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F40 Parade Laps at Laguna Seca/Monterey Historics!

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  1. Tipo815

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    Well ... it wasn't quite the turnout Ferrari of North America had expected, however, the seven cars that did show up did have a chance to parade around Laguna Seca for a few laps. Perhaps and even greater moment for me was having the chance to meet Piero Ferrari himself who was in attendance at the track that day.

    While it wasn't very exciting following a Lexus pace car at 40mph it was still enjoyable for what it was. A couple of us (myself and Ryan aka Sherpa) did manage to give the fans a glimpse of our cars potential by dropping back and then flooring it for a couple hundred yards here and there! :D It was also great meeting Ryan and Joe Sackey.

    Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and only had my cell phone. So the attached photo is the one and only shot I took. Ryan took a bunch as did a few other Fchatters. Please post them up here!
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    Looks like fun Jeffrey, how many fans were there?
     
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  3. Tipo815

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    Not that many on Friday (which is when the F40s were on track). Considerably more on Saturday.
     
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  4. BigTex

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    Congrats!

    That had to be cool meeting Pierro Ferrari...no pics of THAT????? :(
     
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    Here are just some of my pics. I have a ton more but they need to be resized. Jeffrey, if you can resize, I can email you a whole bunch.

    This was such a great event. It was fantastic to meet and spend some time with Jeffrey, Joe, Mark, and Paul.

    If any of you guys want hi-res pics, just drop me an email with your email address.
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    sherpa23 F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    Supposedly there are a bunch of professional pics of each of us. Hopefully on the corkscrew!
     
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    Looks like a great time guys!
     
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    nice pics! I love F40's if anyone else had pics post em....please
     
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    Jeffrey, Mark, Paul, Ryan, Yuri, great to meet you all. What the last-minute event didnt have in quantity it made up for in quality. Its not everyday that Piero Ferrari himself performs your driver's meeting speech before youre let loose at the famed Laguna Seca circuit. The pace car kept things sedate but after the first lap the back-markers figured out how to slow down and build distnce thus allowing for an exhilarating open-throttle blast at various sections. Itll be another 10 years before this happens again so it was definately an ownership highlight for me.

    BTW, Yuri ordered his car in 1990 and took delivery of it in Maranello in 1991 and still has it 14,000-miles later. Its the car on the cover of the Batchelor Ferrari Buyers Guide...

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    I was envious. I figured you all were doing some rubberbanding as its called. Sorry I guess I dont have enough posts to show pictures yet so you will have to click on the link to see the picture.

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    enjoy
     
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    Very nice, thanks for sharing pics :)
     
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    I'm not a professional, but thanks, the photos on your website are awsome.
     
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    With a little more notice, I would have attended. Glad to see us well represented!
     
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    Thanks.

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    We were dissapointed we didnt have 20 cars, but 7 still made my day (actually made my year!).

    Joe
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    Excellent photos but no helmets, was that just a parade lap?
     
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    3 parade laps with bursts of speed here & there.

    Joe
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