Oregon Challenge Rally PICS

Here's my pics from the Challenge Rally in Oregon this month. A very well organized event, fantastic roads, amazing cars and a nice bunch of people to hang with. A very enjoyable time was had by all. A few people got nabbed for speeding, including a few who got more than one ticket. BruceJ got a fat ticket for 123mph in a 55 zone. In the era of cellphones, a lot of people fueled by jealousy and spite made reports to the police about Ferraris driving "recklessly" so it was like a cross between Smokey & The Bandit and the Keystone Kops out on the roads. The truth about the driving, for the most part was that speeds that I observed were consistent for the conditions of the roads/traffic; this was borne out by the fact that for the 40,000 total miles driven there was not a single accident that I am aware of.

More about the rally is here
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116550

But here are my pics.

First of all, the drive down.... (the Rosso Scuderia vs Corsa difference really shows up in these pics)
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Actually, the F40 above was from the drive UP..

The rally coincided with the Ferrari Challenge race at PIR. Here are my pics from that event...
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Unfortunately, out of shot in the 612 pic is the state trooper giving "the talk" to BruceJ for the slight 123mph infraction.
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Absolutely! The rally organizers did an incredible job of finding roads that offered amazing driving experiences (like twisties under a complete canopy of trees), or roads that had incredible vistas. We were always in a rush to make the next time control, so there was very little time to really enjoy all the scenery and even less time to photograph it.... I highly recommend the event to anyone serious about cars, and am definitely going to sign up for next year...