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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:05 PM

We arrived Friday morning and camped on the hill at turn 6. Excellent campsite with incredible views of the salinas Valley and a straight shot to the Rahal straight.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:06 PM

View from our campsite of the straight


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:07 PM

My friend and I had a disagreement about the campsite layout.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:08 PM

So he hauled me in.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:10 PM

This almost unrecognizable 914 was a few campsites from us. It reportedly had an off early that day.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:11 PM

I am going to try for adoption into the Canepa family.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:12 PM

I mean, how many 935's can a guy drive?


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:13 PM

There were spiders everywhere.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:14 PM

2nd owner since new!


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:14 PM

bathtub


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:15 PM

The burro


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:17 PM

Just to remind you, stop at Phil's Fish market in Moss Landing on the way and buy this for your first nights dinner around the campfire. I am still burping garlic.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:18 PM

Add libations and a view and the first night after racing slides right by. EDIT: Resulting in a moderate to severe hangover Saturday.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:19 PM

Porsche paddock on Saturday after copious Mexican brakfast at camp. NICE teener. Well done.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:20 PM

Ribit!


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:21 PM

Sell me this car.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:22 PM

Nice Blue 4


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:24 PM

Guess what car this twin plug mill was in?


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:24 PM

Sir Wang Vegan


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:48 PM

Bling.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:49 PM

More canepa envy


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:51 PM

9 oh whatever


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 07:52 PM

spyder cockpit detail


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Posted by: BEE DRIVEN Aug 21 2006, 07:57 PM

Hey Patrick,
Thanks for posting the photos,do you have anymore views of the 550 Spyder in light blue,with yellow?
Nick

Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:00 PM

homo


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:00 PM

9 oh whatever


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:01 PM

Blue meanie


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:02 PM

green weenie


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Posted by: Dave_Darling Aug 21 2006, 08:08 PM

The first "9 oh whatever" is actually a 356 Abarth Carrera. Aluminum body designed by Carlo Abarth on a 356 floor pan. Tasty little car, that!

--DD

Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:15 PM

Can do.


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Posted by: ppickerell Aug 21 2006, 08:28 PM

The plaque for the blue spyder claimed that it was the only unrestored example in the world.

I posted only porsche pix. I shot several hundred non-porsche pics and video. Still going throught it, but what a cool car nut weekend.

Posted by: BEE DRIVEN Aug 21 2006, 08:31 PM

Patrick,
Thanks for the extra photos of the 550 Spyder. This is one event that I will have to make next year.
Nick.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 21 2006, 10:03 PM

Patrick,

did you see a Yellow 935 there running around?

I was at WEVO last Sunday and they where thrashing to get the car together. It was an orginal that they where "race restoring" The engine was on it's way down from Oregon and arrived this past Monday before the event. I felt they where going to make it, but havent heard.


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Posted by: jimtab Aug 21 2006, 11:37 PM

Porsche-Abarth....been seeing it arounf Laguna for years....really special. DD strickes again....that boy is FAST!

Posted by: roadster fan Aug 22 2006, 12:48 AM

Brad,

Here you go.

Jim


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Posted by: roadster fan Aug 22 2006, 12:50 AM

nudder one.


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Posted by: roadster fan Aug 22 2006, 12:52 AM

or did you mean this one?


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Posted by: JPB Aug 22 2006, 06:52 AM

If it smells like fish, its delish, if it smells like colone, leave it alone!

If it smells like fish, eat it!

What a bunch of sweet cars! Nice pictures bro and tasty angles. Makes me wanna get a long hooded tail dragger.

Posted by: ppickerell Aug 22 2006, 10:51 AM

Pretty funny to see the Cerwin Vega 914 dicing it up with 935's.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 22 2006, 05:56 PM

The first yellow one!!

I stood next to it when it had NO engine/wheels/tires body work..etc!!!

They where wiring the dash and installing all the aluminum panels when I left around 3pm Sunday before last.

Very nice. It turned out well

The car belongs to Van Zannis. He owned the wicked Yellow and Purple "Zany One" race 930 turbo. It had purple flames and tons of purple powder coating. It was featured in Excellence magazine a few years back. He sold it and has had this original 935 stashed for several years. WEVO took over the task of restoring the car for him just a few weeks ago.

They had to have new Titanium axles made for it (dupes of the orginals).. sit down.. 15,000 dollars!!!


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Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 22 2006, 05:59 PM

The owner of the car is in the red/black firesuit standing next to it with several other people. He drives the Cayenne in the background. I *think* one of those guy's is the engine guy from Oregon.

I dont see Hayden or any of the WEVO crew for that fact.


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