wudturner

Here are some photos taken on Saturday at PIR.













Several of those in the Salem Corvette group got to do a Parade Lap around PIR. Here are photos of a few of them:

Principal Vette


Screamin Lizard


The Bakers


Two photos of a new ZR-1 at the Cruise-in.




Enjoy

Salem_Vette

Great pix!

Warren262

Great pics, I saw that same ZR1 last week at the Beaches Cruise In

Oh 2 Fun

Great shots of a great collection of cars. Thanks for sharing....wish I could be there.

Curvette1

Very nice pics..

NitroNutt

I wanted to go so bad. Can't trust the klunker to get me that far.

PrincipalVette

"Several of those in the Salem Corvette group got to do a Parade Lap around PIR. "

Great pics. Ha-Ha...Parade lap it wasn't....Got to wind it up pretty good in teh 3 digits on the straight...so much fun...

leowiz

Cool pics. Parade lap sounds fun

nwc6

Sound like a lot of fun..

efranzen

How were the Trans-Am races? I always kick myself for not making it down to PIR during the Pruett/Kendall/Boris/Gentilozzi days.

wudturner

It was pretty much Jaguar all the way. Tomy Drissi won the race. Here are the final results:

1. (1), Tomy Drissi, Los Angeles, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 46.
2. (3), Todd Harris(R), Portland, Ore., Jaguar XKR, 46, -47.996.
3. (4), Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 46, -52.462.
4. (5), Simon Gregg, Ponte Verda Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 45, -1 lap.
5. (2), Greg Pickett, Benicia, Calif., Jaguar XKR, 44, Mech.
6. (11), Glen Jung(R), Osteen, Fla., Mazda RX-7, 43, -3 laps.
7. (6), Nick Fluge(R), Portland, Ore., Chevrolet Corvette, 42, -4 laps.
8. (9), Elmer Shannon(R), San Francisco, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette, 28, Mech.
9. (10), Jerry Kinn, Anchorage, Alaska, Chevrolet Corvette, 15, Mech.
10. (13), Tim Brown(R), Port Coquitlan, British Columbia, Ford Mustang, 7, Mech.

I spite of blowing the engine on the last lap Greg Pickett still managed to get 5th. I'll post a few more photos this evening.

88Z51

Not to put salt in the wound, but my favorite race was the 2001 Trans-Am race at PIR. I can still picture the battle between Archer and Gentilozzi. While the race had more contact and carnage than I like to see, it was a fantastic race!

Check it out here:


Great pics (as usual) wudturner

884fun

Thanks for posting the results. I had to work and couldn't make the race...BUMMER!

88Z51

Couple more pics. These were all taken from turn 10.

Portlander Nick Fluge:


Simon Gregg:


Tony Ave:


Greg Pickett's XKR:


Glen Jung's RX7:


Europa from Saturday's Vintage group:


Porsche GT2R:


Viper:

leowiz

Really cool pics. How about the wining Jaguar ? Got pics of those ?

88Z51

Thanks. Still playing with my new camera so these were the best I got.

Tomy Drissi:


Todd Harris:

rad_vet

I watched the Trans Am race from the festival curves. The blue Corvette spun twice in the braking zone on the front straight. Nobody can accuse him of not trying hard!

I was suprised to see the Jags were powered by Ford engines. I think they were big blocks. Same with the Corvette (except Chevy big block). The cars looked like NASCAR vehicles re-bodied. They sounded great and the speed was great.

Rogue C6

The Viper is driven by Cindi Lux. A local who has done well. She drives in the Speed Challenge Races. Super Nice Person!

wudturner

Here is the final set of photos from Day 2.

This first one is of a young man who became a quadraplegic at approx. 16. He drove the entire course with his head and teeth directing a joystick device. It was his dream to drive a car at PIR and he finally got to do it. Pretty neat.


Someone asked about the winning car. This is it.


This was a photo of the van belonging to a Porsche owner who passed away earlier this year. Friends and family drove the track in the reverse direction.


Various race photos


















Here it looks like they're five wide!!


Small mistake.


At this point the John Deere was clearly in the lead....but going the wrong direction.


That's it for this year's Rose Cup Races.

Oh 2 Fun

Wud......thanks for a GREAT variety of pictures and mini-stories. Looks like a great time. My PIR days were back in the 80's but so glad to to see the track "spiffed" up and the Trans Am folks there.

It's a great venue....glad it's still alive and KICKIN!!