Kind of an off topic picture, but it's a classic. That would be Tony from Torque Video behind the car (exhibit A), who had convinced the rather satisfied car owner (exhibit B)into bouncing the thing off the rev limiter so Josh could get a picture of it "blowin' flames." My favorite aspect of the picture though, is the exhibit C, the girl holding her ears in a perfectly captured moment of grimacing pain. That, pieced together with Tony and the look on the face of the dude who owned the car is just pure gold. I laugh every time I look at this. If anything, Dubs on the Lake 2006 is worth remembering for this picture.
Also, it was excruciatingly loud, and I don't blame her one bit...if I had been captured on film I'd probably have looked about the same.
I've been slacking on updates of substance the past week or so, and for that I must apologize. As I may have alluded to previously, I have an upcoming marriage dealio going on in the very near future, plus a bunch of other stuff, so the focus has been scattered and probably will be for the next couple months.
It was also because of this wedding (or at least a tailoring appointment) that I missed out on the debut of the APR Mk6 GTI at Barber Motorsports Park. It was not nearly as successful as it could have been for the S4, with a 2nd place position lost to a technical failure on lap 46. (can't recall what, engine?)
The GTis didn't fare much better, with a 10th, 12th and 24th, the 24th position going to the new Mk6 with APR owner Stephen Hooks on the roster. Grand Am has made some significant changes in the way they monitor and regulate turbo boost, and with these super strict limits the GTIs are essentially down on power significantly from the rest of the field. As Stephen said, something has to be done.
Here's an in-car from Josh Hurley in the 181...
This weekend sees the second round of the ALMS at Long Beach California, with the largest field they have ever had. GTC is full up with 10 entries, and it should prove to be a very exciting race from the bottom of the field (GTC) to the top (LMP). Be sure to download your Spotters Guide to keep up with all the entrants and cheer for your favorites. It goes without saying we'll be routing for the Lizards and Falken, flying the Porsche flags...
If I find any feeds with video I'll pass them along, but the guys from Radio Le Mans will be calling it as they see it, so it's pretty much as close to being there as you can get.
Oh, and I almost forgot, Audi scored a big old win with the R15 Plus at it's very first race! It was at Le Castellet in France (cool looking track eh?), and 8 hour event. I may have cared, and it may have actually mattered more if it was a real race like say, I don't know, Sebring, but it was 'just a test' according to Audi so I guess it was successful. Check out Fourtitude for a full run down. Word on the street is that Peugeot has something to worry about with the new car...
Spent a little time with the needle and thread this weekend to add another patch to the old jacket. Not so rock and roll per say but hey, I'm happy with it.
The old Mk2 road like an absolute box of rocks with when it was set up super low, but that was to be expected with coilovers, cobblestones and way too many miles...it looked good doing the deal on the streets of NYC though. This is a photo of Josh's from a few years back.
