Hot Lap

[Runmonty]

Each year at this time the V8 supercars take over the streets of Adelaide for the Clipsal 500. You may recall Mad Aussie shared some photos & wrote about the V8 Supercars at Bathurst here The Great Race

This year I was fortunate enough to be offered a "Hot Lap" (actullay 2 laps) with one of the most competitive drivers Will Davison. These laps are quite extraordinary and the sense of acceleration, braking and cornering is amazing.

The circuit is a narrow street circuit, so we were travelling only inches away from the concrete barriers. After being kitted up in a racing suit and given the manatory safety briefing, I was able to take my son into the pits with me. He managed to capture this photo of me ready to go. I didnt realise at the time the paparazzi behind me (I am sure they were there for the driver - not me). The light was pretty tough with lots of mixed lighting from outside and the pits.

I wore my GPS sports watch on the the ride, and I uploaded it here Clipsal Hot Lap by runmonty at Garmin Connect - Player. It shows the maximum speed we reached was 267kmh. It was a terrific experience and thought I would share it with my photography.ca friends.

The second photo shows what my son was doing while I was preparing for the ride.