The Vipers signed up to run with Speedventures again this year at the famed Laguna Seca
Raceway in Monterey Ca.. As the list of Vipers grew, David Green decided to invite everyone
over for lunch at his beautiful home in Montecito. It required an early start out of OC/LA, but
it was a perfect rest stop for us. David and Ruth had a great spread of food and dessert for us
to feast on.
Their back patio was the perfect place to sit and eat.
Grace, Mike, Justin, Jennifer, Jay, David and Lori
Dan and Cathy, Bruce and Grace
All the previous car photos were taken by Halie along with about a 100 flower pictures.
Thank you David and Ruth for the hospitality and great lunch
Staying on schedule, we left Montecito at 1:00 sharp. David lead the cars on a scenic drive
while the trailers headed for the 101.
David
Jennifer and Jay
Mike and Justin
Bruce and Grace
We arrived at the track right on time, dropped our trailers and then headed for the hotel.
Jennifer, Lori, Melissa, Kaci, Arisa and Halie were all hungry and ready to eat.
We grabbed a couple of tables and had a great time hanging out.
Friday morning came early with the sun shining bright and warm
Gary was excited to drive the famed Corkscrew
Cadillac CTS - V's were there and ready to race
as were the Porsches
Checking out the front straight
Pointing the sound away from the dB booth
Don't laugh, It worked.
The pit garages were a buzz with everyone anxious to get out on track
The Radical Cup
Justin and Cathy
Gary found a track map
Dan lead the red race group out for the first session
Johnny Yuma with Peter hot on his tail
Kurt and Ross were tearing it up in the ACR-X's
Aaron from Speedventures puts on a great event that is very well organized and fun
John and Suzanne
Jay and Dan
Peter and Kaci
David
Bruce
Jay
Justin and Mike
Cathy, Kaci and Peter relaxing in the valuable shade
Class time
Me !
It was really cool that my daughter got up early and spent the entire day out in the sun with us.
She picked up the camera and took pictures while I was out driving. That was a very special
treat for me having her out there. She took all the following pictures:
Cathy took her up to the Corkscrew to shoot these pictures
Great job catching the Viper with the sign.
Matthew's ACR
Gary was looking very cool despite the warm weather.
The Clubhouse
Mike
Justin
Rich in his awesome SSG ACR
Slow poke
Jay and Dan
Mike
Rich was on the move
Lee with his 1 of 1 ACR
This is for Ben,,,,,take your pick
Shortcut
Kinda missed the apex
Peter with Dan on his tail
Ross
Another cheater cutting the corner
The proper line
Peter
Kurt
Bruce
David and Bruce
Gary
This guy grabbed the wrong keys
Lee from the Central Cal Club
Rich from the Nor Cal Club
It was a GREAT day out at the track and the Vipers all did great!
We headed back to the Intercontinental to get ready for dinner.
The views were just gorgeous
Judy, Melissa and Lori got the evening started with a flaming cocktail
Needless to say, they had fun.
Steve and his wife drove up to hang with us as well.
Grace and Bruce
It was so much fun hanging out with everyone
Sardines
Gary and Melissa
The Speed Freak Challenge....girls vs guys.
YES, Gary and I beat the girls !!! Remember that giant cocktail the girls drank??
Well it sure didn't help them!
Amy, Ethan and Ryder on the green team
Matthew, Jordan and Bailey on the red team
Great family fun
We all had fun in the arcade that evening with the kids
Sat morning brought out the wives. Jennifer spent the day out at the track
I want a Comp Coupe !!!!!
Ultimate Viper track car
Peter
Dan
Ross and Kurt
Jay up in the tower taking pictures and shooting video
Jennifer and Cathy
Jim and Judy came out to watch too
Lloyd from Nor Cal had his 96 all prepped and ready for the track.
Matthew was ready to take the 180 foot drop off the Corkscrew
Sat evening brought us all back together for dinner at the Intercontinental
Bruce and Grace
Jennifer and Jay
Melissa and Gary
Bailey, Jordan, Amy, Ryder, Ethan and Matthew
Mike and Justin
Dan, Cathy and Peter
Everyone had a really great time racing, hanging out and relaxing. We look forward to doing it again
next year !!!