It has been a while since I last shot the 300mph cars of the NHRA so I decided that I had to hit up their annual visit to the wine country of Sonoma, CA. Flights and rental cars were rather expensive for the weekend so I decided to make it a road trip and drive [...]
Jul 22, 2010 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: airborne, Angie Smith, Antron Brown, Bob Tasca, Bob Vandergriff, Brandon Bernstein, Brandon Huhtala, burnout, California, comp eliminator, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, David Grubnic, Dean Carter, destroyed body, Drag Racing, dragster, explosion, finish line, Fire, flip, funny car, Gary Densham, Greg Anderson, Hector Arana, Infineon Raceway, Jack Beckman, Jeg Coughlin, John Force, Larry Dixon, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Strasburg, motorcycle, NHRA, parachute, pro stock, Racing, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, shutdown area, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, Warren Johnson, water box | 5 Comments »
Back in the day when I was growing up rarely would I ever miss the Arizona Nationals in Chandler, AZ. The track was only 12 miles from where I lived so it was always a must attend. As I have gotten older and been busier with work the years began to go by that I [...]
Feb 26, 2010 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, ambulance, Antron Brown, Ashley Force Hood, asphalt, bridge, burnout, celebration, christmas tree, clouds, cone, Cory McClenathan, Crash, crashes, crowd, David Grubnic, death, Del Worsham, delay, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, dragracing, dragster, eliminations, exhaust, explosion, fans, fatal, Fire, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, Firebird Raceway, flames, flash, flip, funny car, Gordie Rivera, grandstands, header flames, heat waves, helmet, in car, Jack Beckman, John Force, Larry Dixon, launch, magic arm, Mark Gilmore, Matt Hagan, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachute, Paul Lee, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, pro stock, qualifying, Rain, rear wheel, Remote Camera, Ron Capps, sequence, Shawn Langdon, slick, sparks, spectacular, spectators, spin, Steve Torrence, sunset, super clamp, super street, timing blocks, tire, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, track conditions, tragic, trophy, Troy Buff, victory lane, Vinnie Deceglie, wally | 20 Comments »
Next up in my recap of 2009 is my Best of Drag Racing photos. As most of you probably know I basically grew up at drag strips as I followed my father, Gil Rebilas, to tracks around the country shooting drag racing. Perhaps thats why its my favorite sport to cover. Regardless, I present to [...]
Dec 15, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, Las Vegas, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: 2 car crash, airborne, alcohol, Alexis De Joria, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Ashley Force Hood, Bakersfield, bike, body, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, Chip King, collision, comp, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, Dan Horan, Dan Wilkerson, Drag Racing, dragracing, dragster, eliminator, explosion, Famoso, finish line, Fire, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, flames, front engine, funny car, Gil Rebilas, header, header flames, heat waves, heatwaves, helmet, Infineon Raceway, Jack Wyatt, James Generalao, John Force, Justin Lamb, Ken Webster, Larry Dixon, Las Vegas, LVMS, March Meet, Mike Chrisman, Mike McLennan, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, motorcycle, motorsports photographer, NHRA, nitro, nostalgia, parachute, Peter Adams, pit, practice, pro mod, pro stock, qualifying, reflection, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, smoke, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, stuck throttle, sunset, test n tune, The Strip, Tom Padilla, Tony Schumacher, top end, Topeka, two car crash, Warren Johnson | 10 Comments »
I have really been trying to make an effort to cover more NHRA this year so with nothing going on for the weekend I decided to make the trek up to Sonoma for the Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway. I have been to this track several times to cover NASCAR but never for NHRA. [...]
Jul 30, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports, Travel | Tags: 1/4 mile, 1000ft, Andrew Hines, Angie McBride, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Bob Tasca III, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, camera, celebration, cleanup, clouds, cold, Cory McClenathan, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Douglas Horne, Drag Racing, dragster, ESPN, explosion, fans, finish line, Fire, flames, fog, funny car, Golden Gate Bridge, Gordie Rivera, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, heatwaves, Hood, Infineon Raceway, interview, J.R. Todd, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin, Jerry Toliver, John Force, Larry Dixon, Larry Morgan, launch, Matt Smith, Mike Edwards, motorcycle, NHRA, nitro, oil dry, parachute, pro stock, Rickie Jones, Robert Hight, Rodger Brogdon, Ryan Schnitz, safety safari, San Fransico, scooter, Sears Point, Sheriff, shutdown area, smoke, Sonoma, sparks, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Johnson, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Toyota, trophy, V. Gaines, victory lane, wally, Warren Johnson, winners circle | 14 Comments »
Typically on this weekend every year I venture to Dover, Delaware to shoot NASCAR but after three consecutive years shooting that event I felt it was time for a change so I decided to head to Topeka, Kansas to cover the ground pounding 320mph vehicles of the NHRA.
