Very nice capture Paul.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]>
Subject: PESO Jody Smart
Another pan from the 1982 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, New Jersey.
If I recall correctly I shot these at a pretty stout shutter speed, maybe
1/500th or even 1/1000th and panned about as fast as I could while
fighting to keep the car in frame. I prefocused on the rubber tracks on
the asphalt, knowing the drivers would try to stay right in "the
groove."The tire lettering seems to support the fast shutter speed. The
car is past 100 feet here, a little further along than the previous one I
showed and is traveling at well over 100 mph. The tires show more growth
than those of the previous shot. The injector doors are wide open. Top
speed at the 1/4 mile in 1982 would have been around 260 mph if the driver
made it all the way without mishap. (Today, top fuel cars reach 295 mph at
the 1/8th mile and 325 mph at 1000 feet.)
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