A wonderfully candid moment of calm before the storm!

A wonderfully candid moment of calm before the storm!

A wonderfully candid moment of calm before the storm! 
Pure pit lane atmosphere! Capturing the quiet focus of a Grand Prix driver strapped into his machine before heading out on track, towering airbox, open cockpit, and classic Elf blue bodywork on display.
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  • Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the Kyalami pits, 1976

    Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the ...

    Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the Kyalami pits, 1976! No corporate hospitality or giant motorhomes here, just key minds huddled over the cockpit figuring out how to...

    Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the ...

    Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the Kyalami pits, 1976! No corporate hospitality or giant motorhomes here, just key minds huddled over the cockpit figuring out how to...

  • A fantastic behind-the-scenes moment in the pit lane!

    A fantastic behind-the-scenes moment in the pit...

    Here’s two-time World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi sitting focused in the cockpit while mechanics make adjustments to the front nose section of his #30 Copersucar-Fittipaldi FD04 during the 1976 South African...

    A fantastic behind-the-scenes moment in the pit...

    Here’s two-time World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi sitting focused in the cockpit while mechanics make adjustments to the front nose section of his #30 Copersucar-Fittipaldi FD04 during the 1976 South African...

  • Gunnar Nilsson. Lotus 77. Kyalami, 1976 SA Grand Prix!

    Gunnar Nilsson. Lotus 77. Kyalami, 1976 SA Gran...

    Gunnar Nilsson. Lotus 77. Kyalami, 1976 SA Grand Prix! This action frame captures Niki Lauda guiding the #1 Ferrari 312T through the turns at Kyalami. Lauda’s clinical precision behind the...

    Gunnar Nilsson. Lotus 77. Kyalami, 1976 SA Gran...

    Gunnar Nilsson. Lotus 77. Kyalami, 1976 SA Grand Prix! This action frame captures Niki Lauda guiding the #1 Ferrari 312T through the turns at Kyalami. Lauda’s clinical precision behind the...

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