Motorwerks Magazine Volume 2 Issue 2

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THE ULTIMATE READING EXPERIENCEPublished by TreeFree PublishingA division of Webtronic Enterprises

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 02 NOVEMBER 2012

TECH - PROJECT 335i GETS A NEW LOOK GREAT GRAND-AM PICTORIALS FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER - WES DUENKEL

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50Years Of Excellence

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When you look at the image below your thoughts may return to some of those epic battles between the Porsche 917 and the Ford GT40 But this was not a race of bygone years this was Daytona 2012 and prior to the 50th running of the famous

event fans and racers alike were treated to the sight of twenty-nine of the forty-five former winners (Some cars had won the race multiple times and there was no race in 1974 due to the energy crisis) circulate wheel to wheel once againThe search for the forty plus cars started some fourteen months before the actual 50th


anniversary Tim Pendergast of Jacksonville FL was the guy tasked by the Speedway to track down as many of these historic automobiles and persuade the owners to allow them to be showcased at the Speedway over the anniversary weekend In addition all the winning drivers were invited to attend in an effort to make the celebration complete

The Speedway was not the scene of the opening celebrations but the Daytona Beach Ocean Center on the evening of January 26 It was only fitting the city of Daytona was involved as it has embraced the Speedway and the prime events like the Rolex 24 Hours The historic cars were on display food was served and speeches were madeThe following morning (Friday the 27th) the cars were driven on the streets of Daytona
























MotorWerks Magazine - Online at wwwmotorwerksmagcom - 39The Night Prowler at Daytona




































































































Featured PhotographerWes Duenkel Goodlettsville TN

Irsquove always had a passing interest in photography but initially I was more interested in the building engineering and maintenance of race cars rather than photography In college I studied product development and did an internship at Mustang race team and parts manufacturer HP Motorsport in Omaha Nebraska Upon graduating from UW Stout in Menomonie Wisconsin I took a job in Nashville but kept looking for a job in motorsports It wasnrsquot until I got my first digital camera in 2004 and attended Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta that my interest in motorsports photography started to grow

In 2005 I met Scott Whitehead the crew chief of a Rehagen Racingrsquos Grand-Am Cup racing team at a track event at Nashville Superspeedway I knew him from an internet forum and asked if I could come and help during a race weekend He obliged and I met the team for the next round at Barber Motorsports Park I brought my camera and took some photos between wrenching on the car (I remember changing a rear differential and an engine that weekend) After Scott and the rest of the team saw the photos they invited me to Mid-Ohio and added ldquoMaybe you should take more picturesrdquo

Thanks to the steadfast support of great clients and my interest in ldquotrue-street-car-basedrdquo road racing Irsquove covered Grand-Amrsquos ldquostreet stock road racing seriesrdquo in its various incarnations (Grand-Am Cup Koni Challenge and now Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge) almost exclusively for seven years With two young boys (three and six years old) traveling 60 days a year can be logistically challenging but my wife is extremely supportive (and has a real job with health insurance)

My approach to each race weekend is to not only capture individual moments but convey a narrative of the weekend Like the best mechanics engineers and fabricators Irsquom


Feature Shot Once more into the nightThe Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT once more heads into the infield at Daytona during the Rolex 24 Hours eventSeen here braking hard with the iconic ferris wheel in the background this shot shows Daytona at night as a vibrant fun event Add in the brake disc glowing orange and you have a photo that really tells a story Canon EOS-1D Mark II Exposure 180th secAperture f40Focal Length 89 mm ISO Speed 1250

More of Wesrsquos work and his contact info can be found by going to his website wwwwesduenkelcom or on Facebook

meticulous about my work I spend countless hours perfecting images and processing to deliver the highest quality photography My goal is to tell the clientrsquos storymdashone thousand words at a time


A Wet and soggy Lime Rock Park 2012

Canon EOS-1D X Exposure 130th secAperture f56Focal Length 14 mmLens EF 8-15mm F4L FisheyeISO Speed 800



Above A driver change at Turner Motorsport is a carfully orchestrated procedure races can be won or lost hereCanon EOS-1D Mark II Exposure 1200th secAperture f80Focal Length 15 mm ISO Speed 400Right Nothing like a 1-2 for team moral The RSR Motorports team celebrate their 1-2 finish and Wes records the occasion for posterity


Top right The good and bad of motorsport photography Capturing the Flying Lizards DP car on fire is what people want to see but the photographer knows the drivers and hopes they are safeMiddle right A promotional shot for KIA drivers Trevor Hopwood and Adam BurrowsBottom right Wes was contracted to capture the fortunes of the RSR MINIs and did a great job of it in all sorts of light


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Wes is a bit of a Ford freak and when the chance came to shoot Vaughan Gitten Jr and his Falken Tire Monster Energy drift Mustang he jumped at it This really cool shot above was used as the cover for Issue 30 of Power Block Magazine

Canon EOS-1D Mark IIExposure 1160th secAperture f8Focal Length 15 mmISO Speed 160


Sunsets and braking into a hairpin just go together


This is the sort of shot you have to nail no second chances here

The pits can be mayhem during pitstops you have to stay out of the way


Shooting as the sun goes down has its challenges

Shot out of the trunk of a rental car at 20 mph


united we standWords and Photos - Ian Rae










































































































































































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