Learning the art of seeing
This is the first of a series of retrospective blogs on some of the sport cars races I covered last year. The Sahlen’s Six Hour’s of the Glen was held at Watkins Glen International (WGI) at the end of June. Here’s a blog on the first two days of this event. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2022 IMSA at Watkins Glen International (June 22 to 23)”
For day two the the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park, was excited not only for getting back to the race track, but also for the predicted rain, which always adds an extra dimension to images. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2022 Trans Am Memorial Day Classic (May 28)”
It’s been several months since I’ve photographed a motorsport event, hence, you could imagine how excited I was to attend the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2022 Trans Am Memorial Day Classic (May 27)”
Last month had the opportunity to photograph the SRO Motorsports America at Watkins Glen International (WGI). The last time I attended one of these events was when it was known as the Pirelli World Challenge. Hence, it was great to be able to cover this event. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2021 SRO Motorsports America at Watkins Glen International (September 16 and 17)”
Saturday is always a busy day for IMSA at Lime Rock Park, with two back-to-back races. This blog is about the Lime Rock Park 120 and the Northeast Grand Prix. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2021 IMSA at Lime Rock Park (July 17)”
Last month the IMSA WeatherTech and Michelin Pilot Challenge cars were at Lime Rock Park for the North East GP and Lime Rock Park 120, respectively. This blog will be about the first two days of this event. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 IMSA at Lime Rock Park (July 15 and 16)”
It’s been a busy few weeks and have finally had the chance to post race day at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The #55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi with Jonathan Bomarito, Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell won the 6 hour race. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 IMSA at Watkins Glen International (June 27)”
For the next couple of days will focus on the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship cars. Today was practice and qualifying. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 IMSA at Watkins Glen International (June 26)”
Watkins Glen International (WGI) is a race track I always look forward to visiting, with its varied terrain and elevations, making it a great place to watch and photograph motorsport. Over the next few blogs will describe my photography experiences at this awesome track. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 IMSA at Watkins Glen International (June 25)”
One of the great things about the Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park are the variety of race cars you get to see including Trans Am and vintage cars from the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA). This blog is about the SVRA sessions. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 The SVRA at Lime Rock Park (May 28 to 29)”
Was really excited for my second day at the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock, especially with rain forecasted, which always makes for challenging race and photography conditions. Hope you like the photos.
Like a lot of race fans, its been a while since I have been to a race track to see a motorsport event. It’s great that things have been getting better, which has allowed spectators to return to the race track. The last time I’d been to Lime Rock Park was in July 2019, so you could imagine how excited I was to be able to return to Lime Rock Park for the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic. Hope you like the photos.
With the Formula One season scheduled to start at the end of March, thought it would be a good time to reflect on the F1 races I’ve been lucky to attend on “both sides of the fence”. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2021 F1 reflections – From both sides of the fence (Feb 25)”
A couple of weekends ago went to Lime Rock Park for the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic. It was great to see and hear the roar of muscle cars including Camaro’s and Mustang’s. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2019 Trans Am at Lime Rock Park (May 24)”
The Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Grand Prix of Lime Rock Park was held over the Memorial Day weekend. This was an action-packed weekend with a total of six races from five different classes, as well as practice and qualifying sessions. Was a busy few days, but a lot of fun. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2018 PWC Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park (May 25 to 28)”
This weekend is the season finale at Sonoma which will decide this years IndyCar Champion. Thought it would be a good time to look back at the penultimate race of the season at Watkins Glen International. Going into the IndyCar Grand Prix were eight drivers who had a mathematical chance of winning the championship. Of these drivers, Alexander Rossi in the #98 Andretti Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian, would dominate the weekend with pole position and winning the race. This blog is about three days at the IndyCar Grand Prix. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2017 – IndyCar GP at Watkins Glen International (Aug 31 to Sep 1)”
Last weekend the IMSA Northeast Grand Prix was held at Lime Rock Park, which is situated in the foothills of the beautiful Berkshire Mountains in Connecticut. The circuit is tree-lined, with many elevation changes, which provide opportunities to find locations with unique angles and lighting conditions. This blog is about “seeing the light at Lime Rock Park”. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2017 – Seeing the Light at Lime Rock Park (Jul 27)”
Last weekend went to the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International to see friends, watch the IMSA race, and to practice my motorsport photography. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2017 – Seeing the Six Hours of the Glen at 500mm or more (Jul 6)”
The months of May and June are a great time of the year to be a race car fan with the Triple Crown of Motorsports being held. This week is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A few weeks ago were the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500. They call the Indy 500 “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and you can understand why when you see and hear 350,000 fans cheering at the start of the race as the Indy Cars speed down the front straight. The last couple of blogs were on Fernando Alonso and Takuma Sato. This blog is about the Indy 500 in 50 photos and the stories behind them. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2017 – The Indy 500 in 50 Photos and the Stories Behind Them (Jun 14)”
The 101st-running of the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motorspeedway (IMS) was won by Takuma Sato in the #26 Andretti Autosport Honda. Its been a couple of days since Sato’s victory and thought it would be a good time to look back at his two weeks at the Indy 500. Hope you like the photos.
