Andy Carter's Emirates Motorplex photo diary
Photos ©Carter Motorsport
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The view from our hotel rooms. |
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We were assigned garages 4 and 5. Note the TV in each garage, the track action was broadcast right into each garage. |
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The container arrived at the track 8:00 am Tuesday morning, here it's being hooked up ready to be lifted off the lorry so we can unload. |
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Starting to lift off the container. Ali on top supervising, but not as much as The King on the ground. |
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The lorry was then driven clear and the container set right outside our garages. |
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The container down, Knut was eager for us to get unloading as soon as possible. |
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The first Top Fuel Dragsters in the United Arab Emirates. My Lucas Oil dragster on the left, Harlan Thompson's Budweiser Dragster on the right. |
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Aka, Kenneth, Thomas and Johnny installing the rebuilt axle in my car. |
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The Lucas Oil car serviced, stickered and ready to roll in front of the tower. |
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Lucas Oil and associate sponsor stickers. |
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Lucas Oil, A1 Motor Stores and Autotel Race Radio stickers on the rear wing. |
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My car near the start line ready for its first PR pictures. |
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Posing with the Lucas Oil Top Fuel Dragster in front of the tower. |
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The Lucas Oil car almost ready to warm up. |
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Harlan's car being serviced, Kenneth looks on. |
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Rob, The Animal, Per, AJ and Mack hard at work as the King looks on. |
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This is the sand drag strip at the Emirates Motorplex. I just had to give the Quad a couple of runs! |
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Another view of the sand drag strip, they also have a Motocross track which looked good. |
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The entrance to the Emirates Motorplex, a day before the race was due to start. |
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The Emirates Motorplex offices. |
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The guard at the Motorplex. We saluted him on the way in and out, he soon caught on and started returning it. |
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Three spectators check out some of the electronics on the Lucas Oil car. |
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The view from our garages, across the pits towards the track, on the Test and Tune day. |
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Another view across the pits toward the start line. |
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A thoughtful AJ considering the tune-up. Mack, Johnny and Thomas working. |
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The view from the return road, just desert and camels... |
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...and more camels... |
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...and more camels. |
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Another view from the return road. |
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The view back down the track, the blue boxes about halfway down are the huge TV screens. |
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The King "Doing the business" finalising the shipping of CBD injectors to John Force Racing. |
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View across the pits toward the tower. |