Jun 03, 2009 | Categories: Drag Racing, Kansas, NHRA, Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: Alexis De Joria, Allen Johnson, Antron Brown, Ashley Force Hood, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, Chip King, Clay Millican, cloud, cockpit, comp eliminator, Cory McClenathan, Cruz Pedregon, Dan Wilkerson, Del Worsham, Drag Racing, dragster, finish line, Fire, funny car, header flames, Jack Beckman, Jack Wyatt, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin, Larry Dixon, launch, loser, Matt Hagan, Mike Edwards, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, night, parachute, pro stock, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Scott Palmer, Shawn Langdon, sky, smoke, Spencer Massey, sports photography, staging lanes, Star Filter, starting line, Steve Matusek, sun, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, tutorial, Vern Moats, Warren Johnson, wheelie, winner | 15 Comments »
I have a job where I am lucky enough to travel the world shooting the biggest sporting events on the planet, however one of my favorite sports to shoot is drag racing. Its a sport where cars go from zero to 300mph in a few seconds. Also in those few seconds they can go from [...]
Apr 09, 2009 | Categories: Drag Racing, Las Vegas, NHRA, Racing, Sports | Tags: alcohol, Antron Brown, Arley Langlo, Ashley Force Hood, blower explosion, Bob Bode, Bob Hesser, Bob Tasca, Bob Tasca III, body, Brandon Bernstein, Brandon Johnon, burnout, celebration, center line, clouds, comp eliminator, competition eliminator, cone, Crash, crew member, Cruz Pedregon, Dan Fletcher, delay, Dennis Taylor, Drag Racing, dragster, Edwin Schmeeckle, explosion, finish line, Fire, flames, funny car, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, Jason Line, Jeff Arend, Jeg Coughlin, Jerry Toliver, John Force, Justin Lamb, Ken Webster, Kurt Johnson, Larry Dixon, Matt Hagan, Mike Neff, Mike Strasburg, moon, mountain, NHRA, nitro, parachute, Peter Adams, pre race, pro stock, Rain, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, safety safari, save, scooter, sequence, Shawn Langdon, shutdown area, sideways, sky, smoke, snow, spectacular, Spencer Massey, spin out, starting line, super comp, super gas, teammate, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, trophy, wally, wind | 11 Comments »
Every year the cars and stars of the NHRA converge on Firebird International Raceway to test out their cars in preparation of the 2009 season which begins in two weeks. Preseason testing usually is the best time to get images of the drivers due to the small crowds and great access. Continue on to see [...]
Jan 29, 2009 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, Me, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Portraits, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: 1000ft, 20 mile remote, Antron Brown, Arizona photographer, Ashley Force, Brandon Bernstein, C6, chassis, christmas tree, corvette, Cory McClenathan, d3, D700, Del Worsham, Drag Racing, dragster, engine, exhaust, fans, finish line, Fire, Firebird International Raceway, firesuit, flash, funny car, gas mask, goodyear tire, grandstand, header flame, heat waves, helmet, how to, Jack Beckman, Jim Head, John Force, Larry Dixon, lights, Mark J. Rebilas, Matt Hagan, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, motorsports photographer, National Time Trials, NHRA, Nikon, nitro, nitromethane, parachute, photography, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, preseason, race track, reflection, Remote Camera, remote flash, Robert Benson, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Rookie, smoke, Spencer Massey, starting line, Steve Faria, sunset, teacher, tech inspection, testing, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, warm up, will lester, wrinkle | 15 Comments »
With all the mainstream professional sports I cover these days it has really knocked down the amount of drag racing I have been able to cover. I really love shooting drag racing so in the few events I shot this year I made it a point to work as hard as I could to produce [...]
Dec 17, 2008 | Categories: Drag Racing, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Portraits, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: 1600watt, alien bee, Angelle Sampey, Antron Brown, Arizona photographer, Ashley Force, Bakersfield, burn, burnout, clouds, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Doug Kalitta, dragster, explosion, Famoso, Fire, Firebird, front engine dragster, funny car, Gary Scelzi, Goodguys, Jack Beckman, John Force, Las Vegas, launch, March Meet, Mike McLennan, National Time Trials, NHRA, nostalgia, parachute, photography, pocketwizard, portrait, professional motorsports photographer, Randy Beck, remote, Robert Hight, Scott Kalitta, Scott Ray, slingshot, sunset, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, wheelstand, Winged Express | 18 Comments »
