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2004 Season
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An exciting improvement for this year is an InkaOranage paint job. This color
has a racing history as the BMW and Porsche Jagermeister race cars of the
'70's, '80s and '90s.
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After three years, it was time to improve the car's appearance. |
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Preparing a car for painting, even a race car, can be a lot of work. |
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Seventeen pounds of bondo later, the car is starting to look okay. |
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Masked, sanded and ready to prime. |
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Ken and Wes discuss the best way to get the vinyl on. |
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Retired Racer Martha peeks out the window and offers her professional advice. |
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Girlchief cleans up trim and wheels before reinstallation. |
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In order to paint a car, you have to strip all the trim off. That means you have to put it in back on. |
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... door trim and everything else you can think of. It's a lot of work. |
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Now painted, #180 raced at Mission in April of 2004.
Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette |
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#180 was well received -- people couldn't believe it was the same car!
Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette |
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Mission can be a frustrating track -- and there are wall everywhere!
Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette |
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Using every inch of pavement is key to an extra few tenths per lap.
Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette |
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2003 Season
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The 2003 season was truncated for budget and time limitations. I ran 4 races
over 2 weekends at the local track of Pacific Raceways.
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More E30 race cars than you shake a stick at!
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Unemployed friends make great pit crew!
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The gold BMW leads the G-P class on the way to a 3rd place finish.
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Girlchief: without whom there would be no racing.
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Girlchief's mom having a great time at the Sunday races.
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2002 Season
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Portland's chicane is a very tight complex. |
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Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette. |
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#318, moments before outbraking Linda Heinrich's Paseo in Turn 1 at Mission. |
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Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette. |
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Full course yellow and white safety-car flags in a Mission novice race. |
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Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette. |
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A 510 tries, and fails, to squeak by on the inside of 3a. |
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Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette. |
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Entering turn 6 with an RX-7 and a Rabbit close behind during the last race of the 2002 season. |
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Photo courtesy of Gerry Frechette. |
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The Unsage Mechanic after a happy day at the races. |
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Grad students make great crew chiefs! My friend Matt lending a hand in Portland. |
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The bungie cords make the car faster. |
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The Porsche doesn't get by in time. |
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#318 Entering and exiting turn 12 at Portland International Raceway
Photos courtesy of Kiko Shinoda
