Pace Car Thrill Ride

flyingpylon

150mph+ at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a 2008 Corvette pace car driven by Max Papis.

Nikon D70, Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm, 1/50s, f14.

If you're interested, the rest of the story along with an audio recording, is available here:

The Amazing “Mad Max” Papis Pace Car Thrill Ride

Grumpy_one

Pretty sharp for a moving car at 1/50s. Great shot!

jeffreaux2

Nice....

My brother in law has an '08 Z06 that he has added headers, and aftermarket intake, and a 150HP nitrous oxide injection to. This puts it in the 700 horsepower range. It is an absolutely obnoxious beast of a car. He took me for a spin at Christmas, and hit a tad over 150mph a few times, but we were on two lane curvy country roads. The track looks like a much safer alternative.

I like the streaky background out the window!!!

Skippy

flyingpylon wrote:

150mph+ at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a 2008 Corvette pace car driven by Max Papis.

Nikon D70, Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm, 1/50s, f14.

If you're interested, the rest of the story along with an audio recording, is available here:

The Amazing “Mad Max” Papis Pace Car Thrill Ride

Wow what an adrenaline rush for you hu
Is it just the angle of the shot or is the steering wheel really small?

His knees are touching the dashboard, he doesn't look comfortable at all.
I notice this in a lot of cars, they don't design them for the tall people of this world do they........ me I don't have a problem with that, cause I'm a shorty

Well he might not look comfortable, but he sure looks like he's having fun.
Congratulations on the Shoot .... Skippy
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flyingpylon

You have to remember that the interior of a Corvette is quite "form fitting"... like a glove almost. There is certainly some distortion from the wide angle lens that causes Max to look bigger than he really is in comparison to the steering wheel, dash, etc. Actually, I think he was quite comfortable, as was I, but the seating position is more laid back than in most cars. And yes, it was quite an adrenaline rush and a lot of just pure fun!

eL eSs Vee

Very nice! I like the lighting and contrast, too! Very good detail inside the car and out.

Looks like a blast of a ride.

Julius

WOW, you are one luck man. That would be so cool, I go to the 500 every year with my father and brother and I've always wanted to do something like this. great shot also

Panther

What a neat shot, and really looked like a thrill!!

RBrogen

goes to show I'm getting old ... the first thing I noticed...NO HELMET!!!!