Racing / Auto Blog – Page 8 – RANDY WELLS – SEATTLE CAR PHOTOGRAPHER – PHOTOJOURNALIST – DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – STUDIO – LOCATION – WHERE AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOS, VIDEO, AND WRITING MEET CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES, VEHICLES, TRANSPORTATION, CAR CULTURE LIFESTYLE AND MUSIC

RALLY 4 KIDS

Tomorrow, there’s a car rally benefiting the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara, California. This promises to be a fantastic automotive event with lots of photo ops of amazing cars and their owners. I’ll be there to contribute and enjoy the fun. Continue reading “”

LUFT 6

Amazingly, my 1972 Porsche 911 has been chosen to be included in the storyline display at the annual LuftgekÃ¼hlt event in May. This year it’s being held at the famous backlot of Universal Studios. It still hasn’t sunk in how really lucky I am to be included. Continue reading “”

TRAGEDY

My deepest symapathies to all affected by the North Carolina explosion today. My thoughts are with the families of those injured and killed, the city of Durham, and my friends at the Ingram Collection and Road Scholars. Continue reading “”

Image of a black hot rod racecar at Speed Week 2018 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, American Southwest

UTAH VOTES $5 MILLION TO RESTORE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS

Just in from SaveTheSalt.org:

“This marks the first public dollars appropriated to restore the depleted salt surface since the land speed racing community began its drive to restore the flats more than 30 year ago,” said Save the Salt Foundation Vice Chairman Tom Burkland. Job well done. Land speed racers the world over said, “Thank You Utah!” Continue reading “”

PARIS-DAKAR DESERT STORM FEATURE

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been on the Porsche rally trail lately. With articles and films on the East Africa Safari Rally and the Baja Mexican 1000, I just can’t seem to get enough. Continue reading “”

VINYL, LEICA, AND THE EARLY 911 – MY STORY

Youâ€™ve probably read enough analogies of sports cars, fine cameras, and luxury audio equipment in high-end lifestyle magazines to get the idea that journalists are passionate about these things in a big way. Iâ€™m not immune, and vinyl records, Leica rangefinders, and Porsche 911s have been a fascination of mine since 1964.
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ICARUS from HOTRODFILMS.COM on Vimeo.

ICARUS FILM WINS BEST OF THE YEAR MPG AWARD

It is a great honor to receive the national 2018 Best Feature Video of the Year award from the Motor Press Guild on Sunday night at The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

Thank you to Cameron Healy, Jeff Gamroth and Rothsport Racing for your faith in me, and to the MPG board for your vote of confidence. Special thanks to my editor John Jeffcoat and drone pilot Matthew Psyllos. Continue reading “”

VINYL, LEICAS, AND THE EARLY 911

Coming soon…

I’ve been a record collector since I bought my first LP in 1964. Still have it. Leica film cameras and lenses followed in 1979. An early Porsche 911 was something I’ve wanted since I was 16. Had to wait until 1996 for that one. Now I have multiples of everything… Continue reading “”

MPG AWARD FINALIST

Motor Press Guild has announced the 2018 award finalists for excellence in automotive journalism. The winner will be announced on the 24th at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. I’ll be there. Continue reading “”

AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM – THE REAL TRUTH

Well, one person’s version of it anyway. Which probably isn’t too far off. It’s tough out there! Continue reading “”

ULTIMATE TRACK CAR?

“The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport is built for people seeking a piece of self-defined freedom,” says Porsche AG.

Sounds good to me. Continue reading “”

SAFARI 911 SC / BACK TO THE FLATS

Thanks to Randy Leffingwell and Road Scholars Magazine for publishing two stories of mine in their January issue. Continue reading “”

THANKS TO PANORAMA

Porsche Club of America recently published my photos and text from September’s Rennsport Reunion VI in their national magazine Panorama. Here are three unpublished photos that I’d like to share with you.

The first two are of a Porsche race car from the ’60s. The last is a screenshot made at the Dhani Harrison concert that weekend in California. Great show!

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