BigTT

First off, I want to thank Steve Sherwood for organizing the Audi Corral. We had a great spot on turn 5. The day started (as usual with me sleeping through the alarm - yikes!!!) by meeting some Audi brethren at the KK in Mountain View before the drive to Laguna. We were greeted with the morning warm-ups.... (note to self - bring ear plugs next time)

Wandered into the paddock area and took some pics...


Can you spot the DV's???
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/FindtheDV-or.jpg">


I saw Pirro talking to Mario Andretti... (could not get a better shot as someone always blocked my view)
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/PiroandAndretti-or.jpg">


Team Panoz has one LOUD car... they fired it up right there in the paddock..
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/TeamPanozinPaddock-or.jpg">


Outside the Team Panoz tent, they had one of these.... beautiful car...
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/PanozEsperante-or.jpg">


Of course there had to be a Lambo parked somewhere....
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/LamboVT-or.jpg">


Race-day only special for $295K... I think the color was putrid...yech!
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/redlamboint-or.jpg">


On the way back to the car corral, I nearly dropped my camera from laughing so hard!!
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/GermanRicer-or.jpg">


Can anyone spot the lone TT? (I was disappointed to be the only one)
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/spottheTT-or.jpg">


We set up the lawn chairs and had a great time....
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/trackside-or.jpg">


This was our view..
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/viewfromseats-or.jpg">


I was amazed at how quiet the R8's were when they lapped...
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/1Audiinturn5-or.jpg">


And how loud these guys were
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/51panoz-or.jpg">


I laughed every time "The Shoe" drove by....
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/photos/1/19479/34328/DinanClownshoe-or.jpg">



Overall, I had a blast!!! This was a first for me - ALMS race and being at Laguna Seca... I had no idea that I was that close to the corkscrew... had I known, I would have taken some shots from there.... Next time!



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gtt

nice pics Ted.

MichaelTT

Nicely done...really enjoyed the pics

SkeTTch

Have good memories of watching the Panoz's beat the BMW's at the Petit LeMans at the "home" track a couple years ago...

the sound of that Panoz is religion :-)

M.Smith

JES TT

Nice... Thanks for sharing.