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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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R56 spotted at Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma this weekend!

Was at the Sonoma race to check out my favorite girl (#7 Danica), and in the Yokohama booth, i spotted this car Overall, it was a great Sunday for me

Also saw my favorite old-school Indy car from back in the days (in person)...
 
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Nice pictures, but where are your pictures of (#7 Danica)?

Did the MINI have a bunch of decals and no mods?

Nice way to spend the weekend.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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couple of more pics...

car had K&N filter (from talking to the guys), Eibach springs, wheels and tires. the Mynes guys were there and they said the tune was on the stock boost level but with flatter curves at high rpm's. They will be back in the Norcal next month for the Road Tour, i'll be sure to see if they can tune my R56 at that time

Danica was very popular, lines were very long. Did take some pics of the pit crew
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by LimonR56
... Also saw my favorite old-school Indy car from back in the days (in person)...
LimonR56, I hope that you are not referring to the thumbnail pic of the red formula car that's attached to this post.

If you are, then I'm afraid to inform you that it is not an Indy car but a Formula One machine, a Ferrari 312-T5, from the looks of it (#2 Ferrari F1 - circa 1980 as piloted by Gilles Villeneuve).

Glad to hear that you had a great time! BTW, the MINI sure looks sweet!

Motor On!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Sabre
If you are, then I'm afraid to inform you that it is not an Indy car but a Formula One machine, a Ferrari 312-T5, from the looks of it (#2 Ferrari F1 - circa 1980 as piloted by Gilles Villeneuve).

Glad to hear that you had a great time! BTW, the MINI sure looks sweet!

Motor On!
thanks for pointing out my error, i get them confused all the time... I hope to see a F1 race in person in the near future
 
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