Auto Crossers and Spandex Designers at the Indy 500 ...

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Tue May 31, 2011 7:39 am

... former Team Blew member Leeway Chang was at the Indy 500 as the designer of the Hot Wheel Girls outfits.

Here is the official Hot Wheels video of Tanner Faust's new World Record jump: http://youtu.be/7SjX7A_FR6g

You might have seen them testing their launch tower at El Toro. Our concern at the Indy 500 site was whether there would be enough room for the driver to stop before the guard rail (see, behind the folks standing on the landing ramp!) ... for some reason the drivers identity was a secret until after the jump.

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:43 am

Me Mako, Upper Right, at the Winners Circle, doing the 3D mini cam salute, shooting (8 days!) for 3NET/Discovery channel. Their 3D 100 Year Indy 500 Anniversary Special should be airing in September:

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:44 am

Shooting with a Merlin "steadicam" ... safety crew driver extraction exercises

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:47 am

Funny seeing the Indy cars lining up at the Gasoline Alley gas station filling up before the race. Free ethanol, 98 and 93 octane fuel.

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:50 am

Our main rig, a Hurricane 3D rig with Sony F3 full size sensor cameras ... interviewing Bobby Unser at the museum:

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:51 am

A very tense Danica on Bump Day. She was next in line and had to wait out more rain. This was her last chance:

Mako Koiwai · Post by **Mako Koiwai** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:59 am

Me and my mounted mini cams on Mario and Al Unser Jr's taxi's. $3,000.00 dollars for a warm-up lap and a flying lap. I had five mini cam rigs mounted on four cars: