1998 Dodge Dealer's Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park

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        Pre Race - BMW Paddock

        • Tom Milner, owner of Prototype Technology Group
        • Tom Milner, Bill Auberlen (center), and BMW NA Mgr of Prod. Planning, Richard Brekus
        • Boris Said, Driver
        • Boris Said
        • Boris Said
        • Marc Duez, Driver
        • Marc Duez


        Morning Practice - The Chicane

        • Lease Plan/Toshiba Ferrari 333SP
        • Tommy Kendall driving the Carolina Turkey Riley & Scott
        • Lista/MOMO Ferrari 333SP
        • NEC Mazda Kudzu
        • SupportNET Riley & Scott
        • Intersport Riley & Scott
        • Elliot Forbes-Robinson pilots the Dyson Riley & Scott (#20)
        • The #16 Dyson Riley & Scott
        • Lease Plan/Toshiba Ferrari 333SP
        • Riley & Scott leads Ferrari through the chicane
        • Elliot Forbes-Robinson pilots the Dyson Riley & Scott (#20)
        • GT2 BMW M3 (#6)
        • #71 Porsche 911 sports MOMO colors
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1)
        • #10 GT3 BMW M3 uses the whole track to exit the chicane, and then some
        • #71 Porsche 911
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1)
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#10)
        • Panoz GTR1 (#5)
        • GT2 BMW M3 (#6)
        • Schumacher Racing Porsche 911 (#99)
        • Panoz GTR1 (#5)


        Barber Dodge Pro Series Race

        • Shane Donley on the Pre-Grid
        • Top qualifiers, Shane Donley and Nicolas Rondet
        • Washington DC resident Will Langhorne exits Big-Bend
        • Shane Donley at speed in Big Bend
        • Townsend Bell exits Big Bend


        Trans-Am Series Race

        • Lou Gigliotti on No-Name Straight
        • Mike Lewis (?)
        • Paul Gentilozzi
        • Brian Simo
        • Simo's Valvoline Mustang on the Grid
        • Brian Simo
        • Brian Simo
        • Lou Gigliotti approaches 1 in the driving rain
        • Chris Neville's #40 Camaro
        • Simon Gregg's Mustang
        • Paul Gentilozzi
        • Bill Saunder's Rocketsports Corvette
        • Brian Simo brakes for turn one early in the race
        • Leigton Reese's Pontiac approaching turn one
        • Brian Simo after his first shunt redesigned the nose of the car
        • Another shot of Simo and his damaged Valvoline Mustang
        • The bent rim and flat tire which caused Gigliotti to pit early and switch to slicks
        • He drove it like this, totally flat, in the pouring rain, for five or six laps
        • An unhappy Brian Simo, in the pits, after the incident which ended his day
        • Paul Gentilozzi on No-Name straight
        • Gentilozzi and Saunders crest the hill
        • Rick Lee (#00) and Simon Gregg (#59) approach the hill side by side
        • Greg Harrison's B&B Motorsports Mustang Cobra
        • Bob Ruman's Cenweld Corp. Chevrolet Camaro
        • Randy Ruhlman's Preformand Line Products Mustang
        • Bill Saunder's Rocketsports Autolink Corvette
        • Gigliotti & Saunders on No-Name Straight
        • Ted Sullivan's Firebird and Brain DeVries Jade Pig Camaro on No-Name Straight
        • Paul Gentilozzi climbs the hill with a piece falling off his left-rear
        • John W. Miller IV's PLC Direct Camaro at the end of No-Name Straight
        • Bill Saunder's Corvette
        • Lou Gigliotti on No-Name Straight
        • Lou Gigliotti at the end of No-Name Straight
        • Paul Gentilozzi charges at John W. Miller IV and Leighton Reese


