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[helioseism]

OK, we've discussed this a few times, so let's do it! Here are some photos to kick it off.

[wrighty]

I'd like to enter these and add congratulations to long-time stox photographer Colin Casserley for these fantastic shots:

Mike James at Northampton International Raceway, warming the ankles as fuel catches in the headers



and an un-named Late Model catches a slight bump in the clay at Brownstown, Indiana



Colin's work can be viewed on the fantastic Stoxphotos website

Edited by wrighty, 12 August 2011 - 15:33.

[kissTheApex]

[OfficeLinebacker]

Hi, I'm OfficeLinebacker, and I approve of this thread.

Edited by OfficeLinebacker, 12 August 2011 - 16:44.

[Andy865]

http://img.netcarsho...allpaper_03.jpg

[SonnyViceR]

[HaydenFan]

Most beautiful thing in all of motorsport is when a rally cars flies through the air. Especially when in Finland.

Edited by HaydenFan, 12 August 2011 - 23:41.

[Supersleeper]

or

or

Edited by Supersleeper, 13 August 2011 - 00:07.

[helioseism]

I hope that's a looooooong lens!

[Xpat]

or

or

Doh!

When I saw the first of the photos I thought it was a tour bus following the race cars.

[Crafty]

Pop Quiz, who is this man ?


Seeing as it is speedweek next week








These are from Speed Week 1954, can't link as an image, so you'll have to click..
http://images.google...d3833b9d5230aec
http://images.google...0ca326fa6d0b20f

[helioseism]

Pop Quiz, who is this man ?

Mickey Thompson.

[klyster]

I hope that's a looooooong lens!

Looks like the third car is running a flux capacitor too, is that legal?

[Dolph]

Looks like the third car is running a flux capacitor too, is that legal?

[Crazy Ninja]

I love this thread so much already i want to marry it!

[Crafty]

Pop Quiz, who is this man ?

Mickey Thompson.

one time manager of Lions drag strip.

"The Last Drag Race"


It was October 9, 1955-opening day at Lions Drag trip in Wilmington, California. Mickey Thompson was the track manager and only paid employee. He and his all-volunteer staff had no idea what to expect. They were prepared to handle up to 2500 people and possibly 50 cars. But over 10,000 people came swarming through the dusty field and down to the track that day. The crowd had no patience with the incredibly long lines at the ticket booth. They simply dismantled what little fence there was and made their way down to the logs that served as seats. Of the 400 cars that showed up that day, over 25 percent had to be turned away, due to bald tires and generally unsafe condition. The P.A. system broke down. The portable toilets overflowed. The food supply ran out. The water, which had to be trucked in, ran out. The dust was unreal. The crowd piled right onto the track to watch the action. Pandemonium prevailed. In other words, opening day at Lions was an unqualified success.

http://hotrod.automo...race/index.html

too much text, so some pictures of the era:

Blair Speed Shop Anglia


Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme



The infamous Stone, Woods & Cook Willys


Who often raced Big John Mazmanian


Tommy "TV" Ivo


Tom "Mongoose" McEwen


"Magicar", built for "Jeep" Hampshire by Kent Fuller


The Mondello/Matsubara AA/FA. Joe Mondello passed away recently, RIP.


Car was restored fairly recently.

Edited by ForeverF1, 13 August 2011 - 09:11.
Plagiarism and copyright

[Matti Poika]

Novikov in Finland

Even more impressive when you remember that he landed it and carried on

[SCUDmissile]

wow what a thread.

my favourites so far.

[Callahan]

Jenson at Bathurst doing a demo earlier this year.

Edited by Callahan, 13 August 2011 - 09:12.

[DrProzac]

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".

This guy has a lot amazing photos:
http://rallyfoto.com...&user=threeckee

Unfortunately the sites sometimes works slow, but it's well worth waiting.

Edited by DrProzac, 14 August 2011 - 09:47.

[ColchesterF1]

This is one of my pictures, really like it mainly as i like the car!


Some great pictures here also

[teejay]

http://static.oneman...y-500-Crash.jpg

Edited by ForeverF1, 13 August 2011 - 17:27.

[teejay]

[teejay]

http://www.abc.net.a...696_6372781.jpg

This one was hard to watch as one of the drivers involved, Karl Reindler, is a friend.

[SonnyViceR]

[teejay]

http://3.bp.blogspot...-REID #####.jpg

[Marc Sproule]

Over 800 non-F1 snaps in my flickr stuff. Many more to come---roughly 75k in my archives---when my life returns to some measure of normalcy.

http://www.flickr.co...81980@N03/sets/

[HaydenFan]

Edited by HaydenFan, 14 August 2011 - 02:19.

[teejay]

Over 800 non-F1 snaps in my flickr stuff. Many more to come---roughly 75k in my archives---when my life returns to some measure of normalcy.

http://www.flickr.co...81980@N03/sets/

I think I just fell in love...

Please tell me you have some stuff of Michael Andretti and Greg Moore in champcar.

[teejay]

[teejay]

http://files.concept...age-07-1280.jpg

[teejay]

http://www.alex-zana.../zanardi168.jpg

linked due to size.


Seeing the joy in this mans face, after being through what he has been through - this pic reminds me that the human spirit is enduring.

For those of you who dont know Alex Zanardi. Spend some time reading about his incredible career.

Edited by teejay, 13 August 2011 - 16:44.

[teejay]

http://app1.mailout....436573_1830.jpg

Edited by ForeverF1, 13 August 2011 - 17:23.

[OfficeLinebacker]

http://www.alex-zana.../zanardi168.jpg

linked due to size.


Seeing the joy in this mans face, after being through what he has been through - this pic reminds me that the human spirit is enduring.

For those of you who dont know Alex Zanardi. Spend some time reading about his incredible career.

Hm.. I guess he lost the tip of his right middle finger in the accident, too.

[Crossmax]

Great pics, but think twice before posting too big pictures in the thread. It's better to link to the really big ones.

[helioseism]

Great pics, but think twice before posting too big pictures in the thread. It's better to link to the really big ones.

You can also link a thumbnail if you use Photobucket or Imageshack.

[SonnyViceR]

Or just resize it via imageshack or whatever... 800x600 is good enough for forums

[Ali_G]

Stan Fox

[superstring]

[DanardiF1]

Stan Fox

Amazing that that incident didn't kill him...

[Marc Sproule]

I think I just fell in love...

Please tell me you have some stuff of Michael Andretti and Greg Moore in champcar.

teejay:

Thanks for the kind words.

There's a number of Michael pics in the champ car set and even a couple in the Atlantic set.

I have only a handful of images of Greg and they haven't been scanned yet. They will get there eventually.

Thanks again,

ms

Edited by Marc Sproule, 14 August 2011 - 03:48.

[Andrew Hope]

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

[AvranaKern]

Or just resize it via imageshack or whatever... 800x600 is good enough for forums

There is an "auto-resize" add-on for these BB but unfortunately Autosport is way behind in these sort of developments.

[bourbon]

SOME LIKE IT DIRTY

[Madera]

[beanoid]

Of course I'm biased, but

Rossi-Stoner Laguna 2008

Jorge Lorenzo Silverstone 2011

Noriyuki Haga

[Crafty]

NASCAR is at Watkins Glen this weekend..

"They only go round in circles" people tell me.. really ?

[Crazy Ninja]

Really enjoying this thread so far. So many spectacular pics; those Scooby ones are beautiful!

[SonnyViceR]

[beanoid]

These are amazing!

Boston.com - 2011 Dakar Rally