Monday, July 11, 2011

A Day At The Races-Laguna Seca

Spent a day at Laguna Seca(Mazda) Raceway in Monterey to watch some races in the Grand Am race series. We arrived some time past noon as a race was laready in progress. There were a number of races run previously. This was the one before the GT prototypes were to start. This class consisted of some VW's BMW's, Mini Coopers, and others

They round the last turn before getting back to the starting grid. Just before the turn, the cars can duck into pit row which is in the foreground. Private suites line the back of pit row giving those few ample views of the refueling and other maintenance needed to keep racing

The main race was set to begin shortly after the completion of this one. The more powerful cars of the premier event sit in the garages waiting for their turn to be let loose, Two classes will be racing together. This Porsche beongs to the GT class.

Racers like the one below belong to the GT Protoype class. Faster and more powerful than the ones above, the prototypes will generally pass the slower GTs and be forced to weave their way through traffic once they begin to lap the cars

Accidents will happen and they usually do in an auto race. This is the end of the day for this group whose car ran into another car or into the wall. The humiliation of being hauled onto a flatbed before being towed away. The day is over for this one,



More pics and videoes will follow in the coming weeks