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August 4, 2005

Sights from the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose

 
A birds-eye view of the track from the Capitol Club at the top of the Knight Ridder building offers a rare view of the many twists and turns of the track. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 
Actor Paul Newman gets ready to go for a ride in a kart race on Saturday at the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose. Newman's weekend was a good one, considering his two team drivers, Sebastien Bourdais and Oriol Servia, finished first and third respectively, in the Grand Prix race for the Newman/Haas team. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 


















 

 
Newman/Haas team driver Oriol Servia negotiates the course during the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose on Sunday. Servia finished third in the race behind second-place finisher Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing team) and Newman/Haas teammate Sebastien Bourdais, who won the event. Photo by Ron Stenn of www.actionphotodesign.com
 
















 
A $5 raffle ticket won Suzanne Carón of Santa Teresa a ride on the track in a historic stock car, fire suit, victory photos and all. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 


















 

 
Race fans flocked to the downtown area to check out the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose over the weekend. Total attendance for the three-day event registered at 153,767, including a high of more than 62,000 on Sunday. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 

















 
Molly, Christine, Megan and Tony from San Diego represent SBCblueroom.com at the Grand Prix events. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 















 
Morgan Hill native and 2003 Champ Car winner Jimmy Vassar prepares to take a passenger for a 170 mph spin in the Canary Fund Champ Car, the only two-seater Champ car in existence and an effective fund-raising vehicle. Photo by Kymberli Brady
 

 
















 

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