Sports Car Digest continues the series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. The first installment looked at the 24 Hours of Daytona, followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring, 1977 Indianapolis 500 and the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans. The latest installment is a collection of candid, environmental portraits of drivers, owners and other personalities from four decades of racing. To see more of … [Read more...]
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1982 24 Hours of Le Mans – Profile and Photo Gallery
Sports Car Digest has been running a series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. The first installment looked at the 1977 Indianapolis 500, while the latest remembers the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans. 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans By Bob Harmeyer Separated by three decades of time, a pair of German manufacturers swept the top finishing positions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, … [Read more...]
1977 Indianapolis 500 – Profile and Photo Gallery
During the coming months, Sports Car Digest will be running a series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. This first installment looks at the 1977 Indianapolis 500. 1977 Indianapolis 500 - Profile and Photo Gallery By Bob Harmeyer The Indianapolis 500 has long been one of the most important events on the world racing calendar and, for several reasons, the 1977 race ranks … [Read more...]
Celebration of the 12 Hours of Sebring – Photo Gallery
By Bob Harmeyer Sebring International Raceway, located on a former Army Air Force base situated among the orange groves of south-central Florida, is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the legendary 12 hour endurance classic in 2012. Sebring has always been one of my three favorite races to photograph, along with the 24 hour races at Daytona and Le Mans. At all three, the lengths of the races provide a wide … [Read more...]
Celebration of the 24 Hours of Daytona – Photo Gallery
By Bob Harmeyer Daytona International Speedway in 2012 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the track's first road race, a three hour event won by Dan Gurney when he coasted across the finish line with a blown engine. The first two road races were three hour events, the third and fourth were expanded to 2000 kilometer contests, and the now-traditional 24-hour race distance was first run in 1966. It was … [Read more...]