Laguna Seca

Ferrari Racing Days.

May 27th

I spent last weekend in beautiful Monterey, California, to enjoy the Ferrari Racing Days event that was held at the historic Laguna Seca Raceway.

The weather was perfect as Ferraris made their way around the twisty course that is home to the world famous “Corkscrew”. The cars ranged from the stunning Ferrari 250 GT Lusso (as pictured above) to the screaming frenzy of the Ferrari F2003-GA Formula One car that was once driven by F1 driver, Rubens Barrichello. Although the number of vintage Ferraris was disappointingly low, the number of F458 and F430 Challenge, the stunning FXXs and F599XXs and F1 cars from Ferrari’s F1 Cliente program that raced around the track, made up for this deficit.

Below is a sample of the hundreds of images I captured during the weekend.

Enjoy!

Vic

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Ferrari Challenge.

May 24th

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Ferrari F458 Italia – Ferrari Challenge race car at Laguna Seca Raceway.

Camera: Canon 40D

Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM

ISO: 100

Sec: 1/250

F/stop: 13

Lightroom Exposure, saturation

I will have a gallery of more images up soon.

Vic

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MotoGP @ Laguna Seca.

Jul 27th

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I attended my first MotoGP race this past weekend and it was fantastic!

I have been to the famous race track in Monterey, California, yearly since 1997 and have attended several sports car and open wheel racing events there. After watching this years motorcycle race, I will definitely be going back next year to catch the excitement that the MotoGP bring to the US.

I must admit I was hesitant in attending the MotoGP, as I have heard the stories about the very large crowds at the track and the traffic and congestion heading into and out of the race track. To my pleasant surprise, none of this was an issue as the crowds were spread out throughout the track and the traffic was handle in excellent fashion by the folks at SCRAMP and local law enforcement.

It was great to see riders like Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner and race winner, Jorge Lorenzo, as they battled each other on the sweeping turns, climbing straights and the iconic “Corkscrew” that are part of Laguna Seca. The only problem I encountered was finding a suitable place to shoot since I did not have credentials to photograph inside the fence. There were so many people covering every decent vantage point around the track, that finding a place to “pan” next to the fence, was next to impossible. I made do initially at a spot overlooking Rainey Curve, just past the Corkscrew, and then later a spot overlooking the Andretti Hairpin.

A great overall weekend and race. Looking forward to the MotoGP at Laguna in 2011!

Enjoy the images in the gallery below.

Vic