Black background with white stylized text that reads 'Octane'.

CLASSIC MOTORSPORT MODERN FINISH.

Built For Print // Car-to-Car // 2019 // Stills

Capturing Speed and Class

  • Two vintage open-wheel race cars speeding on a curving rural road with green fields and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

    Brief.

    Create a fast, print-safe editorial set from a live track day - celebrating historic Formula 500s with bold car-to-car imagery and clean geometry suitable for a double-page spread.

  • A vintage race car on a deserted road, surrounded by green grass and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

    Approach.

    Curborough Sprint Course - August 2019. Natural light throughout. Solo unit working within event flow and safety limits. Car-to-car from the back of a Fiat 500 at around 60 mph to keep pace with the 500s, which would stall under 20 - 30 mph - so no slow rolling rig pass. Polariser used to manage reflections. Focal lengths 50 - 70 - 110 mm to balance presence and compression.

  • Multiple vintage race cars being driven on a curving road in a rural area, with drivers wearing helmets and goggles, and trees in the background under a cloudy sky.

    Result.

    25 images supplied - 10 used by the editor. Lead treatment ran as a double-page opener in Issue 208 (October 2020). Files delivered as 4x3 masters plus print-safe TIFFs with a neutral, magazine-friendly grade. Turnaround - 2 weeks from shoot to finals.

Deliverables

  • 25 finals - 4x3 masters + print-safe TIFFs

  • Hero car-to-car opener - supporting corners and compressions - a small set of paddock details

Credits

Client - Octane Magazine
Subject - Historic Formula 500s
Location - Curborough Sprint Course
Photographer - Drew Deas

From Paddock to Print.

Editorial motorsport coverage that reads clean on a spread and resizes cleanly for web and social.

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