Bentley Vmax in the Outback

  • Matthew GORMLY

With a quest to take the Bentley Continental GT Speed road car to it’s maximum velocity, the British auto-maker headed to the Australian Outback, and the unrestricted speeds of the Stuart Highway. Piloted by legendary Australian motor-racer, John Bowe, the expectation was to reach 200mph. With safety of utmost concern, a 20km stretch of highway outside of Alice Springs was closed in 20-minute intervals, with aerial support spotting for errant wildlife and human intervention. 
DP Matthew GORMLY travelled from Sweden to Australia for the two-day shoot, serving an establish British producer. Joining Matt in photography was Australian aerial specialist Peter BEEH, who provided the Shotover H1 stabilising system for aerial and car-to-car photography, along with camera assistant/Shotover-technician Bastien CHAPIGNAC. 
Primary photography originated on 2 x Sony F55’s, Matt’s ably supplied by Sydney’s VAhire.com and sporting a set of Arri Master Primes. In-car & secondary photography on Travmatt’s Canon C300, with external car-mounts with a Canon 5D Mk3, GoPro4 Black & GoPro3 Silver with PolarPro polarizers.