I shot Lions, OCIR, Irwindale, etc from about 1967 to around 1985 off & on as a pro photographer.
A shot like that takes timing & knowing where to be. That was shot back in film days- either a Nikon or probably an Olympus OM1 or OM2 Back then- we shot w/ 36 frame rolls so getting it right in the camera was all about timing. Now days- it's 8 frames a second & some guys will fire off 50-60 frames on each pass! Who cares when you are shooting digital w/ a 32 gig card. Around that time- we went to 250 bulk loaded film backs & could fire off shots at 3-5 frames a second. I still try & get it right in the camera w/ exposure & composition while others will machine gun shoot & then spend hours in photoshop. I took a break for awhile but am back shooting at Famoso for the last several years.
Back to the shot.
Some guys will spend their whole carreers shooting & never get the money shot. Today, everybody gets the money shot.
Here's a money shot- doesn't really fit this catagory.
This happened on the burnout.
Motor didn't sound quite right to me- I expected something to happen when he hit the pedal. When he did, all hell broke loose. I was the only pro there that day that got the shot. A few others got him crossed up in his own oil but I'll take this one instead. Others are firing off 8 fps, I shot 1 pic, that was it.
