F1 2007 USGP in HD - Day 4: PreRace Grid pt 1 - 22min Home Vid - Formula 1 US Grand Prix Indy

22 mins. of High def. home movies recorded on an HD Canon Camcorder. Part 1 is footage up until the teams begin to occupy the grid.

I was seated in Paddock Press Penthouse Box 2. This was across the track from the podium and provided great view of all of the pre-race and post-race activity as well as views of the pits and pit stops during the race. The seats were also under cover which meant protection from rain and heat.

While these seats were not the best for seeing formula 1 cars in their element, they did offer the best views of everything else. Being the last F1 race at Indy, I wanted to sit in these seats in order to document in hi-def, a vantage point that I am fairly certain that I will never have the opportunity to experience again.

One of the great things about F1 at Indy was that only on race day were your seats reserved. On Friday and Saturday, you were free to sit in any grandstand or viewing mound that you wished. What an awesome policy. It allowed you to experience F1 cars under different circumstances throughout the weekend. And if your race day seats were not in the most desired location, you still could experience the best seats during Friday and Saturday's events.

Knowing that 2007 could be the last year that F1 would visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I made sure to be able to capture the F1 circus in high definition. If only I had the opportunity to do so when I went to the USGP at Watkins Glen in 1977, 1978, and 1980.

What a cool experience to get an up-close perspective of the fabulous technical marvels that Formula 1 cars are each year.

I will be posting all of the HD video that I shot throughout the race weekend.

I also have photos and audio that I will be posting as well. When I wasn't shooting video, I was shooting still photos. For audio, I recorded the audio using external stereo onto a digital recorded to capture the normally aspirated V8's screaming at 19000 rpm (rev limited).

Weekend Highlights:
Lewis Hamilton Wins 2nd F1 race
Sebastian Vettel races for the first time, substituting for the injured Robert Kubica