We
have long admired the work of Robert Briggs. HH managed to convince this
socal truck driver to send us some of his work whenever he has the time.
Shooting from the stands (something we hope to help him with later in
the year) he often gets some wonderful images, but it is his pit photos
that really shine. Utilizing a Nikon digital camera and exceptional use
of flash fill, Robert has the patience required to get shots others have
the chance to, but don't.
We thank Robert for sending these great shots from qualifying to us. We hope you do too.
Final Top Fuel qualifying run at the 2002 Winternationals. Andrew Cowin in the NY Yankee car is about to smoke the tires by mid-track. Larry Dixon has the front wheels in the air and gets the 2nd qualifying positions with a blistering 4.509 sec 326.87 mph blast.
Gary Scelzi's new Toyota Funny Car on a burnout at the 2002 Winternationals. Gary qualified the car 13th with a 4.934 sec 306.40 mph run.
Ken Zeal is the new driver for the BME Top Fueler at the 2002 Winternationals. Ken had a good final qualifying run until midtrack when they lost the blower belt. They ended up 17th with a 4.852 sec 296.76 mph effort.
Top Fuel's Andrew Cowin's new ride; the N.Y. Yankee car. Co-owner Darrell Gwynn is talking with the crew about adjustments to the car at the 2002 Winternationals.
Jeff Lirones' beautiful '41 Willys Super Comp in the staging lanes at the 2002 Winternationals.
From Salem Oregon, this is Lee Smith's Pro Mod.
Newcomer Top Fuel driver Yuichi Oyama is in his first NHRA race and he qualified 11th with a 4.688 sec 307.86 mph run at the 2002 Winternationals.
Funny Car driven by Tony Pedregon in the pits at the 2002 Winternationals. Tony qualified 4th with a 4.792 sec 322.65 mph run.
Cruz Pedregon's new Funny Car at the 2002 Winternationals. Lots of red.
Dean Hoffman's Super Gas (S/G) 1999 'Vette in the staging lanes at the 2002 Winternationals.
Toyota/White Caps-sponsored Funny Car driven by Gary Scelzi has a very high tech Air Box at the 2002 Winternationals. Note the extra vertical 'fins' in the middle of the box. Plus, the angled horizontal wings coming off of the bottom rear of the car angled upward connecting to vertical fins protruding from the rear of the car. Rear tail lights are painted on the body as are the front head lights.
Jim Hughes' Super Gas (S/G) 2001 'Vette in the staging lanes at the 2002 Winternationals.
Pro Stock's colorful Kenny Koretsky's '02 Pontiac Grand Am at the 2002 Winternationals.
Top Fuel's Wyatt Radke qualified 14th at the 2002 Winternationals with a 4.830 sec 303.50 mph run.