Justification for long lenses... This image is a 50% crop of the full frame, but the detail holds up. I was just about ready to pack up my camera Sunday morning in Turn 5 at Laguna Seca, when a friend behind me started yelling that one of the cars had caught fire during the cooldown lap of the just completed warmup. This stuff is just pure luck: next to me, only Dan Boyd was in that turn that morning, and he had already packed his gear, while I was waiting for Christian Fittipaldi to lock his brakes for me at the end of the session. The locking brake photo turned out rather dull, while PJ Jones gave me the image of the season. It only took moments and I had only 4 frames of film left. Next time I have such an opportunity, I'll shoot more during the driver escape phase - the shots of the fire extinguishers are rather dull. I was extremely lucky that he just make it to the cornerworkers near Turn 5 in front of me - perfect light, perfect lens, fast film to freeze the heat - it's all there. Too bad sponsors don't like shots like that... so it'll remain a Burke Internet exclusive.

Tech Info: 600/f4.0 with 1.4x externder, f8, 1/1500sec, EOS-1N, monopod, Fuji Super G 400asa