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  1. 07-12-2007, 04:03 AM #1
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    Ultimatecarpage.com update (07-12-07)

    Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

    In the last decades street circuits have been abandoned one by one, with a few notable exceptions like Monaco and Macau. Fortunately, some of these often tight and treacherous tracks have been resurrected. The FIA has been brave enough to visit two of these tracks this season with their highly competitive World Touring Car Championship. Earlier this season they were in the French city of Pau and this past weekend flogged the streets of Porto in the north of Portugal. The local Circuito da Boavista was revived two years ago for a meeting for historic racing cars, which was very well received by the crowd and competitors alike. As at Pau, the WTCC drivers struggled to keep out of the barriers, which made for some very exciting racing, complete with a number of very daring overtaking manouvres.
    Ultimatecarpage.com was fortunate to have local photographers Hugo Reis and David Guimarães trackside to capture all the action. We are proud their first contribution, complete with a beautiful 60-shot slideshow.
    They will man the concrete barriers again this coming weekend for the historic races of which you can see a full report next week.

    WTCC - Circuito da Boavista report and slideshow
    http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...em.php&rid=152

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  2. 07-12-2007, 05:02 AM #2
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    Well done guys. Some great track action in there. Your contributions from that part of the globe are a great addition.
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  3. 07-12-2007, 06:29 AM #3
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    Agreed. Can't wait till the classic stuff of the coming weekend!
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  4. 07-12-2007, 07:13 AM #4
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    Great stuff guys
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    Nice work!
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    yeah...i heard about this today on tv
    its awesome this meeting of old cars in boavista circuit
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    I'm at this very moment writing with this norwegian at my side and we are still both stunned with what we've seen this weekend with the classic cars...
    When this Gulf 917 came towards me with some obscene countersteering on, I almost cried of happiness!!! It was a perfect weekend.
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    Thank you guys!
    As McReis said, this weekend was perfect!
    And i think the photos are much better.

    Frederik, repeating myself, it was a pleasure to meet you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK 300ZX View Post
    Frederik, repeating myself, it was a pleasure to meet you!
    Liar!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK 300ZX View Post
    Thank you guys!
    As McReis said, this weekend was perfect!
    And i think the photos are much better.

    Frederik, repeating myself, it was a pleasure to meet you!
    some carnage was already shown on Eurosport last night.....
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    Well, not much of a surprise to see an excellent report. Great photographer & great writer, couldn't go wrong.
    Congrats, guys.


    The downside is that it makes me even sadder to have missed those weekends...
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    So very, very annoyed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyco View Post
    So very, very annoyed
    Once they wake-up, I'm sure they'll provide us with another excellent report.
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    That will be even more annoying Don't forget there will be a several hour lunch break in between...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyco View Post
    That will be even more annoying Don't forget there will be a several hour lunch break in between...
    Knowing them, they'll just skip breakfast and go for the lunch break as soon as they wake up.
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