I was at Laguna Seca today and brought along my Lumix FX12. I was so excited, it was my first time in the paddock at a real racetrack and thus, I got shutter-happy. Basically I was backstage and got to take a look at all of the cars. Not the greatest pics but I wanted to share with you guys. I'm still fairly new to taking pictures, so any comments and questions are greatly appreciated.

 

Bad ass!

 

nice pics. man I would have loved to see/hear this thing in person.. :jesalous:

 

What kind of car is this?

 

Very cool!

 

That looks like a Monza, I built a model of this car many, many years ago.

 

Didn't get to hear it, but I should have taken pics from the rear. Insanely large flared fenders and quarter panels.




As for that red car, to be honest I didn't know what it was either. But google image search comfirms that it was a Chevy Monza. That thing was LOUD. By far the loudest car there, louder than the open header Ferraris and Porsches. Should've taken a clip, but the audio on my camera sucks. By the way does anyone know how/what website I could upload video too?

By far my favorite there was the orange Jagermeister 964 and the S/Ced Ford GT. There was also a ultra shiny yellow 1967 Z28 with American Racing wheels on it. Most likely had a recent paint job. But we were driving around, then after we looked for parking the Camaro was gone.

Another cool thing we saw was the gas pumps. They had 100 and 110 octane there. The last fillup at one of the pumps was around 7 gallons for about $53.

 

Awesome and thanks for sharing, IGTC! Laguna Seca is my fave track...