USTCC at Sears Point this weekend Oct 25 & 26

[GarySheehan]

If any of you guys are in the area, swing on by the track and hang out with us.

Hope to see you there!

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

[ArthurS]

I wish I could. Still have never been to one. :(

[sperry]

ooh ooh ooh... I wanna go!! Who's coming!? And who's got a place for us to stay?... Maybe I should give my parents a call... we can stay at Hotel Perry again. :lol:

[AtomicLabMonkey]

ooh ooh ooh... I wanna go!! Who's coming!? And who's got a place for us to stay?... Maybe I should give my parents a call... we can stay at Hotel Perry again. :lol:

The Dowdy Livermore Chateau always has futon and floor space.. :lol:

[sperry]

Damn, this is some short notice... anyone have a schedule of events... maybe we drive down Saturday afternoon, and kick it in the Bay that night, then hit up Sears for the race if it's on Sunday... then head back to Reno directly?

[dknv]

schedule of activities:

http://www.nasaproracing.com/norcal/events/schedule.htm

[sperry]

schedule of activities:

http://www.nasaproracing.com/norcal/events/schedule.htm

Looks like USTCC, Spec Miata, SE-R Cup, and Honda Challenge all race together at 12:30 on Sunday. They also qualify Sat at 10am, and Sunday at 10am.

I'm thinking if we go, we drive to the Bay Saturday afternoon, then try to get out to Sears at like 7 or 8 am on Sunday. Then leave the track at like 3:30 or so. That way we'll catch 2nd Qualifying for USTCC, and the race, as well as the Legends and Porsche races.

If it's just me and few people, we can stay at my parent's house in Danville, otherwise some people might have to take Austin up on his offered floor.

So who want's to go?

[MattR]

I don't think I'm gonna make it. I've got my Dad in town this weekend, so you guys should go and take lots of pictures...

good luck Gary.

[ArthurS]

I can't go either. :(

[sperry]

Dammit someone has to go with me!

Hey Austin, if I pick you up Sunday morning, you'll come right? :lol:

[tysonK]

Whoa that video rocks.

Hmm. Scott are you going down Sunday or Saturday.

I'll go with you for a full Sunday.

seeing gary sounds cool.

[dknv]

someone, like Cobb Tuning, is supposed to be out there with him too.

I wanna go on Sunday - will see if I can fit in a 6 hr roundtrip...

[sperry]

Okay, looks like it's just me and Tyson. We'll take pictures!!

Austin, we're not going to stay in the Bay Area. We're gonna crash at my sister's place in Sacramento since it's about halfway betwen Reno and Sonoma. If you want to meet us out at Infineon, we'll be there around 9am Sunday! Call my cell!

[sperry]

Well, despite the additional intake restrictions, Gary was still able to take home 2nd!

Here are some pics from the event, lots of cool cars out there for the HPDEs!

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Cosworth%20style%20Focus.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/EVO%202.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/GC8%20and%20STi%202.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Red%20WRX%202.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Santa%20Cruz%20Subaru%20WRX.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Supra%20TT.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/White%20GC8%201.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Purple%20914%201.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/The%20Paddock.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Sue%20and%20Gary%20next%20to%20the%20car.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Turns%201%20and%202.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/USTCC%20WRX%20Before%20the%20race%201.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/USTCC%20WRX%20Before%20the%20race%204.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/USTCC%20WRX%20Before%20the%20race%205.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Gary%20tops%20the%20hill.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Gary%20Turn%202%20a%20fourth%20time.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/Gary%20climbs%20the%20hill.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/podium%20closeup.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]

[img:4a2e6fc636=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/champagne%20fight%202.jpg[/img:4a2e6fc636]


And I got some video footage of the 1st few laps from turn 2:
- October Sonoma USTCC Turn 2 Lap 1 divx.avi (http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/October%20Sonoma%20USTCC%20Turn%202%20Lap%201%20di vx.avi)
- October Sonoma USTCC Turn 2 Lap 2 divx.avi (http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/October%20Sonoma%20USTCC%20Turn%202%20Lap%202%20di vx.avi)
- October Sonoma Spec Miatas Turn 2 Lap 1 divx.avi (http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/October%20Sonoma%20Spec%20Miatas%20Turn%202%20Lap% 201%20divx.avi)

[GarySheehan]

Scott,

Nice pics and video. Any way I can get the raw video clips to include on the DVD that I'll be putting together?

Thanks!

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

[sperry]

Scott,

Nice pics and video. Any way I can get the raw video clips to include on the DVD that I'll be putting together?

Thanks!

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

The video clips are from my digital camera that can also take limited video. The "raw" footage is just as you see it except it's uncompressed .AVI instead of the DivX encoded AVIs I put up on already. I have one more video: Sonoma USTCC Turn 2 Lap 3 divx.avi (http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-10-26%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Sears%20Point/October%20Sonoma%20USTCC%20Turn%202%20Lap%203%20di vx.avi) It's labled "lap 3" but I think it's actually more like lap 8 or 9...

If you'd like I can upload the uncompressed .AVIs when I get home from work tonight, they total about 100MBs.