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Dominating all sessions he participated in, Tracy
was the star of the weekend, showing not only that
he has not forgotten how to drive a Penske, but also
that the 1996 Penskes may be faster on super speedways
than last year's model.

Homestead Gallery Reader's Choice

17 images out of 24 were considered "favorites" - makes me feel like I picked the right selection. My personal favorite is "New Bud Kid Peels out." The "Light on Horizon" shot is also pretty unique and has a chance to get considered in our "best of 1996" staff-choice gallery later this winter.

Here the vote ranking for the Homestead Gallery:


Filename                    Thumbnail Caption      votes

tracy_frontal2.jpg         "Run for the Pole"        12
light_ahead.jpg            "Light on Horizon"         9
bud_powertakeoff.jpg       "New Bud Kid Peels out"    8
ribeiro_takeoff.jpg        "Brand new Tires"          5
emmo_skyline.jpg           "Emmo Skyline"             4
start_the_season.jpg       "Thumbs up for 1996"       3
pruett_pitblur.jpg         "Scott's Huge Front Tire"  3
rahal_topview.jpg          "Miller's New Colors"      3
ribeiro_exit.jpg           "Cockpit Squeeze"          3
lawson_wing_horizontal.jpg "Dead Bug's Persoective"   2
tracy_topview.jpg          "How can we break 200mph?" 2
cf_powerpan.jpg            "C Fittipaldi Cruising"    1
emmo_qual.jpg              "Emmo Cuts Thru the Mist"  1
krosnoff_excited.jpg       "Krosnoff Excited"         1
nosejob.jpg                "Nose Job"                 1
unser_umbrella.jpg         "Junior in the Shade"      1
vasser_setup_talk.jpg      "Jimmy Talks Setup"        1


About the photo:

This photo was taken during Friday afternoon practice in turn one of the new oval. There were about 100 photographers fighting over 2 decent holes in the fence to get this type of photo. I recall more of the elbows that pushed me around than about what was going on on the track. Most of the pictures I took that day are out of focus or blurred because somebody bumped into me.

lens :300mm/f2.8 1.4x extender
body :EOS1N
exposure:f4.5 1/350sec
film :Fuji SuperG 100asa
flash :none
support :handheld