With the first week of the 101-st running of the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) over, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on Fernando Alonso during practice and qualifying for this famous motorsport race event. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2017 – In the Spotlight with Fernando Alonso During Practice and Qualifying for the Indy 500 (May 23)”
The 65th annual running of the 12 Hours of Sebring and second round of the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship was held on March 18. The #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi with Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Alexander Lynn took top honors after 12 hours of racing. For this blog I’ve chronicled my race day experiences to give to you an idea what’s its like to be here from morning to night. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2017 – Day to Night at the 12 Hours of Sebring (Mar 18)”
Friday practice for the 65th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring was held under beautiful blue skies. This was my first race for 2017, and was very excited to be here for this classic sports car endurance race. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2017 – Practice, Drivers, and Qualifying for the 12 Hours of Sebring (Mar 17)”
On Friday (September 30) the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship cars were on track for their final practice and qualifying sessions for Petit Le Mans. The #60 Michael Shank Racing took pole position for Prototype class and GTLM pole went to the #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing. Pole positions for GTD and Prototype Challenge classes went to the #33 Riley Motorsports and the #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, respectively. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Practice and qualifying at Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta (Sep 30)”
The 19th running of Petit Le Mans was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, during the last week of September. This was the last race of the 2016 season for the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship and the end of an era for the Daytona Prototypes. The next few blogs will be recounting my experiences covering this endurance sports car race for the first time. First up is the team paddock set-up day and Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge practice session. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Day 1 at Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta (Sep 28)”
The 34th annual running of the Historic Festival was held at Lime Rock Park over the Labor Day weekend. The first two races for the nine groups of historic cars was held on Saturday (September 3). Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Saturday races at the Historic Festival 34 Lime Rock Park (Sep 3)”
The 34th annual running of the Historic Festival was held at Lime Rock Park over the Labor Day weekend. This event combines multiple days of vintage car racing with a Concours d’Elegance on the Sunday. The next couple of blogs will be about practice/qualifying and race days. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Practice and qualifying at the Historic Festival 34 Lime Rock Park (Sep 2)”
Saturday July 23 was race day for the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship Northeast GP at Lime Rock Park. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won GTLM class in the #4 Corvette C7.R, which gave Corvette Racing its 100th sports car victory. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – The Northeast GP Lime Rock Park (Jul 23)”
The second day at the Northeast GP at Lime Rock Park (July 22) was a busy day with back-to-back morning and afternoon practice sessions and qualifying for the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship and Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Day 2 at the Northeast GP Lime Rock Park (Jul 22)”
Round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship was held at Lime Rock Park at the end of July. Lime Rock Park is a beautiful 1.5 mile natural-terrain road course set in the hills of Lakeville, Connecticut. The next few blogs will take a look back at this event. First up is the paddock load in day. Hope you like the photos. Continue reading “2016 – Day 1 at the Northeast GP Lime Rock Park (Jul 21)”
Its been a few weeks since my last blog, but now have a chance to take a look back at round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship that was held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) in early July. CTMP (aka Mosport) is a beautiful natural terrain 2.5 mile road course located in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The 2 hour 40 minute race was won by Dane Cameron and Eric Curran in the #31 Action Express Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Mobil 1 Sportscar GP at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Jul 7 to 10)”
Sunday, July 3rd, was race day for the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship at Watkins Glen International (WGI). After 197 laps, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen was won by João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi in the #5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP. Covered the grid fan walk and race from the “spectators” side of the fence. Hope you like the photos.
Continue reading “2016 – Day 2 at the Six Hours of the Glen (Jul 3)”
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