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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #255 on: March 19, 2012, 10:57:45 am »
Mega, Dottore.

Must get down to the Musee. :)
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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #256 on: March 19, 2012, 11:02:39 am »
Mega, Dottore.

Yes, thank-you for taking the trouble to post

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #257 on: March 20, 2012, 12:06:28 am »
As enough people asked I am lead to believe some of you give a sh*t  :)
After a final round of good byes I left the track at 12 noon on Sunday It was 28 C and sunny.
Hwy 27 North was steady all the way to I 4. The drive through Orlando was better than usual and a detour into Daytona was probably not smart but it was nice to see the remains of Bike Week and a few bikinis to make the traffic jam worth suffering. The coast road up to St Augustine is a favourite of mine but was also slow with a few bikinis  ;D or was that bikes? and lovely seascapes even if I could not stop.
Once back on I 95 it was hammer down and get on with the drive home. Once into Georgia it was dark and time for dinner before it became too late on a Sunday. Fuel stops have become a bit of a challenge as many pumps now require a Zip code matched to the card before they will work. Canada has postal codes using letters so not recognized by the machine. I always push to get past Charlotte NC in both directions as it is a major traffic snarl up for hours either side. I pressed on into the night eventually stopping at 3:30am in Summersville WV as a thunderstorm was just getting started. Managed 4 hours of sleep interupted by a downpour that made me feel i was in a drum under Niagara Falls. as i was warm and dry i went back to sleep. ::) Off  before 8am with a full tank of gas and a coffee. breakfast in Morgantown  with another tank of gas. traffic was pretty light though quite a lot of construction in PA.. Big crash on the highway near my house so had to make a detour which confused the GPS lady until I turned her off  ;D Home at 5:00pm 
That is 2320KM in less than 24 driving hours.
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PS good to meet so many CA visitors . Great pictures as always Dottore.

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #259 on: March 20, 2012, 08:34:49 pm »
Well I haven't really landed yet. Despite the plane touching down early yesterday morning.

JPC is in serious trouble for not persuading me to go sooner.  >:D >:D >:D >:D

A big thank you to all those who help me have such a fantastic time. 

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #260 on: March 21, 2012, 08:27:42 am »
Arrived home yesterday and now having a good nights sleep, Iam feeling totally jaded and have a full days work to do ......what a martyr!!!

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #261 on: March 21, 2012, 10:49:27 am »
Timo Bernhard has nasty shunt at Sebring testing new R18 ultra

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-bernhard-crashes-new-audi-in-sebring-testing/

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #262 on: March 23, 2012, 11:18:26 pm »
Phil, I dont know how you manage that drive. I think I am going to try to fly next year.

great to see some of you at Sebring. here are some of my pics from the weekend: http://strassenversion.blogspot.com/2012/03/12-hours-of-sebring-2012.html
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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #263 on: March 23, 2012, 11:49:57 pm »
Some interesting shots there goodduck.

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #264 on: March 24, 2012, 05:29:22 pm »
Hi Xander,
             Nice pictures and write up of the race. I am not sure about those 3D though. Sorry I did not stop to chat longer. If I had realised that was our only meeting I would have found a Guinness for you. Mine were back at camp cooling off ;D
One must enjoy driving to make such long journeys enjoyable.
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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #265 on: March 26, 2012, 06:08:05 am »
My pictures of Sebring. Not too bad for a point and shoot and shows something other than cars on track.

Attn MGMark some for you  ;D
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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #266 on: March 26, 2012, 09:27:56 am »
My pictures of Sebring. Not too bad for a point and shoot and shows something other than cars on track.

Attn MGMark some for you  ;D
Phil

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #267 on: March 26, 2012, 12:21:57 pm »
My pictures of Sebring. Not too bad for a point and shoot and shows something other than cars on track.

Attn MGMark some for you  ;D
Phil

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Looks like Phil pointed but forgot to shoot!!

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #268 on: March 26, 2012, 02:30:49 pm »
Just goes to show there is nothing like being there.   :-)

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Re: Sebring 2012
« Reply #269 on: March 26, 2012, 04:19:40 pm »

Must get down to the Musee. :)

Can't  :(.  Calender fully booked, and when I've got time, photo's will be gone already.