Amazing stuff & you couldn't see what you had until the film was developed.
Drag racing is always such a colourful spectacle.
Alan C
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From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 1:53 AM
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net>
Subject: PESO - Wicked Pickett
That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming off
true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757&size=lg
When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had
just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the
supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove
over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an
intake valve or backfired into the manifold.
Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I
sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt
hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at
upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum
paneling that supports the body.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753&size=lg
Paul
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