Three Months In A Mustang

I’ve never been to a major automotive race before. Sure, I’ve been to the drag strip, and I’ve watched NASCAR on television. I can recall once attending a race at Limerock with my best friend Corwin over a decade ago…but I don’t remember much about it.

Friday and Saturday, I just about lived at Limerock. Boy, what a ride.

American Le Mans made a big splash at Lime Rock

Friday, it rained, all day. Nicole and I were granted media photographer passes, which got us on the other side of the fence around the park. This gave us a chance to photograph the cars up close and personal. I just didn’t realize how loud they would be.

Corvette Racing is badass...even when they lose

The earth rumbled. Our ears bled. And the adrenaline pumped. Nothing like dozens of high-horsepower racing machines flying by a few feet away to make you feel alive. The smell of race gas permeated the air and since Lime Rock is such a short course, there were just a few seconds of respite between laps before the cars came roaring around the corner again.

Ferrari? Racing? Madness!!!111oneoneone

Alas, the team I was rooting for, Corvette Racing, was denied pole position again. They’ve been having a rough season, and Lime Rock was no exception.

After having attended this race though, I’ve realized that I need to go to as many motorsports races as possible. We had a blast (yes, Nicole too…she loves the loud cars, imagine that!) I also got to work and enjoy myself…an odd combination in any field. As you can see from the pictures, Nicole has an eye for photography. If I could just convince her to do it full time, we’d be quite the dynamic duo.

Enough rambling from me. Enjoy the photos!

This Jaguar sounded terrible...but it did look pretty awesome

Picture from the "Big Bend" where a lot of action happened

BMW and Porsche took the top two spots and were battling out all day