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10th September 2001, 04:37
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Pictures from Laguna Seca
Here are my pics from today's American Le Mans, plus historic GTP and Speedvision GT Cup races.
Click here for more Laguna Seca ALMS Race Pics
Note - I turn off "order prints" because I only upload low-res versions. If you want prints, contact me for high-res files.
Partial results: LMP900: Audi sweeps 1-2-3. GT: BMW sweeps 1-2-3!!!
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10th September 2001, 04:46
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Nice pics Greg! I really like the shape of those Audi R8. They look nice and fast!
Congrats to BMW for sweeping the GT category!
P.S. Which LMP car had the nicest sound?
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10th September 2001, 04:55
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Jet - "nicest" is so hard to define. The Audis and the Cadillacs are very smoth and relatively quiet. The Panoz, on the other hand, makes a V8 racket like no other. It is quite a sound. Actually, the sound at the track was awesome all day long. I recorded some with my video camera - haven't had a chance to see how it came out yet....
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10th September 2001, 06:12
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Greg, the pics are awesome. These two are cool.
BTW, how did Steve Dinan do in his ///M coupe?
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10th September 2001, 07:30
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And, as you can tell from the picture above, the Vipers are hopelessly slow this year...
The Panoz has that big-iron V8 rumble, about the same volume as the Saleen GTS car but quieter than the Corvettes.
The BMW M3GTRs have a nice zing to them, but it doesn't kick your spleen around at 400hz like the Detroit V8s.
The normally-aspirated Porsches...well, I think calling their exhaust note a 'blat' is being kind.
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10th September 2001, 08:44
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10th September 2001, 09:05
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Is it true the Vipers were sand-bagged this year?
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10th September 2001, 09:16
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Nice Pics Guys!!
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10th September 2001, 09:28
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I like the GT40 type paintjob on the #18 Audi R8.
P.S. look at that Viper completely sideways at the top of the corkscrew! 
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10th September 2001, 09:31
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The Viper almost lost it... but he was able to recover 
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10th September 2001, 09:51
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Greg & Suwipin....many thx for sharing the photos...they were terrific.
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10th September 2001, 11:09
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Greg no need to say more your photo's speak for them self's!
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