        World Sports Car Race

        • WSC cars grid-up
        • Butch Leitzinger in the Dyson R&S (#16) exits the Esses
        • SupportNET R&S
        • Toshiba/Lease Plan Ferrari 333SP
        • AVE Riley & Scott Mk III
        • Dyson R&S (#16) piloted by Butch Leitzinger
        • Former Trans-Am Champion Tommy Kendall, in a Riley & Scott
        • Lista Ferrari 333SP
        • Butch Leitzinger's Dyson R&S (#16)
        • Toshiba/Lease Plan Ferrari 333SP charges Tommy Kendall's Riley & Scott
        • Ferrari and R&S on No-Name Straight
        • Tommy Kendall in the Carolina Turkey Riley & Scott Mk III
        • Rob Dyson
        • James Weaver
        • Elliot Forbes-Robinson helps Dorsey Schroeder belt into the Dyson #20 R&S
        • Pitting the #16 Ford/Riley & Scott Mk III
        • Tires changed, finish fueling and belts
        • Rob Dyson and... Butch Leitzinger (?)
        • Elliot Forbes-Robinson in discussion after his driving stint
        • EFR continuse his discussion with a crew member of the Dyson team
        • EFR describing... something, can't be sure what
        • James Weaver in the Ford/Riley & Scott Mk III on the main straight
        • Tommy Kendall in his R&S MkIII
        • Kendall begins to remove the belts as he pulls in to the pit
        • David Murray prepares his seat as Kendall stands in the cockpit
        • Murray's seat goes, Kendall tosses out his specially modified shoes
        • Kendall helps with the belts as Murray drops in
        • "You can get yer own damn submarine belt David"
        • While they belt in, tires are being changed
        • Tires done, still fueling and belting
        • ...get them tight...
        • Tommy Kendall in the pits after his stint in the Carolina Turkey R&S Mk III
        • Kendall with a reporter (or product manager?)
        • Kendall with another reporter
        • NEC Mazda Kudzu pulls out of the pits
        • Tires and fuel for the #16 Dyson car
        • ...and clean the grille...
        • ...and the #16 roars away
        • Lista Ferrari driver Fredy Lienhard (maybe?)
        • Didier Theys or Fredy Lienhard in the Lista Ferrari 333SP
        • Toshiba/Lease Plan Ferrari 333SP in the Esses
        • R&S and Ferrari tight in the Esses
        • The Dyson R&S atys with the Ferrari
        • Next lap...they're still right there
        • Toshiba/Lease Plan Ferrari 333SP puts a gap on the Dyson R&S Mk III
        • Toshiba/Lease Plan Ferrari 333SP in the Esses
        • AVE Riley & Scott Mk III
        • Lista Ferrari 333SP
        • David Murray at the Wheel of the Carolina Turkey Riley & Scott
        • AVE Riley & Scott Mk III
        • SupportNET R&S
        • Lista Ferrari 333SP
        • The World Sports Car group gets a BIG thumbs up from an SCCA corner worker


        GT Race (GT1, GT2 & GT3)

        • GT cars on the grid
        • The Panoz GTR1
        • GT2 BMW M3 (#6) on the main straight
        • Tony Dowe of F1 fame, now
        • Panoz crew chief Tony Dowe
        • Electropac Mazda RX-7 pits for fuel and tires
        • Lynmor racing Porsche 911 pits for fuel, tires and driver change
        • BMW driver Mark Simo
        • BMW driver Peter Cunningham waits for a lift
        • Boris Said awaiting the arrival of Marc Duez with his GT2 BMW M3
        • The BMW crew
        • Glowing, red hot centers on this GT2 BMW M3's brakes during pit-stop
        • Fuel man jumps the wall in BMW pit
        • Air hose comes out...Boris departs
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1) gets fuel, tires and Peter Cunningham
        • Cunningham makes his exit
        • Panoz crew performs a tight stop
        • #4 Panoz smokes tires pulling out of pit
        • Raul Boesel awaits the #5 Panoz
        • Panoz driver Andy Wallace (or David Brabham?)
        • Glowing rotors as the Panoz brakes for Big-bend
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1) enters Big-bend
        • Electropac Mazda RX-7
        • GT1 Mosler Raptor
        • GT3 Porsche 911 of Orthopedic Associates
        • GT3 BMW M3 #10 passes under the pedestrian bridge
        • Panoz GTR1 #5
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1) enters Big-bend
        • Panoz GTR1 #4
        • Mosler Raptor
        • Lynmor racing Porsche 911
        • Second place GT1 Panoz GTR1 passes GT3 BMW M3 (#10)
        • Mosler Raptor in Big Bend
        • Electropac Mazda RX-7
        • Panoz GTR1 #5
        • Panoz GTR1 #4
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#10) in the Esses
        • Line-up of all three BMW M3s and the #71 Porsche 911
        • BMW M3s in the Esses
        • GT3 BMW M3s enter the Esses
        • GT3 BMW M3s and a Porsche 911
        • Porsche 911 of Alex Job Racing/Aerofab
        • Panoz GTR1 #4 enters the Esses, only car on lead lap
        • GT2 BMW M3 #6
        • Panoz GTR1 #5 enters the Esses
        • Group shot
        • Mosler Raptor
        • GT3 BMW M3 (#1)
        • "Oh my god! South Park stickers...You Bastards!"
        • GT3 BMWs and Porsche
        • GT2 BMW M3 using very little of the inside rubber
        • Schumacher Racing Porsche 911


