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The best weather and racing photos of 2019

12/18/2019

By Doug Schneider

Each year at Racecast Weather, we collect photos through the year of our two favorite things - weather and race cars - and pick the best to be featured in a final post to close out the year. Thanks to the extremely talented photographers (and not so talented, like myself) who took these photos - credit for each pops up when you hover over each image. Click on each image to view a larger size.

Thanks for following our forecasts through 2019, and Scott, Stephen, and I hope you have a very happy Christmas season. We'll see you again on December 30 with the forecast for the Roar Before the 24 in January.

Wall cloud approaching VIR - Doug Schneider

Rainbow over VIR - Doug Schneider

Sunrise with fog at VIR - Kerrigan Smith

Crepuscular rays at Spa - Blancpain GT Series

Ford GT spray at Watkins Glen - David Yowe

Snow at Spa - Frozenspeed

Storms approaching Road America - Stoner Car Care

Storms near Watkins Glen - Christian Rodriguez for GT Report

Purple sky at the Nurburgring - Jamey Price for SC365

Sunrise at Le Mans - Prescott Motorsport

Clouds over Le Mans - Aston Martin Racing

Circuit Paul Ricard - Blancpain GT Series

Ragged clouds over Sebring - Pedro for DailySportsCar

Hydroplane - Andrew Hall for DailySportsCar

Sebring sunset - Julia Piquet

IndyCar test at Laguna Seca - Joe Skibinski for IndyCar Series

Sunrise at Mount Panorama - IGTC

Snow at Monza - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Lightning at Kyalami 9 Hours - Drew Gibson for Bentley Racing

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2018 Racing and Weather Photo Gallery

12/11/2018

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By Doug Schneider

It's time again for our annual Racing and Weather photo galley, a collection of photos through 2018 that combine our two favorite things at Racecast Weather. It's always a pleasure for me to create this collection of eye candy for you. Click on a photo to enlarge.

You can see our previous Racing and Weather galleries here, here, and here.

I'd like to recognize and thank a couple of photographers who have been especially helpful to us through the year by providing their outstanding work for use in our forecast graphics on a regular basis - Joseph Bierschbach (Red Case Photography) and Adam Prescott (Prescott Motorsport). You'll see some of their photos below, and be sure to visit their websites to see more of their work.

David Baltazar, VIR

Intercontinental GT Challenge, Bathurst

Ginetta

Joseph Bierschbach

Joseph Bierschbach, COTA

Kevin Ehrlich, Bathurst

Kevin Ehrlich, Nurburgring

BMW Motorsport, Nurburgring

Toby Whealdon, Martinsville Speedway

Automotiveblogz, Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Drew Philips, Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Porsche Motorsport, Laguna Seca

Adam Prescott, Bahrain

Stephen McCoy, VIR

Wright Motorsport, Daytona

Wayne Taylor Racing, Sebring

Joseph Bierschbach, COTA

Brian Cleary, Daytona

Matt Boyce/Prescott Motorsport, Mid-Ohio

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Race cars and weather - the best photos of 2017

10/25/2017

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By Doug Schneider - @Race4caster

It has become an annual tradition at Racecast Weather to share with you the best photos that combine our two favorite things - weather and race cars. Nothing compliments the beauty of race cars like a breath-taking weather scene in the background. So here's the collection for 2017 - click to enlarge. Hope you enjoy them.

Mount Panorama sunrise. Credit: Andrew Hall, dailysportscar.com

Crepuscular rays at Mount Panorama. Credit: @Bathurst12Hour via Twitter

Rain shower at Mount Panorama. Credit: Matthew Everingham, Speedhunters

Sunset at Sebring. Credit: Martin Spetz, Dailysportscar.com

Rainbow over Ford GT test. Credit: Pipo Derani via Twitter (@PipoDerani)

Crepuscular rays at CTMP. Credit: Pirelli World Challenge via Twitter (@WCRacing)

Thunderstorms during DTM race at Nurburgring. Credit: Audi Sport via Twitter (@audisport)

