IRL@Barber Pics

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Great day at Barber - perfect weather and great access. Seven drivers were there: Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti, Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves and Vitor Meira.

This first pic is Vitor in Turn 2.
 

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Dan Wheldon in the pits. He had suspension piece break in the hairpin in the morning session so he sat out until the afternoon session.
 

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Marco's trailer. If you haven't seen these, the cars go up top where the platform is sticking out and the bottom (behind the mirrored doors) is all cabinets. Nice mural down the side too. All the AGR trailers had these murals.
 

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Last one of DP - she's making sure she's getting the right sammich...
 

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Danica's rear fully exposed!!!!! (her car that is...)
 

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Vitor's steering wheel. You can see the six position adjusters on each side as well as a color coded map of the track taped to the wheel.
 

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Vitor heading back to the track for the afternoon session. I swear I might have been the only person who knew who he was. He's driving right by AGR where everyone was looking for Danica...
 

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Marco in the car - he looks a lot like his dad with that "eye-hole" fire mask and the silver helmet.
 

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My man TK working his way to the track through the autograph hounds.
 

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TK getting ready to go back out -- oblivious to the giant spider...
 

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TK in the turn - he had the fastest laps for most of the day not sure if it stayed that way after I left.
 

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awesome pics!!!

how did you gets so close? any comments about the possibility of a race there?
 
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doozer said:
awesome pics!!!

how did you gets so close? any comments about the possibility of a race there?
Click to expand...

I've got a 10x zoom on my camera.

The set up of the paddock puts allows you right at the pits - basically a chain link fence separates you from the pit stall. I guess I was about 5 to 10 yards from the drivers and teams.

Same for their work areas - no fence so you can walk right up to the trailers. No one was at Vitor's trailer (just 2 guys working their) and they didn't care if you walked right up to his car.

The viewing areas let you get about 10-15 yards from the track.

The comments from the drivers were all positive (some was probably PR BS). The each said they'd like to have a race here and Helio said IRL has to have a race here.

Evidently, there is a better chance of it happening than I thought before. :dance2:

Some were testing 2 new driver aids for 2008 - paddle shifters and steering assist (maybe some type of power -assisted steering).
 
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