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The Great (Non-F1) Motorsports Photographs

Started by helioseism , Aug 12 2011 15:10

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#51 superstring

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Posted 14 August 2011 - 18:40

These are amazing!

Boston.com - 2011 Dakar Rally

Wow!!

#52 Jambo

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Posted 14 August 2011 - 19:04

Steve Plater at Macau

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Michael Dunlop holding the Paul Bird Kawasaki away from the wall at the Southern 100

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Joey Dunlop disobeying the speed limit on the Isle of Man

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#53 midgrid

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Posted 14 August 2011 - 19:33

Steve Plater at Macau

What's so great about a rider having a nap against a concrete wall?

#54 helioseism

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Posted 15 August 2011 - 00:18

#55 Andrew Hope

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 02:55

If we're including accidents, and it seems we are..

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#56 superstring

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 03:13

Who the heck was that? Was he OK??

#57 Dilla

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 05:05

Who the heck was that? Was he OK??

Geoff Bodine at Daytona

He broke his right wrist, right cheekbone, a vertebra in his back, and his right ankle, and also suffered a concussion.

He is the pace/safety car driver for the NASCAR Sprint Cup nowadays.

Edited by Dilla, 16 August 2011 - 05:14.

#58 Gfhuus

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 06:21

Only took us talking about making this thread about fifty times to get it done. Some for the Suby fans, then..

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Amazing pics :love:

. Is the one with the icy twisty mountain roads from monte carlo?

#59 jimbox01

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 10:51

Wow, fame at last!
I took that shot at Goodwood 2008 - end of the forest rally stage.
Glad you like it, just wish I'd had a longer lens on - wouldn't have needed to crop it so heavily then.

#60 philhitchings

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 10:17

Wow there some fantastic shots here. How many wallpapers can a man make use of!!

#61 Julian Roberts

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 13:36

Some fantastic images in this thread. Here are some of my own if I may:

Spa 24 hrs - 2007

Corvette C5R Spa 24 Hours 2007 by groupc, on Flickr

Silverstone 1000 kms 1982 - Alboreto and Patrese driver swap

Lancia LC1 driver change - Riccardo Patrese in, Michele Alboreto out by groupc, on Flickr

Le Mans 2007

Awaiting 2nd qualifying - Le Mans 2007 by groupc, on Flickr

Le Mans 2007

Le Mans 9 by groupc, on Flickr

Corvette - Le Mans 2007

Pratt & Miller Corvette dawn Le Mans 2007 by groupc, on Flickr

Classic Endurance Racing - Nurburgring 2007

Porsche 935 - Classic Endurance Racing - Nurburgring 2007 by groupc, on Flickr

Couldn't resist this one...Le Mans 2007

Hawaiian Tropic Le Mans 2007 by groupc, on Flickr

#62 helioseism

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 13:59

Julian -- Those are amazing shots! :up:

#63 Julian Roberts

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 14:06

Julian -- Those are amazing shots!

Phew ! Thanks for that, I was in two minds whether to post these amongst such illustrious company. :wave:

#64 Andy865

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 14:52

Those dakar photos and the one of the scooby drifting head on are utterly astonishing.

#65 Bunchies

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 17:25

Only took us talking about making this thread about fifty times to get it done. Some for the Suby fans, then..

[img]http://img30.imagesh...65941452448.jpg[img]

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These are awesome shots, but ALL of the photos would be MUCH better if whoever took them didn't edit them so much, blow out the highlights, and set the contrast to ridiculous. They would be much better if they looked more natural.

#66 Andrew Hope

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 18:28

I got those pictures from a thread on the high resolution board on 4chan ages ago - unedited copies, or at least less-edited, exist somewhere, as far as I know. Perhaps try starting a thread on there one day.

One more I liberated from that thread, just found it now. No idea who the original photographer is.

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#67 Andy865

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 23:05

I had a look at that thread and my brain imploded.

Edited by Andy865, 19 August 2011 - 23:05.

