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Vincent (Vincent348)
Junior Member
Username: Vincent348
Post Number: 221
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:59 am: | |
Very nice pics, those 355's are awesome but that black 348 is pretty nice too.
That was a lot of fun!
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Byron (Bmyth)
Member
Username: Bmyth
Post Number: 627
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:49 am: | |
Man, I'm totally bummed!!! I was up here in the bay area over the weekend and missed out on the festivities!!
I will definitely try to make it out next time... hopefully I'll have my 348 CH with me.. but if not, passenger somebody?  |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 380
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:45 am: | |
Art,
I love that car! Very nice indeed. I have a pretty cool pic I took of you in my rearview mirror. It was taken when Norman was leading us out of HMB. Every time he accelerated I would stare at my red gas gauge light and pray !
Anyway, you live in the Richmond area, don't you? You should come visit me at my new work place! http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/132929/241283.html?1052321886
Your local Toyota!
Cheers |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Intermediate Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 1523
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:35 am: | |
Great pictures. I loved the one of my car.
Art |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 378
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:44 am: | |
The pictures really don't do the Diablo justice. You should see the violet in the flesh. The paint is a deep pearl that almost looks like it changes colors depending on the shade it's in. Truly great. |
Dan (Bobafett)
Member
Username: Bobafett
Post Number: 551
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:35 am: | |
Faisal's car is not only 100% pure, but it's really something special.
Glad to see the usual suspects were out - the lambo looks quite handsome with the violet accents. I really like that touch.
Thanks for all the picts, Taek-Ho (and of course Dave and Norm). That Ultima looks wild! Especially on the road next to Norm's car. Is it true you can no longer buy the kits? Would be fun to put one together...
--Dan |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 377
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:23 am: | |
Some more before I call it a night...
On the caravan down... By the way, that IS an all original Toyota Camry on the left in stunning white livery screaming past these inferior buckets. Also available from your friendly neighborhood Toyota salespeople! Hehehe
My dirty car and Norm's sparkling car. Black looks good!
In closing, take a look at Faisal's Elise from the view most people would see...
Cheers |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 376
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:19 am: | |
And more...
I love this car...
I love this car too...
6 Speed! Nicely done Norman...
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Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 375
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:16 am: | |
But wait...there's more!
A very CLEAN car
Time to make those payments! (j/k)
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Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 374
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:11 am: | |
OK, here's representation from Sant'Agata!
Holy Bull!
Very nice Josh! |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 373
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:09 am: | |
Let's try this again...
In order of the comments from the previous post...
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Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 372
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:05 am: | |
Just kidding!! They're all nice.
Here are other pics...
It's the 80's baby!!
Nice! |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 371
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:04 am: | |
Just kidding!! They're all nice.
Here are other pics...
It's the 80's baby!!
Nice! |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 370
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:02 am: | |
Lets start off with some of the nicer cars...
WOW!! Nice ride Mark!
and...
T U R B O, what does that spell? FUN!!
hehehe |
Norman (Storminnormin)
Junior Member
Username: Storminnormin
Post Number: 131
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 1:27 am: | |
I thought Takao is Gundam. |
Kyle Madan (Kmadan)
New member
Username: Kmadan
Post Number: 27
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 1:03 am: | |
Wish I could have made it. Although I don't own an exotic, I would have loved to see all those cars.
How was the Lotus brought over?
Is it a Sun International Lotus with the Honda engine or a true Lotus?
See Car and Driver story for more info on Sun International Lotus Imports - http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=26&article_id=3417
and company website
http://www.renaultsport.com/pr_idx.html |
Dan (Bobafett)
Member
Username: Bobafett
Post Number: 547
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 7:56 pm: | |
Michael,
Yes. But I think he's an imposter, cuz he learned all of his japanese from gundam. (are you listening, takao-chan? ;) )
--Dan |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Intermediate Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 1520
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 4:49 pm: | |
Jason:
There was a bunch of stuff there that wasn't street legal. The lotus had a manufacturer's plate on it.
