My son Michael was doing a driving school and I offered to support him….. you know, carry his helmet, feeding him dinner, driving him to and from the venue.
To my great delight, I went to race control and applied for a photographer’s pass…. they granted me this pass and I was given full track access. Boom!
Michael battening down the hatches.
Keep in mind that action sports photography is not my bag and stretches my skill set but off we go! In the end, I walked both the inside and outside of the track along with a bunch of other access areas. It was a good warm up for hikes later this week.
Turn 1.
Turn 2
Bottom of Turn 2. The track paint was still in tip top shape after last month’s F1 Race.
Turn 3 I believe.
Guess what car number Mikey was driving?!?
Turns 4 and 5 I think.
The famous tower.
Bridge over the back stretch.
Wide angle of Turn 1.
They offered up access for the tower but I passed…. you can find images from the top on line.
Turn 12.
Zoom Zoom!
Turn 12 closeup.
Front Straight into Turn 1.
Practicing starts.
Pace Car Lap.
Race control.
Happy son, happy life!
Finally, I leave you with this video. Likely to access it you will need to go onto my web site at http://www.davefaitlemond.com. Usually it does not play when delivered via email.
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Thank you for the great photos! I am so happy Mike had this opportunity. I’m sure he is hooked now!! R2
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