Real Time Racing at the top of Pikes Peak. Credit: Real Time Racing via Twitter (@realtimeacura)

Sunset and rainbow at Watkins Glen. Credit: Carlin Sanderson (@carlinsanderson)

24 Hours of Spa. Credit: Porsche Motorsport via Twitter (@PorscheRaces)

Thunderstorms near Utah Motorsports Park. Credit: Brian Cleary, Sportscar365

Rainbow over Watkins Glen. Credit: Watkins Glen Twitter (@WGI)

6 Hours of Mexico. Credit: Porsche Motorsport via Twitter (@PorscheRaces)

6 Hours of Mexico. Credit: Chip Ganassi Racing

Fog at Virginia International Raceway. Credit: VIR via Twiter (@VIRnow)

24H Series at COTA. Credit: @24HSeries Twitter

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Photo gallery: Weather and race cars

12/16/2016

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By Doug Schneider

The only thing better than pictures of beautiful race cars are pictures of beautiful race cars with weather in the background. Here's a collection of photos from 2016 that combine two of my favorite things (see the 2014 collection here).

Photos by David Yowe, John Loftis, Morgan Rhodes, Brian Cleary, Vincent Wouters, James Boone, Richard Prince, Patrick Smith, Samo Vidic, XPB Images, Vision Sport Agency, Sports Car Digest, and Action Sports Photography.

Scuderia Corsa at Daytona, Sports Car Digest

Ford GT at Daytona, James Boone

Ford GT at Sebring, Morgan Rhodes

PC at Sebring, David Yowe

Sebring, Action Express Racing

Snow at Silverstone, Vision Sport Agency

WEC at Bahrain, Vision Sport Agency

CTSC in a downpour at VIR, Action Sports Photography

WEC at Fuji, Vision Sport Agency

WEC at Fuji, Vincent Wouters/SC365

Le Mans night practice, Brian Cleary/SC365

Rainbow over Le Mans, Brian Cleary/SC365

Dark clouds over Texas Motor Speedway, Patrick Smith/Getty Images

WEC at COTA, Brian Cleary/SC365

WEC at COTA, John Loftis

Hail at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, SC365

Nurburgring 24 Hours, C. Gruppe

PWC Cadillacs at COTA, Richard Prince

Monaco Grand Prix, XPB Images

Austrian Grand Prix, XPB Images

Brazilian Grand Prix, XPB Images

Max Verstappen drives in the snow, Samo Vidic/Red Bull Content Pool

Double rainbow at VIR, from @VIRnow on Twitter

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The Beauty of Weather and Race Cars

1/29/2015

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Fog at Road America, by David Yowe

Risi Competizione Ferrari in the rain at COTA, from Sportscar365.com

Ominous clouds threaten the Mi-Ohio PWC race, by David Yowe

Towering cumulus clouds and the Dyson Bentley at Mid-Ohio, by David Yowe

Rum Bum Porsche lifts off into the clouds at Lime Rock Park, by David Yowe

Approaching rain showers chase the Turner BMW at COTA, by John Thawley

Porsche 919 in heavy rain at COTA, by John Dagys

Low clouds ring Mt. Fuji behind the Toyota TS010, by John Dagys

Sunset at Sebring, by David Yowe

IndyCar spray at a wet Barber Motorsports Park, by David Yowe

Dark clouds at the 2014 German Grand Prix, from f1fanatic.co.uk

A rainbow over Sauber at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix, from f1fanatic.co.uk

By Doug Schneider

Scott and I both have a passion for weather and motorsports that began in childhood. We started forecasting weather for open wheel and sports car races a year ago as a means of combining two of our favorite things. We're excited that we can be a help to fans, teams, and race officials by doing what we love through Racecast Weather. I also love weather photography and racing photography, so here's a collection of some of my favorite photos that combine the two.

Credit for these photos goes to David Yowe (dlymotorsportimages.com), John Dagys and the photographers at Sportscar365, John Thawley (johnthawley.com), and the F1 Fanatic photo collection (f1fanatic.co.uk)

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