I shot this years ago when working for the VW and Off Road Magazines. This was shot circa 1980 at the Mint 400 Race outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the class that wasn’t the fastest on the course but that beat you to death. Class 11 is pretty much a stock Volkswagen with the only modifications being safety, reinforcement and ground clearance. I remember my friend Loren raced this class and he told stories of pushing the car through silt more than driving it. The Mint 400 was a great race. Four laps of 100 miles each through the desert. Best part was always pushing the cars through tech inspection down Fremont Street in Vegas the day before the race. Always a party! Photo Nerd info: Nikon F3 High eye point camera, probably 50mm lens, Kodak Tri X Film, I was sporting a ridiculously thin mustache.
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Tags: VW, Volkswagen, race cars, desert, Classic Cars, Mint 400, Black and white
January 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm |
Damn, it looks (and sounds) like such massive fun! Man, I would love to give it a proper go…
January 20, 2012 at 1:36 pm |
It was fun. I helped in the pits when I wasn’t a shooter and used my Pre Run Baja to run parts to our racer. Always a good time.
January 23, 2012 at 4:41 am |
My dad used to rally a beetle before! Cool! Not as hardcore as that though. Maybe I should blog about it sometime.
January 23, 2012 at 4:42 am |
Great shot by the way!
January 23, 2012 at 10:00 am
Thanks! Yes, you should tell your dad’s story of Rally racing a Beetle. I would be interested.