On a Saturday-Sunday two-day race weekend (June 5-6) at Sonoma Raceway, the best racing by far was the Historic Trans-Am race on Saturday then again on Sunday. There were multiple passes for the lead not just during the race but each lap of the race. Two or three cars side by side, four or five cars nose to tail lap after lap. Rears hung out over the side of the track showering cars behind in dust and … [Read more...]
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Meet The Founder of Velocity Invitational: Jeff O’Neill
You might have come across the name Jeff O’Neill recently. He’s been popping up in the news as he’s been spearheading Velocity Invitational, one of the largest vintage racing events planned for 2021. Sports Car Digest photojournalist, Dennis Gray, had the pleasure to sit down with Jeff to discuss this exciting event. For years the three of us, Bill Wagenblatt, Vic Varela, and I, shared accommodations during the … [Read more...]
2021 Masters Speed Festival Photo Gallery and Report
Masters Historic Racing’s first USA stand-alone event and the first USA event of the 2021 year was the Masters Speed Festival run at Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca. In the Masters Historic Formula One USA race, Charles Nearburg’s Williams FW07C was fast. Over the start-finish hill down towards turn two, watching Charles was an education in what these Formula 1 cars can do. He went from full-out acceleration to … [Read more...]
SVRA 2021 Trans-Am SpeedFest Laguna Seca-Photo Gallery
After the Sears Point Raceway Sonoma Speed Tour event, SVRA pulled up stakes and traveled 152 miles south to Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca for the SVRA 2021 Trans-Am SpeedFest. By Saturday morning the Laguna paddock was filled to capacity with over a dozen cars pitting outside the paddock along the entrance road. Between team and support 18 wheelers parked in the paddock alongside race cars there was hardly … [Read more...]
2021 David Love Memorial Vintage Races Photo Gallery
The David Love Memorial Vintage Races was held on April 9 -11 at Sonoma Raceway. The event pays tribute to David Love, one of Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) founders who passed away in 2013. David Love commenced racing in the 1950s, and later purchased the vehicle he would always be identified, a 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. He raced in over 250 events before retiring in 2009. Some notable and interesting … [Read more...]
The Art of Vintage Race Car Photography Part Three: The Portfolio
Building a portfolio is the reason many of us are photographers. Putting together images that we have captured into a collection we can share with friends, associates, or in some cases, to show potential employers. The same rules of building a portfolio apply no matter the final use you envision for your images. As always, the reason you have rules is to break them. Building a Portfolio Tips: Keep a … [Read more...]
The Art of Vintage Car Racing Photography – Part Two
Following on from our initial article titled 'The Art of Vintage Car Racing Photography,' one of the best-known lensmen in American motorsport, Dennis Gray, shares his lifetime of knowledge and talent in vintage car racing photography. Easy steps to add impact to your image: Place you and your camera where spectators are not allowed. Look around you to make sure other photographers are not shadowing your … [Read more...]
The Art of Vintage Car Racing Photography
When asked by SCD to do a short article on photographing vintage racing events, I, for some reason, now long forgotten, said yes. What could I say that readers would find of value or interest? After several dry runs, this is my answer: “Take a number of images captured at Laguna Seca, Sears Point, and ThunderHill, include a few paddock detail images, a few driver portraits, polish the images off with a brief … [Read more...]
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2017 – Photo Gallery
The 2017 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was held August 14-17 at the 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The Reunion is one of the cornerstones of the Monterey Classic Car Week and the largest event held annually in the scenic coastal community. Senior Photographer Dennis Gray documented the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. We often run into a problem when Dennis is … [Read more...]
Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2017 – Report and Photos
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2017 was held August 17-20 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Enthusiasts savored four fantastic days of historic racing at the iconic track, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. A cornerstone of Monterey Classic Car Week, the Reunion brought more than 500 vintage race cars to life in their natural racing environment, … [Read more...]
Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2017 – Report and Photos
The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2017 was held August 12-13 at the 11-turn, 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Formerly known as Monterey Pre-Historics, the event is held the weekend before the larger Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The 2017 running of the Monterey Pre-Reunion was again open to the public, allowing spectators to enjoy a more relaxed paddock environment and a glimpse … [Read more...]
Portland Vintage Racing Festival 2017 – Report and Photos
The Portland Vintage Racing Festival 2017 was staged July 27-30 at Portland International Raceway in Oregon. The event offered three full days of racing for all Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) race groups on the flat, yet challenging, 12-turn, 1.967 mile track. Portland International Raceway (PIR) is built on the former location of Vanport, Oregon, which was destroyed in 1948, when a dike on the Columbia … [Read more...]
Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational 2017 – Report and Photos
The Indy Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational 2017 was held June 16-18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) served as the sanctioning body of the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational where more than 350 race cars competed in 11 different race groups on the 13-turn, 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) road course. The event, which also featured … [Read more...]
Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2017 – Report and Photos
The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2017 was held June 1-4 at Sonoma Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California. Beautiful weather greeted the 350 vintage and historic cars that competed in 13 groups on the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course in Northern California’s wine country. … [Read more...]
Spring Classic Laguna Seca 2017 – Report and Photos
The inaugural Spring Classic historic races were held on May 19-21, 2017 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. At the Spring Classic, run groups of vintage race cars from series popular in 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s revved back to life on the Monterey Peninsula circuit to the delight of motorsports enthusiasts. From screaming Formula 1 machines from the 1970s to the grunt of American V8 engines in the 1966-1972 … [Read more...]
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