NMRA Blazing a Trail to Columbus

Back in early September I covered the NMRA event at National Trail Raceway just outside Columbus, Ohio for the folks at StangTV, and in my quest to catch up up on blogging some of the my older material in between that of current material, I’m finally getting to this one.

Unlike my ADRL coverage which was solely editorial, this race – and all Promedia events at StangTV and it’s sister sites – would include video coverage of both the racing action and the news from the pits throughout the weekend.  With the demands of all that encompasses same-day video coverage of an event, much of my time and energy was focused on it while the photography sort of took a backseat.  However, I still had some opportunities to grab a few photos I was semi-pleased with.

For those that follow my work or have seen me at the track, I hate to take the same shot twice and I definitely hate to take a shot that someone else has done before.  I’m constantly on the move between every pair of cars down the track to avoid any sense of monotony in my images.  With that said, I was provided a green media vest (these things just scream fashion statement) which would allow me to shoot from in between the walls and all but touch the cars as they launched, and well…I just couldn’t not take advantage of the situation.  In doing so, I came away with a lot of similar images but an angle I don’t get very often nonetheless. There’s a plus and a minus to everything, eh?

To view the event coverage including news, photo galleries, and videos, click here.

John Evans Jr. Pro Outlaw 10.5

John McDonald Super Street Outlaw

Crewmembers for the Nitto Tire Super Street Outlaw Mustang of “Fireball” John Urist performing pre-qualifying maintenance.

Conrad Scarry Pro Outlaw 10.5

A crewmember for John McDonald’s Super Street Outlaw Mustang puts the final touches on a supercharger swap during qualifying.

John Leslie Jr. Factory Stock

Alton Clements Renegade

John Urist Super Street Outlaw

Ben Mens Hot Street

Robbie Blankenship Hot Street

Mark Anderson Pure Street

Enzo Pecchini Drag Radial

Steve Thompson Drag Radial

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