12 Hours of Sebring 2012

The 60th edition of the Sebring 12 hours was never going to be the most exciting race with an uncontested P1 category, but the chance to see R18's in competition and the always exciting GT battles were convincing enough to make the trip to the airfield in the orange groves.
I brought some new gadgets this year including a Nimslo 3D which I had never used before this weekend. I only bought it a few weeks ago and one test roll I shot at home did not produce any images. The images I shot at Sebring were the first I had ever taken and they are a bit sloppier than I had hoped as a result.

some Porsches in Preen Park

Audi's of the recent past

 
lady course Marshal


Delta Wing did a few parade laps. Mostly open minded reactions to this car with a general sense of "let's see what this thing can do"

 

the vantage point

Thursday Night Practice


light painting


Friday


is that an extra side mirror?


Nick Heidfeld


last minute fixes on Friday night




Race day. Saw marshals from France, Netherlands, UK.


#2 Audi pulling out an early lead


all three Audis eating T9 to T10. note the heat trails

 


~$5 worth of beer

 
spectating


shadows getting longer



I took some video and a few hours of high quality audio that I am still editing.

strassenversion on DRIVE

Check out this episode of "drive" with Leo Parente to get a look at the first two races of the F1 season. Also watch for an awesome strassenversion shout out and Leo sporting this shirt: http://strassenversion.net/items/f2008shirt.html



I have been really impressed with what these guys have done with this youtube channel since January. I have watched pretty much all of the original Top Gear going back to seasons with Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson and love to watch different automobile shows from around the world: Turbo from France, the old Best Motoring from Japan, GRIP from Germany, 5th gear, Top Gear, and I would say that what they are doing with this channel can be compared to the best. Its still very young and they dont have the BBC's budget, but all of the hosts are really hitting their stride and producing some great content.

http://www.youtube.com/drive

strassenversion on DRIVE

Check out this episode of "drive" with Leo Parente to get a look at the first two races of the F1 season. Also watch for an awesome strassenversion shout out and Leo sporting this shirt: http://strassenversion.net/items/f2008shirt.html



I have been really impressed with what these guys have done with this youtube channel since January. I have watched pretty much all of the original Top Gear going back to seasons with Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson and love to watch different automobile shows from around the world: Turbo from France, the old Best Motoring from Japan, GRIP from Germany, 5th gear, Top Gear, and I would say that what they are doing with this channel can be compared to the best. Its still very young and they dont have the BBC's budget, but all of the hosts are really hitting their stride and producing some great content.

http://www.youtube.com/drive

Martin Brundle Lotus 49

Martin Brundle Lotus 49

Sun setting at Sebring

I took this from one of the many DIY spectator platforms at Sebring. Thanks to the guys who let me watch from up there and other platforms throughout the weekend. This is 40 minutes of dusk overlooking turns 11-12 condensed to 4 minutes. The audio was recorded on a separate device with really good stereo so turn up your speakers or headphones for full effect. I have a few hours of audio from the race from different places on the circuit that I am working on uploading to a few different places. This is a sample of the audio quality I have.

Sun setting at Sebring

I took this from one of the many DIY spectator platforms at Sebring. Thanks to the guys who let me watch from up there and other platforms throughout the weekend. This is 40 minutes of dusk overlooking turns 11-12 condensed to 4 minutes. The audio was recorded on a separate device with really good stereo so turn up your speakers or headphones for full effect. I have a few hours of audio from the race from different places on the circuit that I am working on uploading to a few different places. This is a sample of the audio quality I have.

2012 24 Hours of Le Mans poster

 A pretty big improvement on some of the previous years.

2012 24 Hours of Le Mans poster

 A pretty big improvement on some of the previous years.

