WinterBlast, 2010. It remains for me the most I've driven over two days in a *very* long time. I showed up on Wednesday, and three hours later my laptop bricked. (I could not log into it - my own freakin fault.) It was a company computer, and they said that they need to have it plugged in to a company network. Since there was a marketing terminal in Phoenix, I thought that I would be able to drive down there, get in around 7:30, back by midnight. But - it was not to be. I had *really* bricked it and it could not be recovered. So, off to L.A. I went. I arrived in Blythe around 11 p.m., found a nice little Route 66 Motel, back on the road by 4:30. Dropped by home for a quick shower, hit the work place at 9:30, back on the road by 10:30, in Havasu at 4 p.m. 1200 miles in 2 days. But I had a working laptop.

On the first night, I set up around show central for the display, but folks will drive up in golf carts and park wherever. They also grab chairs and set up right in front of me, so it's a laugh to try and get a clear view. I usually camp out by Eldon Hershberger by turn #4 on the track, so I was there for the rest of the times. The problem was that the shows were quite close to the audience which forced a distortion with the wide-angle lens that I don't like. Couple that with smoke blowing right in my face, and it was sub-par (to me). But it's a great event and I love being there. I wouldn't have driven 1600 miles (for the whole thing) if I didn't!

I put the pictures both on my domain and on my Zenfolio account. My acocunt will allow you do download (for your personal use) or to purchase high quality prints.

http://www.thecalderwoods.org/wpa/WWB-21/index.html

http://tccphotography.zenfolio.com/p278473441

Hope you like the shots.