ProdigalSon 1 Posted May 26, 2008 Spent a slightly cold and rainy afternoon today at Rockingham, watching various car races courtesy of a guest pass furnished by our very own boost monkey :clap: He was working for Team Modena this weekend, and I got some pics of the Team Modena paddock and the GT Championship race :grin: Corrado conversion V2 (3).pdf_DSC8602.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] Book1.pdf_DSC8600.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdf_DSC8614.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] ETKA Corrado.pdf_DSC8604.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdf_DSC8606.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] Corrado92.pdf_DSC8610.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdf_DSC8612.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdf_DSC8617.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdf_DSC8619.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] _DSC8609.jpg[/attachment:3h35813r] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted May 26, 2008 Some pics of the race itself, taken from about 3 miles away in the stands :roll: Corrado conversion V2 (3).pdf_DSC8630.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] Book1.pdf_DSC8640.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdf_DSC8644.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdf_DSC8666.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] ETKA Corrado.pdf_DSC8672.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdf_DSC8691.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] Corrado92.pdf_DSC8697.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdf_DSC8709.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdf_DSC8725.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] _DSC8727.jpg[/attachment:9nbb1rzb] Not a great finish for TM, but notice of the race curtailment wasn't passed to the teams by the race officials, which makes strategy a bit useless! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adz The Rat 0 Posted May 26, 2008 Great pics, look a top day out. What camera have you used for them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted May 26, 2008 Thanks Adz, I used a Nikon D50 camera back, with a 18-70mm zoom lens for the in-garage shots, and a 70-300mm zoom for the track shots - that long lens has the Vibration Reduction gadget built in, which is the mutts nuts :grin: Without it most of those long shots would be just colourful blurs... :roll: Still wanting a D300 though... *hides window as wife walks in the room* :lol: Was a top day though, just a shame it was such dull weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted May 26, 2008 :salute: Yeah wasn't a great day due to TONS of issues (not making excuses!) but we did get a podium spot yesterday. #11 is the brand new Gallardo recently sprayed up in the on-site booth back in Wycombe, but luckily already race prepped to GT3 by Reiter Engineering from whom the car came. In fact I have an interesting story to tell about a very spontaneous trip to COlogne to get some lambo parts...but that is for another time :| #21 is the car that flipped at Oulton. Recently placed on the jig and straightened out (we have the only one outside of Automobili Lamborghini in Italia) and re-prepped to the same spec. Will elaborate when I haven't just returned home from a 4-day 48-hour working race weekend! :salute: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted May 26, 2008 :salute: Hope you like the pics, I've got hi-res too :wink: #21 is the car that flipped at Oulton. Recently placed on the jig and straightened out (we have the only one outside of Automobili Lamborghini in Italia) and re-prepped to the same spec. :shock: That's pretty amazing. You pulled a Gallardo back into shape?! :doc: :bonk: :notworthy: Will elaborate when I haven't just returned home from a 4-day 48-hour working race weekend! :salute: Would love to hear the inside scoop on how the day went down, as some of it was a bit surreal watching it from the stands... :scratch: :shrug: :confused4: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adz The Rat 0 Posted May 26, 2008 Thanks Adz, I used a Nikon D50 camera back, with a 18-70mm zoom lens for the in-garage shots, and a 70-300mm zoom for the track shots - that long lens has the Vibration Reduction gadget built in, which is the mutts nuts :grin: Without it most of those long shots would be just colourful blurs... :roll: Still wanting a D300 though... *hides window as wife walks in the room* :lol: Was a top day though, just a shame it was such dull weather. Cool thanks, I really really want a SLR so like to know what takes great pics. Hopefully Mrs Rat is gettin me one for xmas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Jacked in the lambo job today, WAY too many 10-12 hour days for what seems to be ~£4 an hour if my maths is any good. Knock Hill and Rockingham were fun, but as a summer job? no thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites