I covered a race event that lasted 4.5 days last week and I'd be on the salt flats if it wasn't for this little rain issue they've had there. A decision was to be made at 10:00 am today...and they made one. They decided that a decision would be made at 10 am tomorrow. (Sits here, twiddling his thumbs...and editing photos.) If they decide to push things back by one day, then I'll be there Wednesday, Thursday and half of Friday. I'll come back to shoot qualifying for the Grand-Am race at Miller's and stay to shoot the race on Saturday. Then I'll go back to the salt for a week. If the event is cancelled, I'll spend 2.5 days at Miller's and then see if the Streamliner Shootout will take place. Weather: the ultimate powerlessness.
As for the sugar plum fairies, in the final race of the NASA Championships last weekend, it seems that a Corvette (I believe it's the brand-new Pfadt car...a local race car builder) and a Viper were discussing 2nd place; the Viper had it and the Corvette driver wanted it. On the last lap the Viper slid wide in turn 3 and got a couple of wheels in the dirt, forcing him to lift off the throttle for a moment. The Corvette driver used that opportunity to go by on the left. But the driver of the Viper wasn't about to put up with that so he attempted to get back on the track as soon as possible. When he did his car made contact with the Corvette (and I believe he hurt something underneath his car) and the Vette went flying and the Viper spinning.
I bleeve they both came back on rollbacks. I know the Viper did. I don't think either driver was too happy with the whole deal.
I've just attached one photo and it's cropped from a shot made from turn 1 all the way across the track....about half a mile. I've got several more of the whole thing but a lot of it is obscured by dust.
It was an interesting few days....sometimes it was hours of boredom (Spec Miata and 944 Spec classes tend to be slow and boring) punctuated by moments of cynical excitement as someone would spin and hopefully be caught on digital film.
I shot a whole lotta photos (around 9500) and made a decent amount of money by selling prints and CDs with photos on 'em...which will be mailed out in October. Most people were happy to pay in advance, since I'd throw a print or two in with the deal and let 'em have something in their hand for the money. I also adopted a new mental attitude toward selling that seemed to help...a lot.
Now...to wait and see if I'm heading for the salt tomorrow or not. I spose I'll do some more photo work.
Ray
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