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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.

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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2012 Vintage Racer Group’s Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point Motorsports Park…part 3

One of my favorite things to do on a race weekend is to walk through the paddock and find the cars at rest. “Shhhhh, they’re sleeping.” These quiet moments offer a great opportunity to document close-up details of each car, … Continue reading

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2012 Vintage Racer Group’s Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point Motorsports Park…part 2.

One of the most impressive performances of the weekend goes to Ben Sinnott (Fairfield, CT) in Group 6, driving his (#15) 1991 Lola T90/91.  He won both Sprint events on Friday and Saturday, and took second overall in the Brian … Continue reading

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2012 Vintage Racer Group’s Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point Motorsports Park.

It was a fantastic weekend of racing at this year’s running of the Jefferson 500 (May 18-20). The small town of Summit Point is tucked away in the rolling hills of West Virginia, just west of Charles Town….just an hour … Continue reading

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Sebring Part 8 – The Ulmann Straight

Just after negotiating Turn 16, the “Le Mans Curve”, the cars of the 12 Hours of Sebring begin down the long back stretch leading to turns 17 and 17a, thereby completing another lap of the course. This long back stretch … Continue reading

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