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Jun 7, 2019 19:56:49   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey California last month (every day there is a great one) at the Ferrari Racing Days. I was most interested in the Formula 1 cars. Number 234 is the car Michael Schumacher drove in the first 5 races of 2004. Number 240 is the car Rubens Barrichello drove to win the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix. The sports prototype is a 333 SP that debuted in 1994 and raced for several seasons. The others are track versions of the 488 and some earlier GT cars, as well as some FXX GT cars which were made only for the track; some with over 1,000 HP.

The formula 1 cars have a normally aspirated 3 liter V-10 that produces about 920 horsepower at 19,100 RPM. The sound is AMAZING.


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Not your typical safety car!
Not your typical safety car!...
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A little car shopping?
A little car shopping?...
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Prepping to go on the track
Prepping to go on the track...
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Prepping to go on the track
Prepping to go on the track...
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920 Horsepower!
920 Horsepower!...
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Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin
Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin...
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Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin
Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin...
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Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin
Turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin...
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Ferrari 333 SP, turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin
Ferrari 333 SP, turn 2, the Andretti Hairpin...
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Jun 7, 2019 20:26:07   #
RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia
 
Good set.

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Jun 7, 2019 20:29:29   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
RichardTaylor wrote:
Good set.


Thank you Richard; more to come.

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Jun 7, 2019 20:33:48   #
PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago
 
DJphoto wrote:
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey California last month (every day there is a great one) at the Ferrari Racing Days. I was most interested in the Formula 1 cars. Number 234 is the car Michael Schumacher drove in the first 5 races of 2004. Number 240 is the car Rubens Barrichello drove to win the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix. The sports prototype is a 333 SP that debuted in 1994 and raced for several seasons. The others are track versions of the 488 and some earlier GT cars, as well as some FXX GT cars which were made only for the track; some with over 1,000 HP.

The formula 1 cars have a normally aspirated 3 liter V-10 that produces about 920 horsepower at 19,100 RPM. The sound is AMAZING.
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey Cal... (show quote)


Great sequence of images. Excellent composition and color. Nothing beats the sound of those Ferrari Race Cars

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Jun 7, 2019 20:55:14   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
PixelStan77 wrote:
Great sequence of images. Excellent composition and color. Nothing beats the sound of those Ferrari Race Cars


Thank you very much PixelStan 77, I'm glad you enjoyed them. You are right about the sound; I took a few short videos of the cars (including two in the paddock standing next to the F1 cars) primarily to capture the sound.

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Jun 7, 2019 21:32:14   #
nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ
 
Great shots. Brings back a lot of memories. I was on the board of directors as an assistant director on the Race Operations Committee from 1998 to 2004. My desk was at the start finish line with the computers that ran the trilon & sent data from the SCCA computers to the leader tower. Lot of laps on the track since I moved.

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Jun 7, 2019 21:40:23   #
stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas
 
You have to click "Download" then be sure your sound is on.

The sound of a Farrari
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Jun 7, 2019 21:53:30   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
DJphoto wrote:
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey California last month (every day there is a great one) at the Ferrari Racing Days. I was most interested in the Formula 1 cars. Number 234 is the car Michael Schumacher drove in the first 5 races of 2004. Number 240 is the car Rubens Barrichello drove to win the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix. The sports prototype is a 333 SP that debuted in 1994 and raced for several seasons. The others are track versions of the 488 and some earlier GT cars, as well as some FXX GT cars which were made only for the track; some with over 1,000 HP.

The formula 1 cars have a normally aspirated 3 liter V-10 that produces about 920 horsepower at 19,100 RPM. The sound is AMAZING.
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey Cal... (show quote)


And we thought Cameras were expensive toys!

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Jun 7, 2019 21:55:56   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
nicksr1125 wrote:
Great shots. Brings back a lot of memories. I was on the board of directors as an assistant director on the Race Operations Committee from 1998 to 2004. My desk was at the start finish line with the computers that ran the trilon & sent data from the SCCA computers to the leader tower. Lot of laps on the track since I moved.


I'm glad you enjoyed the photos nicksr1125. I went to my first sports car race there in October 1962, before I was old enough to drive. I worked on the timing crew from around 1965-1971. It's a special place.

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Jun 7, 2019 21:57:32   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
stanikon wrote:
You have to click "Download" then be sure your sound is on.


Hilarious! I didn't see that one coming.

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Jun 7, 2019 21:58:41   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
And we thought Cameras were expensive toys!


Not even in the same universe!

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Jun 8, 2019 02:55:46   #
jdub82 Loc: California
 
Great series!

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Jun 8, 2019 02:58:02   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
jdub82 wrote:
Great series!


Thank you! I'm glad you like them; I enjoyed taking them.

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Jun 8, 2019 05:45:07   #
Indrajeet Singh Loc: Goa, India
 
Just Wow!

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Jun 8, 2019 07:08:11   #
pixelmaven Loc: Reno, NV
 
DJphoto wrote:
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey California last month (every day there is a great one) at the Ferrari Racing Days. I was most interested in the Formula 1 cars. Number 234 is the car Michael Schumacher drove in the first 5 races of 2004. Number 240 is the car Rubens Barrichello drove to win the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix. The sports prototype is a 333 SP that debuted in 1994 and raced for several seasons. The others are track versions of the 488 and some earlier GT cars, as well as some FXX GT cars which were made only for the track; some with over 1,000 HP.

The formula 1 cars have a normally aspirated 3 liter V-10 that produces about 920 horsepower at 19,100 RPM. The sound is AMAZING.
I spent a great day at Laguna Seca in Monterey Cal... (show quote)


Every image worth a wall hanging! Or a painting. Love 'em.

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