Got up early Sunday and Steve drove me up to Schenley Park and dropped me off early after we picked up coffee in Shadyside.
Had a hat and long sleeves but wasn’t thinking how very hot it would be in the sun all day.
I had another conversation with one of the wives, the quilter and crocheter from Wisconsin whose husband races his MG, I dropped off a flash drive of photos from Friday and asked where the best place to stand and watch and photograph would be.
A nice man walked me down a pathway and suggested the start/finish line. Next year one of the curves!
I spent a lot of time adjusting the camera as the sun came in and out behind clouds. Shady is better.
I met a few photographers and spoke with them about their strategies. Fortunately the cars go eight laps so I had time to try different settings to get the photos of the individual cars. My goal was to photograph the first time racers I wrote about from Friday. Many of your saw the wedding photos of Jessica and Matthew from Saturday so I missed the VGP.
Luke and his Lotus
Rich and his Porsche 912
Chris Longo and his MGB GT “07” Chris is the race instructor and car restorer but first time racer
Lauren and her 1956 Turner
I met a really nice woman who was waiting for her BF to round the curve. Turns out he was not only the lead but the winner.
202 Perry Genova 1970 BMW 2002 Chapel Hill NC Winner
Winner holding the checkered flag
A red tail hawk perched for a long time at the start/finish line, not bothered by the sound of the loud engines zooming by
What it looks like as the checkered flag is waved
Bagpipers add to the ambience of the event Sunday
And Lauren returns to the Paddock area after the race
After the race, waving to the flag waver and the spectators
Stay tuned
See more photos on my Flickr as of Monday AM. Will be adding the link then. Lots of car photos
I bet you found the race a bit more exciting being you had spent time getting to know some of the drivers earlier. Were you rooting for any one in particular? C’mon, Ruth, it’s just you and me, You can tell me. 🙂
I love the pictures of the red cars against the green of the trees in the park. I’ve been to the pre-race activities but never the actual race.
We had the Indy in Toronto this past weekend, it was so loud we could hear them making the corner and we’re 3km away!
I like the look of these cars – they are certainly more interesting than the Formula 1 racing cars.
Cute little cars! 🙂
I love your pictures of the various photographers – “behind the scenes” is cool to be a part of!