A lovely set of picture Gus, my son though pic 24 was a toy hotwheels car
I have only manged one visit to a drag strip and that was a practice day at the Gold Coast race track in Queensland. Unfortunately only one of the big boys was there and he only done a couple of modest runs, but watching the crew pull the engine down and rebuild it in minutes is an impressive sight (just incase you wonder why they pull the engine down, the life expectances of these engine is under 10 minutes!!!)
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
A lovely set of picture Gus, my son though pic 24 was a toy hotwheels car
I have only manged one visit to a drag strip and that was a practice day at the Gold Coast race track in Queensland. Unfortunately only one of the big boys was there and he only done a couple of modest runs, but watching the crew pull the engine down and rebuild it in minutes is an impressive sight (just incase you wonder why they pull the engine down, the life expectances of these engine is under 10 minutes!!!)
oh my, wonderful pics.
4 me, you captured the moment, the focus from the pic crew and the drama that is associated being on a deadline.
thank you for sharing-BRAVO
holy cow - I do like these, especially your B&W conversions.
Last time I went (here in the UK) you couldn't get close to the pits to take those sort of pics.
you've gotta love the sideways ProMod.
I never realised your ears stopped registering noise above a certain level and volume was measured by vibration of the internal organs before I went drag racing.
I never realised your ears stopped registering noise above a certain level and volume was measured by vibration of the internal organs before I went drag racing.
What a brilliant set of pics. I was expecting a few burnout shots and a couple of starts, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is just excellent. Your motion blur shot in the garage/pit is top stuff. Also I love the way the tyres distort under all the stress of the start.
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I have only manged one visit to a drag strip and that was a practice day at the Gold Coast race track in Queensland. Unfortunately only one of the big boys was there and he only done a couple of modest runs, but watching the crew pull the engine down and rebuild it in minutes is an impressive sight (just incase you wonder why they pull the engine down, the life expectances of these engine is under 10 minutes!!!)
Thanks for bringing back the memories
Tim
Love the heat waves in this one:
and the action in this one:
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
It's been over 10 years since I've been to nitro event. I need to correct that.
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in the pits shots. I love the exposures too.
Thanks,
Jim
4 me, you captured the moment, the focus from the pic crew and the drama that is associated being on a deadline.
thank you for sharing-BRAVO
Cheers,
-Jon
Topfuel is so amazing to see..And the noise....ohhhh the noise, just love it.
Thanx for sharing. Big up!
the motor. Demonstrates that sense of urgency to finish the job.
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Last time I went (here in the UK) you couldn't get close to the pits to take those sort of pics.
you've gotta love the sideways ProMod.
I never realised your ears stopped registering noise above a certain level and volume was measured by vibration of the internal organs before I went drag racing.
Adrian
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