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another Purist asked me to name the post like this - here we go 
The teaser for this post (shown in the WristScan forum) was:
for Nicolas & PinkPanther (orange; 1, 7, 8)
Anyway, what was it all about? It was about bulls and fights.
Even there was (some) blood, I don´t talk about bullfights from Spain.
What else is shown at that picture? Well, we will see later ...
I was invited to the first race weekend of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo 2010, in Hockenheim. The fastest one-make series in the world.
Altogether three PuristS have been invited and two attended. The third was impeded in London, because of the volcano clouds :-(
But let me start with some impressions of the race.
Shall we let them out?
Ok, ok, here we go ...
To watch the race was good fun, but it was even better to go closer ...
and I mean not only the award ceremony. It is great if you are allowed to go closer, to get the feeling and the emotions of that kind of events.
After the races at the first day there have been passenger laps. I had to wait until the second day, but took the chance to take some more pictures for you
The Super Trofeo is more or less a gentlemen driver race. If someone has a race licence and the money to buy one of the race cars, he can attend.
Lucky them, but hey I was lucky enough to do one round ...
... but to be honest, on the wrong side
(Driver from Lamborghini Italy, but with the wrong watch )
It was just one round and I was not the driver, but believe me it was super cool and lots of fun
Unfortunately nobody asked me to test the new SLS or at least the old one ...
I felt prepared after my first ride in a Lamborghini race car
Of course there have been races at the second day as well ...
... and some watches with the onlookers ...
... fans of Marc Hayek ...
... and a well known face for frequent Basel visitors amongst the onlookers ...
Any guesses who he is?
And now? Willy Moret, an unicum, an artist, a watchmaker, a key person within Blancpain.
... and some more cars ...
Is it still called a car? ...
Maybe a supercar
The Pace Car during a brake, infront of the Lambo Truck and the VIP area.
A CEO preparing his speech ...
... and two CEOs holding their speech ...
Three gentlemen (drivers) ...
discussing their races ...
Marc Hayek (CEO of Blancpain), Martin Brundle (former F1 driver, moderator, ...) and his son.
Visiting the mechanics of Reiters Engineering ...
to have one more look behind the scenes ...
Is it a brake or is it a brake?
Anyway, the orange should look familiar to some of you
And my humble contribution with an engine behind ...
... ähhh, not the engine ...
This is an engine ...
... isn´t it
Next to the races, the cars, the gi ...s (yes Thomas, there have been some ), there have been some aficionados of watches as well.
(Rare beauty in WG with blue dial)
(Novelty of 2010)
Back to the race:
Blancpain Reiter Engineering’s Marc A. Hayek and Peter Kox claimed two victories and a second-place finish at the first round of the 2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo season at Hockenheim, Germany, on 23-25 April 2010.
Hope I could cover a little bit the spirit of a great weekend and that you liked it. For me it was great fun to attend and to meet one more Purist in person.
By the way when I was invited last year, I couldn´t attend because of the European PuristS GTG in London
Oliver
This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-05-04 14:26:29
The teaser for this post (shown in the WristScan forum) was:
for Nicolas & PinkPanther (orange; 1, 7, 8)
Anyway, what was it all about? It was about bulls and fights.
Even there was (some) blood, I don´t talk about bullfights from Spain.
What else is shown at that picture? Well, we will see later ...
I was invited to the first race weekend of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo 2010, in Hockenheim. The fastest one-make series in the world.
Altogether three PuristS have been invited and two attended. The third was impeded in London, because of the volcano clouds :-(
But let me start with some impressions of the race.
Shall we let them out?
Ok, ok, here we go ...
To watch the race was good fun, but it was even better to go closer ...
and I mean not only the award ceremony. It is great if you are allowed to go closer, to get the feeling and the emotions of that kind of events.
After the races at the first day there have been passenger laps. I had to wait until the second day, but took the chance to take some more pictures for you
The Super Trofeo is more or less a gentlemen driver race. If someone has a race licence and the money to buy one of the race cars, he can attend.
Lucky them, but hey I was lucky enough to do one round ...
... but to be honest, on the wrong side
(Driver from Lamborghini Italy, but with the wrong watch
)
It was just one round and I was not the driver, but believe me it was super cool and lots of fun
Unfortunately nobody asked me to test the new SLS or at least the old one ...
