FILM CLIP: Lotus LMP2 Sebring

A short clip officially supported by famed car legend Lotus. Filmed during the 12 hours of Sebring 2012. A great team. God speed. Livery design and film: Daniel Simon. Music: Hans Hettich.

Enjoy, Daniel

INSPIRATION SHOOT: Kings Of The Hammers

The 'Kings Of The Hammers' is an off-road race that combines desert racing and rock crawling, first held in 2007. Competitors are so called Ultra 4 cars, capable of speeds over 100 miles per hour for the desert sections, but still contain gear ratios as low as 100 to 1 for technical rock crawling. This Ultra 4 class is unlimited, and every vehicle is customed fabricated by each team.
My images, as always, on flickr. Hit Photography Daniel Simon.

Cheers, Daniel

INSPIRATION: King Of The Hammers

Took a trip to the desert to get inspired by crazy off road machinery. This one here I didn't catch moving, but it left quite some visual impression. My photography upload from the 'King Of The Hammers' event will follow soon.

 Cheers, Daniel

INSPIRATION SHOOT: Mooneyes Drag Meet

Went to the Mooneyes Drag Fest this weekend in L.A., saw those ridiculous old school dragster I love so much for real first time. The guys sit right on the differential with 7000 HP going through, not funny if something goes bad. As always, some snaps on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmicmotors/

Cheers, Daniel

INSPIRATION SHOOT: F1 vintage photos

Vintage F1 cars break every gear head's heart. What an amazing sight. The first thing you might notice that they are tiny. So tiny! Most images that you know them from make you think of those monsterous machines, but jesus those things are small. Crazy. Enjoy the closeup shots I took of those old beauties during the ridiculous Canadian F1 GP.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmicmotors/

Cheers, Daniel 

INSPIRATION SHOOT: Vintage Planes Chino

Had some fun yesterday taking pictures of vintage aircrafts. There is no better way to learn about color, proportion and composition then getting out there and stare at stuff. Like those gorgeous vintage machines. Priceless inspiration from a time when machinery was tanglible. Swing by my flickr (unfortunately not very high res there) if you like !

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmicmotors/

Cheers, Daniel

INSPIRATION SHOOT: Supercar Sunday

Today I decided to start a flickr page with my car photographs. Most of it will be from California car events, but will post other stuff too from Le Mans, F1, trips, etc... anything I photographed myself and feel worth sharing with you. Nothing fancy, mostly emotional shots, not very documentary. Anyhow, swing by if you'd like, it will grow...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmicmotors/

Cheers, Daniel

BERLIN: PHOTO SHOOT OF NEW CREW MEMBERS

Cosmic Motors is honored to present two new crew members: "Adean", our new dont-mess-with-me pit crew supervisor, and "Alupa Ace", promising speed-uberfrau with a TX 1000 race license.
The shoot in Germany's fun metropolis Berlin was a delight, and I thank my wonderful two model friends. Philip, assistant on set, thanx for doing the dirty work of carrying helmets and holding flash lights.

Check the pilot section of Cosmic-Motors.com here: CLICK.




More soon, back in L.A. now. Best,
Daniel!