#68 DrProzac

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Posted 20 August 2011 - 09:21

My friend's site has a lot great rally photos made by various people (including professionals):

Top 25:
http://rallyfoto.com...e=toplist&t=t25

Top 100
http://www.rallyfoto.com/sv/
(you can enlarge by right-clicking and selecting "Otworz obrazek w nowym oknie".

A few examples

First three photos from Threeckee vel Marcin Rybak
His profile: http://rallyfoto.com...&user=threeckee
And: http://plfoto.com/128136/autor.html
And: http://photomediawor...folio/threeckee

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Now grolson vel Grzegorz (Greg) Roslon
His profile: http://rallyfoto.com...le&user=groslon
His site: http://gregroslon.com/ (lots of great galleries there!)
You can also go to "Database" at his site to get links to galleries on eWRC.cz like http://www.ewrc.cz/e...e...f=100&all=1
or http://www.ewrc.cz/e...e...f=100&all=1

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I must say that those two guys made some of the best rally photos I've ever seen. Brilliant. There are other good photographers on rallyfoto.com

BTW IIRC on the site you can contact the photographers for a print.

Please don't redistribute those photos without annotation about their authors

#69 MadYarpen

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Posted 20 August 2011 - 09:31

Wow, looks like I have new walpapers thanks to this thread! Stunning!

#70 Bunchies

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Posted 21 August 2011 - 22:57

I got those pictures from a thread on the high resolution board on 4chan ages ago - unedited copies, or at least less-edited, exist somewhere, as far as I know. Perhaps try starting a thread on there one day.

One more I liberated from that thread, just found it now. No idea who the original photographer is.

[img]http://img685.images...65855119521.jpg[img]

Looks like the editing might have been necessary. That photo is massively overexposed and difficult to salvage.

#71 Dan333SP

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Posted 22 August 2011 - 02:02

My little contribution, taken just before the race was red flagged at PLM in 2009-
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#72 ViMaMo

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Posted 22 August 2011 - 07:27

Source: Boston Big Picture

#73 lustigson

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Posted 22 August 2011 - 10:10

Regarding the aforementioned Stan Fox, this picture has always stuck on me:

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#74 Xpat

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Posted 22 August 2011 - 10:28

Regarding the aforementioned Stan Fox, this picture has always stuck on me:

This was one year I didn't sit in my normal seats and I got seats in turn 1 with a good view of this accident. It certainly looked serious but Cheever's reaction told me all I needed to know. Cheever was a bit of a plain spoken hot head (something that every series could use...adds spice imo) He jumped out of his car, very obviously going to confront the idiot who caused a crash on the first turn of a 200 lap race. When he looked back and saw poor Stan and his car he became very subdued. I bristle at the contention that people watch racing only to see crashes. I always feel a bit sick when I see one like this.

There is a sequence of these that are really amazing.

#75 Rentta

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Posted 22 August 2011 - 11:34

#76 ViMaMo

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Posted 23 August 2011 - 01:04

#77 Callisto

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Posted 23 August 2011 - 22:35

Fantastic Pictures :up:

#78 Zippel

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Posted 24 August 2011 - 02:29

As a kid I puzzled over the ending of Crazy Cars on the Amiga... and now I think I understand. :up:

http://www.mobygames...eShotId,262245/

#79 GSiebert

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Posted 24 August 2011 - 08:42

Any idea where this pic was taken ? There are not many tracks where cars take off nowadays, in fact I can't think of another one than the Nordschleife, but it doesnt seem to be that one here.

#80 ColchesterF1

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Posted 24 August 2011 - 10:06

Just a pure blind guess, but maybe Jarama?

#81 superstring

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Posted 26 August 2011 - 01:23

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Posted 26 August 2011 - 01:48

#83 HaydenFan

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Posted 26 August 2011 - 02:06

^^^^^^^
What happens when you make a Hot Wheels car into a real car.

Help to continue the ushering the rear wheel drive cars.

Any idea where this pic was taken ? There are not many tracks where cars take off nowadays, in fact I can't think of another one than the Nordschleife, but it doesnt seem to be that one here.

Lime Rock Park. If you don't take the chicane, you carry enough speed to get some lift.

Edited by HaydenFan, 26 August 2011 - 02:06.