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October 31, 2022
I just realized that I didn't put a blog up of this great event. It was at the same time as Summerfest and Gathering on the Green. It was a busy weekend here in Milwaukee.
The Millers at Milwaukee is a wonderful event held annually at the Milwaukee Mile. This year it was on July 8 and 9, 2022 and the weather was perfect.
If you don't know who Harry Miller is, PLEASE look him up and read the amazing history of this man from Milwaukee who changed racing history.
A lot of these cars are Millers that were complete with Miller engines. But, there are some other great pieces of history here running on track as well.
I took enough photos that I'm going to split this into two blogs and this is part 1.
These cars are pieces of art and one can only imagine racing 500 miles at Indy in one of them!
Not all of them ran on track but I tried to get a photo or two of all, plus of course the famous grid photo.
My grid photo is different than the traditional one done for years from the starters stand on the side of the track. I brought my 10 foot ladder, put it in the center of the grid, and photographed the bunch as they left the grid.
Enjoy a peak at them and more to come next blog.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
October 17, 2022
I'm finally getting caught up a bit since most of my Summer racing and music photography is complete!
Now it's time to share some of the past shows and events.
This blog is on Rick Springfield at Summerfest on July 9th this past Summer.
Nice hot night for a hot show with Rick rocking it out with his band! He and the guys were one of the better shows I saw at Summerfest this year.
During the show, Rick tossed at lot of red and white roses into the air and the stage was full of them. Made the ladies in the front very happy it seemed!
Check out his tennis shoes. Each shoe was a different color. That was interesting!
Enjoy a look at Rick and his band.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
October 3, 2022
Where do future race car drivers begin? Usually they begin with racing go karts when they're young with lots of family support. This is not a big sponsored, big money team here.
This past year, I got to see 10 year old JP Borre on his was to winning the Cadet Rookie Championship, driving his #28 AAR stickered kart at Road America!
JP, with the supportive help of his father Emil and whole family, won the championship at Road America.
Grandfather, Ron Nelson, provided some great guidance along with Mike Lashmett and others.
Indy Car racer Scott Dixon is a lot like JP in that he's just a quiet guy until he gets racing. Once in the kart, JP is fast and drives smart.
His #28 blue kart with All American Racers stickers on it would make Dan Gurney proud! He drives like Dan and has Dan's personality that is also just like Scott Dixon.
Keep a watch out for JP Borre. He sure does seen to have what it takes to become a great racer.
Along with JP, you'll see some other kart racers and classes in my photos here.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
