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	dad and me at lime rock park - click on all pictures for full frame view a big thank-you to my dad, whose idea it was to go together for a 3 day race driving school at lime rock park as a graduation present in the cockpit just an RPM indicator (tilted so your rev band is in better view), no need for a speedometer in racing from the control tower it's amazing what a Dodge Neon's engine in a lightweight car can do muno Muno, one of the drivers this weekend - he was nice enough to even offer over his racing gloves for a few laps. thanks, and if per chance you're ever on this site, shoot me a line and i'll get you an ultra hi-res of this shot. Bruce, one of our instructors down-shifting drill we learned a medley of foot and hand motions to get the car to downshift - they called it 'heel and toe double clutching'. The fall foliage was out in full colors tightening up the four-point seat belt on the front stretch more tightening up the seatbelts a damp morning it dumped on the eve of the last day. fortunately the track dried up nice mid-morning dad catching some sun a couple breaks in the cloud allowed for some glimpses in the sun. notice the mud on the side of the car - i 'dropped some wheels' on occaison figuring out the heel and toe thing they took the bodywork off so we could watch our feet - you had to hit the brake and gas at the same time while downshifting it just ain't that bad Rocco in the driver's seat total concentration early morning fuel getting ready for a day's worth of racin' lapping sessions on the last day we got to run full-out on the entire track. group two is up on the start/finish line tower spectating John Murphy John gave us some great driving tips and scaring the crap out of the older guys as he drove a 15 passenger van at mach 1 around the track, squealing tires and getting it sideways. if you open to the bigger shot, you'll see the Kiiss brothers in the background Muno getting ready to saddle up soaking up some of the cockpit puddles John and Gregg from Long Island trying to soak up the pool of water in the cockpit helping out these cars are pretty difficult to get in and out of, Reece is helping is driving partner get locked in. pit lane all lined up in pit lane raring to go open lapping passing on the front stretch the crew 14 in all, just driving some race cars for 3 days. pretty nice guys for considering Skip Barber is a breeding ground of Type A personalities. doctors, CEO's, business owners, engineers, and a kid who writes stories about people who climb mountains. If I ever decide on a career change, this is the place to hand out a resume; and meet some nice folks of course. except for the ciache who almost rear-ended me at 50 mph in a botched attempt to pass.