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August 17, 2020
IMSA racing at Road America is such a fun time. This year we had rain coming down so hard at times. It was just crazy!! I've photographed in the rain before but nothing like this.
The race was red flagged I think twice because of the downpours. My favorite photo might be of corner worker Nate Kosak. He was waving the red flag in turn five with the Whelen Cadillac. The Cadillac had a broken nose and there was one other accident that was enough to call for a red flag to stop the race for a bit. Cars were flying everywhere and hydroplaning if they could see at all because of the rain.
In between the rain storms I had a chance to run to my Acura and drive it from turn five to turn eight. The good thing about both of these turns is they have little platforms with a wooden roof to hide in from the rain! I actually was fairly dry other than my tennis shoes! I wrapped the Sony camera in a towel to shoot through and it worked out well.
There are a ton a photographs to look at here.
Crazy race on Sunday! Congratulations to Helio Castroneves who got the win! He deserved it for leading most of the day and really being chased by the Mazda team and a couple of Cadillacs.
The Corvettes had a great race finishing one and two with a pass of the BMW in the rain!! Love the side by side in the rain Corvette photo!!
Aaron Telitz our Wisconsin guy put his Lexus on pole but the crazy day had him finish third. Next time Aaron!!
Enjoy some wet and dry photos of a wild weekend.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
Blog #353- 50th Shadow Racing Anniversary at the Brian Redman Vintage Festival at Road America 2020
August 3, 2020
What a crazy, busy and fun weekend at Road America! It was the 50th Anniversary of the Shadow Racing Team and all of the magnificent cars!
George Follmer, one of the original Shadow drivers, was there to sign things and to say hi. Plus it was the release of the Shadow book. I have a photo in it of James Hunt driving Jackie Oliver's Shadow in 1973. It's on page 203, just in case you need to check it out!
I'll let the photographs do the rest of the work here because I've gotta get ready for IMSA at Road America!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
July 20, 2020
What a great weekend at Road America on July 11th and 12th!!
The Vintage Indy Car Registry brought about twenty cars from the 1930's to 1990's. They basically do exhibition laps without any racing because the cars are so valuable.
Indy Car had two races to run just to catch up for missed events due to the COVID-19 virus. There was one race Friday afternoon and one on Sunday. It was a full 48 hours or more of work for these teams.
They were great Indy Car races for both Scott Dixon and Felix Rosequist!!
The new aeroscreen for Indy Car is good to see but it makes photographing the guys a little more challenging! It's worth it though to keep these guys safe.
Enjoy 92 photos of the fun!!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann