Racing / Auto Blog – Page 2 – RANDY WELLS – WHERE PHOTOS, VIDEO, AND WRITING ABOUT CLASSIC CARS, TRANSPORTATION, AND AUTOMOTIVE LIFESTYLE MEET – SEATTLE / L.A. DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

CARRERA GT

Here’s another perfectly shaped car. The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) manufactured between 2004â€“2007.

I’ve actually driven one, along with the 1958 356 Carrera GT Speedster below, and a few other landmark Carreras, thanks to the insistence of the owners. I think I can go to heaven now.

MISSION R

Porsche’s beautifully shaped Mission R concept car could be the all-electric future of racing. This battery powered race car could also be the basis of an all-electric 718 Cayman for the street.

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BACK FROM MONTEREY CAR WEEK

What a phenomenal show. There were so many highlights to recount. Certainly, one was the thirteen Porsche 917s brought together for a once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot on Saturday at Pebble Beach in Carmel, California. Wow.

Thanks to writer Jay Gillotti, who invited me to make the photos for the Porsche Club of America’s Panorama Magazine feature. It was great to reconnect (and connect) with many new and old clients and friends over the weekend.

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THANKS TO PORSCHE EARLY 911 CAR OWNER JEFF BERKES AND BUILDER SCOTT LONGBALLA

A cover and a feature full of photos in the latest summer issue of the Early 911S Registry’s magazine ESSES is a welcome gift. Thanks to everyone for helping to make this happen. Continue reading “”

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Greetings to all fathers! This is your day.

Photo made at Monterey, CA Laguna Seca a few years ago. Looking forward to the 2021 “car week” event happening in August!

FERRARI MAGAZINE TIFOSI

Congrats to PNW Ferrari club member William Howard for his feature in the latest Forza Magazine.

100,000 miles in a Ferrari 458 that’s only eight years old means you drive it every day! Check out my photos and text of him and his car in Forza on the newsstand today.

If I wasn’t previously booked, I’d attend the annual Ferrari Club USA meet in Oregon next month here. Continue reading “”

BACK TO THE FUTURE

My old ’70s German sports car from college days, the Opel Manta, is being produced as a retro EV example. Cool!

(Photo: Opel)

THANKS TO FPT, ROESER ENGINEERING, AND ALIOTTI BOATS

What an amazing day on the water yesterday. We captured some amazing stills and drone footage for the Fiat Marine team and had a lot of fun in the process. Congratulations to everyone involved. Updates to follow as they become available.

THANK YOU PORSCHE 356 REGISTRY MAGAZINE

Thanks to editor Peter Bodensteiner for my new cover photo and inside feature with Larry Markham’s 1959 356 Sunroof Coupe. The Porsche 356 Registry Magazine has become one my favorites to submit to lately. They are professional, responsive, and pay fairly and on time. Everything a photojournalist contributor could ask for!

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Everyone knows I’m a Porsche fan. When I need something different, my choice tends towards Italian. A 1970s Maserati Merak or Bora is always a good choice.

935 STORY

Thanks to PCA’s Panorama Magazine for publishing my Porsche 935 story on the cover and over 13 pages inside their April 2021 issue.

Thanks also to the 1977 Mecarrillos 935’s restoration team (Gunnar Racing), Kevin Jeannette and Sharon Jeannette, for offering me a pit pass to RR VI. More thanks to driver Rod Emory and the Meccarillos 935 owner for their trust in me to present the story accurately. Continue reading “”

BEST OF LUCK TO ROTHSPORT RACING IN BAJA

The NORRA Mexican 1000 for 2018 resulted in my producing a film called “Icarus” for Rothsport Racing and Cameron Healy. It won “Best Feature Video” from the Motor Press Guild.

Best of luck to Rothsport Racing, Jeff Gamroth and Barrett Smith in this year’s event starting next week!

SEE 2018 TRAILER BELOW – NOW ON MY INSTAGRAM

MY FIRST SPORTS CAR – THE FORD CAPRI

I love this video.

PNW CAR CULTURE GALLERY IS NOW ON WELLS IMAGERY

It’s my pleasure to announce that the new Pacific Northwest Car Culture gallery has been added to wellsimagery.com

Check it out!!

PNW CAR CULTURE

50 MM AND BEYOND

These are the focal lengths that many lifestyle and automotive art directors like to see used in your photo submissions. That’s because these normal to telephoto images tend to be flattering for portraits and cars, and they work well in print or on the web. Continue reading “”

THANK YOU ROAD & TRACK

A recent issue of R&T included a photo I made of Rolly Resos’s R Gruppe 1966 Porsche 911. Originally shot for Excellence Magazine a few years ago, the image location is where R Gruppe first met in 2000 – Cambria, CA.

Rolly and I were there at the beginning, and we’ve been to every R Gruppe Treffen ever since. A great guy and a good friend.

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