Opening day at Watkins Glen International Speedway was this past weekend and Rochester photographer Andris Silins was there.  Not only was I there but I had an opportunity to ride along in a Audi TT for three laps on the track.  The great thing about opening day is that for $25 anyone can take their car on the track for three laps.  The only stipulations were no passing and they had a pace car out in front of each group to keep everyone at a fairly controllable speed.  The track is a little over three miles long with 11 turns and we were able to get up to about 80mph a few times.  This is different than creating photographs for families and couples or wedding photography but is just as much fun if you’re into fast cars.

While I was grinning ear to ear I had the opportunity to grab some great photographs of this Porsche 911 that was just ahead of us on the track.  Enjoy!

Watkins Glen Opening Day

Watkins Glen Opening Day