pburke wrote:
The late model UOP Shadows were by far the coolest of the Can Am bunch. Maybe they got tired of buffing out the stone chips in the black paint.
If they actually park them, some enterprising guy will build reproductions. Seems to to be the going trend in vintage racing. Guys like Olthoff can't keep up with the demand for "New" GT40s it seems. More of them at the track every year.
Faux Fords are everywhere. The replica thing is sorta lost on me. I know a guy who has a '59 Les Paul replica built in 2010. Paid $8k for it. Doesn't play any different or sound any different than an off-the-shelf Standard. Looks different, because it's been artificially distressed to mimic the appearance of an instrument that's seen the inside of every smokie bar in North America. Not sure I get it. If I had 8 grand to spend on a guitar, I think I'd buy myself a Mexican Tele for $300 and keep the rest in my pocket. If I was wealthy enough to afford some of these replicas to go vintage racing, I'd probably just look around for an actual vintage car. To each, his own, I guess.
henry albert wrote:
If I was wealthy enough to afford some of these replicas to go vintage racing, I'd probably just look around for an actual vintage car. To each, his own, I guess.
If I had the money for vintage racing these cars, I'd buy one for the street instead
$175k out the door - for that much you can find a 80s/90s F1 car, although that obviously would cost a lot more to operate on race weekends.
A few from the IMSA weekend at Road America. Mostly too bright and too straight down sunny, but you shoot when the cars are running. I did stumble across what may be the world's most camera friendly race car, one of the AMG-Mercedes GT3 entrants. It carries an amazing graphic wrap that makes it almost impossible to get a bad image.
All the pan shots on Hurry Downs were with a 70-200 VRII and D4. The images from near the old Billy Mitchell bridge site were with a 200-400 and D500.
I'm planning on hitting the WEC event in Austin in September. I've never been to the Circuit of the Americas, so I'm looking for photographer related info. I'll just be a spectator, so any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm still recovering from a back fracture three years ago and my ability to walk long distances is somewhat limited if I'm carrying a lot of equipment.
henry albert wrote:
I'm planning on hitting the WEC event in Austin in September. I've never been to the Circuit of the Americas, so I'm looking for photographer related info. I'll just be a spectator, so any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm still recovering from a back fracture three years ago and my ability to walk long distances is somewhat limited if I'm carrying a lot of equipment.
Never been there, but from what I can see on broadcasts, the huge runoff areas mean big lens, especially spectator access
Are you guys getting press passes for these track shots? It's been a while since I have been there and I remember lots of fencing being built over the years blocking the views.