The Work of Ron van der Ende

Came across the work of Ron van der Ende today. Ron is a sculptor living in Rotterdam. He specializes in wall mounted bas-reliefs constructed from found wood. Head over to his website to see more of his work. This "NASCAR Charger" above is probably my favorite along with the shotgun houses and cassette tapes.



this is why stipistop, a hungarian car blog, is one of my daily go-to's.

seen: http://stipistop.com/ron-van-der-ende-szoborba-oltott-festmenyei/
from: http://ronvanderende.nl/

The Work of Ron van der Ende

Came across the work of Ron van der Ende today. Ron is a sculptor living in Rotterdam. He specializes in wall mounted bas-reliefs constructed from found wood. Head over to his website to see more of his work. This "NASCAR Charger" above is probably my favorite along with the shotgun houses and cassette tapes.



this is why stipistop, a hungarian car blog, is one of my daily go-to's.

seen: http://stipistop.com/ron-van-der-ende-szoborba-oltott-festmenyei/
from: http://ronvanderende.nl/

Panoramic Sebring

Stereo video giving a view from turn 9 all the way to turn 10 at the 12 hours of Sebring 2012. two cameras and an external microphone for high quality sound. I turned up the amplitude on the sound in editing. original audio has no clipping and I tried to avoid it when amplifying.

http://strassenversion.net

Panoramic Sebring

Stereo video giving a view from turn 9 all the way to turn 10 at the 12 hours of Sebring 2012. two cameras and an external microphone for high quality sound. I turned up the amplitude on the sound in editing. original audio has no clipping and I tried to avoid it when amplifying.

http://strassenversion.net

Introducing racesounds.com

At this year's Sebring 12 hours I brought along a high quality audio recorder to capture some of the glorious sounds that are never really properly captured for broadcast. Over the four days that I was there I recorded a few hours of audio that came out very nicely. There is no clipping in the original recordings and in editing to adjust the amplitude for playback on stereos and computers there is nearly no loss in quality. From the 5+ hours of original recordings I am releasing about 2 hours of the best samples. Some had to be cut for wind noise or other interference but what you hear on racesounds.com is pure unfiltered noise from this years race. I plan to take more recordings at other events this summer and continue to add to the collection. I will be recording at this years 24 Hours of Le Mans, two ALMS events - Virginia International Raceway and Baltimore - and this years Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The site will evolve over time but for now open it up and crank up your Hi Fi.

racesounds.com

Introducing racesounds.com

At this year's Sebring 12 hours I brought along a high quality audio recorder to capture some of the glorious sounds that are never really properly captured for broadcast. Over the four days that I was there I recorded a few hours of audio that came out very nicely. There is no clipping in the original recordings and in editing to adjust the amplitude for playback on stereos and computers there is nearly no loss in quality. From the 5+ hours of original recordings I am releasing about 2 hours of the best samples. Some had to be cut for wind noise or other interference but what you hear on racesounds.com is pure unfiltered noise from this years race. I plan to take more recordings at other events this summer and continue to add to the collection. I will be recording at this years 24 Hours of Le Mans, two ALMS events - Virginia International Raceway and Baltimore - and this years Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The site will evolve over time but for now open it up and crank up your Hi Fi.

racesounds.com

Vintage Racing Footage

There doesn't seem to be much info in these videos other than the dates they were taken but they are pretty incredible. Whenever I see stuff like this I have so much gratitude towards the people behind the camera. Thank you to the photographers and videographers of past and present.







more here: http://www.youtube.com/user/etceterinicars

from: http://www.cliffreuter.com/etceterini1958SebringVideosPage.htm

Vintage Racing Footage

There doesn't seem to be much info in these videos other than the dates they were taken but they are pretty incredible. Whenever I see stuff like this I have so much gratitude towards the people behind the camera. Thank you to the photographers and videographers of past and present.







more here: http://www.youtube.com/user/etceterinicars

from: http://www.cliffreuter.com/etceterini1958SebringVideosPage.htm

Carlos Ghosn tours Historic Nissans/Datsuns

seen: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/18/watch-carlos-ghosn-get-a-ride-through-nissans-amazing-classic-c/

Carlos Ghosn tours Historic Nissans/Datsuns

seen: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/18/watch-carlos-ghosn-get-a-ride-through-nissans-amazing-classic-c/

NYGP 1976

James Hunt's McLaren M23

spray paint, stencil on canvas 24 x 48 inches
http://strassenversion.net/items/nygp1976.html