“Whatever you do in life, it’s important to have a brand. You’ve got to give people a reason to remember who you are.” Darren Heath is one of the world’s best in racing car photography. In this interview with Mario Muth, he shares experiences and lessons in this difficult field of endeavor. You can see more of…
While I’m not great at doing video yet, it’s fun to try. Especially when the subject is one of your favorites – the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring car race in Sebring, Florida. I was at Sebring to shoot still photographs for Automobilsport.com, and took advantage of the proximity to the track to try capturing…
Hello folks — another birthday, another Daytona 24 hours! I’m sitting in the Daytona Beach airport as I write this, amid blue sunny skies and not-too-cold temperatures waiting to fly back to chilly Maryland, where it seems like my new bride will be the only warm thing there! This year’s race was a bit different….
Story and photographs by Derek Cadzow. Printed in the March/April, 2006, issue of Cary Magazine. Reprinted here with permission. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a group of Mazda Miatas, Porsches, older MGs leisurely drive down the road in formation, when all at once the starter’s flag snaps and 30-odd engines roar to life in one…
It’s Monday and I could only get going very slowly this morning. What was holding me back? — a bit of a headache from lack of sleep and sore aching leg muscles from walking what must have been miles and miles around Daytona. But if that was the only price for a fantastic weekend, I’ll take it! This…
Yes, believe it or not, this started out as a silent film! This race is at the kart track in Quyon, Quebec, about 1981-1982. The track was opened in 1977 and the Quyon Racing Club used the track for many years for it’s karting championship. It has been expanded significantly over the years and still…
Story by Derek Cadzow with contributions from Sean Sweet and Fred Zufelt. All photos by the late Dirk Van Battum. If you missed it; you can read part one at how the idea got started and how the race was organized. May 25, 1980 – Despite only a few hours sleep, I woke early and…
Story by Derek Cadzow with contributions from Sean Sweet and Fred Zufelt. Jan-May, 1980 — By the end of 1979, Ottawa kart racing had been largely dormant since the aborted 1977 championship. Club members had either drifted away or now raced more often out of town. Jon Snadden had retired from racing after a couple of frustrating…
I’d really enjoyed photographing and reporting on the 1978 Canadian Pro Series of karting, as well as being involved with the administration. It was exciting, fast, and in the last race it even drew future racing star Scott Goodyear as a competitor. For 1979, I wanted to compete myself but even just breaking into the…
(Cover photo): Paul Mason leads Bill Packham in the MRD (Mason Racing Developments) Deavinson karts during the International heats. Paul took pole from eventual winner Scott Goodyear but fell back during the race with a broken seat mount. These are the stories of the first running of the 1978 Canadian Pro Series for karting that…