Reelin' in the years

But for the stout roll cage and neat race numbers, this might almost be 1965. The prosaic reality, though, is that the shot was taken on August 29 2011 - Lotus Cortina driver Les Ely contests the Historic Touring Car Championship race at Oulton Park, Cheshire. Taken with Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3.

Uploaded15/12/2011 - 21:11

CategorySports / Action

BodyPENTAX K-5

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Date Taken	29/08/2011 - 09:08
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Model	PENTAX K-5
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Shutter Speed	1/500
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ISO	800
Focal Length	290mm
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Rees Rees

289 posts
17 years
Cymru

Posted 16/12/2011 - 09:42 Link

Lovely car

Not everything in life is Black & White, If only it were!
Kind Regards,
Rees

pauljay pauljay

46 posts
17 years
The Dutch Alps!

Posted 17/12/2011 - 07:30 Link

All the boy racers wanted one in 1965! Nice one.

Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
PPG

simonarron simonarron

633 posts
16 years
Beckenham,
Kent

Posted 17/12/2011 - 18:57 Link

pauljay wrote:
All the boy racers wanted one in 1965!

You know what they say about never meeting your heroes? I fell in love with Lotus Cortinas as a five-year-old... and got to test one, at Silverstone, when I was about 22. It felt predictably horrible compared with most newer cars I'd driven, but that didn't stop me loving them. I shall post another photo or two in due course.