eraser
03-13-2007, 12:02 PM
I went to my first track day yesterday at Carolina Motorsports park about an hour south of Charlotte in South Carolina. Lots of great cars there, but notably a brand new 997 GT3 delivered to a banking exec from Charlotte last Friday. Let's just say the before and after pics below will tell the story. He basically slid it into a tire barrier! I got a chance to talk to him and is a really great guy and was an even better sport the mishap.
The best part is that after some examining and a little patchwork (ripping off what was left of the front splitter) it was fired up and back on the track after lunch. He was even nice enough to let a couple of guys take it out for a few laps, including my friend I attended the event with.
It was a great day all around, thanks to everyone from Hendrick Porsche and all of the other friendly folks who attended. I've included a few more pics from the day.
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The best part is that after some examining and a little patchwork (ripping off what was left of the front splitter) it was fired up and back on the track after lunch. He was even nice enough to let a couple of guys take it out for a few laps, including my friend I attended the event with.
It was a great day all around, thanks to everyone from Hendrick Porsche and all of the other friendly folks who attended. I've included a few more pics from the day.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4649/997gt3anl8.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3anl8.jpg)http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9418/997gt3bie6.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3bie6.jpg)http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9244/997gt3cme3.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3cme3.jpg)http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4258/997gt3dzm5.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3dzm5.jpg)
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5575/997gt3emr1.th.jpg (http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3emr1.jpg)http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2848/997gt3fuf8.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3fuf8.jpg)http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2866/997gt3gzp0.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3gzp0.jpg)http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4810/997gt3hkb1.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3hkb1.jpg)http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1781/997gt3int9.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=997gt3int9.jpg)
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