Road trip to Ferrari Challenge at Laguna, May 20-22

Even cooler Haig, is this...

TOTALLY NSFW AUDIO. You have been warned.

From my site (loads more fun stuff to watch when you're done)
http://www.urgetodrive.com/?p=572

Straight up from my YouTube channel:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCTIFTUzhqI[/ame]

 

Rick, that is more cool... it is awsome.... It is to bad that we did not group all the TR together in few pictures. Great job buddy...

 

Got some more of my stuff put together:

FXX & 599XX Video:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNA-PvYeqHM[/ame]

Photo Galleries for all 3 groups - F1, Challenge, and XX Programmes:

http://alrphotography.zenfolio.com/f772358220

 

drooooollll!

 

Awesome shots Andre! Thanks!

 

Great photos!

 

Very nice Andre!

 

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Yes - I had a media vest - so I was able to shoot from pitlane - and pretty much everywhere else I wanted to

Here's the article I wrote on the Ferrari Challenge races:

http://www.sub5zero.com/motorsports/2011-ferrari-challenge-takes-laguna-seca-famous-corkscrew

And one on the F1 Clienti cars:

http://www.sub5zero.com/motorsports/ultimate-track-day-ferrari-f1-cars-roar-through-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca


And if you want to see how close I got to the cars at full-speed - this will give you an idea -- yes, vest 173 is me!

http://ALRPhotography.zenfolio.com/p405319335

 

And to make you guys drool a bit more - here's the F1 video I put together from what I shot ...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1iadTTagFo[/ame]

 

Great footage, thank you for posting !

 

I finally put together a video of the cars *driving* up coast. I hope you will enjoy it.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG-dvZvfjlM[/ame]

 

Makes me want to go do a "redo"!
JC

 

Rick,
Thanks for the great video. i was wondering if we could get a group to go up to the Virginia City Hill Climb in Sept.
We could leave on Thur. and maybe go through Yosemite and over Tioga Pass up 395 and maybe even do a couple of more passes. Maybe spend Thur. night at the Awhanee or just have lunch there and keep on going.

 

Sounds like a lot of fun. Is there a website or something with more details on the run or should I just google "virginia city hill climb"?

 

The FCA Pacific region has a group going. I think they actually help put it on. Checkout

http://fcapr.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=26666&item_id=172841

 

I am seriously considering it. It seems like a great way to abuse a set of tires, drive a mountain road through the twisty bits without the harmful side effects of oncoming traffic or the po po. I may not be the fastest in my slow 550M but it will be fun!
JC

 

The track does not have steep drop offs in which you can kill yourself. The hillclimb puts a little sport into driving on the edge. I presume what would make it great is the drive up and back and hanging with the Pacific region and partying with them.

 

If we are thinking "rental car" then we should find out if we can nab a Cadillac CTS-V and take it up there. 4 doors, luggage room and 556 HP. We can even do a "trunk mount" NOS system with a single fogger in the inlet duct.
JC

 

For the Laguna Seca trip, I tried to get a CTS-V, but all Hertz had was a CTS. Unfortunately they ended up trying to rent us a DTS even though we had reserved a CTS. It all worked out in the end after I refused the DTS and they gave us a BMW 328i which worked out much better than the CTS would have on the twisties.

 

I test drove the CTS-V coupes at Laguna Seca last Dec. and that car kicked butt. I think we should go for a wagon. Anyone have connections at GM or Cadillac. What a great promotion for them. Four people and luggage go up to the Virgina City Hill Climbs, unload their stuff, then race the car and kick butt with it.

 

Some photo of the drive events
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