Sunday, August 24, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Ashley Force Pose Next To Mustang
Ashley Force Pose Next To Mustang
Originally uploaded by shop4bodyjewelry.com.
Funny Car Driver Ashley Force Poses Next To Mustang
Ashley Force
Ashley Force
Originally uploaded by justincase724.
John Force checking Ashleys car before her first qualifying run in a Funny car
Martin Truex Jr., Ashley Force and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Martin Truex Jr., Ashley Force and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Originally uploaded by nascargirl581.
10 March 2007: NHRA top fuel driver Ashley Force with NASCAR drivers Martin Truex Jr. (L) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) while visiting with NASCAR crews and drivers during practice for UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.
Scott Kalitta 1962-2008
Scott Kalitta 1962-2008
Originally uploaded by twm1340.
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Former champ Scott Kalitta lost in qualifying accident.
Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, 46, died June 21 from multiple injuries suffered after his car went out of control and crashed in a high-speed racing accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during the fourth and final round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals. Kalitta was extracted from his car by NHRA emergency services officials and transported to Old Bridge Township Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Kalitta, a two-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion and one of only 14 drivers in NHRA history to earn victories in both premier nitro categories, earned 18 victories during his career, his last coming in Chicago in 2005 in Top Fuel.
Kalitta earned most of his racing success in Top Fuel, where he claimed back-to-back world championship titles in 1994 and 1995. He retired from racing in 1997, sitting out most of two seasons before returning for a 10-race campaign in 1999. He sat out three more seasons following that brief stint and then returned again in 2003, joining cousin Doug as a second driver for the family's two Top Fuel dragsters.
Kalitta started his pro career in Top Fuel in 1982, running limited events for four seasons before moving to Funny Car in 1986 for his first full season of competition. He returned to that category full time in 2006. He posted a runner-up finish two weeks ago in Chicago, his 36th career NHRA final-round appearance.
Kalitta is survived by his father, legendary NHRA racer and team owner Connie Kalitta; wife, Kathy; and sons, Corey, 14, and Colin, 8.
Monday, July 7, 2008
American Muscle
American Muscle
Originally uploaded by Sgt. Gooch.
American Muscle
The second half of this shoot was on the top level of a parking deck downtown Raleigh. The Triangle Strobist Group had a meetup to shoot girls and hot rods/motorcycles, so I brought Becca along to get some cool shots with another model I work with frequently, Lauren.
Strobist Info: This shot was taken with two SB-800's, one on top of my camera on a stroboframe, mostly for a little fill (the sun was blasting), and a second as a kicker camera right, which caused the nice little flare on the bumper.
Uploaded by Sgt. Gooch on 16 Jun 08, 7.07PM CDT.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey has died
Guitarist Jeff Healey dies at 41
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey has died in Toronto Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 41.
The news was released on his website, jeffhealey.com. Here's a statement from his site.
Following a lengthy struggle with cancer,
Healey passes away on the eve of the
release of a new blues rock album
Update: Canwest News Service's obituary of Mr. Healey (9:19 p.m. ET)
Canwest News Service
Blind guitar wizard Jeff Healey of Toronto died Sunday of cancer. He was 41.
Norman Jeffrey Healey was one of Canada's premier blues and jazz musicians who is perhaps best known for his 1988 album See The Light, which included the hit single Angel Eyes. He was also nominated for a Grammy for the song Hideaway and in 1990, was awarded a Juno in the Entertainer of the Year category.
Other Healey hits have included How Long Can a Man Be Strong and a cover of The Beatles' While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Healey lost his vision as a baby to a rare form of retinal cancer and he battled the disease throughout this life. His website said Sunday that he died with his wife, Cristie, at his bedside in Toronto's St. Joseph's Hospital.
As a toddler, Healey picked up a guitar and, setting it on his knees, developed a distinct sound and playing style.
By the time he was a teenager, Healey had formed a four-piece band called the Blue Direction and was playing in clubs throughout the Toronto area. His best known work came when he formed the Jeff Healey Band several years later with bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen.
The Jeff Healey Band was a sellout act across Canada and sold over a million albums in the U.S. market.
During the course of his musical career, he shared the stage with such music titans as Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison and B.B. King.
But Healey's passion was not always in rock music and later in his career branched into jazz, especially from the golden years of the genre in the 1920s and '30s. He released several jazz CDs and had a collection of some 25,000 78 rpm jazz records.
Until recently, he had a show on a Toronto jazz station CJRT-FM.
At the time of his death, Healey was about to unveil his first rock/blues CD_in eight years. Mess of Blues is scheduled to be released in Europe in March and in Canada on April 22.
Healey had a long fight with cancer. In 2007, he underwent surgery to remove cancerous growths from his lungs. He had earlier had two sarcomas removed from his legs.
Healey is survived by his wife and two children, 13-year-old Rachel and three-year-old Derek. Other survivors include his father Bud and stepmother Rose, and two sisters, Laura and Linda.
As of Sunday night, funeral and memorial arrangements had not been announced.Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63
World-renowned tuner and hot rod king Boyd Coddington died at 6:20 am this morning. The cause of death is still unknown. Coddington, founder of Boyds Wheels and designer of prize-winning custom cars, had recently been hospitalized twice for an undisclosed medical condition. Although he was though to be in recovery, rumors of his untimely death began circulating today throughout the forums. A spokesperson for Boyd Coddington's corporation has confirmed to Jalopnik that those rumors are true. The company will be releasing a statement later today.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
Originally uploaded by ChromeHearts.
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
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