File:Maserati450S 4508 and Carroll Shelby @ VIRginia Int Raceway 2007.jpg
Maserati450S_4508_and_Carroll_Shelby_@_VIRginia_Int_Raceway_2007.jpg (648 × 486 pixels, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary
editDescriptionMaserati450S 4508 and Carroll Shelby @ VIRginia Int Raceway 2007.jpg |
Carroll Shelby standing next to a Maserati 450S of the same type in which he won the first feature race at VIR in 1957. Danville, Va. (March 28) – Carroll Shelby, star race driver of the 50s, originator of the legendary Cobra and legend in sports car racing, will return to the scene of one of his most significant wins – Virginia International Raceway for the June 8–10 Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the track’s opening, in August, 1957, the Gold Cup reunites Shelby with the track and his original Maserati 450S in which he captured the opening weekend’s feature race, a twenty–lap race for “Sports” classed cars. Shelby won the preliminary race for the group, then went on to dominate the feature race, besting a pair of Jaguar D–types and an assortment of other racers. Following the race, in heat nearing 100 degrees, Shelby commented that “One lap at VIR is like a hundred at Watkins Glen.” Shelby then went on to co–drive an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori in winning the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans before a forced retirement due to a heart ailment that led to a transplant in 1990. VIR Co–Owner Harvey Siegel said: “We were thrilled that Carroll Shelby joined us as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of VIR. He is one of the true legends of the sport and an integral part of VIR’s early history.” Shelby never slowed his personal activities, building the Cobra sports cars; campaigning cars for Ford’s GT–40 project and designing sports cars for street and racetrack. He is still a driving force in high performance cars. Carroll Shelby manufactures both small and big block Cobras, as well as the 2007 Ford Shelby GT Mustang in his Las Vegas facility. He works closely with Ford Motor Company on high performance vehicles such as the Shelby GT500 and has several other key cars in the pipeline. Shelby’s current activities include the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation, which has become a leading force in the fight to help children with acute coronary and kidney needs. Shelby returned to the scene of one of his most storied victories, Virginia International Raceway, for the track’s 50th Anniversary, June 8–10. 2007
|
Date |
Unknown date Unknown date Date and/or time in the file Exif metadata are incorrect/invalid. |
Source | Carroll Shelby @ VIRginia International Raceway - 2007 |
Author | Race Fan from No.. I live in Halifax VA., USA! |
Licensing
edit- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Race Fan at https://flickr.com/photos/9955309@N03/777415940 (archive). It was reviewed on 8 November 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
8 November 2018
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 18:48, 8 November 2018 | 648 × 486 (157 KB) | Ketil3 (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Camera manufacturer | Canon |
---|---|
Camera model | Canon PowerShot SD900 |
Exposure time | 1/320 sec (0.003125) |
F-number | f/4.9 |
Date and time of data generation | 00:01, 1 January 1980 |
Lens focal length | 23.1 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (20060914.r.77) Windows |
File change date and time | 11:34, 14 June 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 00:01, 1 January 1980 |
Meaning of each component |
|
Image compression mode | 5 |
APEX shutter speed | 8.3125 |
APEX aperture | 4.59375 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.59375 APEX (f/4.91) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 28,980.6271777 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 29,014.325581395 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 2.28 |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 648 px |
Image height | 486 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 07:34, 14 June 2007 |