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About terryjohnsen

Writer/photographer of vintage/historic sports car racing. See you at the track! Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Terry Johnsen and terryjohnsen.wordpress.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Victory Lane Magazine – 2012 Race Reviews – Part 2 of 3

This next post features the SVRA Vintage Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio. The article appeared in the September 2012 issue. Volume 27, No. 9 Mechanics Bank Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio/June 22-24, 2012 Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen While enjoying … Continue reading

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Victory Lane Magazine – 2012 Race Reviews – Part 1 of 3

In 2012 I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to be a contributing writer/photographer for Victory Lane Magazine. I covered three events in total and the following posts will feature each of them, beginning with the VRG Jefferson … Continue reading

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2012 VRG Turkey Bowl XVI @ Summit Point

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend generates images of family gatherings, turkey dinners with stuffing, the Macy’s parade in NYC, Pro Football, and Black Friday bargain shopping. But for those dedicated sports car enthusiasts, the holiday weekend brought one last opportunity to … Continue reading

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge/American LeMans Series @ Mid-Ohio/August 3-5, 2012 – Part 3

Sports Car Portraits. Just prior to the cars taking the grid for the ALMS/Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, they sat quietly waiting as the IndyCar qualifying session drew to a close on track.  Only moments later these cars would be circling … Continue reading

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge/American LeMans Series @ Mid-Ohio/August 3-5, 2012 – Part 2

I’m always on the look-out to add to my ongoing “helmet art” study. Here are a few more photographs of the drivers personalized head-gear. Back in the day (many years ago) when I was doing a lot of silk-screen t-shirts, … Continue reading

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge/American LeMans Series @ Mid-Ohio/August 3-5, 2012

The race weekend has come and gone. We’ve already returned from our traditional week at the beach, and are now in major college pack-out mode. So, as I take a pause…I’d say it’s about time to post a few photographs. … Continue reading

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2012 The Mechanics Bank Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio…part 2

Here are a few more photos from a great weekend. Enjoy. TJ

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2012 The Mechanics Bank Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio…part 1

I had a super weekend (June 22-24, 2012) covering the event for Victory Lane Magazine. The weather was fantastic, especially in light of the heatwave that hit the east coast immediately afterwards.  My first priority upon arriving home was to … Continue reading

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On to Mid-Ohio!

Soon I’ll post some photos taken at the Mechanics Bank Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio (June 22-24, 2012). Here is a screen-capture of the Mid-Ohio website…they used one of my photographs from last year’s vintage event. I was also pleased … Continue reading

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2012 Vintage Racer Group’s Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point Motorsports Park…part 4

Here’s a final look at a few photos taken at the Jefferson 500. I’m also very happy to say that Victory Lane Magazine published my coverage of the event by using my race recap story and photographs, along with photographs … Continue reading

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