I first shot this Ferrari Challenge Stradale about 9 months ago but for various reasons wasn't able to get any rig shots of the car at that time. So this past weekend the owner and I finally managed to catch up early in the morning to add a couple of motion photos to the set.
I have included some shots from the original shoot in this gallery also.
Now that the article/photos have been published in todays West Australian newspaper I can share some of the images from the day.
Alex Forrest (journalist) and I were invited to Barbagallo Raceway to take part in the Lamborghini Driving Academy. The manufacturer flew staff and 4 cars (3 Aventadors and a Gallardo "pace car") to Perth for the event which aims to teach owners and media how to drive these supercars fast but also safely.
Grab a copy of the paper to read all about the day!
After the recent launch event for the exciting new Exige S from Lotus we finally had the chance for a road test and photoshoot.
Although it was only a short drive along a favourite test route it was enough to highlight what an amazing car it is.
Karl Pesketts full review on The Motor Report has a more in depth look its performance.
When we got given the new Range Rover to test for a week we decided to take it to the Powerlines - a popular 4WDing destination in Perth which runs from Mundaring to York. As you would expect most of the people out there were shocked to see a $200K+ luxury SUV being tested in this way! It did amazingly well and there really isn't much which you can fault this car about - if you had to live with one car only it would be hard to go past. Head to the following page at The Motor Report for Karl Pesketts full review.
On Friday night Barbagallo held a launch event for the all new Lotus Exige S. A number of media and Lotus owners were invited for the fully catered event for their first look at the exciting new sports car. Lotus Australia Brand Manager, Alastair Manihera, was also on hand to talk about the car and the direction of the company.
The 2013 Exige S lands in Australia with a price tag of $119,990 and is powered by a supercharged 3.5L V6 delivering 345hp. It tips the scales at only 1170kg!
I am looking forward to experiencing the performance first hand during our upcoming photoshoot and road test. Stay tuned!
This was the last trackday of the year held for Barbagallo customers at the Barbagallo Raceway - the weather was perfect so there was a great turnout. Local boy Daniel Ricciardo , Toro Rosso F1 driver, even made an appearance which was a pleasant surprise.
This was the first Ferrari 458 Spider to be delivered in Perth. I was commissioned by the owner to document the entire process.
First up was the pre-delivery detail which was carried out over 2 days by Adam at OCDetailing.
The day after this was completed we got to share the owners excitement when he saw his new car for the first time at Barbagallo.
The following weekend I took an early morning drive with the owner to a location south of Perth for a full photoshoot.
This is a car I was really excited about and it didn't disappoint during our afternoon at the RAC track with it. "Our" BMW 1M Coupe came in the stunning Valencia Orange colour which came up nicely in the bright sunlight of a steaming hot December day. To help overcome the sun I hired a Elinchrom Ranger RX with matching heads from the guys at Camera Electronic.
I have recently returned from the Asia-Pacific launch of the new flagship supercar from Lamborghini - the Aventador. The event was held at the Sepang F1 circuit over two days. Many thanks to Lamborghini for the opportunity and hosting a brilliant event.
You can view more from the event by watching the launch video.
This weekend just gone I flew over to Alice Springs to meet up with a few supercars (transported there on a truck) and their owners, same sort of idea as the previous times we went out there in 2005/6/7.
I think we covered about 2000km in the 3 days of driving and saw some amazing sites along the way – Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, The Olgas and Kings Canyon. Different place/hotel every night so we covered quite a bit of ground.
The roads out there vary a little but for the most part they are amazing and make for some great high speed driving.
Enough talking, here are some pics – obviously not a photoshoot as it was more just snapshots of the road trip along the way but I think they turned out quite well.
You can see more of my photos and words about the adventure over at Downshift.
