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Rolex 400 & Lexus 250 @ California Speedway

June 7th - June 8th, Fontana, California:

The Lexus series and Rolex series Grand American Cup races were held at California Speedway in Fontana, CA. The course is a 2.8 mile track with 21 turns. Top speeds in the Lexus Series reached 144mph while top speeds in the Rolex Series eclipsed 190mph. The Lexus 250 hosted 41 cars in four classes: ST I, ST II, GS I, and GS II. The Rolex 400 hosted 22 cars in three classes: DP, GT, and GTS. Special thanks goes to Ethan Kay of ClubLexus and Lexus corporate for the special accomodations.

Gate to the luxury suites, garages, team trailers, and pits
Rolex 400 warm-up lap
The pace cars line up
The 350Z pace car doubled as the Speed Channel camera car in the Rolex 400
The Supra Turbo pace car retired early in the Lexus 250
The 360GT Ferrari was being tuned on Saturday for it's Rolex 400 bid
Up close you can tell this is a finely-tuned machine. The Ferrari was one of the few cars on Sunday that did not encounter any major failures
The display model of the silver Mosler Corvette racing in the GT class
Close-up of the massive side air dams
360GT Ferrari makes a quick pit stop...
To change tires
Mosler makes a quick pass down pit row
The Trans Am pace cars both retire midway through the race
Used drag radials off a GT class Mustang Cobra
One of the widest rear tires seen in the pits
The BMW Fabcar being troubleshot for ignition failure
None of the cars on the track had exhaust systems. This is an E36 M3 pace car with short pipes bolted on to the extractors. VERY loud...
The GT class lines up after the race
The 360GT Ferrari placed 5th
The Redbull 58 Fabcar won the Rolex 400. It is powered by a Porsche flat-8 motor
Amongst the show cars, a Prosche Turbo with sexy wheels
315 in the rear
ClubLexus VIP parking
Lining up for a Parade Lap
Coming into the first hairpin, about to drop my camera and start DRIVING ;)

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