I felt prepared after my first ride in a Lamborghini race car
Of course there have been races at the second day as well ...
... and some watches with the onlookers ...
... fans of Marc Hayek ...
... and a well known face for frequent Basel visitors amongst the onlookers ...
Any guesses who he is?
And now? Willy Moret, an unicum, an artist, a watchmaker, a key person within Blancpain.
... and some more cars ...
Is it still called a car? ...
Maybe a supercar
The Pace Car during a brake, infront of the Lambo Truck and the VIP area.
A CEO preparing his speech ...
... and two CEOs holding their speech ...
Three gentlemen (drivers) ...
discussing their races ...
Marc Hayek (CEO of Blancpain), Martin Brundle (former F1 driver, moderator, ...) and his son.
Visiting the mechanics of Reiters Engineering ...
to have one more look behind the scenes ...
Is it a brake or is it a brake?
Anyway, the orange should look familiar to some of you
And my humble contribution with an engine behind ...
... ähhh, not the engine ...
This is an engine ...
... isn´t it
Next to the races, the cars, the gi ...s (yes Thomas, there have been some
), there have been some aficionados of watches as well.
(Rare beauty in WG with blue dial)
(Novelty of 2010)
Back to the race:
Blancpain Reiter Engineering’s Marc A. Hayek and Peter Kox claimed two victories and a second-place finish at the first round of the 2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo season at Hockenheim, Germany, on 23-25 April 2010.
Hope I could cover a little bit the spirit of a great weekend and that you liked it. For me it was great fun to attend and to meet one more Purist in person.
By the way when I was invited last year, I couldn´t attend because of the European PuristS GTG in London
Oliver
This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-05-04 14:26:29
Comments:
DRMW May 4th, 2010-14:24
WOW, how exciting!! Hello s-l-w! So cool you got to attend the racing event and the hot lap around the track must have been the ride of your life! I wonder what the lap time these guys are doing around Hockenheim? -MW
JMan May 4th, 2010-17:37
living the moment through you....... I am so envious! You brought back some great memories of me going to the Audi event held at the California Speedway last year when I drove the S5 and got a ride in the R8. Unlike you, I dropped my camera and didnt take any photographs at the event :-(. In...
JerryW May 4th, 2010-20:33
A lot to load but well worth it. Thanks for ALL the photos. JerryW
AuHavrePro May 4th, 2010-21:21
Exquisite report, thank you very much for the large number of great photos! Best Regards, Filip
dxboon May 4th, 2010-21:41
Fun post, Oliver! Looks like an amazing time! The cars are gorgeous! For once I was focused on something else in the pictures beside watches. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Cheers, Daos
Dr No May 4th, 2010-21:57
It's a funny thing, Oliver . . . . . . I've been to hundreds of baseball games and scores of football games, but memories are few and far between. On the other hand, I've been to only a dozen races, but have vivid memories of all of them. One of the best is of dozens of De Tomaso Pantera...
Ornatus-Mundi May 4th, 2010-23:10
You did excellent, Oliver, thanks for this vroom-vrooming report! ... why does it smell like gasoline in my room? Or is it even kerosine? Outstanding atmospheric pics, I enjoyed them a lot! Cheers, Magnus
papillonwatchman May 5th, 2010-02:43
Thanks Oliver, For the nice report and great photo's , looks like it was a very nice day Best, Michel
G99 May 5th, 2010-05:50
brilliant pics and review Oliver. you were a lucky guy to get a lap in the Lambo. i'm not the best of passenger in normal circumstances, but i would have died to be there. best Graham
mrsnak May 5th, 2010-07:56
Lambo overload! Great post and very nice pictures. Certainly a crowd pleaser for this forum!
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Yesterday, with Doug, we were invited by Audemars-Piguet to attend the start of the Tour de France Automobile. A great opportunity to see an impressive gathering of fantastic cars. Please find in the next posts my "best-off", a selection of the cars I liked. But I'm not a specialist: this selection is just a feeling! Enjoy the pics ! Let's start with the french cars: Not sure it is french: Fr.Xavier This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-04-21 01:29:03.
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