We look at the Porsche and Mazda races from Laguna Seca

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Jim Fonseca was at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, shooting photos for RacerViews of the IMSA Lites.  In addition he will be bringing us galleries of ALMS, SCCA World Challenge, Cooper Tires Prototype Lites and the other support races.  Keep an eye out over the next few days for all the action from Laguna Seca.

The ALMS Gallery is here

The IMSA Lites gallery is here

A brief race recap (Porsche)

MONTEREY, Calif., Saturday, May 12, 2012 –  What began as a “clean and green” beginning for the second round of the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama doubleheader at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, rapidly turned into a dogfight that culminated in a five-car incident just before the checkered flag fell on the weather-shortened 40-lap race today.

And while foggy, inclement weather may have affected the day’s start, the subsequent “Snow storm” that ensued at the end was a welcome one.  Sixteen-year-old Madison Snow and his mother Melanie swept under the checkers this morning to take the victories in the Platinum and Gold Classes respectively, which certainly seemed like a fitting way to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend in the Snow family.

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Photos by Jim Fonseca May 2012

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