{"id":1704,"date":"2015-03-03T10:58:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T15:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.petebarrett.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2015-03-24T13:25:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T17:25:59","slug":"speed-racer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.petebarrett.com\/?p=1704","title":{"rendered":"Go Go Speed Racer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a new personal work project I’ve been working on shooting drag racers.<\/p>\n

Like most guys,\u00a0 I have always liked going to the races. \u00a0 The only thing better than going to the races as a spectator is getting credentials to shoot them. \u00a0 I have had the good fortune to shoot many races over the years. \u00a0 \u00a0From Formula One, \u00a0to assignments from Dodge to shoot\u00a0the\u00a0Nascar races at Homestead Motor Speedway & Daytona, to projects for Bloomberg Markets shooting events where the a private luxury car club rents an airstrip for the day to race a multitude of ultra high end supercars at speeds of well over 200 mph.<\/p>\n

Of all that I have shot, \u00a0nothing trumps the thrill of drag racing. \u00a0 The sound of the engines roaring as the cars speed down the track.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The smell and sight of the smoke of the burning rubber as they do their burn outs.\u00a0\u00a0 It is thrilling.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These guys are fearless.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the souped up street cars rocking 800 horsepower knocking out 10\u00a0second 1\/4 miles, \u00a0to the top fueled dragsters with up to almost 8,000 horsepower that go from 0 to over 300 mph in less than 4 seconds.\u00a0\u00a0 Many equate it to the forces you’d feel taking off in the space shuttle as it puts 5 to 6 times the G forces on you as you rocket down the race track.\u00a0\u00a0 They are the fastest accelerating land vehicles on the planet.<\/p>\n

I love getting out and shooting all this.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As you kneel down next to them when they do their burnouts you can feel the sound waves pounding you like someone beating you repeatedly really fast with large heavy pillows.\u00a0\u00a0 It shakes the ground under you and were it not for the ear muffs, would permanently damage your hearing.\u00a0 It’s unnerving and super exciting all at the same time.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These are just a few images from part one of an at least 3 part series of shoots.\u00a0\u00a0 We have both still and video shoots planned at the Top Fuel NHRA races in Charlotte Motor Speedway in March and the IHRA Nitro drag series in April here in West Palm.<\/p>\n

To see more of my work go to the Speed Racer section on my site @\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.petebarrett.com\/Personal-Work\/Speed-Racer\/1<\/a>\u00a0or follow me on Instagram\u00a0\u00a0 @PeteBarrettPhoto<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 and stay tuned for more exciting stuff in the coming months!<\/p>\n

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