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Based on the 1967 Ferrari 312 Formula 1 car. No price listed. If you have to ask......

Specs: http://scarboperformance.com/svf1/

SpeedHunters Article: http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/06/the-1960s-f1-car-remastered/

Photo credit: Mike Garrett, SpeedHunters.com

Postcards from Monaco

Getting caught up on blogging. A few things to recap.....starting off with actually finishing posts about my trip to Europe...

Here's the quick summary: Monaco is awesome and you should go GP weekend or any other weekend if you can.

Here are some photos which will show you why:

Driving through the Alps en route to Monaco

La Ferrari sighting

Stepping out of the Monte Carlo Train Station

Subliminal advertising.....

Port Hercule

The Fort Antoine amphitheater (hint: it was in GoldenEye)

GP2 teams lining up for their turn on track 

Caterham GP2 

That's a nice building!

Our view of pit lane

Roughin' it....

Koenigsegggggggggggggg!!!!!! 

Casino de Monte Carlo

The Famous Fairmont Hotel Hairpin

Partying til 5am at La Rascasse

Racing two scooters on the GP Track with some ahole going the wrong way.....

When you watch F1 in the UK....

....it's on the when the sun's out and it's played in public places. Word.

360º View of 2014 Mercedes F1 W05

Looks to be from one of the team's filming days at Silverstone. It's a very cool look at the new 2014 F1 cars. I'm guessing it's an expensive camera setup too!

See the video here: http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/

Formula 1 at COTA - View from Turn 7

View from Turn 7 General Admission Seating

I decided to try and do F1 on the cheap this year - not easy given how expensive EVERYTHING related to F1 is. My buddy Josh and I bought race day only tickets for General Admission and stayed with friends the night before to help the cash outflow (Thanks Sarah and Andrew!). COTA has made some big improvements in the food vending department as well as improvements to the "hang out" areas for between sessions. Only drawback this year was they added some new VIP Suites in several areas around the track (mainly Turn 2) that limit the view from several general admission areas. Overall, despite the fairly processional race with a predictable outcome, it was a fun Sunday at the track and maybe even more fun Saturday night in Austin....

Here is a quick clip from out seats. F1 cars are running about 120mph mid-corner at Turn 7 which is mind-bendingly quick....

2012 - Pictorial Year in Review

Before we move full-bore into 2013, I wanted to take a step back and look at 2012. It was a busy year with quite a few good memories!

In chronological order:

Jan 2012 - I was shipped a pile of tires to destroy 

Feb 2012 - Almost didn't make it back from my Bachelor Party at Mardi Gras

Feb 2012 - Picked up a new tow vehicle and trailer for the ESP Camaro

Mar 2012 - Finished P2 in ESP at my first National Tour event in the Camaro

Mar 2012 - I blew up the ring and pinion gear in the Camaro

Apr 2012 - I did some donuts

Apr 2012 - I got married to a special lady

Apr 2012 - Pura Vida in Costa Rica for my honeymoon

May 2012 - Our pit bike was featured in GRM

May 2012 - Feature Race winner with the West Texas Karting Association

May 2012 - Engine trouble led to a disappointing P5 finish out of 18 in ESP at the Spring Nats

June 2012 - P2 finish at the Summer Nationals in Blytheville including the fastest ESP time for Day 2

June 2012 - Podium finish in 125 Shifter class at the 6/23 WTKA Club Race

July 2012 - Ali and I bought land and started building our first house

July 2012 - The ESP Camaro gets a Spoiler

July 2012 - Out with the Miata, in the FRS

Aug 2012 - The ESP Camaro gets a new look

Sep 2012 - P3 finish out of 30+ drivers at the 2012 SCCA Solo Nationals

Sep 2012 - Lots o' laps and drifting Vettes at the Bondurant School

Oct 2012 - My first track day in the FRS at Harris Hill Road

Nov 2012 - Formula 1 at the newly built COTA

Dec 2012 - I got to be one of the first people to drive COTA with the Cadillac V-Series Performance Lab

Dec 2012 - We moved into our new house and race shop

USGP @ COTA: F1 cars, Veyrons, Texas Blondes, Podium Cowboy Hats, and Long Hot Dog Lines....oh and Lots of Fun

The United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas is something for American racing fans to be proud of. After the embarrassment that was USF1, the USA is back on the F1 map in a big way and I am very happy I was able attend the inaugural USGP at COTA. The weather was great and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect weekend with family and friends.

First off, the track is immaculate - great elevation change, exciting layout, and the signature Turn 1. The permanent stands and pit-lane buildings are spectacular; it was great to see a track like this on American soil.  We sat in the Turn 5 bleachers which were at the end of the esses section. We had a great view of the cars exiting the downhill Turn 2 and then charging up to the esses at 180+ mph. The cars only disappeared from view as they entered Turn 6. I really only have two complaints from the weekend - not enough food vendors (long hot dog lines) and the temporary bleachers setup in Turn 5 and other areas around the track are very uncomfortable for a 2 hour race. That is literally all I would change, after all of the traffic worries, skepticism about the track layout and predicted lack of passing, the race organizers and track officials did a great job. All of the COTA personnel were very friendly and gave everybody a nice "Texas Welcome." Each trip to and from the track was very easy with virtually no traffic. The only delay was right after the race when I had to wait in line for about 45 minutes to an hour for our shuttle. After the ten minute ride to the lot, we hit no traffic and drove straight home. Not bad for 120,000 people leaving the track at the same time after the first race. With 1 year of practice under their belts, next year's USGP is going to be fantastic.

Here is the few from our seats from FP2:

Race Start:

Here are some more photos from the F1 weekend (the good ones were taken by my Dad):

On the Pit Straight

My first Veyron sighting

Red Bull Block Party at the Austin Fan Fest

Tyrell P34

More Historic F1 Cars

Kimi at the Driver Intro

The line for hot dogs......

Felipe mid-corner in Turn 5

The on-track action did not disappoint

There are a lot of great drivers named Sebastian....

Forza Ferrari

Here are links to my Dad's photos:

F1 Race
Grand Prix Historics
F1 Practice