Saturday, April 12, 2008

4/12/08 - Infineon Raceway


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This particular outing did not involve any hiking (unless you count running around a race track trying to get shots from different vantage points as "hiking").

My buddy Bob Gill, whom I've known since the age of 13, owns an Acura Integra which he has spec-ed out with racing tires, a roll cage, racing seat, removable steering wheel, fire-suppression system, etc, etc. He races about once a month during race seasons it at Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, CA) and Thunderhill Raceway (Willows, CA) in the Honda Challenge Racing series. This particular shoot was at Infineon (formerly Sears Point) near Sonoma, CA.

Probably will not be terribly interesting to you unless A) you're into racing or B) you own own of the cars pictured herein. This was primarily to get some good shots of Bob's new car. Bob is in the #4 car (the #3 car is driven by Brian Z, a fellow racing buddy).

I go to these races fairly regularly and they're neat events, especially if you're a car person. It's fun to wander around the paddock, see the various cars and what people have done to them and just soak up the racing culture. If you're interested in tagging along with me sometime, just let me know! The next race is May 3-4 at Thunderhill, up I-5 in Willows

Enjoy the photos and let me know if you have any questions!

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Individual Photos (56 photos)

Driving Directions (courtesy of Google Maps)

Infineon Raceway Web Site

Thunderhill Web Site

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