Oct
10
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Jun
21
Now the steel works is gone, there’s not much left of our manufacturing heritage in Workington. Being the environmentally conscious bunch that we were in the past hundred years or so, we decided the best thing to do would be to dump the byproducts of steel making along the coastline. Not the best idea, but as the waves and wind and weather have had their time to work, they have left some interesting structures behind.
Maybe to make up for how terrible we were in the last century, we now have a coast of windmills, which I guess is okay, too.
Jun
18
Another day exploring away from the roads. I love this valley. Most of the automotive work in my portfolio is shot in or around here.
It gets great evening light, the road varies from the sparse valleys of Honister Pass to quaint Lake District scenes. It’s really a great place to shoot.
I decided now would be as good a time as any to get out of my car, and go for a walk. And I had a really great time of it. Summer really brings this place to life, all the fields surrounding the village are carpeted in buttercups, the trees and hedgerows are alive and green (for once).
Once you get on the hillside, there are some great views of the village and the surrounding fells, as well as some pretty neat waterfalls.
Jun
15
Sometimes things can hide in plain sight. Behind the Lodore Falls Hotel in Borrowdale, there’s a really great waterfall. I drive past the place fairly often, but until today I’ve totally ignored the waterfalls a short walk from the road.
Apparently the place can turn into a raging torrent after the rains, but it was pretty tame today, which let me climb around on the rocks without too much trouble.
It’s one of my new favourite places, so I’ll probably come back here a few times and see how much in changes. I think this place will look great in autumn, once the leaves are turning red. Although it was nice to see some greens in the Lakes! Sometimes this region can look a little bit dead.
Jun
13
I was a little surprised by this gorgeous car the other day when I went to a quick morning meet.
It’s a replica, sure. Built by Ricardo right here in the UK, but you wouldn’t know it. It’s definitely the most accurate one I’ve seen, right down to the big cast iron Ford V8 in the rear. It has the same presence as the real thing.
The seat position is bananas. Maybe not helped by my very short stature, but I was practically lying down. I can’t even imagine the feeling of driving one of these at speed.
One of the things that’s great about the car is that it actually gets used. Right now it’s being driven from northern England all the way to Le Mans. Crazy stuff.
Jan
15
So, tomorrow I’m off to Malawi until the end of March. The plan is to track progress of my journey on here for anyone interested, and I’ll hopefully have some amazing images to share of the local land and people. Wish me luck!
The most striking thing about Rockingham this weekend wasn’t the rare May heat and sunshine, or even the great racing – it was the echo of the engines bouncing off the grandstands as the GT machinery tore around the circuit.
See, Rockingham is the only oval speedway circuit in the UK; one of only two in Europe. It’s special. From the main grandstand, you can see across the entire circuit. I can’t think of any other track in the UK that gives you such a good view of the racing.
Which was, as usual for the British GT, fantastic.
This was my first time at Rockingham, and I came to the event expecting the infield to be relatively unchallenging for the GT machinery. Boy, was I wrong. The mixture of low speed, technical corners, often had the cars sliding on the exits. It really separated the men from the boys.
The high kerbs on the final chicane had the cars skipping around on the track.
The infield also had a lot more elevation change than I was expecting, with a few crests here and there.
Also, luckily, the fire came out of the right holes this time!
Watch out for Part 2, where I bring details from the pits and paddock.
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