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Lance J Ruting - motor racing photographer 1942-1997

Started by 275 GTB-4 , Jun 21 2008 02:26

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#1 275 GTB-4

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Posted 21 June 2008 - 02:26

Thread started from the Early Holden discussion, but, well and truly overdue...

Lance J Ruting collection here:
At the age of 21 years, encouraged by Warwick Farm's Geoff Sykes and Max Stahl from Racing Car News, Lance turned full-time professional in 1964. Almost without making a conscious decision, he had discovered his career, photographing motor racing. He captured every Bathurst 500 from 1964 to 1996, Oran Park Catalina and Warwick Farm from 1964, Amaroo from the first meeting in 1967 and rallys, trials and hillclimbs all over NSW. His legacy is a 35 year archive of over 260,000 negatives and slides of cars and characters, moments and details, a motor sport treasure.
http://www.autopics....ite/index.ehtml

Waterfowl Book
http://www.biblioz.c...97992_1531.html

The Peter Brock connection:
Between 1967 to 1970, Brock developed the A30 into a very competitive racecar. He obtained modest sponsorship over the years (Diamond Valley Speed Shop, Lance J Ruting & Castrol) all of which flowed back into the car and certainly eased his on-going race expenses.

Lance J Ruting work at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW

Lance J Ruting was a Sydney photographer who specialised in motor racing photography. Unlike most notable practitioners in this field, Ruting confined his activities to Australia, especially New South Wales. However he was active during the 1960s and 1970s, when Australian motor racing reached a peak of popularity and activity. As a result Ruting had several opportunities to photograph the world's leading drivers, as well as many notable Australian competitors.
Ruting's work is representative of its specialised field, particularly in the use of camera movement to create blurred detail and an impression of speed.

http://www.powerhous...&images=&c=&s=1

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#2 Ray Bell

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Posted 21 June 2008 - 07:16

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4
Lance J Ruting.....

Yer forgot that he bred chooks!

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#3 Dale Harvey

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 02:58

He was also a very capable bicycle racer.
Dale.

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#4 johnny yuma

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Posted 25 June 2008 - 06:29

Lance didn't mind a chat (wouldn't accept a beer on duty though) and he had a bit of an eye for the ladies.Our group often called him over for a chat in the Esses at Oran Park,and without us remembering or mostly even knowing he snapped off a lot of great character shots of us from about 1970 to 1973.I rediscovered them looking through David Blanch's AUTOPICS proofsheets on computer.A treasure trove of a dozen or so photos of mates,girlfriends,boozy partying etc.We had a get together on the strength of them when a dear lady from the past was back in Sydney briefly.Cost me a bit but priceless-Lance was a true professional photographer of people too.

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#5 Ray Bell

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Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:35

He boasted that he snapped a shot of every car at every meeting...

However, it became difficult to get decent pics out of him after about 1972. His prints lacked sharpness and contrast for the most part.

JY... what sort of lady was that... I mean to cost you so much?

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#6 johnny yuma

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Posted 25 June 2008 - 22:58

Ray-the kind that didn't mind hanging out with a bunch of drunks at Oran Park !

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#7 Ray Bell

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Posted 26 June 2008 - 03:31

Not Cheryl, I hope?

Yes, we all had our moments there. Not all of mine were as memorable, there was an undercurrent between the organisation and myself that they never overcame.

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#8 johnny yuma

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Posted 26 June 2008 - 06:32

no Cheryl , but in the interests of social history/nostalgia page the photos capture Australian "yoof " in OP
heyday. The reasons for the demise of spectator numbers exist as much in the spectators changing expectations of a day out as the competitors desires to develop increasingly unaffordable cars. I'll attempt to post "my" shots.

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#9 275 GTB-4

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 01:54

To get back on subject....

some of Lance's pics advertised as being on the VHRR Website...and of course, Autopics has a bunch of em....

A friend of mine with his tribute to the great Lance J Ruting

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#10 Stinky

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 04:13

Hullo All;
Lance J certainly was a whizz at "candid" shots too. :lol:

Before the days of Porta Loos if you wanted a tree between races near a flagpoint or fire truck you had a VERY good look round first to see that Lance J was NOT in the vicinity!! :rotfl:

A quick aside.
When my wife and I were planning our wedding we approached Lance to take the photos.
He did a fantastic job.
Thing was that when fees were mentioned all he said was "My Pleasure".
Did not charge us a bean!!
Some of the photos of officials would now be classics or real blackmail material. :lol:

Cheers.
Roger.

Edited by Stinky, 17 August 2012 - 04:21.

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#11 DanTra2858

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 09:04

Thread started from the Early Holden discussion, but, well and truly overdue...

How good it is to see some suggestions become of age, Lance in most ways was a larger than life person & at times had a very acid tongue, you either liked Lance or gave him a miss, I am glad to say that we were on a friendly basis from 1963 up to his Death.

When I was working at Geoghegan's in 1968 Leo had him come over to the Lotus Division & take photos of the operation for Colin Chapman, how I would like one of those photes today, sorry just dreaming of a long past life.

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#12 brucemoxon

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Posted 18 August 2012 - 09:49

To get back on subject....

some of Lance's pics advertised as being on the VHRR Website...and of course, Autopics has a bunch of em....

A friend of mine with his tribute to the great Lance J Ruting

Oh, what a great shirt. Was it Bernie King that uttered those words?

I have several of LJR's photos - of me and my old man. Yes, he could have an acid tongue and you never went away wondering what was Lance's view on something.

Bruce Moxon