Another crazy beautiful day in Long Beach for racing!
The day kicked off with practice sessions for the Indy drivers.
The big event of the day was the Pro / Celebrity race
Drivers and media pile onto the start grid
before the Pro / Celebrity race
before the Pro / Celebrity race
Pole Sitter William Fichtner (Blackhawk Down, Entourage)
chats it up before the race
chats it up before the race
Every car in the Pro / Celebrity race was
a modified Scion tC with StopTech brakes.
a modified Scion tC with StopTech brakes.
Hey Sons of Anarchy fans!
Here is Kim Coats getting ready to race
Here is Kim Coats getting ready to race
Tito Ortiz is a big man for a small Scion.
A skydiver aims for the starting grid
just before the Pro / Celebrity race
just before the Pro / Celebrity race
Ready to roll!
William Fichtner wins the Pro / Celebrity race overall, even holding off Japanese drifter Ken Gushi who came in first for the pros.
Nice gas station in the middle of the paddocks
The Indy rescue vehicles had StopTech brakes and made for a postcard perfect picture in the staging area.
These guys have to whip around the Long Beach Grand Prix track
at speed with a heavy pickup truck in hazard situations.
Guess they need great brakes!
at speed with a heavy pickup truck in hazard situations.
Guess they need great brakes!
A two seater Indy car. Bet it makes one hell
of a taxi when you are late to the airport.
Just leave your luggage home.
of a taxi when you are late to the airport.
Just leave your luggage home.
The Long Beach Convention center was surrounded by the track
but had plenty of race related activities going on.
but had plenty of race related activities going on.
It was very crowded (with fun) in the expo at the Long Beach
convention center during the race weekend.
convention center during the race weekend.
Centric Parts / StopTech CEO (and GMG Racing driver)
Dino Crescentini has a laugh during
the autograph sessions for the racers.
Dino Crescentini has a laugh during
the autograph sessions for the racers.
Younger racers had an option too...
There were Indy cars littering the staging areas all day.
Now that is a complex steering wheel.
Which one changes the radio station?
Which one changes the radio station?
The American Le Mans series had a race as
part of the weekend. They bring the coolest cars!
part of the weekend. They bring the coolest cars!
The great thing about American Le Mans races
is you see cars like this share the field with
Indy racers, production BMWs, concept cars
- a real mashup of racing goodness.
is you see cars like this share the field with
Indy racers, production BMWs, concept cars
- a real mashup of racing goodness.
Pit Row gets all types of cars during the American Le Mans races.
Meanwhile the StopTech techs
get the cars ready for the next day's big race .
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