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May 19, 2009 11:24:15 AM
- easy_rider911
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
atomic80:
You can actually see the subtle differences more here and overall it has a more "muted" feel. Which do you like? :D
I personall prefer thist one since the reflections on the carpaint make the picture much more individual and unmistakable. Most of the cars pictured by you are Ferrari and Porsche which have very prominent surface shapes, more than graphical elements. A uniformly pictured surface is appropriate on graphical elements such as the head- and taillights you showed above but it does draw the attention to these details.
As I said, just my humble suggestions - see it as food for thought! 
May 28, 2009 1:24:56 PM
- SoCal Alan
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
Some new pictures from an exotic car meet I went to in Scottsdale, AZ a while back
CLK DTM
993TT
E39 M5
Gig Harbor Meet
Josh driving!
This white thing tried to race with some of us
The gang is all here!
Larry liked this VW bus
Hiyabeth and Pocket Hercules
RB and Mara brought Anthony who slept a lot
Hmmmm, I need to "micro" that micro bus
Our mascot of the day
A very cool carbon fiber emblem on Neil's M5
Mike's C4 looks like a SUV next to Tim's 355
Mark doing an excellent job parking his newest toy
Alex and his retina searing yellow 996TT
Mike arrives in his CGT
Carly loves Anthony
I don't think that's supposed to be on there
Sexy rears
That looks comfortable
A funny trio
Check out the height differences
Jeff
Love that sticker
Track diagrams
Definitely track ready
Reflections of a sexy beast
Eye of the beast
A very white M3
Bruce and Vincent
Bead lock tires
Defender 90 interior
What is RB up to now?
Troy, Neil and Josh
William, Larry and Steve
605 HP in the Carrera GT
A split second later, Mike gave Mark a pair of rabbit ears
William's sexy S550
Check out that exhaust!
Looks good to me
Yummy!
Todd taking a picture of me again!
Mike's 993 C4
Poor dog
Alex's cool t-shirt
That dog again! Hey it's our mascot after all!
Josh's cool S60R
Another shot
Control center for the S550
Hub tool for the Carrera GT
RB and Anthony (sleeping as usual)
Anthony trying out the F430 Spyder for size
He wants to drive too
Mark checking out Troy's M3
Mara behind the wheel of the Carrera GT
Northern loop of the Nurburgring
Carrera GT from behind
RB takes a drink
A very cute couple
M power
Nice brakes
And nice wheel too
Porsche toys
Teutronic toys
Mark's toys
Vantage engine bay
Vantage interior
Following William to Mark's hangar
Mark testing the platform for me
The group shot
The Porsches
The BMWs and Mercedes Benz
More Porsches
And the lone F-car
And Larry's A3
Mark's Defender 90
Leaving for lunch
Carly and Bruce
Mark
My beautiful Turbo
Larry's A3 and Steve's 745
Where we had lunch
Some of the crowd
Neil's M5
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
A local with a LP640 arranged for the top team from Lamborghini Italy to come out to Seattle to give us a presentation introducing their newest models. One in particular that I had my eye on was the new LP670-4SV in which there are currently only three in the US. Two on the West Coast and one on the East Coast. We were lucky enough to have one come to town as presented directly by the top team from Lamborghini including the CEO himself, Stephan Winkelmann.
It was an incredible opportunity for everyone starting from a police escorted caravan of exotics going from a local shopping mall (Redmond Town Center) up to Salish Lodge, a local tourist attraction up by Snoqualmie Falls where everyone had a delicious brunch downstairs in the banquet room. The team from Lamborghini made their presentation illustrating the history of Lamborghini, their goals, their future ideas/concepts and followed by a very candid Q&A session that surprised many including quite a few Ferrari owners and myself as well.
Afterwards a few of us including myself went on a "spirited" run down the highway back to Lamborghini of Bellevue for a short while. The team from Lamborghini headed to the airport from there but they left their newest models for us to sample including a very limited production LP650 (1 of 50).
I took many pictures of this event but I wanted to start things off with the LP650-4SV, the star of this event!
LP650 wheel
The lambo gets a new fan, Kelly
On the move. A friend took this because I was busy trying to keep up with the Lambos!
The host, Tommy gave Stephan a new gift
The entire Lamborghini team and their hosts
And now for something different. I went gokarting with a couple friends. Our first day of karting was an unqualified success for everyone. I knew that it was going to be a hot day the minute I looked out the window this morning and upon arriving at the track, it was HOT! Before we arrived, a few of us guessed that Mark would probably show up in shorts and a t-shirt even though we were told to wear long pants and a long sleeved shirt. That's Mark, always wanting to be the different one.
After registering for our first outing. $50 for an annual pass or $10 for just the day plus $75 for 4 sessions or $20 for a single session. We were all set! After Tim gave us a brief explanation, the first group went out on the track driving those 15 hp cars. I was part of the first group so I wore my helmet camera to take some videos! I spun out a couple times throughout my 5 sessions with the first being because of Todd bumping into me around a corner in the first one! I would get my revenge!
A little background about the track. It's multi configured and can be set up as either one big track or two separate North and South sections. The Southern track is not as challenging and is easier to really pick up some serious speed with nice, flat and wide turns. The Northern section however has banked turns, varying elevation and much tighter corners. Using the entire track combines the best of both worlds but it's also much easier to max out in the straightways before the first corner.
The video!
The result of my trip off the track thanks to Todd
James took pictures along with me
Eric comes around!
Two fo the staff (Tim is the one with the sunglasses)
Jim aka Busta Rib
Aaron can't believe that Mark is faster than him!
James gives the thumbs up
Jody looked pretty tired after the first round
Jason is ready for round 2!
Walking to the pit area
And they're off!
