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NOPANTS68
08-21-2013, 10:00 PM
The wife and I wet down to see the incredible iron at Laguna Seca last weekend and it once again did not disappoint. My brother and I are building a Trans-AM inspired '72 Camaro so the trip was mostly for recon work, so having over 30 TA cars there running in anger was a score. The celebrated marque this year was Corvette, so you can safely assume the bowtie bos were well represented. Enjoy:
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TA72_zps9267c9f2.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TA72_zps9267c9f2.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TA72-3_zps7ccf53c4.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TA72-3_zps7ccf53c4.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TATA_zpsb276a7a2.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TATA_zpsb276a7a2.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TATA-1_zps4aca86a5.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TATA-1_zps4aca86a5.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/Z28_zpsd980df8a.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/Z28_zpsd980df8a.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/vettes5_zps0d099f0a.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/vettes5_zps0d099f0a.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/F1_zps32f225f8.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/F1_zps32f225f8.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/F1-2_zps7c7a09a7.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/F1-2_zps7c7a09a7.jpg.html)

NOPANTS68
08-21-2013, 10:04 PM
More:
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TA69_zps54b3b9b4.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TA69_zps54b3b9b4.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TATA-3_zps7fb18144.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TATA-3_zps7fb18144.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/vettes3_zpsa09ef20f.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/vettes3_zpsa09ef20f.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/Vettes1_zpscfd3c9df.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/Vettes1_zpscfd3c9df.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/Vettes2_zps0ad5e4a4.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/Vettes2_zps0ad5e4a4.jpg.html)

As a special treat they let the C7R out on the track Saturday afternoon to make two laps. It was in cloaked clothing so it as hard to make out, but its speed around the track made it a nightmare to try and capture. This is all could get. It was loud, crazy fast, and looked like a LM nightmare for its Euro competition. We were stoked.

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/C7proto_zpsf67beee2.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/C7proto_zpsf67beee2.jpg.html)

NOPANTS68
08-21-2013, 10:30 PM
OK here's a couple more:

A GTO just sitting in the pits
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/gto_zpsad463794.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/gto_zpsad463794.jpg.html)

This photo should be called "Evolution"
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/evo_zps63ebf2c0.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/evo_zps63ebf2c0.jpg.html)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/gt40s_zpsd5ebbe0b.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/gt40s_zpsd5ebbe0b.jpg.html)

DZ302 in the yellow Z
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/DZ_zpsb6a66d1f.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/DZ_zpsb6a66d1f.jpg.html)

IMSA or GTU Corvette engines
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/BBCL88_zps8bd876ed.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/BBCL88_zps8bd876ed.jpg.html)

Some Germans -the white RSR was my favorite-wow
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/germans_zpsdc1c7eba.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/germans_zpsdc1c7eba.jpg.html)

NOPANTS68
08-21-2013, 10:39 PM
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TA72-1_zpse5f5f328.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TA72-1_zpse5f5f328.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/oldvette_zps6c7f81fd.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/oldvette_zps6c7f81fd.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/oldvette2_zps8503c79c.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/oldvette2_zps8503c79c.jpg.html)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp26/silverback427/TA72-2_zps8e218e38.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/silverback427/media/TA72-2_zps8e218e38.jpg.html)

Vince@Meanstreets
08-22-2013, 12:07 AM
great shots, thank you.

WSSix
08-22-2013, 04:31 AM
Yes, very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

coolwelder62
08-22-2013, 06:52 AM
Awesome photo's.Nothing's Cooler than Vintage Race car's:trophy-1302: .

fleetus macmullitz
08-22-2013, 08:24 AM
Thanks for posting those...very cool. :thumbsup:

waynieZ
08-22-2013, 12:01 PM
Very Nice. Thanks.