Weekly Automotive Photo Art Gallery (Read the Rules)

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This thread is a filtered, “one stop shop” of the best pictures we have created using the GT6 Photo Mode. Here, YOU will post your best photo but only once a week. It doesn't matter if you edited it or not. The aim of this tread is to keep it simple and have your best photos showcased in an uncluttered space. A visiting guest will not be bothered by bad, better or good photos…only the best ones out there. This is a place where you can stop by and revisit great photos from members of our community, get inspiration for new ideas and see what is possible.
This Weekly Automotive Photo Art Gallery is modeled on an original post by @leeislee in GT5 that he didn’t have an interest in continuing so he suggested I carry on if I liked, so I did; with a couple of modifications.

There are some rules you need to follow for this to work:
  1. Post only ONE photo from Gran Turismo 6 a week. It could be an old one or your latest. It has to be your BEST! If you cannot decide between two good ones, then leave the other for next week.
  2. To help you keep track of your posts you need to number them if you like. For example: Week 1. This information is for you, so that you could look back and know when you can post again.
  3. If you are visiting, do not comment in this thread. Leave a LIKE or write the artist a message in their gallery to tell them how much you liked their post.
  4. If you are starting out in the GT6 Photomode Forums and your best photo is not really that great then be considerate and don’t post. Keep on practicing, get some experience, monitor your photo's feedback and post when you are ready.
  5. Avoid posting in large resolutions, a maximum width of 800 pixels is fine. Don’t know how? Don’t worry, post it, just avoid it and find out how for later.

Here is my most recent edit I did a couple of weeks ago, next week I’ll post and older one.

Mazda 787B 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans by Metalsun1, on Flickr

Winning an endurance race depends on three important factors, driver skill, automotive speed and reliability. In the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Porsches, Jaguars, Mercedes-Benz and Peugeots were clear favorites in the Group C category. So it was no surprise that Mazda, with its reliable reputation, was just another car on the list. Racing strategy is very dynamic but in essence, it’s a speed vs. reliability. Some teams went for speed, others, like Jaguar and Mazda went for reliability, slowing their cars on purpose. Eventually, the No. 55 Renown sponsored Mazda driven by Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler, and Bertrand Gachot slowly crept through the field from a 19th place starting position to 1st after 22 hours. Jaguar 2nd and 3rd and the other 2 Mazdas finished 6th and 8th.
Week 1​
 
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...and just like that, the race was over. If you didn't get a chance to see the final episode of the 2013 US GT Academy Championship, well, here is your chance. Just in case, SPOILER ALERT, watch the video. It was an almost certainty Christopher Hill, car 33, was going to get the win, he dominated the whole race. Outback, Nick McMillen in car 28, had a lousy start and dropped to 3rd. He eventually persevered, quickly reached 2nd and gaining steadily on Chris. Although, Nick was slightly faster than Chris, it would be another thing to pass him in the last lap. Only thing to do is to keep on the pressure, wait for a mistake and have the win come to him…and then it happened.

Week 2​
 
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Ferrari 458 GT3 2014 24 Hours of Daytona
by Metalsun1, on Flickr

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship is an effort to unify various series and its inaugural event was at the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Wow, did it work! The cars were well balanced and there was great racing. Usually in endurance races, there is a mad dash for position for the first few hours, a long “don’t screw-up, break or hit anything” stint and the final push for the podium the last few hours. Winners usually win by laps. Not here, of the 4 racing categories, 3 were fighting it out on the final lap! Through the great effort of the Level 5 Motorsports drivers, the #555 Ferrari 458 GT3 got to the flag first. Only to be time-penalized and striped of the win because of a controversial move with the #45 Flying Lizards Motorsports Audi R8 LMS at turn 4 in the final lap. Eventually, racing trumped controversy and Level 5 Motorsports was awarded the win three hours later in the GTD category. The first Ferrari win at Daytona in 16 years.
UPDATE: After Level 5 retired from the Tudor Championship, drivers Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell moved to and raced the 555 for AIM Autosport. So, in the 2nd leg of the series, the 2014 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, they got a 2nd place podium finish. This time, 6 cars in the lead lap for GTD!
Update 2: After 8 races into the series the #555 AIM Autosport (now with a modified livery) still leads in in the GTD championship by 2 points.
Week 3​
 
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