End of Summer Meet and The Le Mans Start

Thursday, July 22. 2004
End of Summer Meet and The Le Mans Start
 

At the end of summer, we hadn't really had a good get together for the S2000 gang. As has become the custom lately, a new owner took the initiative and helped get things off the ground. You can read more about the meet and cruise below, but first download the Le Mans Start video
Download the Video Here: The Le Mans Start
We met up at Moanalua Gardens and headed toward the Windward side for lunch at Windward mall, and then on to the 13 turns.
Back on the leeward side, we headed up to Tantalus and the long back roads. There was enought time to pose for pictures in front of the lookout facing Diamond Head (for all the guys on the mainland....)
When we were heading to the back roads of Tantalus, we had a little driver change and I ended up riding shotgun with Mike. Sadly, this is where the idea for the Le Mans Start video got cooked up.
So Mike says to me, "you know, when I see everyone sitting down lined up while we take pictures, I'm reminded of the old Le Mans Starts where the drivers run to their cars to start the 24 hour race. Wouldn't be funny to video everyone running to their cars....." So now I'm thinking, "yeah.... that might be funny.....as long as nobody crashes into each other" So what you see in the video is the result of having Mike and I share a car. You will be relieved to know that we have been forbidden from spending any time alone again.

The still images are courtesy Steven M. and used with permission....
Video Notes/Comments: This video sat "in the can" for a few months until I managed to run across some Le Mans footage to splice into our video. Without the historical footage, it really didn't make a lot of sense. I believe it was shot with the JVC again, but I know that some scenes were with a tripod, Fran is on the camera and also served as our "director." This was edited with Sony Vegas 4.