The Fast Entertainer

Car events are the best way to not only photograph interesting cars, but also hang out with fellow enthusiasts. It is for this reason that I try and attend as many of these car events as possible when the chance comes.  That is why I ended up going to Auto Madness Dubai, a car event taking place on November 4th and 5th in Dubai hosted by well known Dutch organizer 402automotive. 402automotive have hosted car events in the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria for more than 20 years. I have been to car events before but nothing of this scale. I had a couple of doubts going into it at first but eventually I decided I was going to do it. It turned out to be a great decision. I got to photograph my first hypercars, as well as several supercars, classic and modified cars. It was also the first time I ever went to a race track as it was hosted in the Dubai Autodrome. The event had two themes for each of the days. The first day for modified and custom cars, the second day for supercars and cla...

A hypercar in simple terms is basically an ultimate supercar. There are several key features in order to classify a car as a hypercar. Mainly aerodynamics and performance, design and rarity. Hypercars usually use highly advanced materials such as carbon fiber in their design to keep the car lightweight which helps with the aerodynamics of the car and to increase its top speed. Due to the aerodynamics, majority of hypercars have a distinct shape that also happens to stand out visually and make it more recognizable. For rarity. In order to make them as exclusive as possible, hypercars have a production number of 500 units or lesser and in some cases are even one offs. Owners have complete control over the configuration and specs of their car making each specific example unique in its own way. As some of the most exclusive vehicles around, it is every supercar enthusiast and car photographers dream to see and photograph one. The first hypercar sighting be it at an event, showroom or even ...