Portland 2001 LeMans Grand Prix
The cars and crews
The Viper tent, pit crew and cars.
The Infineon Audi body and pit crew.
The Corvette crew.
This vette was trying to make its way through the paddock crowd and lacking a horn would growl at people with it's low rumbling chevy engine.
The Action.
Speedvision World Challenge starting line-up.
Warmup at turn one.
Start line-up for the Grand Prix.
Grand prix start.
Racing on the back straightaway where a lot of passing occured. This viper is about to get consumed
Racing at turn 6.
Racing at turn 4.
Porsche on back straightaway.
Passing out of turn 6 onto the back straightaway.
McLaren on the front stretch. This car later caught fire and was forced off the track by officials.
Corvettes pit during one of the yellow flag sessions.
One of my best high speed shots with this camera (a digital Kodak DC210). Thanks to a firmware upgrade, I am now able to tweak shutter speeds (CCD saturation times) using the saturation setting.
Nice street cars.
The Viper Club and off in the distance the Porsche Club parking.
OK, I give up on this one. My take is that it's some European Ford. Anyone with a clue, please write.
Cobra Club parking.
General race day fun.
