This event was the coolest...such a special feeling to be part of the first ever JGTC event in the U.S.A., especially as an NSX owner. A huge thanks to Steve for making our club part of the event so impressive and organized (plus, we got a great shirt out of it!). Another huge thanks to James for planning the dinner. I know both of these guys had no idea how big the turnout would be.
This kind of thing could have been great PR for Honda and Acura, but they didn't seem to be taking full advantage of it, did they? (Neither did Sony, who totally could have used it to promote GT4). It certainly seemed to elevate the visibility of our favorite car. Many approached me from other car clubs saying they couldn't believe how many NSXs showed up and that they would definitely join our club whenever they could afford an NSX. It certainly helped that NSXs appeared to take the top spots in the enduro.
Randy, your pics are amazing! I didn't even bother to try to take those glowing brake shots...I sat there in awe watching how bright some of the cars got (totally reminded me of Gran Turismo 3). Between forgetting to enable the AI servo AF mode and dealing with slow shutter speeds under low light conditions, I already had to drop way more than a hundred of could-have-been-awseome shots from the 200 mile enduro...including all of my flaming tailpipe series (I thought I had a good shot for every one of the JGTC NSXs). Depressing! Just when I think I know my camera, I forget simple things and lose a lot of potential shots.
I shot hundreds of Canon RAW shots and hundreds more in highest quality JPG (3GB in all), so it will take me awhile to get through all of them. And I probably won't be able to work on half of them until after I return from my Christmas vacation. I'll try to post a few before Christmas, but the bulk will not likely show up until the New Year.
I think I got the "photo" finish on video! If I do have it, I'll post a clip shortly.
I was depressed to see the ARTA NSX have to call it quits after something like 70 laps on the enduro. The ARTA NSX is my favorite of the JGTC NSXs...at least when I play Gran Turismo 3! I have great pics of the damage, shortly after they tarped it in the pits and from the garage on the next morning.