2013 Grand-Am Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Photos

Ben Carufel · 02-01-2013, 10:39 AM

I was hired by the management company for Grand-Am and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge driver Matt Bell (who happens to be an ADV'er) to essentially shadow him (along with their other drivers) for the weekend and capture on film what goes into a weekend of racing for one of these drivers.

The idea was to focus less on the rolling shots and more on the lifestyle stuff, which worked out well. I was still able to get a few decent shots of the #51 car in action, but mainly I tried to capture what he went through when he wasn't behind the wheel. I haven't shot motorsports before on a professional level, so I felt more comfortable in that the main focus of this project was to capture him in more of a lifestyle setting.

I also did a timelapse video of the last 8-ish hours of the race (7AM - 3:30PM) which is condensed into 4 minutes...here's the timelapse:

http://vimeo.com/58493537

Here's what I ended up with for photos:

StevG57 · 02-01-2013, 07:54 PM

NIce work, Ben! Love the shots of night racing. The time lapse video shows that Daytona Speedway never sleeps during the 24. I had a friend work with a private team years ago and while he had a great experience, what stood out was how freakin cold it was trackside at night. Thanks for sharing!

patmo · 02-04-2013, 03:31 AM

Very cool, love the pics. 24hr-Daytona is something I look forward to every year. I usually watch several hours of the TV coverage. Hope to make it down for it live someday. Each team could be the focus of its own documentary film. What they go through to just make it to the start is a story unto itself, and then add the race and what happens with the teams during the race, on the track or off.....WOW! Great stuff iMO. Sportscar racing has always been my favorite type of (car) racing not just because of the cars, but because of the people involved, especially in endurance racing. In both things, the cars and the people, it has lots of variety, and it makes a heck of a show.

Thanks for posting this.

vettex2 · 02-04-2013, 06:00 AM

no women ?

Jurgen · 02-04-2013, 06:25 AM

Thanks for sharing. Cool pics.

RhinoVonHawkrider · 02-06-2013, 07:59 AM

Very cool, & great pics

One day I will graduate from my 8 meg cell phone & get a proper camera for moto trips....

Ben Carufel · 02-09-2013, 07:16 PM

Thanks guys. Hoping to find some work to take me to Austin Texas in 3 weeks for the Grand Am race at Circuit of the Americas.

02-01-2013, 10:39 AM	#1
Ben Carufel ^OP Boxer Addict Joined: Dec 2010 Location: San Diego Oddometer: 471	2013 Grand-Am Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Photos I was hired by the management company for Grand-Am and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge driver Matt Bell (who happens to be an ADV'er) to essentially shadow him (along with their other drivers) for the weekend and capture on film what goes into a weekend of racing for one of these drivers. The idea was to focus less on the rolling shots and more on the lifestyle stuff, which worked out well. I was still able to get a few decent shots of the #51 car in action, but mainly I tried to capture what he went through when he wasn't behind the wheel. I haven't shot motorsports before on a professional level, so I felt more comfortable in that the main focus of this project was to capture him in more of a lifestyle setting. I also did a timelapse video of the last 8-ish hours of the race (7AM - 3:30PM) which is condensed into 4 minutes...here's the timelapse: http://vimeo.com/58493537 Here's what I ended up with for photos: __________________ Ben Carufel - Motorsport Photography - http://www.bencarufel.com '11 BMW F800ST - '02 BMW R1150GSA - '72 BMW R60/5 Other bikes to appear above shortly, rest assured...

02-06-2013, 07:59 AM	#6
RhinoVonHawkrider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Pa Oddometer: 458	Very cool, & great pics One day I will graduate from my 8 meg cell phone & get a proper camera for moto trips.... __________________ AVO - R.I.P. "He said, Son, remember where U came From" - LOA Until the colour of a man's skin - Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes -Me say war RNM http://www.greenenergysports.com/

02-09-2013, 07:16 PM	#7
Ben Carufel ^OP Boxer Addict Joined: Dec 2010 Location: San Diego Oddometer: 471	Thanks guys. Hoping to find some work to take me to Austin Texas in 3 weeks for the Grand Am race at Circuit of the Americas. __________________ Ben Carufel - Motorsport Photography - http://www.bencarufel.com '11 BMW F800ST - '02 BMW R1150GSA - '72 BMW R60/5 Other bikes to appear above shortly, rest assured...

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02-01-2013, 07:54 PM	#2
StevG57 Rocky Mtn surf patrol Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado Springs Oddometer: 214	NIce work, Ben! Love the shots of night racing. The time lapse video shows that Daytona Speedway never sleeps during the 24. I had a friend work with a private team years ago and while he had a great experience, what stood out was how freakin cold it was trackside at night. Thanks for sharing!

02-04-2013, 03:31 AM	#3
patmo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: butler, ky/Franklin, tn Oddometer: 354	Very cool, love the pics. 24hr-Daytona is something I look forward to every year. I usually watch several hours of the TV coverage. Hope to make it down for it live someday. Each team could be the focus of its own documentary film. What they go through to just make it to the start is a story unto itself, and then add the race and what happens with the teams during the race, on the track or off.....WOW! Great stuff iMO. Sportscar racing has always been my favorite type of (car) racing not just because of the cars, but because of the people involved, especially in endurance racing. In both things, the cars and the people, it has lots of variety, and it makes a heck of a show. Thanks for posting this.

02-04-2013, 06:00 AM	#4
vettex2 Banned Joined: Nov 2012 Oddometer: 1,471	no women ?

02-04-2013, 06:25 AM	#5
Jurgen Trolljegeren Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Sandoval, Nuevo Mexico Oddometer: 32,674	Thanks for sharing. Cool pics. __________________ They're nihilists, Donny, nothing to be afraid of. Moderator:CSM/JoMomma/ShinyThings/Sports