Its been a little while since my last blog post and with the busiest start to a racing year ever I thought it would be a good time to put down a few words along with some hot motorsport photography shots, oh and a Scallop Pie! So for 2018 we have elected to make this our biggest year in motorsport photography. Last year was full on with the Aussie Racing Cars and our Supercars commitments (and we have both again this year), to add to the mix I had 10 days away in Mexico at the F1GP and with Matt Campbell in the Porsche SuperCup, it was a mind blowing trip, so amazing and capped with Matt winning both the Porsche events. But thats so last year LOL. Remember to LIKE our Digital Realism Media Hub page on Facebook to keep up to date with Photos etc for this year. After the Christmas break we were back into the shooting, there was a couple of practice days out at Queensland Raceways for the brand new SuperUtes with Western Sydney Motorsport. However the first race meeting for the year was to be the Bathurst 12hr, once again we were the team photographers […]
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And so the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour motor-race is done and dusted, what a HUGE event for us. This is the second year we’ve been able to attend the race, the first was in 2013. Last year we were unable to participate due to our commitments at the V8Supercars Test Day at Sydney Motorsport Park. What an amazing event, the class of the main B12hr field was nothing short of the best assembly of GT cars to race in Australia, hands down! Bathurst is without a doubt the best circuit to shoot at, 23 turns of “amazingness” for sure, if you couldn’t find something to shoot there you are probably dead, or not holding a camera 🙂 I shot every single car that raced over the weekend, even a few that only managed one lap from the supports! My Friday started out with the iconic “Bathurst” shot that is coming over the Skyline with a clear sky behind the car. The weather was pretty good and played along, mostly, you can see some shots further down this post. One thing I forgot about and kick myself is the fact its Bathurst and it can be bloody cold, even in the […]
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Darin Mandy our Director and Principal Motorsport photographer will be heading to the Bathurst 12 Hour event this weekend. Darin is McElrea Racing’s official photographer for the event. Matt Campbell our great mate and up and coming superstar will be driving the Tony Wall’s “Objective” McLaren, along with Tony is Warren Luff and current V8Supercar driver Tim Slade. “I cannot wait to get there, this year I’m camping at the track with Matts family, its going to be a great weekend” says Darin. The Bathurst 12Hr event sees teams from all over the world with GT3 cars like Ferrari’s, Porsche, Lamborghini, Nissan, Audi, Bentley and Mercedes and many more. The tough event is beamed across Australia on the 7 network and via a Live Stream world wide. Keep an eye on our Facebook page Digital Realism Media Hub for all the updates and Darin’s photos.
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