winning photo - banner class
Winner, Banner Class : Martyn Harvey

Results of the Second Annual British V8 Photo Contest

as published in BritishV8 Magazine, Volume XVI Issue 2, October 2008

by: Dan Master, Official Contest Judge

And the winners are...

People Having Fun With Performance-Modified British Sports Cars

"To be a winner or runner-up in this class, photos must include both people and cars. No exceptions. It must be possible for a reasonably knowledgeable enthusiast to spot some detail of the car that's modified from 'original'. Points will be given for composition and craft... and also for how much fun the people are having and for how cool the performance mods are. Judges will give preference to photos that look good when re-sized or cropped to 600 pixels wide by 450 pixels tall."

Winner : Graham Creswick (photo of Carl Floyd autocrossing at British V8 2008)

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1st Runner-Up : Bernie Posey (photo of Mike Maloney drag racing at British V8 2005)

2nd Runner-Up : Gerald Kannenberg (How Wide is his GT6? A lot wider than his adorable daughter!)

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Photographers Having Fun With Performance-Modified British Sports Cars

"To be a winner or runner-up in this class, photos must show the modification in a glamorous way. Showing a badge, decal or painted logo that indicates or suggests the existence of a modification counts too. The photo doesn't need to contain people. Points will be given for the photographer's creativity, composition and craftsmanship. Photos should look great when cropped or resized to 700 pixels wide by about 200 pixels tall. The photos may be cropped before submission, or the actual cropping may be left to the judges' imagination."

This year's Banner Class Winner was Martyn Harvey. Martyn's winning photo showed BritishV8 2008 Meet participants caravaning to the Experimental Aircraft Association museum in Oshkosh Wisconsin. (The photo appears above, at the top of this article.)

1st Runner-Up : David Petrikas (photo of his Alpine at the "Festival of Sporting Cars" Oran Park, New South Wales, June 2008)

2nd Runner-Up : Martyn Harvey (photo of BritishV8 2008 Meet participants entering Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisonsin)

Judge's Closing Few Words
Nitwit... Blubber... Oddement... Tweak!

To Everyone Who Entered Our Contest: THANK YOU!

Honorable Mentions (arranged in random order)

Mary Schils: Sandblasting media piling up deep in the yard.

Brian McCullough: "Who can resist a photo of little kids playing in a dissassembled British car?"

Project Roadmaster - aka B.A.D.A.S.S. - officers Jim Blackwood and Steve DeGroat.

Graham Creswick: "Who can resist a photo of little kids playing in a dissassembled British car?"
(Project Roadmaster - aka B.A.D.A.S.S. - officers Jim Blackwood and Steve DeGroat.)

Roberta McCullough: Autocrossing is a family activity for the McCulloughs!
(If you looked inside the helmet, you'd find Roberta's son Brian McCullough.)

Bill Young: "Busted!" (B.A.D.A.S.S. officers Jim Blackwood, Steve DeGroat, and Carl Floyd)

Bill Guzman: "People Having Fun With V6-Powered MGB Sports Cars"
(Scott Costanzo, Harvey Leichti, Brian McCullough, and Jim Ohnstad.)

Disclaimer: This contest was judged by Dan Masters. Views expressed are those of the author, and are provided without warrantee or guarantee. Apply at your own risk.

Copyright 2008 by British V8 Magazine. All rights reserved. Respective photography credits are as listed above.