09.05.09
Posted in Motorsport at 10:21 pm by Warren Williams
Attended the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) at Brands Hatch, and decided to use silly shutter speeds to really emphasise the speed of these touring cars. Also in attendance at the event, was New Zealand’s own Brendon Hartley, who’s recently been a Red Bull F1 test driver. He was driving the Formula Three Euroseries, which over the past few years, champions have included Lewis Hamilton, Romain Grosjean and Ryan Briscoe.
Running too deep
About to be a nasty accident
Sir Frank Williams, guest of honour for Ralf Schumacher
Brendon Hartley
2009 McLaren F1 nose cone
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05.31.09
Posted in Motorsport at 8:59 pm by Warren Williams
After much delay with recent travelling and having my laptop serviced, I’m able to start processing photos from the past couple of months.
I was kindly given a media pass through my friend Rich (www.swaffs.co.uk), to cover the action of the fast Thruxton circuit. There were many support series in attendance, and a few spills on the best corner to shoot at – the final chicane.
Heavy crash, losing his visor
View on track of final chicane at dusk
Leon Camier, round winner
Full gallery can be seen here: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/bsb
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05.24.09
Posted in Motorsport at 5:57 pm by Warren Williams
Thanks to a free guest pass from Neal, I attended Sundays’ racing action at Brands Hatch. Featuring some old F1 cars, as well as some other classics, a great hot day out as the temperature topped out at over 25°C.
The legend, Stirling Moss
Dave Galpin – http://www.octane-photo.co.uk
Not quite recovering
Full gallery can be seen here: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/historics
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05.03.09
Posted in Motorsport, People, Sport at 8:01 pm by Warren Williams
With the scheduled last round of Mexico being cancelled due to the current swine flu pandemic, Brands Hatch was brought up as the final round, with three teams still in the running for the title. However Ireland’s Adam Carroll had other feelings, by storming through to clinching both wins from pole position, and the title for Team Ireland.
Here’s some highlights from the weekend, with link through to the gallery of 150 shots, featuring A1GP action, grid girls and support races.
A1GP Team New Zealand driven by Earl Bamber
Grid girl for Team New Zealand
Great Britain Grid Girl
Team USA during Qualifying
Left rear wheel collapses on exit of turn one of this Porsche GT3
Team Mexico practicing pit stops shortly before a race
Adam Carroll concentrating before the important feature race
Team USA on the grid – note the steep lateral incline on track
Team USA – JR Hildebrand on the grid
South Africa’s A1GP car on grid
First lap carnage with the Indian car
Final race of weekend, fun historics
The full gallery can be viewed: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/a1gp
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04.14.09
Posted in Animals, Motorsport, Travel at 3:00 pm by Warren Williams
My last day in Melbourne, spent walking around Albert Park, which hosted the opening 2009 Formula 1 race just a few days prior, followed by St Kilda beach.
Albert Park, with fencing from the F1 still in place from last weekend
Massive Jelly Blubber! Hundreds washed up on St Kilda beach
Another kite surfer
Took other shots, but many repeats from similar conditions a few months back:
http://warrenwilliams.co.nz/blog/?p=231
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09.06.08
Posted in Motorsport at 10:46 pm by Warren Williams
Lydden Hill is a small multiple route circuit, between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. I was invited along to shoot some fun racing, trackside with my friend Jon, from www.snappyracers.com
The morning was rather wet, with saloon cars and other everyday cars, followed later by trucks and oval circuit racing.
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08.02.08
Posted in Aviation, Motorsport, Transportation at 10:35 pm by Warren Williams
The London Motor Show at the Excel events centre was my first taste of a true large scale motoring show. Filled with plenty of concepts, exotics and test drives, enough for everyone to enjoy.
Lexus LF-A Concept
Bugatti Veyron
Drift Demos
Ford GT – remake of the classic GT40
Chevrolet Camaro
Nissan GTR – supercar performance for a reasonable price
Meanwhile outside, the Red Bull London Air Race qualifying was happening
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07.15.08
Posted in Astro, Landscape, Motorsport at 11:59 pm by Warren Williams
Following a pub meal at Windermere – famous for it’s history of Beatrix Potter; author of the popular Peter Rabbit series, drove back across the Kirkstone Pass linking Windermere to Ullswater.
