The LazyAssGeek’s

Pictures from VIR:

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Pictures from RCR Museum & Vineyard

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Pictures from JGR and arrival in Pell City

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With Val’s help bringing the convertible down from Guam last night we managed to continue the tradition that started back in 2006 when I brought the vert home from NCM and gave her the first wash to remove the road trip grime.  The blooms probably peaked on Sunday but the tree was still looking pretty good yesterday and evening is definitely the best time to take the shots, which is obvious when you look at the 2009 pics.  I decided for 2010 I’d do something different and took the pics with the front of the car facing the camera.

After the 2010 pics I’ll also include the prior years,  I missed 2008 due to the trip to Europe with Andy & Biggi.  It’s interested the way the dates varied.  In 2006 it was April 10, in 2007 it was the 21st, 2009 the 12th and now this year it was the 5th.  So thanks to Mother Nature for the gift of an early Spring this year!

Cherry Tree 2010 Z06

Cherry Tree 2010 Vert

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C5Z06 vs Veyron

OK, this is just ridiculous.

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Yesterday evening Val & I went again to the Simeone Museum, this time as guests of PNC.  They hold quarterly wine & dine events for customers at various locations and when our dad passed along the invite for this one it was a no-brainer to attend. We had toured the museum in the spring with a group from the Corvette Forum but both had managed to forget to take a camera.  This time armed with my recently-acquired digital SLR and its make-me-a-hero-in-low-light image stabilization lens we were able to get some great shots. Click the 1909 American Underslung (referring to the suspension slung under the chassis) to take you to the gallery.

1909 American Underslung

After last year’s June Dover race Joe & I had decided we weren’t going to do THAT again.  Pretty boring race and god awful traffic were the main culprits, regardless of the fact that we were very well taken care of by the Haas folks in their suite.  Just after that it was announced that Tony Stewart was taking half ownership of the team and that he and Ryan Newman would be driving for the team. So when Ed from Lance Co (the mid Atlantic Haas dealer & service reps) proffered an invitation to this year’s race in September we had to do a 180 in our thinking and give it another shot. This time Val joined us, so in addition to enjoying the race with her we also had a designated driver!

We had another great pit tour, even with bouts of pouring rain. So thanks to Mariah from Haas Racing for showing us around and taking care of us in the suite, even though she wouldn’t rig the drawing to get us a damned hat. The race was a bit more interesting this year, though almost inevitably Jimmie Johnson finally got to the front and ran away with it. We decided we were just going to take our time before getting into the car, even went to the Applebee’s just in front of the track to grab a bite to eat.  Even two hours after the race ended the parking lot was still backed up getting out, but we managed to get home in about 2 hours from the time we got in the car. Not awful, but we are still less-than-impressed with the job the folks from the track do with the logistics.  Nothing like being charged $10 to park and then having almost nothing in the way of organization with the local infrastructure to move the traffic in & out.  I’ll step down off the box before I really get rolling…  Thanks to Ed and the folks at Lance as well as the Haas Racing folks for a great day.

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Miles the Monster