Photos from Grand Am and SWC TC @ VIR

[Raynman]

I was at VIR this past weekend for Grand Am and Speed World Challenge Touring Car. I still have quite a few photos to sort through, but I uploaded some to my album:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v80/raynman/2008 Bosch Engineering 250 VIR/

Here's a few, but stay tuned because I've a lot more to upload.

 

[altspace]

Very nice Ray!

 

[njaremka]

nice pics, as usual. you coming to watkins glen again this year?

 

[Raynman]

nice pics, as usual. you coming to watkins glen again this year?

I'm planning on going to The Glen this year.

 

[njaremka]

cool, man. we're going to camp out there this year, so look for my protege and stop by!

 

[Raynman]

cool, man. we're going to camp out there this year, so look for my protege and stop by!

Most definitely!

I uploaded sixty more photos. I got another 200 to sort through...

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v80/raynman/2008 Bosch Engineering 250 VIR/

#69 SpeedSource three rotor RX-8 followed by a Daytona prototype

24 Hours of Daytona-winning #70 SpeedSource/Castrol RX-8

Hypersport RX-8

Racers Edge RX-8 flanked by a Porsche

There's more to racing than being fast in the car. Nick Ham (left) and Sylvain Tremblay (right) practice driver changes.

Emil Assentato in the #69 car concentrating and getting his mindset in the box, as racers put it.

Out of the paddock, and on to the track

Racing Mazda 6s ready for action

 

[altspace]

Awesome! I can't wait to see these guys at Lime Rock in a few weeks.

 

[njaremka]

i like the new paint job on the #70 rx8

 

[Tom03es]

I watched the SWC TC race on SPEED- WOW! What a good race.

I saw bits and pieces of the Grand Am race too.

 

[aMaff]

Cool deal dude. You coming to the Grand-Am race @ barber by any chance?

 

[nuke0907]

i love those black speed source RX8's. nice pics too. i can't wait for GT Live.

 

[Raynman]

Cool deal dude. You coming to the Grand-Am race @ barber by any chance?

Barber is a going to be a hike. It's a track I've been meaning to visit, but I'm afraid it won't happen this year.

 

[aMaff]

Barber is a going to be a hike. It's a track I've been meaning to visit, but I'm afraid it won't happen this year.

Weak . Petit maybe?

 

[Raynman]

Weak . Petit maybe?

I dunno, man. I know, chances are, Marlon will be there. I was supposed to go to Sebring this year, but a new job prevented that. My next stops are Lime Rock, maybe Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, and New Jersey Motorsports Park.

 

[low_psi]

Sweet! The TC race was great, but I didn't get to catch any of the GrandAm stuff.

 

[Raynman]

More photos!

2007 Touring Car champion Jeff Altenburg's Mazda 6 on the scales.

The #57 Horton Motorsports Mazda6 driven by Patrick Lindsey

Patrick Lindsey chats with Mazspd6, his brother, and Msumlin.

Jason Saini, 2007 MX-5 cup champion and Tri-Point Motorsports Mazda6 driver this year.

This is a daruma given by the president of Mazda to SpeedSource team owner and driver, Sylvain Tremblay, after winning the 24 Hours of Daytona. It's a Japanese good luck charm. The person giving it paints an eye on the daruma. The person receiving it then makes a wish, and when that wish comes true he paints the other eye in.

SpeedSource readies for battle.

Sylvain Tremblay readies himself mentally.

Taken from a unique vantage point.

 

[Antoine]

Holla!

Awesome pics...Wish I had caught this thread earlier...Thanks for posting and props for the coverage! (2thumbs)

What Camera are you using BTW?

 

[Raynman]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 which features a Leica lens.

I'll be at Lime Rock this weekend. Expect more photos!

 

[Antoine]

I will! (pics) (2thumbs)


Just found this one...HAWT!