Today, racing drivers wear helmets with big face guards and visors that cover the face above them. They sit down low in the cars so you can’t see their bodies, or what they’re doing with their hands. Not so fifty years ago:
Archives for April 2015
1968 Laguna Seca USRRC — pits
The next few images should give you some idea of what life was like in the pits in 1968. First off, there was a Race Queen, who was presumably chosen for other than her driving talents I don’t know who this guy is, but he’s got a look that’s period-perfect: Here’s a woman who,… [Read More]
1968 Laguna Seca USRRC — drivers
I recently discovered six pages of 35mm Tri-X negatives of the May, 1968 running of the United States Road Race of Champions (USRRC) at Laguna Seca. I scanned them on a not-very-good flatbed scanner, and will be posting some of them over the next couple of days. Photographically, they’re not much. However, as a look… [Read More]
Sloof Lirpa announces high dynamic range camera
As is their wont this time of year, the Sloof Lirpa team have produced another blockbuster: this year it’s a camera that provides far greater Engineering Dynamic Range (EDR) than anything on the market today. DxO is currently reporting the best EDRs of a bit over 14 stops. The Sloof Lirpa BigPixel One (BP1) has… [Read More]
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