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HKYStormFront 10-24-2012 08:27 AM

Petit Le Mans 2012 Pics
 
through a connection at a shop i do some photo work for, i was able to get a media pass for Petit Le Mans this year at Road Atlanta this past weekend. i was to shoot for Nissan, a huge opportunity for me. since i was shooting for the brand and not just one team, i tried to get shots of all of the cars powered by nissan. this included about 5 LMP2 cars (LMP chassis, production based engine with spec limits) which have a VH45 derivative and the famed DeltaWing powered by a highly tweaked 1.6L juke turbo engine. i'm gonna keep all of the pics in this thread nissan branded but there are plenty more to see in the albums. i've got my thursday (practice sessions) shots edited and uploaded, i'll keep working on the rest!

album:

Petit Le Mans '12 - Thursday 10/18 - JPMcG Photography

fav's:

1. Conquest Racing driver Eric Lux just before heading out to practice
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/.../MG4821-XL.jpg

2. after a tremendous accident with a GTC car Wednesday, Highcroft racing spent thursday rebuilding the DeltaWing
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7065-XL.jpg

3. there are lots of little details on LMP cars that are hard to see from track side like these carbon aero pieces along the flank
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7158-XL.jpg

4. Eric Lux powering out of the pit lane in the Conquest Racing LMP2 #37
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7271-XL.jpg

5. even though it was only a practice day, there were plenty of spectators around turn 10 to watch the action
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/.../MG4887-XL.jpg

6. i spent most of the weekend hanging out with this team, Conquest Racing
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7530-XL.jpg

7. after nonstop work for over a day, the DeltaWing was back together, here with driver Lucas Ordonez before night practice
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7783-XL.jpg

8. captured this view right as the deltawing was about to go out for practice, no photoshop here, this one's practically straight out of the camera
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG7926-XL.jpg

thanks for looking! i'll keep posting more pics as i get friday and saturday's shots done! plenty more to see in the albums so be sure to look through them!

Dustin@Z1 10-24-2012 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKYStormFront (Post 1977742)

LOL....look the Delta wing CAN FLY! :icon18: The air jacks must have been up in this shot.

jcosta79 10-24-2012 09:13 AM

Nice!

jcosta79 10-24-2012 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin@Z1 (Post 1977791)
The air jacks must have been up in this shot.

Nope. David Copperfield was nearby.

shadoquad 10-24-2012 10:01 AM

cool pix, mr. Patrick

HKYStormFront 10-24-2012 12:39 PM

thanks everyone!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin@Z1 (Post 1977791)
LOL....look the Delta wing CAN FLY! :icon18: The air jacks must have been up in this shot.

yup they were just about to lower it down to let it go. seen here practicing their Doc Brown hover conversion :tup:

Mr&Mrs 10-24-2012 01:00 PM

Awesome man thanks!

HKYStormFront 10-24-2012 04:02 PM

:tiphat:

HKYStormFront 10-24-2012 09:42 PM

finished up pics from friday so there's 8 more fav's to post...

album:

Petit Le Mans 2012 - Friday 10/19 - JPMcG Photography

fav's:

1. TDS Racing proved to be quite a juggernaut over the course of the weekend
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/.../MG5467-XL.jpg

2. OAK Racing's Gulf livery was a big hit here stateside
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8076-XL.jpg

3. the Thiriet car heading up toward the bridge from 10b
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8325-XL.jpg

4. the Murphy Prototypes car set crazy fast lap times as well
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8445-XL.jpg

5. constant traffic flowed toward Lucas Ordonez and Gunnar Jeanette, drivers of the DeltaWing
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8821-XL.jpg

6. with eyes on the pride, Martin Plowman, aka "Plowey", put down a tremendous qualifying lap
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/.../MG6005-XL.jpg

7. these LMP2 cars are powered by a Nismo built VH45's
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8924-XL.jpg

8. OZ wheels of all variety of designs can be found around the pits
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...IMG8937-XL.jpg

starting to work on saturday's pics now... stay tuned!

HKYStormFront 10-31-2012 08:52 PM

finally done with all of my pics from Petit this year, here's the last set...

album:

Petit Le Mans 2012 - Saturday 10/20 - JPMcG Photography

fav's:

1. Conquest Racing working diligently on their car Saturday morning
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_9003-XL.jpg

2. Gunnar Jeanette was literally off to the races after the green flag, passing the entire GTC class on the first lap!
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_6194-XL.jpg

3. David Heinemeier Hansson set a brisk pace in the P2 class, almost immediately passing the P2 leader
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_9302-XL.jpg

4. OAK Racing maintained heavy pressure on Conquest for 1st place in P2 class all day
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_9432-XL.jpg

5. Martin Plowman (aka Plowey) ended up setting the fastest lap in P2 in the Conquest Racing car
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_9865-XL.jpg

6. three Nissan teams (Greaves, TDS, and Conquest) stacked up after a caution
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_0567-XL.jpg

7. Pierre Thiriet turning hard into the uphill Esses at sunset
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_0694-XL.jpg

8. Lucas Ordonez would finish the race for the DeltaWing team ending up 5th place overall, a huge success!
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...MG_0937-XL.jpg

there's plenty more (250+!) shots in the album, be sure to look through them when you have time!

SPOHN 11-11-2012 05:29 PM

Great work man. Really great shots.

HKYStormFront 11-11-2012 09:07 PM

thanks chris! :tiphat:

GTHAUS 12-07-2012 01:33 PM

Awesome shots man!

HKYStormFront 12-07-2012 04:31 PM

much appreciated my friend :tiphat:


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