It was Crazy at Sebring

9T8Vette · 03-19-2007, 10:49 AM

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Dayum what a hell of a ride at 12hrs of sebring.We arrive wednesday morning.And the day was beautiful ,except for some wicked winds.So we put the campsite together and held off on the flags and banners.Well thursday comes along and before you new it the wind was ripping threw the campsite and we were in for a hell of ride.Rain and thunder with 40mph plus gust had us holding on to the tent for near life .For over a hour we all were soak and tired from holding on to the frame of the tent .She was going to blown away at any time.Thank God we save the tent and was able to regroup, dry all the bedding and the other gear that was inside the tent.Friday was another wet one without the wind we had to dry out everything again what a mess..We lost the tarps that was on the scaffolding so we were open to all the elements.BTW MM-C5 i almost lost the Corvettes Anonymous banner i was force to cut her down before mother nature did the job for me All and all we learn a lesson and still tried to make the best of a what we had .Here's some pic's of the good times

http://good-times.webshots.com/slide...58245010VcsibW

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 11:31 AM

It was a good race. I showed up on Fri and dealt with the frog strangler of rain that afternoon, and enjoyed the perfect weather Sat.

Did you see the GT2 finish!?!?! What a blast, beat'n and bang'n like NASCAR down the final straightaway for the checker flag! Literally slamming into each other! Closest finish (GT2) in Sebring history!

SteveK · 03-19-2007, 11:54 AM

Very nice slideshow. Thanks for sharing.

What's with all the guys dressed like cows?

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 12:23 PM

Heres a few of the Friday rain flooded Porche Corral next to the Corvette Corral.

And a few of the Limited Edition Signature Ron Fellows Z06 and C6R actually raced to salute to Ron Fellows.

SteveK · 03-19-2007, 12:37 PM

WOW! Does a Porche float?

Vette's looked high and dry.

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveK

WOW! Does a Porche float?

Vette's looked high and dry.

I don't know, but I guess they are no longer air cooled, and are now water cooled!

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 12:45 PM

Here's a video of the #3 white Signature Edition Ron Fellows Vette coming in for a pit stop and a driver change. Ron gets out and Johnny O'Connell gets in. Johnny can be seen sliding in over the roll bar, and Ron slowly climbs over the wall with the white helmet and red Maple leaf on the side.

SteveK · 03-19-2007, 12:57 PM

Great video. Too bad Ron didn't take his helmet off sooner.

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveK

Great video. Too bad Ron didn't take his helmet off sooner.

Yea, but here's a few of him without his helmet on.

Wishing Oliver Gavin (car #4) good luck (behind crew member with his arms crossed).

And wishing fellow car driver (#3) Johnny O'Connell good luck.

Z06 Rocket · 03-19-2007, 01:27 PM

And a few more of the Signature Series #3 Vette in action.....

And the only car brave enough to stand up and race with the Corvettes in GT1 was this privateer Aston Martin DBR9, piloted by Liz Halliday and 2 male teammates. The green factory sponsored Aston Martin Team pussed out when they reduced the restrictions on the Vettes (even though Corvette still describes the current "lighter" restrictions like running a marathon while breathing through a straw). (See avatar to left....)

My hats off to the #63 Modena Aston team....