1967 Lotus 49 Formula One

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

I felt that this vintage Formula One race car should be presented in black & white. This was taken at the famous "corkscrew" section at Laguna Seca.

I did one using Lightroom only, and the other was done with LR + Silver Efex Pro 2. Can you tell which is which? :)

--Warren

Jaguar Victory Lap

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

We were at the annual Monterey Motorsports Reunion last weekend. This year's featured car was the Jaguar XKE. My favorite cars are the IMSA GTP and World Championship cars. I think the 1984 Jaguar XJR-5 (lead car) is one of the best looking of the Sports Prototype class. Jaguar placed first and second in their class race. The 2nd car is a 1985 Jaguar XJR-7. These cars are running 12 cylinder, 600+ hp engines, and it was thrilling to watch them at speed. This picture was taken during their victory lap, at the top of the "Corkscrew" section of Laguna Seca.

I have the arduous task of editing down hundreds of shots to a reasonably small set.

--Warren

Porsche 917K at Laguna Seca

Panasonic DMC-G1, Micro-Nikkor 200mm f4

This is 1970 Porsche 917k arguably one of the greatest sports racing cars ever made, and also one of my personal favorites. I had the pleasure of seeing it race at the annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races last August.

This picture was taken from the observation tower at the track. At the time, I had not yet acquired the Lumix 45-200mm zoom, so I used my ancient, manual focus Micro-Nikkor 200mm f4. Fittingly, this lens is from the same era as the race car :)

--Warren

Camaro Racer

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

I made my annual trek to the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca Raceway last weekend. Aside from enjoying the racing, I always like to wander the pit area to view the historic race cars up close. Here is a particularly handsome example of a Trans Am era, early-70's Camaro.

I decided to keep it simple this year so I only brought my D100 and one lens.

--Warren