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I took these this evening from the Corvette Corral before, during and after the the Corvette Parade Lap!
They got 2 laps in, and apparently hit about 90mph or so on the long straights. Enjoy! Pic #27 is interesting... Lemme see if I remember the history. The owner, Cindy, is a volunteer at the Corral. A real nice lady to does yeomans duty there over the years. The car started out as a 67 327 roadster. The original engine died at - get this - 440k miles! They then replaced that engine with a 502/502 ram jet and a 5spd conversion. At the same time, the rear gears were replaced with 3.08's or so (I think the originals were like 3.56 or something). The car now gets 24mpg highway! Attach file: _DSC0016.jpg (46.62 KB) _DSC0017.jpg (60.33 KB) _DSC0018.jpg (69.22 KB) _DSC0020.jpg (77.87 KB) _DSC0021.jpg (69.71 KB) _DSC0023.jpg (61.42 KB) _DSC0024.jpg (63.49 KB) _DSC0026.jpg (61.34 KB) _DSC0027.jpg (55.29 KB) _DSC0028.jpg (56.37 KB) _DSC0031.jpg (47.87 KB) _DSC0035.jpg (65.78 KB) _DSC0036.jpg (59.27 KB) _DSC0050.jpg (40.01 KB) _DSC0078.jpg (48.93 KB) _DSC0079.jpg (43.35 KB) _DSC0080.jpg (45.04 KB) |
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Nice.
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Not done!
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See? Many more!
As the Parade Lap ended, the ALMS cars came out for night practice!!! How cool must that have been to be passed by the C6.r or the Audi.... or even the Ferrari or Puegeot!! Attach file: _DSC0082.jpg (42.59 KB) _DSC0083.jpg (45.39 KB) _DSC0084.jpg (44.93 KB) _DSC0084.jpg (44.93 KB) _DSC0085.jpg (43.64 KB) _DSC0086.jpg (45.52 KB) _DSC0087.jpg (47.92 KB) _DSC0088.jpg (47.07 KB) _DSC0091.jpg (42.47 KB) _DSC0092.jpg (44.89 KB) _DSC0093.jpg (41.78 KB) _DSC0094.jpg (43.20 KB) _DSC0109.jpg (34.38 KB) _DSC0113.jpg (43.68 KB) _DSC0114.jpg (41.40 KB) _DSC0117.jpg (42.27 KB) _DSC0120.jpg (42.87 KB) _DSC0124.jpg (43.95 KB) |
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You suck! Maybe one day I'll make it out there.
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Feeling the love, brah...
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Yea, I said that somewhere. Nice pics, Andy. |
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Thanks Andy! Have fun!
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Wish I was there!! Nice photos, thanks for sharing!!
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more pics coming tonight!!!!
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Ok... sorry... but I have been working on bastet44's sick laptop. I will update more pics tomorrow!
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Jeffvette | Re: Sebring 2011 - Corvette Parade Lap | ||
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Really, Corvette Corral parade laps showing crusty old dudes driving in their C5/C6?
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TommyT-Bone | Re: Sebring 2011 - Corvette Parade Lap | ||
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Just like at Corvette car shows only every generation is driven by crusty old dudes. The young guys are all driving cheaper imports. |
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New Club, Logo and headquarters
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No points for the solid axles? Methinks without the crusty old dudes buying the new stuff the Corvette would be dead, dead, dead ... |
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;) I just can't enthusiastic about the corral. Attach file: IMG_1755.JPG (0.00 KB) IMG_1723.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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BillH | Re: Sebring 2011 - Corvette Parade Lap | ||
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Me either, the last corral I was in was at Watkins in '83. But then, the last race I was a spectator at was in '86. |
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I do like the Corral.
They are not all old geezers. There is a cross section of all ages and yes, with Vettes. Sure, there are a lot of folks there trying to inflate their egos with more bling than common sense. But that's their problem if they want to put some tacky stripe job on their brandy new C6. The community is still very strong within the Corral. And that is important to me. I highly recommend you do a modern Corral. They are fun. |
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I have to process my pics, but the bigger problem is the hotel internet... it's slow... so I may have to wait until Tuesday to upload.
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These pics are from Saturday.
Pic 36 is the Audi hospitality tent. Yes, a 2 story tent. I must edit some things... so more to come. |
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Posted on: 2011/3/22 3:04
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There were some weird winds... at least one other dirt devil that I saw in the corral.
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The thing I noticed during the parade laps, not a single C3. Every other generation was represented.
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agreed. There were a small number - 5 or so - that showed up for race day.
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I don't know if I shared this last year or not, but... I won in a drawing, a 1/18th scale model of the C6.r that won Laguna Seca in 2005. The car was driven by "The Ollie's" - Oliver Gavin and Olivier Baretta.
At the time, I had missed out on getting an autograph, so I waited until Long Beach... arrived late for that, DAMN! So I tried one more shot... Sebring this year! And yes, I scored! The model is now signed. Next down... it's the headlight... Anyone remember the wreck in the pits last year? Well, they auctioned off the broken right front fender and left front headlight cover. All proceeds goto Motorsports Ministries. We were high bid on the headlight cover! So far, it is signed by Tadge, Doug and Harlan. I will get the drivers at LB next month. THIS is why I like the Corral... and I don't have hot pass access, so that is a bit unfair. I guess I need my SCCA creds... |
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I need to post some more pics... I just need to crop some junk off.
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Nice work as usual Andy, it's on my list.
I am interested in being a charter member of the Guru, Krusty Kar Klub. T-Shirts? Key fobs? I would love to be able to be in Korral. |
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Sweet pics, Andy, and nice score, indeed!
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Many of the cars that park in the Corvette Corral show up on Friday & Saturday. The parade laps are usually on Thursday night. |
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great way to start the season
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Does Kathy have photo access? How does she get some of these great angles?
Excellent stuff! |
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Sweet Photos!
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Thank you. No, she doesn't have photo credentials...yet, but we know people that help her get to some great viewing areas. She's always looking for new places around the track to get shots. |
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Thanks for the pictures!
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She is lucky, then! Her stuff looks press ready, really. Excellent. I end up having to find angles that alllow me to crop out the walls and fences... it ain't easy at times! Oh, we need to talk golf cart, too. |
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Thanks for the kind words. Kathy puts a lot of time and work into her pictures. Of course luck has a lot to do with it as well. The golf cart is well worth the money. We get one @ Road Atlanta as well. |
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Processed some more pics!
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