        Previously Posted Digital Images - Paddock and Pits

        • Panoz paddock, beautifully outfitted for night work
        • Dyson paddock
        • PTG BMW paddock
        • Boris Said poses with a GT3 BMW M3 (he drove the GT2 car)
        • One of the Trans-Am Rocketworks Corvettes
        • AutoConnect Trans-Am Camaro in the paddock
        • Jade Pig racing Trans-Am camaro cockpit
        • Jade Pig Racing logo (okay, i just LIKED the name)
        • Trans-Am mustang sporting old Brumos Porsche paint
        • Trans-Am cars grid-up in the rain
        • Brian Simo gets into his Valvoline Mustang
        • Brian Simo gets into his Valvoline Mustang
        • Paul Gentilozzi is in there somewhere...
        • Mark Simo (BMW racer) watches crew work on brother Brian's car
        • Trans-Am racer Mike Lewis belts in
        • Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports Corvette
        • Trans-Am grid and Lou Gigliotti's Mustang
        • Trans-Am racer Chris Neville in his car on the grid
        • Trans-Am winner Lou Gigliotti awaits engine start
        • Russ Thompson on the grid
        • Trans-Am racer Don Meluzio of York, PA, in his car, on the grid
        • Trans-Am racer Randy Ruhlman in his car, on the grid
        • Trans-Am racer Max Lagod in car, on the grid
        • Trans-Am racer Simon Gregg in his Mustang, on the grid
        • The Trans-Am grid
        • Jade Pig racing Camaro on the grid
        • Brian DeVries, Jade Pig driver awaits engine start
        • EZ-Up, 00 Mustang Trans-Am Racer
        • EZ-Up Mustang driver Rick Lee
        • Trans-Am driver Paul J. Alderman sits in has car awaiting the start
        • Greg Harrison and his Mustang, on the grid
        • Trans-Am Oldsmobile driver Don Sak gives the thumbs-up, on the grid
        • Leighton Reese in his Trans-Am Pontiac
        • Paul Gentilozzi gives a thumbs up sign
        • Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketworks Corvette
        • Brian Simo arrives back in the pit after slamming a tire barrier
        • Simo's crew attempts to discover the extent of the damages
        • Brian Simo, out of the car, talks to the press, while the crew works
        • Tommy Kendall gives an interview during the WSC race
        • Tommy Kendall gives an interview during the WSC race
        • Yet more Tommy Kendall
        • Danka Ferrari team performs a pit stop on their 333SP
        • ...awaiting fueling
        • ...fueler pulling out of car
        • Tire change complete on Dyson Riley & Scott #20, crew awaits fuel
        • ...car roars off
        • Rocketsports Corvettes after the race
        • Panoz GTR-1 and Rauel Boesel on the grid
        • Mosler raptor qualified third overall (last in GT-1)
        • Marc Duez and his GT2 BMW M3 on the grid
        • Three BMW M3s on the grid for the GT race
        • GT3 fast-qualifier BMW M3 with Bill Auberlen inside
        • GT3 BMW M3 #1, eventual GT3 winner
        • MOMO paint job on this Porsche 911
        • Exxon Superflo 911
        • Big flat wing on this independent GT3 911
        • SupportNET R&S bodywork
        • GT3 Camaro pit stop
        • Fueling the GT3 camaro
        • ...this was a long stop
        • Washing the windows during the BMW stop
        • Schumaker racing Porsche team pit stop, wide
        • Schumaker racing Porsche team pit stop, closer
        • Schumaker racing Porsche team pit stop, closest
        • Schumaker racing Porsche team pit stop, lower
        • Schumaker racing Porsche team pit stop, tightening those belts
        • Post race, getting ready to load up the Dyson team
        • The Dyson Riley & Scotts
        • New convertible M3 with manufacturer plates
        • ALL of the Panoz drivers are EXACTLY the same size
        • GT2 winning BMW finishes tech inspection
        • Panoz team awaits inspection
        • Panoz fender detail (photo fails to show wonderful paint job)




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        Digital photos (Paddock) taken with an Olympus D300L digital camera at low resolution setting.

        All photographs and digital artwork copyright 1997, Michael Wendell.
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