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The Perth Crash

Vern — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:47:23 +0000

This was one of those right place, right time moments for what was one of the biggest crashes in V8 Supercars history. Firstly Steve and Karl are relatively ok, Karl has burns to his hands that need some attention. More on that here.

I had been getting a couple of shots on the grid and once the cars started their warm up lap I quickly ran around the back of the pits and jumped up in the grandstand to get some shots of the start. Still had it in manual mode from the grid and just had a second to set my levels and the race started, initially shooting the leaders as they launched and then seconds later felt this huge hit of heat on the side of my face, looked to my right and this was the first shot I got off;

Just kept smashing the shutter button without even checking levels, they were slightly under exposed but I think that actually worked out better for most of them considering the light coming from the fire ball. You can see the twirl of air as the heat of the explosion headed upwards.

I didn’t see Steve get out of his car, but he got out first. Karl took some time getting out which left everyone holding their breath.

Crews from all over the place jumped the pit wall and started attacking the fire with any extinguishes they could get their hands on.

The fire itself was out pretty quick, first shot 10:39:24, last shot was 10:39:58.

Video here and the in-car shot;

V8 Supercars Skateboard Video

Vern — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:34:38 +0000

What I love about this video is not only that Joel actually managed to pull it off and build a V8 Supercar powered skateboard, but this was shot on a Canon 5D and it looks superb!

Simply shot and nicely edited. Looks great!

Townsville, what a great event!

Vern — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:32:32 +0000

This was a fantastic event in the V8 Supercar calendar, the racing was great and the off track entertainment was also awesome. The Townsville track is not your usual street circuit, not only you can see so much of the track from so many different angles and locations, but it encourages great racing as well. Each corner has a unique an setup to produce strong competitive driving.

V8 Fujitsu Development Series

V8 Utes

Full Set

V8 Supercars: http://randompics.com.au/nmd/portfolio/types/V8SC_2010_Townsville_Sat
V8 Fujitsu Series: http://randompics.com.au/nmd/portfolio/types/V8FS_2010_Townsville_Sat
V8 Utes: http://randompics.com.au/nmd/portfolio/types/V8utes_2010_Townsville_Sun

My V8Supercar drive

Vern — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:12:58 +0000

Got to drive a V8 Supercar (almost) around Oran Park last month, just got the DVD in the mail. Really really really want to go racing again now!

Jim Beam Racing YouTube’ing their stuff

Vern — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:41:31 +0000

Jim Beam Racing like most teams are getting onto the digital social thing and their Youtube channel is a pretty cool example of doin’ it right.

http://www.youtube.com/user/DickJohnsonRacing

Giving something back to their fans by talking about things that are happening in the team, technical information about the team and the cars.

Not just another business trying to use social networking to just push advertising out, but giving something back to their viewers and fans.

Good stuff DJ!

Sprint tyre, awesome!

Vern — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:28:58 +0000

Today’s V8 Supercar race was one of the best of have seen in a long time, and it seems to be a result of the sprint tyre. Alex Davison’s push from mid field in the last few laps was nothing short of serious excitement. Michael Caruso’s win was also fantastic.