Friday, January 25, 2013

Getting to Know Daytona

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
Today was our first full day at Daytona. We spent most of the day checking out some places to watch the race and for Matt to shoot some photos. And I think we're going to have some good options. Tomorrow, we'll also have access to the Champions' Club, so that will add some new places.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
We spent the morning watching final practice for the Rolex Series and checking out a few new spots in the infield. Here's the #59 Brumos Porsche. I think the driver's side is barely touching the track.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
Here's the #22 Bullet Racing Porsche Cayman, which is running in Grand Am's new GX class. I'm curious to see how the GX class will run, especially SpeedSource's new Mazda6.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
In the afternoon, we checked out the Continental Tire Series race We walked along Lake Lloyd and found some bleachers in NASCAR turn 2. It was a great place to check out the high banks of Daytona. In addition to the photo at the top of the blog, Matt also caught the #88 Ranger Sports Racing Porsche. Thanks to the afternoon light, this Red Bull has wings and another set of horns (check out the shadow).

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Hello, Daytona!

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
We've been talking about it for five years, and now we're finally here! Hello, Daytona! We're ready for the Rolex 24! We got into town late this afternoon and immediately hightailed it to the track for night practice. This was a good opportunity for Matt to scope out some shooting locations for the 24-hour race on Saturday and Sunday. And for the record, two were great and one was not so great. Above is the #61 Ferrari in front of the iconic Ferris wheel in the Daytona infield. Here are a few others.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
Here's the pack coming through the horseshoe, led by the #50 Highway to Help DP car.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
The #64 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari running through the infield.

Photo by Matthew Lowell Thompson
The #93 Turner Motorsports BMW.