Cars X Girl

Thanks to the winters up here, it takes much longer than it did in Arkansas for everything to start up again. (Even though in Arkansas a few autocross days could be brutally cold.)

Patient waiting finally brought the 2011 Auto Boat Speed Show here and despite the cost (almost $30 for two of us!!) to get in, I was eager to take some car photos and see what my 50mm lens could do indoors.

The Show

The show was a pretty good size, and like most car shows comprised of mostly muscle cars and other assorted classics.

This orange Beetle was one of the few classics that wasn't American. (Most of the bikes weren't either.)

There were various vendor booths, including some setups for local racing groups. Included were SKRA (the local kart racing group) and Autosports Northwest, the group that puts on the autocrosses in our area.

Our friend's 240SX was part of the autocross booth. It was a surprise to see her, we weren't expecting it at all.

Taking photos was interesting at best. I really love my 50mm lens, but we did struggle in this environment. It was just so crowded that it was hard to get a shot before someone would walk in front of me, and it didn’t help the distance I had to be away to get an entire car in a shot.

I’m thinking that picking up a 35mm lens will fix that problem for the most part and make it a bit easier… Or maybe even getting a zoom wide-angle lens. (I kind of want to move away from my kit lens.)

More Photos

Of course, the big draw is just being able to take pictures. I definitely didn’t try to get everything, just a few of the cars that caught my eye. It seems like I was very drawn to Camaros that day!

Naturally, where there is a Porsche I will take a photo of her. This particular 911 is a Vintage Racer.

This 2002 was another Vintage Racer that was in the booth. Love!

I really like older Mustangs, especially performance versions like this Mach 1.

I seem to be attracted to blue cars, and this blue Camaro SS was no exception.

This red Camaro SS was looking very beautiful as well.

Maybe I wasn't on a Camaro kick so much as a Chevy kick? I liked this Chevelle SS as well.

The show wasn't just for classic cars -- a few imports were in attendance as well. This STi was an Import Tuner cover car.

This STi was a former SEMA car. Sadly, that likely means a life of sitting pretty more than anything. :/

Meg

Meg is a car enthusiast and Porschephile who wants to get into track racing & car collecting. She was the 2009 Rookie of the Year in her first SCCA region, has driven a Ferrari 458 Italia on a track & is building her S2000 into a street driven race car. She shares her car life at CarsxGirl.com in an effort to show that some girls play with cars just as well as the guys do. (While still being able to rock heels & a manicure just as well as any girly girl.)

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