12 Hours of Sebring 2012

The 60th edition of the Sebring 12 hours was never going to be the most exciting race with an uncontested P1 category, but the chance to see R18's in competition and the always exciting GT battles were convincing enough to make the trip to the airfield in the orange groves.
I brought some new gadgets this year including a Nimslo 3D which I had never used before this weekend. I only bought it a few weeks ago and one test roll I shot at home did not produce any images. The images I shot at Sebring were the first I had ever taken and they are a bit sloppier than I had hoped as a result.

some Porsches in Preen Park

Audi's of the recent past

 
lady course Marshal


Delta Wing did a few parade laps. Mostly open minded reactions to this car with a general sense of "let's see what this thing can do"

 

the vantage point

Thursday Night Practice


light painting


Friday


is that an extra side mirror?


Nick Heidfeld


last minute fixes on Friday night




Race day. Saw marshals from France, Netherlands, UK.


#2 Audi pulling out an early lead


all three Audis eating T9 to T10. note the heat trails

 


~$5 worth of beer

 
spectating


shadows getting longer



I took some video and a few hours of high quality audio that I am still editing.

American Le Mans Series on the streets of Baltimore

Last weekend Baltimore hosted its inaugural Grand Prix featuring an ALMS race on Saturday. Despite drawing much criticism about the feasibility of hosting such an event in downtown Baltimore, it was a tremendous success with over 45,000 spectators on Saturday and 75,000 on Sunday for the Indy race. Hats off to the organizers for putting on such a great spectacle. The layout of the circuit within Baltimore's inner harbor district was perfect.


The pictures on TV were stunning, and the incorporation of the iconic Camden Yards into the pit complex and subsequent turns was a stroke of genius. Growing up in this region I went to many ball games at Camden Yards making it a special experience to watch a sporting event of a different kind on the same grounds. I haven never been to the long beach Grand Prix but from what I saw, I would say that this event was easily on par with that circuit. I went with general admission tickets and managed to find some great spots to shoot.


Turn 10 through 12 past the Hyatt




Pratt Street start finish straight




peeking around corners








class winning Falken Porsche




Aston Martin Prototype dancing through traffic

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