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October 7, 2024
This blog is a bit special in that it's on a racing fundraiser for the American Cancer Society called DRIVE. It was held at Road America on August 22.
Get your yearly checkup folks or I would have never known that I have bladder cancer. A routine urinalysis revealed microscopic blood in my urine and that's how I learned of my issue. I felt fine and had no idea.
I lost my right kidney last year and are dealing with the left kidney and more now.
I've photographed DRIVE for 5 years I believe, and it means more to me than ever since I've been diagnosed.
All the proceeds of the event went to the American Cancer Society which is great.
This year we brought on a new sponsor, EIG, Ellenbecker Investment Group and we thank them.
We provide lunch and instructors like professional driver Randy Pobst all for a great cause.
Checkout a few photos of some racers having fun. The weather that day was beautiful and the best in the 20 years the DRIVE has run.
Enjoy these photos of the day.
Thanks,
Rich
September 23, 2024
My last blog was on the qualifying for the Milwaukee Mile Hy-Vee 250 races held August 31 and September 1. Today's blog is on the two races that weekend. Conor Daly made the most passes EVER done at the Milwaukee Mile during a race even with 42 passes!
Pato O'Ward won the first race with Will Power and Conor Daly following behind. Ten more laps and I think Will Power would have caught Pato.
Scott McLaughlin won the second race with Scott Dixon and Colton Herta close behind.
It was fun, the weather was good and there were not too many accidents.
The crowd of 42,000+ enjoyed the nicely refurbished Milwaukee Mile which is still getting more improvements in the future thanks to the state of Wisconsin and Roger Penske Indy Car Corporation.
On a personal health update I will get a neph tube placed in my back going to my left kidney on Wednesday. Cancer cells are back and after the neph tube heals for a month I get 6 infusions of BCG. Hope this kicks it's ass and gets rid of it.
Racing season is done and cameras and lenses are getting cleaned so bring this treatment on!
Be well all and enjoy a look at the races a few weeks back.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
September 9, 2024
On Friday, August 30th I turned 70 and the Indy Cars came into town to the Milwaukee Mile where they haven't raced in years. Qualifying took place at my favorite race track and to me it's the best portrait session a photographer can get with the Indy Car racers because they go out 1 at a time.
This blog is just on the qualifying on Friday but two races were held August 31 and September 1 with the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s. The racing will be the next blog but enjoy the qualifying and a look at the tight confines of the present day Indy Car cockpit. It's a little different now with the nice air conditioning and blowers that they all have hooked up while waiting to get going.
The Indy NXT cars look a little different and notice Yuven Sundaramoorthys helmet with the Wisconsin Badgers football team theme. Very cool and he is from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Each Indy Car driver got 3 laps in qualifying with the second lap being your qualifying lap for race 1 and the third lap your qualifying lap for the second race.
Josef Newgarden won the pole position for race 1 and Scott McLaughlin for race 2.
It was a wonderful weekend of weather and 42,000+ in attendance at the Milwaukee Mile which makes for a very successful weekend!
Enjoy a look at qualifying. The two races will be the next blog coming up.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
