"sonicgabe" (gabeloewenberg)
03/12/2016 at 17:08 • Filed to: Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg
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"sonicgabe" (gabeloewenberg)
03/12/2016 at 17:08 • Filed to: Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg | 4
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It’s Saturday morning and I’m already at the track. This morning’s alarm clock was the sound of Pro Mazda and Indy Lights qualifying wafting through the neighborhood. It literally scared the piss out of the dog. One USF2000 race is done, though it didn’t end well for the poor car pictured above.
Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTA, and Cup are rolling out in a few. We’ll see if they get off to a better start than last year’s crash-fest.
UPDATE: Pirelli World Challenge race is over. No yellows! Solid race. Clean race, though the R8 got a little loose early on in turn one and a bunch of bits flew off. Pro Mazda is racing at the moment, but I need shade, drinks, and snacks. Send snacks!
Enjoy some pics.
Check the BOP Restrictors on the intakes!
UPDATE: Good Indy Lights race. Ran clear from one side of the track to the other to grab some pics of a friend of 2BWise who was racing in USF2000. He took some interesting but aggressive and effective WIDE lines in the final corner. The dude has balls. Really big ones.
Currently enjoying a shitty beer and some shade accompanied by a bluegrass band. Good times.
IndyCar qualifying is up soon along with another Pirelli World Challenge race after to close out the day.
FINAL UPDATE: I’m toast. Watched part of IndyCar qualifying and I’m done. Rossi didn’t make it past the first round, but he showed good speed earlier. Not bad for getting a ride at the last minute. I’ll be back at the track tomorrow. Time for food, a shower, and sleep.
Enjoy a few more pictures.
2BWise
> sonicgabe
03/12/2016 at 12:33 |
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I’ve got a friend running the USF2000 race. His first time. Car #52
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sonicgabe
> 2BWise
03/12/2016 at 12:55 |
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I’ll try to get a few pics during their next race at 2pm.
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sonicgabe
> 2BWise
03/12/2016 at 13:49 |
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Boom. Got a bunch more with the real camera. Will post a huge photo dump Monday or Tuesday. Be on the look out. Gonna go get some of the race now.
yamahog
> sonicgabe
03/13/2016 at 09:46 |
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Thanks for the pics! My sister lives in St. Pete, wonder if she made it out.
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sonicgabe
> yamahog
03/13/2016 at 10:14 |
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More to come today! I’m heading down there now.
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2BWise
> sonicgabe
03/13/2016 at 12:36 |
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Awesome! Thanks a bunch. I’ll forward the link to any photos to him. I’m sure he’ll be hugely appreciative.
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sonicgabe
> 2BWise
03/16/2016 at 16:34 |
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Here’s what I got of your friend before and during the race. Please pass them along.
https://flickr.com/photos/4738624…
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2BWise
> sonicgabe
03/16/2016 at 18:34 |
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Passed along. Thanks a bunch
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sonicgabe
> 2BWise
03/16/2016 at 20:44 |
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Can you apologize for me if he was weirded out by the random dude taking pictures of him?
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2BWise
> sonicgabe
03/16/2016 at 21:09 |
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Oh I’m sure he was alright with it. He’s in front of a camera quite a bit. At our local events my brother often is sticking his camera in his face too. Or chasing him around like a puppy.
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sonicgabe
> 2BWise
03/16/2016 at 21:16 |
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Cool. I try to be respectful when taking pictures of people, like race car drivers or musicians, but sometimes they give you weird looks.