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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its not just you... the evo looks like shiat compared to the last few years |
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90RSrocks Member
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 421 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Demon wrote: | | What the heck is that monstrosity? The only machine I ever have seen race with that kind of wing combo was back in the old IMSA days. The Jaguars toyed with many different setups in their attempts to beat Nissan, until IMSA saddled the Nissan prototypes with such a weight disadvantage that it was no longer necessary:
My favorite series was the old closed-cockpit IMSA of old, so I will share a few pics of those super-nice looking machines. They just looked fast, even if they were parked.
Mazda GTP:
Toyota GTP:
Nissan GTP:
Jaguar (minus the wings):
Porsche GTP:
My favorite (although the Nissans came in a close second) was the Chevy/Lola Intrepid GTP:
I still have this poster, signed by both drivers. This was my favorite color scheme for them too. A very hot car:
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Schultzy89GTA M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4415 Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 8:50 am Post subject: |
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man, this thread makes my heart go giddy-up. thanks for the pics guys.
-Schultzy :wiping drool off keyboard: _________________ Red Sled: 89 GTA, 383, TKO, N2O
12.73 @ 109.39, 1.793 60 \ 11.794 @ 121.16, 1.62 60 (old combo) |
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Demon 12sec Club
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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kelly you must not have ever seen older rally cars |
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90RSrocks Member
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 421 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Ya, that's pretty accurate. I didn't follow rally-style racing until a few years ago. Pretty fun stuff to watch though. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 4:15 am Post subject: |
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yeah kelly, i always loved watching IMSA, the lola's and nissans were def. kewl i was hoping to see people dig some of that stuff out. BTW, i just got a couple of large Audi R8 dealer posters, from the le mans wins
i think those will look good above my fireplace. |
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90RSrocks Member
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 421 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Sweet posters, I still am stuck on the older closed-cockpit design though.
I completely ignored my favorite form of racing; CART. Much of my family hails from the Lehigh Valley in PA (Nazareth, mainly) where a certain other well-known racing family also lives. I've therefore always been a fan of the Andrettis, having met them several times when they've been in town over the years. They are still a very nice, grounded family despite their status, and despite making a living going 200mph. So, without further ado, here's a few shots I dug up:
Mario going around a corner at speed. You can almost reach out and touch it:
Michael mowing the grass in the Festival Curves at PIR during the '98 race. The crash was initiated by Paul Tracy, IIRC. I was sitting directly across from where these pics were taken, about 5 rows up. This was a fun race to watch.
A few seconds later, Michael's teammate Christian Fittipaldi is giving a "what the hell was that" gesture to Tracy.
See anything wrong with Adrian Fernandez's Tecate car?
Here's Alex Zanardi celebrating his win by pulling some "brodies" on the front straight.
Here's Michael passing at the '99 race. I didn't make it to this one.
Now the '97 race was fun. Nothing I enjoy more than a race at PIR in the rain.
Here Michael contacts another car as they kick up spray, and Vasser goes off-roading:
Did I mention it was a wet day? The rooster tails were big on the straights:
At last year's race, Paul Tracy made a couple messes (I've noticed he is one of the most dangerous people to drive next to in all racing):
Here is Michael in 2000, leading the pack at my favorite track, Long Beach.
He didn't win though. He and teammate Christian Fittipaldi both retired with engine fires about 15 minutes apart.
Of course, the Andretti's have spent their time racing in Camaros, as seen here:
[homer]Mmmm, IROCs... :drool: [/homer]
I love this photo:
For the Lama, pretty Audis:
Last but not least, a couple shots of a Team Oreca Viper
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Schultzy89GTA M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4415 Location: Gresham, OR
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Nice Kelly!
I was at the '98 race as well - that was a blast. I believe that big pile up was on the green flag IIRC.
I will have to update my sig pic to include the white monster
-Schultzy _________________ Red Sled: 89 GTA, 383, TKO, N2O
12.73 @ 109.39, 1.793 60 \ 11.794 @ 121.16, 1.62 60 (old combo) |
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90RSrocks Member
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 421 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Schultzy89GTA wrote: | I will have to update my sig pic to include the white monster | Thanks Schultzy, but don't feel obligated to go to any trouble for "the beast", lol. I kinda showed up late to the photo shoot, after all. I musta driven several miles down the wrong side of that Y in the road, enjoying the curves, before I hauled ass back to find the rest of the group. |
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