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Old 08-19-2012, 11:33 PM
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Something of everything


Lotus Crazy Engine setup







Douche Level 5 had these guys all hired to watch over this tent areas on the weekend. or Protect him against pissed off people I am sure

Vipers getting teched, lots of variables that get checked out



Weather tech Pit dog



Wrong way Patron car


Dan Binks Auction Items, wanted that door bad but price went pretty high


Bad Crash GT3 race end of the day Friday



Double Hooker




Really bad crash on GT3 race Saturday morning, barrier needed replacement too, Everyone ok thanks to stout cages




Mike and Don, chatting up the ladies




Owner of Weathertech Dave McNeil




Car made it all the way around track with lost wheel, good thing otherwise they would have got DQ for whole race



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Tire Puncture



Vette after punting bmw into turn 7 minutes left in race






End of day for viper, hope they get things right over the winter, not compettive right now

Bad Day for falken








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Holy Cow Derek, your golf cart must have been running nitrous!

Nice job and great seeing Amy and you!


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Originally Posted by Short-Throw
Holy Cow Derek, your golf cart must have been running nitrous!

Nice job and great seeing Amy and you!


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Yeah good seeing you and Don for sure!!

I was actually going to look how to bypass the governor on that rented cart but forgot about it Friday night LOL

Shoulda stuck around to the end it was insane watching the muscle milk claw it's way back to the front
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
Shoulda stuck around to the end it was insane watching the muscle milk claw it's way back to the front
We watched from T13 where the old bridge used to be but couldn't see all the way up the hill. Saw it today on the rebroadcast, awesome finish! The ALMS TV broadcast today was awful -- only 1:45 minutes vs the 4 hr race and they left out much of the action.

Being there you can't see everything and in this day and age you'd expect not to miss anything on TV.
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Great pics Derek, man they give great access at those races don't they!

I am pretty sure which picture is Amy's favorite! (and it's not the one with that shady looking character we all know so well)
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Nice pics!
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:15 AM
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that pink Porsche is my friend Melanie Snows car. I heard it was a really bad one.
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Great pictures except the on with Amy's arm around Mike!

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Originally Posted by Everett Ogilvie
I am pretty sure which picture is Amy's favorite! (and it's not the one with that shady looking character we all know so well)
Yes we do! -- and you shouldn't talk about Dempsey like that!

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Excellent pictures
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Originally Posted by Short-Throw
Yes we do! -- and you shouldn't talk about Dempsey like that!
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great photo's, thanks for taking the time to post!
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Lots of nice pics. Thanks for posting.
The last 5 or so laps in P1 we're pretty cool with Guy Smith barely hiding off Lucas Luhr then he had to rely on the brute power of the Mazda to beat Luhr up the hill to the checker.
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Cool pix!!
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Great pics. Glad I made it up there. To bad the vettes were making up ground all to be boned by pit stops

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Originally Posted by Glennm27
Lots of nice pics. Thanks for posting.
The last 5 or so laps in P1 we're pretty cool with Guy Smith barely hiding off Lucas Luhr then he had to rely on the brute power of the Mazda to beat Luhr up the hill to the checker.
no problem just sharing the return favor for the people who post pics of events they go to, I enjoy seeing them if i am on the sidedlines as well

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Great pictures except the on with Amy's arm around Mike!

Jim
Originally Posted by Everett Ogilvie
Great pics Derek, man they give great access at those races don't they!

I am pretty sure which picture is Amy's favorite! (and it's not the one with that shady looking character we all know so well)


LOL funny stuff Painter and Everett
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Those are some badazz machines right there!!


making good progress!
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Those are some badazz machines right there!!


making good progress!


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