Top Fuelers

[gus]

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[draggin]

A lovely set of picture Gus, my son though pic 24 was a toy hotwheels car :rofl

I have only manged one visit to a drag strip and that was a practice day at the Gold Coast race track in Queensland. Unfortunately only one of the big boys was there and he only done a couple of modest runs, but watching the crew pull the engine down and rebuild it in minutes is an impressive sight (just incase you wonder why they pull the engine down, the life expectances of these engine is under 10 minutes!!!)

Thanks for bringing back the memories

Tim

[wholenewlight]

Wow, amazing shots Gus. I can smell the racing fuel from here:thumb

Love the heat waves in this one:
http://www.wadjelaphotography.com/photos/240089100-M.jpg

and the action in this one:
http://www.wadjelaphotography.com/photos/240105569-M.jpg

[HarveyMushman]

Beautiful, gus. :thumb Love the B&W ones in particular. How long did you hang around behind the Top Fueler warming up on the stand? :lol3

It's been over 10 years since I've been to nitro event. I need to correct that.

[gus]

A lovely set of picture Gus, my son though pic 24 was a toy hotwheels car :rofl

I have only manged one visit to a drag strip and that was a practice day at the Gold Coast race track in Queensland. Unfortunately only one of the big boys was there and he only done a couple of modest runs, but watching the crew pull the engine down and rebuild it in minutes is an impressive sight (just incase you wonder why they pull the engine down, the life expectances of these engine is under 10 minutes!!!)

Thanks for bringing back the memories

Tim
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[gus]

Wow, amazing shots Gus. I can smell the racing fuel from here:thumb

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[gus]

Beautiful, gus. :thumb Love the B&W ones in particular. How long did you hang around behind the Top Fueler warming up on the stand? :lol3

It's been over 10 years since I've been to nitro event. I need to correct that.
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[BikePilot]

Great pictures! I always love seeing the way the tires distort when all that power is applied.

[gus]

Great pictures! I always love seeing the way the tires distort when all that power is applied.
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[kelsow]

Really great shots you have captured. I especially like the detail and
in the pits shots. I love the exposures too.

[DJ-S1]

Really great shots you have captured. I especially like the detail and
in the pits shots. I love the exposures too.I agree, the b/w shots in the pits are really nice! :thumb

[gus]

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[Boatworker]

Great series of pictures. This one is my favorite.

Thanks,
Jim



http://www.wadjelaphotography.com/photos/240074521-XL.jpg

[wompom1]

oh my, wonderful pics.
4 me, you captured the moment, the focus from the pic crew and the drama that is associated being on a deadline.
thank you for sharing-BRAVO:thumb

[gus]

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[SloYerRoll]

Great shots Gus. Thanks for sharing! I kept on scrolling down and getting more and more! We need more posts like this in here.

Cheers,
-Jon

[gus]

Great shots Gus. Thanks for sharing! I kept on scrolling down and getting more and more! We need more posts like this in here.

Cheers,
-Jon
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[Arvan]

So darn nice captures...the intense, the feeling...Racebreed baby =)

Topfuel is so amazing to see..And the noise....ohhhh the noise, just love it.

Thanx for sharing. Big up! :clap:clap:clap

[ian408]

I'm liking the pit shots. Especially the motion blur of the hands working on
the motor. Demonstrates that sense of urgency to finish the job.

[MikeMcA²]

Great shots Gus! Can't wait for the season to begin again here. :clap

[gus]

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[ian408]

I've seen it one time. Like surgeons. No unnecessary chit chat. That's for the
beers later :D

[saurora]

Outstanding set of photos, Gus! The detail in the close-ups is super and you did a great job narrating. One of your best sets yet. :thumb

[gus]

Outstanding set of photos, Gus! The detail in the close-ups is super and you did a great job narrating. One of your best sets yet. :thumb
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[adrian_k]

holy cow - I do like these, especially your B&W conversions.
Last time I went (here in the UK) you couldn't get close to the pits to take those sort of pics.

you've gotta love the sideways ProMod. :thumb

I never realised your ears stopped registering noise above a certain level and volume was measured by vibration of the internal organs before I went drag racing.

http://www.wadjelaphotography.com/photos/240073255-XL.jpg

[gus]

holy cow - I do like these, especially your B&W conversions.

Last time I went (here in the UK) you couldn't get close to the pits to take those sort of pics.

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you've gotta love the sideways ProMod. :thumb



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I never realised your ears stopped registering noise above a certain level and volume was measured by vibration of the internal organs before I went drag racing.

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[tobers]

What a brilliant set of pics. I was expecting a few burnout shots and a couple of starts, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is just excellent. Your motion blur shot in the garage/pit is top stuff. Also I love the way the tyres distort under all the stress of the start.

[gus]

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