Is This Heartpounding Crazy Or What?

[Matt49]

Im sure hes a fine photographer, but he is begging to get seriously hurt. Or worse. If so much as a piece of aluminum body or spoiler or whatever comes off at that speed, hes going to the emergency room, or worse. I sure hope not, but come on, use a little sense. If the insurance company covering that place gets a load of this, the track will be looking for a new carrier.

Exactly. And then the pit passes go up to cover the insurance and people will b!tch about how expensive it is to go to the races. And it will be the same people that think there is nothing wrong with standing on the fence to take pictures.
Some people just don't get it.

[Captain Happy]

How do you think them guys get all those pretty pictures we all ooooz and awwwww over? Ya ever watch rally racing?? Lol

[Barbecueboy]

Having been to a few rally races, I can tell you.........those guys ARE nuts.

I have the pikes peak hill climb on my list of one to go to.....

[Captain Happy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8lrmQP3NeU Close? Yeah!!!!

[Captain Happy]

Good Post

That is what we all love about DLM racing though. Photographers getting in there down and dirty getting us those great shots. Like someone mentioned that you should see what other photographers go through to please us picture wise. All I have to say is thank you photographers and please keep safe.

Not condoning this practice at all, but some have jobs in which they have to take chances. To those who do... Thank you, and God bless!!

[lovealkysmell]

this might be crazier, freeze it around 1:37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSKZ-3Miu3E&feature=player_detailpage#t=42

[PennDirt]

Not sure the guy in the wheelchair flipped, too? Also thought the guy in the red shirt got scatter-shotted in the legs and was bleeding -- turns out he's just tatted up.


Anyway, I was more nervous at KC doing the pit fence thing than the hole in the fence at Eldora (every race fan should do that once in their life). Really, inside an infield fence feels safer than the outside. Physics kinda clicks that common sense switch in these situations.

[badacefaist19]

Anyone remember the Colossal 100 at Charlotte the first year (2006?) when Billy Moyer got knocked out by a rock and was going wide open thru the infield doing donuts? Photographers were scattering everywhere! That was incredibly dangerous.

[800hp]

That's awesome!

[Barbecueboy]

One bad crash to remember. That was one hard hit to the wall. Richard went on to win many more races after that.

1970 Richard Petty flip @ Darlington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlFLnFc79bI

Thanks for sharing stroker.....

[NormP]

Getting close to the action at a dirt track for a good photo does not make you a hero. It's cool, and I like the pictures that are a result, but he's not a hero. What he does now is nowhere close to what he may have done in the military. Comparing a photographer at a race track to a soldier or police officer or firefighter literally laying down his life for someone else is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen around here.

[Punisher88]

This photographer did lay his life on the line as a soldier. So in my opinion he was a hero and forever will be for his duties.

[Barbecueboy]

I was thinking the same thing........it's kind of hard to be un heroed.

Dude has a set of ballz , but probably never gives it a second thought.........I'm sure it's a hell of a lot easier for him catching good shots of race cars than it is taking some good shots at the enemy!!!

We all know the danger going into the pits........we sign the dam waiver.