Audi TDI

DAY SEVENTEEN

You know how i've been banging on about the so called prototypes at Daytona,

today Patrick from the excellent blog,motorsport ramblings,has been writing

similar things,comparing the Le Mans cars with the Grand-Am ones

and he makes some good points,especially about the quality of racing!

you can read it here,

http://motorsportsramblings.blogspot.com/2007/01/night-and-day.html

being a painter of course the aesthetics are important to me,here is the Audi TDI from the 2006 American Le Mans series.acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

Daytona 3

DAY SIXTEEN

After yesterdays pathetic effort,i had to try again,especially after i discovered those silly Grand-Am cars look better in the dark!

Ganassi Riley-Lexus,Pruett,Duran and Montoya,acrylic on paper 6x8"

Daytona 2

DAY FIFTEEN

OK,i did a grand-Am car...just about...and i'm not proud!

This is the winner of the Daytona 24 hours,Chip Ganassi's Riley-Lexus...good on Pruett,Duran and Montoya,during a virtually trouble free run,they led 468 of the 660 laps.
acrylic on paper 6x8"

Car free Sunday

DAY FOURTEEN

Aaah sunday,nice lie-in,watch the footy,good walk and a tasty roasty.

Daytona 24 hours

DAY THIRTEEN


Daytona,
In yesterday's post i mentioned the baby cars,wich are racing at Daytona this weekend.Do i look forward painting them? They look so silly,enough to make me a grumpy old man,no....in the olden days....here are two beautiful Ferrari's showing off,on the banking in the sixties and seventies.


both acrylic on paper 9x12"

Dakar street scene

DAY TWELVE



my final scene of the Dakar rally (for now)




acrylic on paper 9x12"
The cars are trundling slowly trough a north African village in between racing.



So,what is on this weekend?


Daytona 24 hours,have you seen the cars they race there? more roof than car,
they look like baby cars!

Andros Trophy,oh yes snow!

Carlos Sainz

DAY ELEVENCarlos Sainz,Volkswagen Touareg,Sahara Dessert.
acrylic on paper 6x8"