Dan Wheldon

I was sad to learn today of the passing of Dan Wheldon. I had the pleasure of watching him race in 2006 when I attended the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona. He won the race driving for Chip Ganassi. He was a true champion.

Photo of the week #4

I actually bought this black & white photo at a flea market for around $.25. I know it is a Porsche, I am assuming a 356.

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GT2 Corvette at Lime Rock in the rain July 2011

Porsche Exhibit

This autumn season the Saratoga Auto museum's main exhibit is Porsche automobiles. My family and I stopped over this Sunday to check out the new display inside the museum. They also had a small show in the front parking lot. It was nice of the Porsche owners to brave the early wet weather to bring their cars out for people to see.
The Display inside was as always second to none. There were some nice LeMans 24hr race cars as well as street cars both modern and classic. Also on display for the weekend was Porsche's new 918 RSR hybrid race car.
If you get a chance this fall stop up and see the display.

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Mack Bulldog

Fall Road Tour

Today my wife and I joined some other car enthusiasts and the Saratoga Auto Museum for their fall road tour. We met early in the morning at the museum under some rainy skies. We then set off on a 100 mile preplanned trip through Saratoga, Montgomery, and Schoharie counties. The weather improved shortly after we left. We made a stop at a restoration shop in the town of Glen. After a brief tour of their shop and what they do there we headed off on the backroads again. Our next stop was at the garage of a private collection of cars that was second to none. The collection consisted of many rare cars which included many pristine Corvettes of all eras. Equally impressive was the on site restoration shop to support the growth and maintenance of this amazing collection. We had a nice lunch as we casually viewed the cars and trucks. We had a great day of driving and conversation with some fellow enthusiasts. We look forward to next years tour.

Photo of the week #1

This is a picture my father in law took in the summer of 1970. He followed the Trans Am series through out the northeast. He attended races at Lime Rock, New Hampshire, Bridgehampton, and Watkins Glen. This photo is of Swede Savage in a Plymouth Barracuda during a pitstop. This picture really captures the moment well as the crew changes tires and fuels the car.