Monterey Historics

[sperry]

I made it to the Sunday half of this years Monterey Historics. I've been dying for years to get out to this event, and I finally got to check it out.

I found there was way too much to see in just one day (Lisa and I were there from about noon to 5pm). I felt like I missed a bunch of the racing to see the cars in the paddock and vice-versa.

I tossed my pictures up in the gallery (yes, I just figured out what was wrong and got it sorta working again): http://www.seccs.org/gallery/index.php?gallery=/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca

Here are some of the better pics:

http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/IMG_0684.JPG

http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/DSCF0058.JPG

Ferrari Boxer 12 :devil:
http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/DSCF0019.JPG

http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/DSCF0104.JPG

[MattR]

Sweet. I was going to try to go next season.

[Nick Koan]

Sweet. I was going to try to go next season.

I've been trying to go every season for the past 6 years or so :lol:

Anyway, sweet pics Scott. I'll have to look through them all later.

[sperry]

Can-Am cars in the corkscrew: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QdXczuuGQYI

:cool:

[MPREZIV]

Hot. Old skool racin' Ferraris make pants tight....

[sperry]

Hot. Old skool racin' Ferraris make pants tight....
Ferrari 250 GTO. The best sportscar ever.

http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/DSCF0014.JPG

First time I've ever seen one in person... that alone is worth the whole trip to the historics. Absolutely gorgeous.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Race%20Events/2007-08-19%20Monterey%20Historics%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/IMG_0712.JPG

So when are you gonna climb into one of those little buzzbombs for real? :D

[sperry]

So when are you gonna climb into one of those little buzzbombs for real? :D
That was me talking to the instructor and seeing if I fit in the car. I don't. In that picture, my foot is *under* the clutch pedal so I could get my ass in the seat. :(

Also, I discussed the curriculum with the instructor... it sounds like days 1 and 2 of 3 will teach me next to nothing since it's learning how to shift, brake, pick your line, etc. Basic car control stuff that I think I've got a pretty good handle on from all the time trials I've done. Only day 3 gets into actual racing instruction. It sounds like a pretty expensive school for less than a day of new material. I would probably be better served by trying to find a different school w/ cars I fit in that would let me skip right to their intermediate school so I can learn some door-to-door (or wheel-to-wheel as the case may be) stuff.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

That was me talking to the instructor and seeing if I fit in the car. I don't. In that picture, my foot is *under* the clutch pedal so I could get my ass in the seat. :(

Also, I discussed the curriculum with the instructor... it sounds like days 1 and 2 of 3 will teach me next to nothing since it's learning how to shift, brake, pick your line, etc. Basic car control stuff that I think I've got a pretty good handle on from all the time trials I've done. Only day 3 gets into actual racing instruction. It sounds like a pretty expensive school for less than a day of new material. I would probably be better served by trying to find a different school w/ cars I fit in that would let me skip right to their intermediate school so I can learn some door-to-door (or wheel-to-wheel as the case may be) stuff.

It's definitely overpriced, you're probably right about finding something else. I'd totally agree about day 1, when I went it was autocross, classroom and riding along. Day 2 was a mix of classroom, drills and track sessions; I did like some of their drills though (esp. the threshold braking exercises).