We headed out to the GT races at the Paul Ricard Race Track today. We have no idea what we are walking into but we were curious and it sounds really cool. This was the Blancpain GT Race so we are guaranteed to see some amazing cars at least.
When we arrived we were quite early. Turns out they were doing time trials and then there was a Lamborghini race at 4:00 pm. The main race wasn't until 7:00 pm and I'm not sure if we will make it that long. There are some amazing cars and sights here today. The sound of the cars going by on the track for the time trials is fantastic! There is nothing like that sound. I don't see myself as a fan of NASCAR, but I can completely get into the sound of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Porsches running the track!
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| Ready for the Race! |
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| Pace Car |
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| Team Bentley - We found our team |
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| AWESOME! |
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| VIP Tents |
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| Steve heading to check out the cars |
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| Team Bentley Drivers |
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| HELLO Amazing Cars!!!! |
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| Heading out for the Time Trial |
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| I was intrigued how they pull the cars to the track. |
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| Quite a lot of 'backup' tires for today |
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| An onsite Medical Centre - Yikes! |
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| A few cars sitting out to oogle |
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| London wasn't impressed with the orange car. |
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| I think she prefers this little white number! |
As we are walking around the grounds, each maker has their own area to display their cars and low and behold my 'retirement car' was on display! Once London is out of carseats/booster seats and meet the weight limit for front seats this little number will be mine! It is exactly as I described many times in the past to Steve. I'm pretty sure he ignored me in the past but once this was sitting there he kind of fell in love with it too!
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| I think I look good with this car! |
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| Hello Lover!!!! Sherry's new ride! |
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| The girls new car |
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| Yes, we will take it AS IS. |
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| Can you please ship this to Texas!?! |
Once Steve, Mike and Jean pulled me away from my future car, we headed in to have lunch overlooking the track. The Paul Ricard is a pretty cool track and this is quite a fun day of people watching.
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| London has her team flag. |
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| When is the race??? |
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| I think I can fit in the driver's seat! |
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| Waiting for the race with a bottle of rose wine |
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| London at the bar ordering a 'cafe' for mom! |
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| Steve, Mike and London are scouting out a good vantage point for the race |
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| Race Time yet? |
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| Looks like things are starting to happen |
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| Backup Tires |
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| Paul Belmondo - Formula One Driver and son of famous French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. (Also known for being involved with Princess Stephanie of Monaco at one time) |
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| Pace Car |
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| Hot Day at the Races - Need Ice Cream |
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| Pit Stop |
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| Back-up Driver Waiting for Car |
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| Race is over and we are so happy that this car wasn't needed - the DOCTOR car! |
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| Winner's Circle |
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| As we were walking to dinner there had just been a wedding at the church in Bandol. The flower petals were still all over the ground which led for a fun time for London. |
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| Upon closer review, these are fabric flower petals. Who is cleaning these up? |
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| Wedding Petal Fun in Front of the Church |
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| This looks like Elsa's glass! |
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| A favorite dish at KVB - Gambas wrapped in glass noodles as a lettuce wrap! |
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| Only Jean can befriend a cat while walking home from dinner in France |
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| Seriously Jean, You can't take that cat home! ;-> |
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