Gregg Adams

[Paul Powell]

It is with tears that I am posting that Gregg Adams passed away today from an apparent heart attack.  For those who knew Gregg he had a passion for Land Speed Racing, visiting almost every venue in North America that held events.  Gregg had an uncanny ability to capture our greatest memories through his photographs.  Gregg?s wishes were to be cremated and there will not be a funeral at this time.  I will post soon regarding plans for a memorial in his honor.  His family is asking for privacy at this time.  If you need anything, please contact me via text or phone at (252) 452-4998 or message me on Facebook.

[Paul Powell]

It is with tears that I am posting that Gregg Adams passed away today from an apparent heart attack.  For those who knew Gregg he had a passion for Land Speed Racing, visiting almost every venue in North America that held events.  Gregg had an uncanny ability to capture our greatest memories through his photographs.  Gregg?s wishes were to be cremated and there will not be a funeral at this time.  I will post soon regarding plans for a memorial in his honor.  His family is asking for privacy at this time.  If you need anything, please contact me via text or phone at (252) 452-4998 or message me on Facebook.

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Shocked! 
RIP Gregg - you will be missed by many in this community!
Keep us posted Paul!

[Speed Limit 1000]

So sad. Gregg was a generous person. He loved to share his racing adventures with all through his great photographs. He unfortunately joined an ever growing group of people in our land racing family that we will miss but never forget. RIP my friend

John 

[jpm49c]

RIP Gregg

[Stainless1]

GodSpeed Greg, hard to believe you are gone.... for those that didn't know him Greg had a passion for pictures at Bonneville and was an avid LSR fan.   It was always good to see and talk to Greg... a man with lots of energy.
You will be missed my friend.

[salt27]

Gone way too soon, Gregg was a true gentleman and it was a pleasure to know him.

He would e-mail photos to me and text occasionally.

I will miss him, Don

[PorkPie]

Gregg always said...."He couldn't make so great photos as I do....because...he can't hold a so heavy camera"....

Gregg would remember my answer...."I capture the historic moment as a historian....you capture the love we all have for speed....and this in a beautiful way"....

we shared both passion...the love for speed and the love for photography to enjoy the speed community....

R.I.P. my friend....you will be never forgotten....and you will live in your picture forever

[jacksoni]

So sorry to hear this. Had many a nice conversation with him at several venues and enjoyed his photos. RIP my friend.

[Calkins]

I am super glad I was able to meet Greg at Speed Week last year.  Super nice guy and a fantastic photographer.  I was looking forward to seeing his project hit the salt.  This is a great loss to the LSR family.

Race In Peace, sir.

[RidgeRunner]

     A "real people person" who willingly shared not only his passion for LSR and photography but that for history.  We had some interesting chats about museums and historical points of interest that could be seen during journeys  to and from various venues.

     He never failed to stop by our pit when at Loring and offer whatever time and help he could, always keeping us upbeat during more than a few "mentally trying" times.

     Gregg, hope you enjoy your journeys to whatever meets lie in the great beyond as much as we enjoyed your time here with us, you will be forever remembered.

               Ed

[wheelrdealer]

So sad, Gregg was a great guy.

He had a great eye for catching our cars in the moment. He really enjoyed traveling to the meets and recording the day's events.

Rest in Peace

BR

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Ah, Gregg, we hardly knew ye...  May you Rest in Peace.

Gregg and I hooked up at Maxton a bunch of years ago when he appeared and started taking pictures.  Fast forward and he spent about a jillion hours helping me get the whole streaming concept get running.  Troubleshooting software from his house or babysitting stuff at the salt - Gregg helped.  And he was one of the very few racers that has visited us way up north at our house.  All very cool, to say the least.

Then we had a falling out.  I don't remember the details or who peed in whose cereal bowl or what, but we didn't have much to do with one another for a few years.  Bummer, but life went on.

Fast forward to a couple of years ago at SpeedWeek.  I was in the radio announce trailer and Gregg walked up and waved me outside.  I went out to say hello and he extended his hand and said something to the effect that "there's no reason to carry a grudge forever".  We shook hands and that was that.

A good measure of a man is not how friendly or smart or cute he is.  It's how he deals with unhappy situations.

I salute you, Gregg.  It was a pleasure to know you.

[Milwaukee Midget]

I don't even know where to begin on this one.

Gregg and I started a correspondence after we met in Maxton. Gracious, smart, funny . . .

Kate and I were happy to host Gregg and Linda at our home about 8 years ago, and he made a visit about three years ago when he was on one of his LSR vagabond trips coming back from El Mirage.

Gregg had been working on a Dodge Rampage for competition, but he openly admitted to me that he was scared of the idea of driving it.

He was there when the Midget took its first pass at Maxton, and when we finally cracked the Bonneville record in September, 2014.

I helped him with remote audio at Wilmington for this site - he was always better on the computer end than I was, but I could walk him through the analog end of it.

The last time we spent serious time together was at Bonneville. Kate and I had landed one of those gambling junket flights that the Wendover hotels offer, and he hauled our moldy butts all over the salt for three days.

My prayers go to his wife, Linda.  She was not nearly the the fan of LSR that Gregg was, and only occasionally made trips to the venues with Gregg, but she is a dear and wonderful woman who will be hurting for some time to come.

I loved this man, and he will be sorely missed in Milwaukee.

Godspeed, my friend - and yes -Pigs will fly.

[fordboy628]

Stunned

is the only word I can use at this moment . . . . .

I knew Gregg as most of us did, as a lover of Motorsports and LSR in particular, and, in what is a rare combination, an exceptional photographer.   We met on the Salt of course, in 2014 when he was the de facto head cheerleader and photographer for Chris Conrad's Milwaukee Midget.   I'm pretty sure that it was Gregg who was most elated of our little group.

And that was the kind of person that he was:  Always ELATED for the success of others, always willing to lend a hand, always willing to surprise you with a great candid photo taken in a moment of time, that then was "captured" forever.   Always when others, "had no time" . . . .        That is how I will remember my friend.

Requiescet in Pace frater, and GodSpeed Gregg.