The Sharpe Image

Sept 20, 2009; Concord, NC, USA; NHRA top fuel dragster driver Brandon Bernstein during the Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

I really like Drag Racing, problem is, I just do not get to shoot enough of it.  It is always either too far away, or it conflicts with something that I already have a commitment too.  So when the NHRA comes to zMax Dragway here in Charlotte, I am ALL over it!  Some of you may know that I shot Drag Racing on a pretty regular basis back in the early 90′s.  I got my motorsports start with a small racing paper called Inside Motorsports.  Inside Motorsports was a great little newspaper, but made the mistake of trying to cover too much “grass roots” racing with ignoring the big Series such as Sprint Cup, NHRA, IRL and some others.  They skimmed over these Series, but never made any real attempt to cover them in the way that they should have been covered in order to generate cash flow.  When they did cover them, they sent me.  That is really how I got my start in all this crazy stuff.  Anyway, least I digress.  This is about the Carolina Nationals.  I LOVE this event.  I am so glad that NHRA has put it on the schedule twice next year.  What a great move!  But enough of that for now, lets look and see what I came up with………. (continue reading…)