ALMS GT2 Laguna Race Finish

Any preferences for teams or parts of track?

 

Being an Audi owner, the R15 of course!!, BUT, I just love the prototypes. When I was racing, my goal was not F1 or even CART, I wanted to do endurance sports cars. I love the strategy (even though nows, its become 1 to two stint sprints per driver), the co-driver aspect, the long races.........

I love the return of the coupes. I still think the heyday was the IMSA GTP series with Holbert, et al, with the 962s, the Tullis Jag's, Brabhams Nissan.

 

ECF what camera / lens were you using? I was just wandering around with a nikon 80-200 2.8. I'm guessing you had credentials??? Great pics. I can't pan worth a damn.

This one woulda been good without the dang fence.

 

I'm the odd one out... I use a Pentax k20d most with a Sigma 50-500mm attached. However it would have been nice with a fast F2.8 lens when it was really overcast and dark. And yeah - I had credentials

Thanks for the compliments. Panning takes some practice. I usually set camera on shutter priority and make sure image stabilization is turned off. Sometimes I'll turn off AF too and just preset to the right spot. Also make sure to follow through past where you take the shot. 1/250th should be a good shutter to start with and then slow it down as you improve. Just realize that there's a good chance only 1 in 3 turn out.

 

They must have the Corvette really restricted because a few years back the Porsches weren't in the same class as the Corvette, and were nowhere near as fast.

Edit - Yeah, check out the 2004 results http://www.americanlemans.com/index_results.php#

Back then it was GT and GTS as the production car classes. GTS was Corvette, Saleen, Dodge (Viper?), Lambo, and Ferrari. GT was full of Porsches, and I think there was 1 or more slower Ferraris in that class too.

 

Corvette moved down from GT1 to GT2 midway through this year and modified the car/engine to meet that class requirements. No one was racing in GT1 other than the Corvettes against themselves or the occasional Aston Martin.

 

Ah, that makes sense, thanks for the info. It seems like the factory Corvette has always been the over-dog and no one else could match them.

 

The C6.R is badass.

 

yes, murdered out:up: