More pics on pages 4, 5, and 6.:beer:
I swear I saw a white with red stripe '13 GT500 heading towards road Atlanta so I went home, got my Roush and headed up there. The woman at the gate did say a white gt500 had came in within the past 30 min so I asked if I could stand by the fence and watch but she decline as there are NASCAR teams in here along with Ford. I am going to drive up the road to see if I can get a look at part of the track. If anyone has any ties with RA and can get me in to watch PLEASE let me know!
EDIT 5/16 I ended up waiting at Road Atlanta to see if the car would come back out. After about 20 min I heard a rumble and saw a blue GT500 with 2 guys in it come flying out and take off up the road. I took off after them and eventually caught up at a red light where they proceeded to turn and then pulled off the side of the road. I pulled up next to them and had a nice 10-15 min chat. I asked if I could take pictures and the passenger said sure (I did not get out of my car). I asked if they were doing any timed laps and he said no, they were there for a media event only. I asked him if there were any times going to be posted from the Nurburgring and he said they were over there for testing only. He then asked if I had heard much about the car and I said yes, I've read a lot about it on svtperformance. I asked what he thought of the ZL1 and he didnt really answer, I did mention that the ZL1 had posted times at the track and strip and asked if they thought the new GT500 would beat those times and they both snickered with HUGE grins.
Here are some pictures, taken with my iphone
I also took 2 videos,
The sound in the first video is of my Roush, not the GT500. I apologize for sounding like a 5 year old and how shaky the videos are but damn was I excited to see that car. I dropped my phone in the first video when I noticed they were pulling over so I shut it off.
1st Vid
[youtube_browser]rJErpZEKcyI[/youtube_browser]
2nd vid
[youtube_browser]A2tJxVx0ZTo[/youtube_browser]
Cliff Notes
-Saw a white with red stripe '13 GT500 heading towards Road Atlana, instead of chasing it I went home and got my Roush
-Went to RA where they were getting ready for a media event
-Couldn't watch due to Nascar testing going on
-Waited 20 min in the parking lot and saw a blue GT500 leave RA
-Chased it down, took photos and videos
Edit
Here are pictures from the actual media event today 5/17
Here are a few videos and the link to more: http://www.youtube.com/user/jheath781?feature=mhee
[youtube_browser]TpHJE2UrQ_s[/youtube_browser]
[youtube_browser]pOiJ5P7V2f0[/youtube_browser]
[youtube_browser]CLM_rbZmujU[/youtube_browser]
More pics on pages 4 and 5.:beer:
Edit 5/18
They are officially done, packing up, and heading out
A special thanks to Jeff Albers, Tom teknos, mike, and Kerry.
A special thanks to Tad Ohtake whom let me hang out with him for most of the day today, I had an absolute blast and you have an awesome job!
I also congratulate the whole design team on a job well done!
I swear I saw a white with red stripe '13 GT500 heading towards road Atlanta so I went home, got my Roush and headed up there. The woman at the gate did say a white gt500 had came in within the past 30 min so I asked if I could stand by the fence and watch but she decline as there are NASCAR teams in here along with Ford. I am going to drive up the road to see if I can get a look at part of the track. If anyone has any ties with RA and can get me in to watch PLEASE let me know!
EDIT 5/16 I ended up waiting at Road Atlanta to see if the car would come back out. After about 20 min I heard a rumble and saw a blue GT500 with 2 guys in it come flying out and take off up the road. I took off after them and eventually caught up at a red light where they proceeded to turn and then pulled off the side of the road. I pulled up next to them and had a nice 10-15 min chat. I asked if I could take pictures and the passenger said sure (I did not get out of my car). I asked if they were doing any timed laps and he said no, they were there for a media event only. I asked him if there were any times going to be posted from the Nurburgring and he said they were over there for testing only. He then asked if I had heard much about the car and I said yes, I've read a lot about it on svtperformance. I asked what he thought of the ZL1 and he didnt really answer, I did mention that the ZL1 had posted times at the track and strip and asked if they thought the new GT500 would beat those times and they both snickered with HUGE grins.
Here are some pictures, taken with my iphone
I also took 2 videos,
The sound in the first video is of my Roush, not the GT500. I apologize for sounding like a 5 year old and how shaky the videos are but damn was I excited to see that car. I dropped my phone in the first video when I noticed they were pulling over so I shut it off.
1st Vid
[youtube_browser]rJErpZEKcyI[/youtube_browser]
2nd vid
[youtube_browser]A2tJxVx0ZTo[/youtube_browser]
Cliff Notes
-Saw a white with red stripe '13 GT500 heading towards Road Atlana, instead of chasing it I went home and got my Roush
-Went to RA where they were getting ready for a media event
-Couldn't watch due to Nascar testing going on
-Waited 20 min in the parking lot and saw a blue GT500 leave RA
-Chased it down, took photos and videos
Edit
Here are pictures from the actual media event today 5/17
Here are a few videos and the link to more: http://www.youtube.com/user/jheath781?feature=mhee
[youtube_browser]TpHJE2UrQ_s[/youtube_browser]
[youtube_browser]pOiJ5P7V2f0[/youtube_browser]
[youtube_browser]CLM_rbZmujU[/youtube_browser]
More pics on pages 4 and 5.:beer:
Edit 5/18
They are officially done, packing up, and heading out
A special thanks to Jeff Albers, Tom teknos, mike, and Kerry.
A special thanks to Tad Ohtake whom let me hang out with him for most of the day today, I had an absolute blast and you have an awesome job!
I also congratulate the whole design team on a job well done!
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