Monterey 2006 Pictures

[F1 monster]

Originally Posted by Sauc3

As I said, the programs are crappy, so I can't be held accountable for the quality of the pics. I have a feeling the first two are a bit dark?





And this one just 'cause you don't see it every day.




As well as from the ground.
I'm still annoyed the F430 didn't go through the tunnel. Your little 4 only JUST made up for the sound there could've been.

Just separated the first two pics.

[mini magic]

I believe that silver GTO is a replica. A well done one but a replica

[Peloton25]

Ok - my final installment of my Monterey photos are finally uploaded and ready. To save a few of you some time, I'll warn everyone that there's not a single McLaren F1 photo amongst the 495 shots in this album. However, if you're truly a car enthusiast you are sure to enjoy at least some of the content in here.

Monterey 2006 - Sunday! Sunday!! Sunday!!!

If you have any hi-res requests on any of my shots, let me know.

>8^)
ER

[countachal]

Fantastic pictures Peloton thanks again for all you efforts and picture posts, i think im in love with that all black Veyron!

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by countachal

Fantastic pictures Peloton thanks again for all you efforts and picture posts, i think im in love with that all black Veyron!

unless its a respray, i thought VW oops sorry Bugatti would only make Veyrons two-tone - this could be a very dark blue on black?

[countachal]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

unless its a respray, i thought VW oops sorry Bugatti would only make Veyrons two-tone - this could be a very dark blue on black?

Well i dont want to hijack this mclaren thread with veyron talk, but i asked a guy on ferrarichat that same question and he said it appeared to be all black and all the same colour of black.What do you think Peloton you were there, was it all matching black or two tone?

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by countachal

Fantastic pictures Peloton thanks again for all you efforts and picture posts

It's my pleasure to share and I'm glad to hear that you and others are enjoying them.

Originally Posted by countachal

What do you think Peloton you were there, was it all matching black or two tone?

I could see no discernable difference between the two colors in person or in my photos. Since I was shooting with the polarizer you'd be catching the tint of a color at some angle if there was one. It definitely appeared to be an all black car, breaking their own rules so to speak. It also wore a VW Manufacturer plate, implying to me that it's not privately owned car and therefore very unlikely to be a respray.

>8^)
ER

[countachal]

ok thats interesting.Thanks for the info ( ive heard rumors that Ralph Lauren ordered an all black veyron, i guess if its true he's one customer they might break their rules for! )

[drewwtms]

I'm a little late to this discussion but I was out on the Peninsula as well. SVGA had a Veyron at Concorso Italiano on Friday:

http://douging.smugmug.com/gallery/1...90009058/Large




I can remember seeing a few others around during the weekend too. There was one behind me on 17-mile Drive and the two at the Concours on Sunday (next to the concept car display).

I'm kicking myself for not making contact with any of you before I left. I knew my schedule would be packed from Friday when I arrived to Monday morning when I left. But it could have been an entertaining time. And we were all in pretty much the same places each day!

Peloton, where were you watching the F1 car from on Saturday? I was splitting my time between pit lane and the middle of the corkscrew:




And I was also at the Concours on Sunday (my spot was stage right, on the outside, 3 rows back). I am willing to bet that we saw each other a couple of times during the weeknd.

[drewwtms]

Oh, I took some McLaren F1 shots as well:

014 at RM in Monterey (11 pics):
http://douging.smugmug.com/gallery/1...90645269/Large


And 016 at Laguna Seca starting here (4 pics):
http://douging.smugmug.com/gallery/1...90250154/Large

Did you happen to hear this car with the engine running? It had a sport exhaust/cat system that I was curious about. I spoke with someone there who said he was caring for the car for the weekend and he said that his shop built the exhaust. The shop is called Virtuoso Performance (http://www.vprace.com/.) He also mentioned that they have been experimenting with wheel/tire combinations and new suspension settings.

[Peloton25]

Wow Drew - I'm in one of your #014 shots and we had to have been rubbing elbows with several of the other ones you took. What a shame neither one of us made the connection.

I didn't hear the engine running on #016 unfortunately. I also didn't notice anything different about the exhaust on that car, but maybe it's not a visible change.

I think the comments about wheel and suspension differences actually are in reference to the changes we have seen on #040. There is a definite connection there.

As for my spot for the Toyota F1 car on Saturday, I started at the base of the corkscrew for the first of the afternoon sessions and then climbed to the top of the hill to watch it go around the rest of the track for the second set of laps.

I had been there for the MotoGP race one month prior so I was looking to compare the visual speeds at different parts of the track. The thing that was so amazing to me about the F1 car was just how late it was able to brake for all the corners. It would be awesome if they would run a real F1 race at that track, even just one time, but that's wishful thinking.

>8^)
ER

[drewwtms]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

I didn't hear the engine running on #016 unfortunately. I also didn't notice anything different about the exhaust on that car, but maybe it's not a visible change.
>8^)
ER

Hmmm, he said that they took out the original large muffler. It seemed that it had 4 small mufflers instead and the guy said they sold them as an upgrade. It is tough to tell from that picture so I tried to lighten that area:

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

...but maybe it's not a visible change.

Or maybe I wasn't really paying attention.

I can see it now in one or two of my own shots. I wish I had noticed it when I was speaking with them - I'd have asked him to start it so I could at least hear it idle. Rats...

>8^)
ER

[PatrickT82]

2 F1s in Monterey this year??

some day I must visit these events and go to the USA:-)

[McLaren F1 Guy]

Holy JEEBUS! #016 looks astonishingly gorgeous! One of my personal favorite shots: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/ed5f0a33.jpg

But seriously, this is one of the best F1 shots I've ever seen: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7/ed5e5c94.jpg