This
site displays many of the auto racing photos taken by Mike and Pat
Smith over the years. The site will be growing monthly as we get more
of the images printed and in inventory. We have over a thousand images
available online now and have plenty more to come. I keep finding
boxes of slides that I forgot I had taken. Now I know how Indiana
Jones felt when he found the Holy Grail! Check out the "About
Turbo" page for a little history of how we got started.
We
have been selling on eBay since October 1999 and decided to also offer
the photos through a web site so our complete inventory would be available
at any time. We try to keep an inventory of all photo images. We have
thousands of images that are not displayed on the website. We attend
many events in California every year. We can have prints made, usually
within 5 days, and in the mail within a week. Give us a buzz if you
have something in mind.
We
are using a new photo processing system that has great quality and
consistent prints from batch to batch. We were having our enlargements
made using the conventional photo process, using inter-negatives made
from the original slides that would then be used to process enlargements.
This was not only extremely time consuming to clean the negative strips
every time prints were made, but the consistency of the photo labs
we were using was less than desirable. The new process allows us to
scan the original negatives or slides at high resolution (4000 dpi),
crop and adjust as needed and then copy the files to a CD. The new
photo lab has a new digital process that uses a laser to transfer
the digital image from file to the photo paper and then uses a conventional
chemical process to develop the enlargements. We are extremely happy
with this process as the quality is great, the prints are consistent
and the staff at the photo lab is outstanding. They really take pride
in their work. We fully guarantee our product.
This
site will be in a constant construction mode. Check back from time
to time and check the "What's New " section below.
How to Purchase
Photos
PRICING
Our price per 8 x10
or 8 x 12 photo is $10.00. We
do offer discounts for quantity orders as follows:
6 - 10 photos are
$9.00 each
11 +photos are $8.00
each
There
are multiple ways to make purchases on our website.
PayPal
Credit Card Processing
We
can now accept payment using all major credit cards through PayPal
without requiring you to be a PayPal member. You will be given this
option during checkout. Check out the process below!
USING
PAYPAL
-
For current PayPal members, you can add items to the shopping cart
and then make payment through the normal PayPal process.
- When
you complete the transaction, you will receive a message from PayPal
wth the tranaction details. You will also receive an email from
when you order is being shipped.
- If you wish to
purchase photos using a credit card, but are not a PayPal member,
you can use the shopping cart system, enter your credit card information
and then choose whether or not you wish to become a PayPal member.
We
like PayPal because our customers do not have to enter their credit
card information after initially signing up. That way all future
transactions do not require you to enter your credit card information
and transfer it over the Internet. To learn more about PayPal click
here.
BY
CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
- You
can also print the order form,
from the link on the left, and mail your order to us or just send
an email with the file names of the prints you are interested in
and we will reply with a total for your order. If you are looking
for something that is not on the site, just email us and we will
take a look. We may have what you are looking for but have not had
time to update the website. If you have an automotive related website,
give us a buzz and we can exchange links. Nothing like free advertising!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by email and
we will follow up with an answer.
Added Wheelstanders
to Vintage Drag racing
What's
Next!
2005 Superbikes, Vintage Sports
Car, American Lemans and NHRA Drag Racing from Infineon Raceway.
Newer drag racing from 1980 to
present.
Is there any interest out there
for coffee mugs or T-shirts with your favorite photo?
Can-Am II Series
AMA Super Bikes
and about a thousand other things.........
I need another 12 hours in a day!!!