The Kirkstone Pass was just being lit up by the rising moon, and saw an opportunity of a lone car travelling the deserted highway.
Shortly before midnight
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07.06.08
Posted in General, Motorsport, People at 4:45 pm by Warren Williams
Walking past the McLaren-Mercedes stand in the F1 Village, came across these guys again, who this time had a glass ball for contact juggling
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Posted in Aviation, Motorsport, People at 3:15 pm by Warren Williams
Typical English weather greeted Silverstone for the climax of the weekend at 1pm. For sixty laps, twenty racers dodged heavy rain, and caught brief moments of sun. Lewis Hamilton in front of his home crowd, put in a scintillating wet weather drive, beating Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello by over a minute. Full gallery: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/f1
Red Arrows, prior to the race
Hekki Kovalainen leads Hamilton and Raikkonen at the start
Fernando Alonso entering the start/finish line straight
Heikki Kovalainen
Lewis Hamilton receiving the support from fans after the heavy downpour
Felipe Massa heading straight, for a change
Mark Webber also had a disappointing race
Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen, leading Heikki Kovalainen both from Finland
Lewis Hamilton winning, by 1min, 8 seconds
Full gallery viewable here:
www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/f1
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07.05.08
Posted in General, Motorsport at 10:46 pm by Warren Williams
The crowds grew larger today, near capacity, whilst everyone witnessed some intense and surprising results. Heikki Kovalainen made his maiden pole position and Mark Webber completed the front row.
F1 Village, outside McLaren-Mercedes stand
Red Bull F1 car looking more like something out of Star Wars
Honda’s livery has been special the past couple of seasons
Lewis Hamilton, with his nations flag
Robert Kubica, BMW
Heikki Kovalainen after setting the pole lap
GP2 feeder series
Bruno Senna, nephew of the late and legendary Ayrton Senna
Mustang in the Historic Touring Cars qualifying
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07.04.08
Posted in General, Motorsport at 10:46 pm by Warren Williams
The British Grand Prix marks the half way point of the 2008 Formula One championship, which is closely fought between the top drivers of Felipe Massa, Robert Kubica, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton. Fridays practice day had great weather, with many burnt faces by the end of the day. The outlook for the next couple days however, doesn’t look promising.
Current leader, Massa (Ferrari), exiting Luffields
Heidfeld (BMW)
Nose cone of the McLaren F1
Local, and crowd favourite, Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso, back in Renault
Mark Webber from Australia, setting his usual fast times
Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso)
Porsche GT3 in the support race
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05.05.08
Posted in General, Landscape, Motorsport at 9:00 pm by Warren Williams
The May Day bank holiday weekend was a start to a long period of fine weather, Londoners have been long waiting for. Took the opportunity to take a walk around South Bank, Westminster and finally along Embankment ending up at the Millennium Bridge connecting St Paul’s Cathedral to Tate Museum across the Thames.
Bugatti Veyron – fastest accelerating production car – 0-200km/h in just 7.4 seconds
Millennium Bridge and Tate Musuem, with Thames at low tide
Ghostly figures walk along the Millennium Bridge
Westward to Blackfriar’s Bridge
St Pauls dominating the skyline over Millennium Bridge
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03.23.08
Posted in General, Motorsport at 6:12 pm by Warren Williams
After the promising look of warm weather and spring arriving, the three days of snow came as quite a shock to most people. Rather late time of the year to arrive, but the racing must still go on! Featuring high powered trucks, pick ups and single seaters – the action kept the crowds entertained.
Click for a Full Animation sequence of the crash
Various classes of Lotus’ also ran
Full Gallery of the Action: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/trucks
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09.23.07
Posted in Motorsport, Travel at 6:00 pm by Warren Williams
Sunday was the race day of the World Touring Car Championship. Crowds increased significantly from the Saturday, so spent most of the time in two spots, rather than freely moving around as I did on Saturday.
Fully Gallery can be viewed here: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/wtcc2
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