1 Northlander October 2012 - North Country Region

When Sir Stirling and Lady Susie went off on their parade lap there was an incredible response from the crowd. I am sure it wasa 99% USA crowd but an informed crowd. They knew what they had in front of them and responded. Wonderful.But what about the cars? My friend Brian is an Alfa enthusiast (he has a few) so I photographed Alfas for him. Co-editor Traceyis a Jaguar fan so I photograph a few for her. And, of course, there are a number of Porsches ... including those of NCR’s DamonJosz ... worth photographing. This year the Vanwall was there and I would have gone to California for a chance to photographit. Other F1 cars from the 60s and 70s hint at the engineering we see today in F1 cars. Those older cars are, to me, more elegantand realistic than the new 2012 F1 cars. At least I can relate to the engineering in the older cars.And what about those UK built monsters with a US V8? The Lola, the McLaren Mk8F with an 8 liter engine? Beautiful monsters.Loud too.Once again Lime Rock has put on a spectacular show of older cars for us older enthusiasts. I wonder what they will do for a showin another 40 years. Just the same as this weekend ... I would hope.More photographs from LRP on the following two pages ...October 201221 Northlander