James' coming around the first corner
Jim's turn
Todd laughing about bumping some guys (including me)
I think Aaron was telling Mark something about a turn
Jody is still all smiles! A little story. During the first session, Jody and Josh were both driving together in the back, spinning out, giving each other high fives, and just having fun! The rest of us were driving like maniacs somewhere else on the track!
Jason and his helmet camera setup with Mark in the background
Mark relaxing a bit before the race started
Jason, Mark and Aaron
Mark and Aaron just before the start
And Jason
Mark is already in front of Jason
Jason giving the thumbs up!
Shifter karts!
Here comes James aka Hot Shot
And Todd
Mark showing his winning form
Aaron close behind!
Jody trying desperately not to spin out by leaning over!
Jason purposefully leaning over for the video camera!
A little friendly competition between friends
Now Mark is starting to get serious
Todd was already left behind!
Mark leading the pack as usual
Jason trying to hug the corners
I guess, it didn't always work
Mark even hugs the corners when coming into the pit area
Jody coming in last but I wonder why she's driving a car that has a body shop's name on it? An omen, perhaps?
Jody is either imitating a certain movie star or actually trying to cool off
Josh aka Bosco giving the thumbs up!
Jim going out for his next session
Eric is all smiles as he thinks how hard this is going to be
Josh is ready!
Heading to the North track
One of the many banked corners in the Northern section
Josh likes this section!
Jim and Eric goes neck to neck arond the final turn
Josh takes a short nap after his 4th and final session
Our time attack machines at rest
Mark and Aaron went again for their 5th time! Can you find them?
Mark and Aaron were neck to neck!
Eric is STILL all smiles as he comes in
I guess his arms didn't agree with his smile
Some of the flags used
Before and after our session, there was this rider who did a great job drifting around the corners fast!
Coming around!
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
Jason,
Nice shooting. I, too, have found the interface a bit time consuming for including pictures. I'm fortunate to have the Nikkor 13mm f/5.6 AIS lens for my serious wideangle work on my D3. 118º on the diagonal. Queen Anne Hill is a great setting for shoots. You're lucky in Seattle to have such flat lighting,--we don't get that too often down here!
Dan
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
I had the opportunity to take a few pictures of Mark's beautiful new "Carrara white" 360CS down in Portland/Oregon Coast over the weekend. She's a stunner, that's for sure. I also had a chance behind its wheels too and let me say that it's a beast for sure. It redefines the whole concept of a car that is raw in every sense of the word. Sorry but I have so many expletives that I could utter but this forum is PG rated. I loved this car! Every one of you folks out there with a 360CS, live and breathe it for as long as you can because this car is a keeper!
A note, this may possibly be the only white 360CS in North America.
I plan to add more pictures eventually so keep checking back.
Northwest Industrial Area
Close up
Northeast suburbs
Personal touch (black emblem)
Capristo exhaust
Mark's new 360CS
Kuzi's new 16M and 360CS
16M on the move
Superamerica
360CS
Another shot
This particular Corvette chased us down from Tacoma and then headed back!
16M again
Twin spyders
Mark's F430 spyder
Twin 360CS'
A Lamborghini joined the fray
On the move
End of the road
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Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
Excellent photos! 
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997 Carrera 4S, Guards Red, H&R Sport Springs, IPD Plenum, Dension Gateway 500, PSE.
Re: Photoshoot: Yellow 997 GT2
I haven't posted here in a while so here's some new pictures: My local dealership had a new 2010 997.3 GT3 in the showroom so I went in to take a few pictures. It's a shame that it had the front license plate mounted. :( 
It didn't have the new electronic engine mount nor the front lift system because those options were not available at the time of ordering 
Can you tell I like these headlights? I admit that I didn't at first 
Porsches have always had relatively plain engine bays in their 911s. 
I visited the dealership recently and took these pictures. I'll be going back to take more as they take the car apart even further. The 5000 mile service is fairly comprehensive. 
Jacob, one of two techs qualified to work on the CGT 
All the parts laid out 
Screws, fasteners, bolts, etc all organized 
Even under the skin, there's CF components 
Rear suspension components under the covers 
Nothing but "tailight" 
Rear brakes (note the e-brake caliper on the lower right) 
Rear shock 
Interlock tab for center hub unit 
Some of the many tubings 
The black tube leads air into the rear rotor cooling it 
Close up of rear caliper 
Front brakes (note the ventings) 
Passenger side mirror 
Components all laid out 
Some of the many foreign made components used 
Rear bumper 
Rear side fenders 
Wheels and battery 
Top view of battery 
Instructions given 
Rear suspension components from the top 
Close up of tailights 
Loosing up the lower arms 
Rear e-brake caliper by Brembo 
The view from behind the rear bumper 
Engine bay 
Towel to protect the ceramic rotor 
Carbon fiber air box 
Engine heads 
Getting ready to tighten the suspension components with straps 
Components again 
Straps in place 
Close up of straps holding suspension components up 
Two of the major wiring sockets 
Lower A-arms released from below 
View from below 
View from below again 
Arms unbolted 
Rear quarter view from below 
Side view showing the A-arms unbolted 
Front right brakes 
Suspension components from underneath 
Can you see the fender openings on the right? 
A better view 
CF brake duct leading cool air to the rotor 
Another view of the brake duct 
Rear brake duct is made of plastic leading straight up like a periscope 
Brake duct from underneath 
Here are the final set of pictures after service was completed. Fully assembled she looked strange to me and that's probably because I'd gotten used to seeing her parts stripped off over the past week. 
Here's a bonus, a GT3 RS that was also in for service too. 
Ford GT in gulf blue on the move 
At an unnamed location, a few boys got together for some early morning coffee. This is the result: 
Ferrari 16M 
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