Went up to Monterey Bay, CA for the Historics again. It was pretty fun this year. John, Mark, Karl and I went up for the 4 day trip. We took John's Ford Escape, Karl's 2002 and Mark's MR2 Spyder.
Highlights:
Using the MR2 Spyder Frunk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222457809
Karl pissing off the side of a mountain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222459017
Mark doing a dusty burnout and subsequently John and I nearly getting
killed in a head-on collision
http://www.vmix.com/viewVideo.php?ID=1243215
The current model Toyota F1 race car setting the Laguna Seca all time
lap record of 106.309. He (I think it was Ricardo Zonta) beat it 3 times
that weekend, besting the 2001 record (Honda Champ car) by more than a
second. And more than 4 seconds faster than the Ferrari in 2003.
http://www.vmix.com/viewVideo.php?ID=1243220
A million Coopers on the track
http://www.vmix.com/viewVideo.php?ID=1243222
A million Mini's:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222444643/in/set-72157594247743094/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222444004/in/set-72157594247743094/
(hehe)
Flaming Drinks:
http://www.vmix.com/viewVideo.php?ID=1243242
Seeing a Mazda RX-792P Start, warm up and rev.
http://www.vmix.com/viewVideo.php?ID=1243246
Watching a Lister pretty much destroy everyone on the track:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222450249
Seeing Old Yeller again:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222450149
Hearing a Lexus pace car tear up the track with it's super loud
squealing tires:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222449804
Actually seeing under the hood of a Toyota 2000GT...they started them
and drove them around the track. Holy shit!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222446206/in/set-72157594247743094/
Couple of funny plates and stickers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222429701/in/set-72157594247723487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222430639/in/set-72157594247723487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222429724/in/set-72157594247723487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222432875/in/set-72157594247723487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222433231/in/set-72157594247723487/
Seeing the 2 under-hood urinals in the new Mustang GT500. LAME ENGINE
BAY.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222430483
And some awesome driving:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222457169/in/set-72157594247761996/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222459331/in/set-72157594247761996/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222458611/in/set-72157594247761996/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/222456759/in/set-72157594247761996/
The rest of my pics here:
Monterey Historics 2006: The Drive
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/sets/72157594247761996/
Concorso Italiano 2006
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/sets/72157594247723487/
Monterey Historics 2006: Paddock
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/sets/72157594247743094/
Monterey Historics 2006: Races
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/sets/72157594247749628/
Monterey Historics 2006: Misc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8foo/sets/72157594247765359/