ARt |
Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
Junior Member
Username: Wesokyjb
Post Number: 84
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 4:46 pm: | |
I thought those Lotus Elises weren't street legal? Were the ones at this event street legal? If so, what needs to be done to make them so? |
Michael Yip (Mightyslash)
Junior Member
Username: Mightyslash
Post Number: 175
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 3:14 pm: | |
This is off topic, but is Tako Japanese (I thought he was white)? |
Faisal Khan (Tvrfreak)
Junior Member
Username: Tvrfreak
Post Number: 93
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:47 pm: | |
Taek-Ho, others,
if you want, you can email me your full-size pics and I would be happy to put them up on a webpage and post the link here. I have plenty of software that makes this sort of stuff very easy to do.
Rgds,
F |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 362
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:43 pm: | |
Oh man, I have to resize all of my pictures! Aaargh! |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 360
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:43 pm: | |
Had a great time at the breakfast!
It was nice to put a face to the name so to speak. The caravan down from Serramonte was also pretty cool. It was nice to see these cars on the road.
Thanks Norman! Especially for that little escort to the gas station. My car was on it's last gasps. Of course it didn't help when you took off merging into the freeway a couple of times (it was worth it to see and hear that V12 power at work). I could've sworn I almost heard my car sputter at the end.
I also have some more pictures, mostly repetitive, but I recorded a pretty funny incident on the digital camera. Of course, inevitably, a light blue Honda Civic Si cut me off while I was travelling at a leisurely 80 mph. He cuts right in front and gets on his brakes, then accelerates onto the left lane again. I'll post the pictures of me passing him a little later.
Cheers |
Mitchell Le (Yelcab1)
Member
Username: Yelcab1
Post Number: 533
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 11:28 am: | |
A british car with ... a GM engine, AC-Delco distributor, and a single Holly carburetor. What is this world coming to?
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David Harris (Dakharris)
Junior Member
Username: Dakharris
Post Number: 163
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:46 am: | |
Here are some more pics
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Norman (Storminnormin)
Junior Member
Username: Storminnormin
Post Number: 129
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 8:53 pm: | |
More pics
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Norman (Storminnormin)
Junior Member
Username: Storminnormin
Post Number: 128
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 8:51 pm: | |
Some pics.
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Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet)
Intermediate Member
Username: Benjet
Post Number: 1139
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 12:09 pm: | |
Sorry I missed it guys, set my alarm clock for 6, woke up to the sound of rain...at least I sent the Can Am in my place! I'm waiting to see some pics!
-Ben |
Vincent (Vincent348)
Junior Member
Username: Vincent348
Post Number: 217
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 1:01 am: | |
What a day!!!!!
5:00 wake up call to meet Art in Point Richmond at 6:45. I like to be punctual unfortunately I didn't make it. About halfway to Napa my check engine light 1-4 comes on and decides to stay on. Keep in mind i'm a rookie, so I'm not sure if this means that my 348 will self-destruct any minute or just being kind of quirky. My first instinct was: the hell with it everything sounds and feels fine. But after a few moments of deliberation I pull over. Wait.... start car.... check engine light still on. I'm going to be late so I call Art.
Brief conversation with Art...ending in the words I wanted to hear: "Everything seems fine, I'd drive it." Really didn't have to twist my arm too much, I'd been looking forward to this.
To make the first part of the story short. I got there Art and Doug and Jeff were waiting patiently admiring their cars, which by the way are absolutely gorgeous. And we proceeded to half moon bay.
It wasn't hard to find the breakfast place. Follow main street, stop as soon as you see many Ferraris and other assorted exotic cars. One of which as mentionned previously was definitely out of this world and I couldn't believe it was actually on the street.
