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With only ten minutes remaining in the 2016 IMSA Petit LeMans, disaster struck the Mazda prototype. A podium spot disappeared in flames...

This photo is the car’s very first lap to be turned on US soil.  The team worked feverishly to ensure it would be ready for practice....

While they make it look easy, clearly there are years of craft and passion that have built to the current day and material work behind...

A very tangible example is this simple sign perched at the edge of the Mazda paddock area.  Mazda is the only team anywhere in the...

Camera Settings – 1/2000, f/2, ISO 100, 67mm.

There were many kids at the Petit LeMans and credit to the adults that brought them for the adventure.  Kudos to the crews and teams that...

Watching the driver change practice, Bleekemolen is clearly the leader.  Soft spoken but firm, he guides and directs the switches.  Even...

The 2016 IMSA Petit Le Mans was the last race for the Prototype Challenge formula.  The new P3 closed-top platform is coming for 2017. ...

The checkered flag flew for the Viper after 385 laps, seeing the GTD win and 17th overall.  The checkered flag also fell on the Viper...

Full credit to Mazda and their PR representative Jade Gruss for being consistently transparent about the program and the problems...

Scenes like this add to the unique experience that is endurance sportscar racing at night. Camera Settings –  1/100 shutter speed, f/2.8,...

The particular shot catches Simpson’s eyes and the expression is clear – looking for information, hoping that the delay isn’t...

During a routine pit stop for the #68 GTLM Scuderia Corsa Ferrari, the refueler had difficulty getting the fueling hose to de-couple from...

As the 2016 Petit LeMans was the last race for the Daytona Prototype formula, one might be tempted to draw an analogy to the sun setting...

Tandy drove the very damaged car back to the paddock and the crew descended on it.  While clearly out of contention, the crew...

Camera Settings – 1/400 shutter speed, f/7.1, ISO 100, 70mm.

The completion of this pit stop looks ordinary.  A close look at the removed tires, however, shows a fair amount of grass that has stuck...

By this point, Lally in the Audi had suffered damage from contact inflicted by the GTLM Porsche #912 when the Porsche failed to navigate...

The finish was not as pretty.  The Park Place Porsche ran afoul of the rule for driver times and was demoted from its second place GTD...

Regardless, the M6 car still cuts a distinctive silhouette.  The quick and violent transition over Turn 3 gives the photographer situated...