Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2009
Sports Car Digest | Jan 06, 2010 | Comments 76
Sports Car Digest covered vintage car races from Portland to Portugal in 2009, taking tens of thousands of pictures along the way. We worked with amateur photogs armed with Nikons to wily veterans stalking a shot like a hunter following its prey, all seeking a picture to wow our readers.
Try as we may, we cannot choose the best vintage car racing photo from the past year. Therefore, we’d like your opinion on the best racing photo we published in 2009. Call it the “People’s Choice Awards,” or something like that…
We narrowed down the images to the following twenty, chosen solely upon the number of times they were viewed by readers. Please vote by leaving a comment with your favorite image. If we didn’t include your favorite picture, share a link of what you think was best. We’ll announce the winner in next week’s newsletter.
Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2009 (No particular order)
Ferrari 250 TR of Jon Shirley during Wine Country Classic (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes Benz W194 during Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo credit: Goodwood)
Ferrari 250 SWB Breadvan driven by Max Werner during Silverstone Classic (photo credit: Silverstone Classic)
McLaren M8C leads Can-Am pack during Monterey Historics (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Jon Shirley driving Alfa Romeo P3 during Monterey Historics (photo credit: General Racing/Stephan Cooper)
Datsun 260Z kicks up dirt during East African Safari Rally (photo credit: McKlein)
Jeff Mincheff lifts a wheel in his Jaguar XKE Lightweight during Portland Historics (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Lola T70 Mk II prepares to dive under the Yokohama bridge at Road Atlanta (photo credit: Darren Pierson)
Ferrari 625 TR during Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge at Circuit du Val De Vienne (photo credit: Ferrari)
Jochen Mass in Lancia-Ferrari D50 during Goodwood Revival (photo credit: Goodwood)
ERA E-Type GP1 (silver) and Alfa Romeo Tipo B during Goodwood Revival (photo credit: Goodwood)
Porsche 911 RSR of James Edwards during Wine Country Classic (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Lola T333 of Rick Bell during Vintage Festival at Lime Rock (photo credit: Al Wolford)
Porsche 356 during La Carrera Panamericana (photo credit: Mexsport)
Brabham BT23 during Weekend of Automobile Excellence at Reims (photo credit: Photo Classic Racing)
McLaren M8F at Watkins Glen during US Vintage Grand Prix (photo credit: Al Wolford)
Lister Jaguar prototype flies during Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (photo credit: Simon Wright)
Porsche 908/3 leads Porsche 917K during Monterey Historics (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Alain de Cadenet driving the V12 Auto Union D-Type during Monterey Pre-Historics (photo credit: Bob Ross)
Jaguar D-Type drives into sunset at Algarve Historic Festival (photo credit: Jim Houlgrave)
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Alain de Cadenet driving the V12 Auto Union D-Type during Monterey Pre-Historics.
My winner because it’s the photo that makes me want to be there the most.
Difficult question, but McLaren M8C at Laguna takes the prize with the Auto Union D-Type a whisker behind in second.
The Brabham for me, with the Auto Union a close second. All are great shots.
You gotta give it to Jon Shirley’s P3 ,with the Brabham a close second.
The Lancia D50, I did a drawing of one of those cars, mine was a static shot, seeing it in action is great.
My choice of this wonderful group is Moss in the W194 with Mass in the D50 a close second. Moss’ 80th at Goodwood was proof that you really can go back with vivid emotion and Mass’ drive was inspiring.
The Auto Union because it looks era proper with leather bucket and all. I also love the Alfa vs the ERA.
Jon Shirley’s two pics are my favorites but of the two, the Shirley Alpha Romeo P3 shot is absolutely stunning and gets my vote!
Wow, great picks all, I love the Lancia-Ferrari D50 shot. I thought your readers might enjoy a NIGHT shot from the 6 hours of Spa 2009 here http://bit.ly/8I5AHX
Thanks for the great pics!
The T70 should be a poster
Johnny,
It can easily be one http://bit.ly/7Ionu0
-Darren
It’s a pity this one wasn’t entered – http://www.photoshelter.com/c/dperceptions/gallery-img-show/2009-Atlanta-Vintage-Grand-Prix/G0000i7UNAvXtnTc/?_bqG=18&_bqH=eJyLcCvz8HC09C9OywkoL_cwdnHSjazMKnOtMDSwMjExsjI0MLCyco_3dLF1NwCCTPNQP8eyiJK8kGS1AJComrtnvLujj49rUCQ2RQBRmBxD
That’s a great photo.
Nathan,
Thanks! That was one of my favorites from the weekend as well.
-Darren
It looked good from where I was sitting too ! Did they announce a winner yet ?
Johnny –
We announced the winner in our weekly newsletter a few weeks ago. Our readers chose Darren Pierson’s Lola T70 Mk II at Road Atlanta as their favorite, followed by Simon Wright’s jumping Lister Jag and Dennis Gray’s Can-Am picture from Monterey.
Thanks,
SCD
AWESOME…(I was driving that car !)
Here are all of them from that weekend of you. Looks like your were driving a Rothman’s Porsche at the Mitty as well. http://bit.ly/8TRTVJ
-Darren
Love the Ferrari breadvan shot as well as the D-Type into the sunset. But for me the Lister catching ait is the Best Photo.
That Lola T70 gets the blood going…
Whaqt can you say. Aren’t they glorious! For my money, the Lister, the D Type, Brabham then all the Ferraris.
The E type , with a wheel in the air is my favorite. Then the D type .. see where I’m going here. For a non-Jaguar photo, I love the D 50.
David;
Great choices.