Having seen enough cars, I accepted Art's invitation to join him to go to Sears point and see the motorcycle races. A new experience for me. And, BOY!!! did we ever do it in style!!! We were able to go everywhere, see everything, and hear it all from about 5' away.
Lunch in Grandstand luxury suite (where apparently you can't bring your own food-but if you smile a lot and joke around with the cute girl that's trying to enforce some kind of order it's really not that big of deal.)
Walk through the paddocks: where Art knows everyone.
Cross the infield to the starting grid: Once again Art know everyone.
Jump over barrier to take pictures of bikes only seconds before start: This was my personal favorite, being an amateur photographer ann being able to get those shots and at the same time feel the prerace tension was just extraordinary.
Witness start from about 5' away: I can't believe the mayhem that happens, the sound is overwhelming, and you are so close one just doesn't know where to look.
Did I mention- Art knows everyone.
It was a fantastic day! this is where I put the "big grin" but it's in maintenance mode, thanks rob the one time I need it.
You will have to settle for
Matt, what were you thinking?
Thanks Art, and thanks to all of you who brought all those fantastic cars to breakfast.
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Dan (Bobafett)
Member
Username: Bobafett
Post Number: 528
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 11:11 pm: | |
Walk talking to a few friends in Madrid about Alonso - everyone there is going absolutely nuts!
--Dan |
Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member
Username: Artherd
Post Number: 298
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 10:08 pm: | |
Sorry I missed it, I was with you all in spirit 3000miles away!
PS: Just watched Schui take the win in Spain, at least the hotel has SPEED channel!
Best!
Ben |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Intermediate Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 1507
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 9:22 pm: | |
It was a fun breakfast. Little rain coming across the bay bridge, but a nice day. Took Vincent to the motorcycle races, introduced him to a couple people I knew, we got passes that got us on the grid, he got photos of the bikes just before the start. Good day. Maldin won both heats, my co-rider for the endurance race, Vincent Haskovec was second in the 750 race, Rich Oliver won the 250 race. A great day.
Art |
TAKO (Tako)
Junior Member
Username: Tako
Post Number: 213
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 9:01 pm: | |
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Norman (Storminnormin)
Junior Member
Username: Storminnormin
Post Number: 127
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 5:43 pm: | |
Despite the potential for rain, we had the biggest turnout ever: 308GT4, 328, Mondial Cab, 355 Spider, 355 coupe, 348 x 2, 550, Porsche 996 Carrera 4 Cab, Porsche 996 TT, Lotus Esprit V8, Lotus Elise, Ford Saleen, Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Millenium and perhaps the most interesting of all, a Can-Am spec Ultima running a 430hp V8 in a 2100lb open cockpit racer. Pics to follow later. |
Faisal Khan (Tvrfreak)
Junior Member
Username: Tvrfreak
Post Number: 84
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 3:42 am: | |
Lotus Motorsport Elise - if yours truly manages to wake up in time... |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 356
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 12:03 am: | |
OK, updated list...
Ferrari 550 Maranello (Norman)
Ferrari 355 TB (Art)
Ferrari 348 Speciale (Noelrp)
Ferrari 348 TS (Vincent)
Ferrari 308 GTSi QV (Stephen)
Lamborghini Diablo roadster (Josh)
Porsche C4 Cabrio (Taek-Ho)
Porsche Turbo (Mark)
Saleen S281 (Brian)
Spirit of a Japanese Ferrari 360 (Tako)
Lost the GT-40 to a hose problem and Ben's TR (so so sad...but hey, there's always a next time!).
Did I miss someone or is someone else unable to make it?
Checked weather.com and they say no showers. Slight chance for light showers. Looks like the west bay is pretty clear though. I'll try to make it to Good Guys parking lot.
Cheers |
Vincent (Vincent348)
Junior Member
Username: Vincent348
Post Number: 207
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:56 pm: | |
I got the same thing, no stopping me.
No fever for me but there is something going around it seems. |
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