Dave_G
09-10-2006, 00:11
Good Evening
Made the trip to Cheshire on Friday night for Saturday's BRSCC meeting at Oulton Park.
I was accredited to shoot for www.ff1600.co.uk today - covering funnily enough the Formula Ford 1600s.
I didn't fancy a 170 mile drive yesterday morning so we (the better half and I) headed up North Friday night and stayed again in the amusingly named Floatel - yes, it's a floating hotel. Had a 4 poster bed this time around! Net curtains and everything.
Anyway, we got there at about 10.30pm and the heavens OPENED for about 5 hours. Doesn't bode well for the next day's racing but it managed to stay dry, if looking a bit dodgy all day.
There were only 4 races; 2 x FF1600 races, 1 x TVR Challenge race and a 4 hour 'enduro' for the Uniroyal Fun Cup. I didn't stay for the whole of the Fun Cup race, electing to get on the road while it was still light and dry. Besides, my head was absolutely banging. (Old war wound, shrapnel you know).
Sadly this is possibly the last meeting I'll do the 'hot side' for Ian at www.ff1600.co.uk as the two guys that run it are unable to maintain it and keep it updated to the standard they want to so will archive it at the end of the season, I'm a bit gutted because I was just getting into the swing of things on that side of the fence.
As ever, kit used is 20Ds with Sigma 70-200f2.8 EX DG HSM and 120-300f2.8 EX HSM. Some were shot with a EX 1.4x teleconverter. EXIF details are available by clicking the 1200x800 shots in the gallery, Bill Gates has kindly provided you with the link below. Bless him. The tit.
Here are a few pics.
TVR Sagaris, Lodge Corner
http://images16.fotki.com/v351/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0175-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images16.fotki.com/v351/fileUlqV/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0175.jpg
Fun Cup Chaos out of Hizzy's
http://images17.fotki.com/v349/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_6151-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images17.fotki.com/v349/fileXXlf/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_6151.jpg
WEDGE! PAN! I SUCK!
http://images16.fotki.com/v351/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0119-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images16.fotki.com/v351/fileYcn1/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0119.jpg
Fun Cup getting it on out of Lodge
http://images18.fotki.com/v17/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0219-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images18.fotki.com/v17/fileKK6r/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0219.jpg
Finally my favourite shot of the weekend
http://images18.fotki.com/v17/photos/1/105162/2337834/IMG_1372-vi.jpg
There is a gallery with a hi res clickable onnable offable underneath the 800x533 shots, I recommend you click it...HERE! (http://public.fotki.com/DaveGalpin/events/motorsport/oulton_park/2006/brscc-race-day/)
Ta!
Made the trip to Cheshire on Friday night for Saturday's BRSCC meeting at Oulton Park.
I was accredited to shoot for www.ff1600.co.uk today - covering funnily enough the Formula Ford 1600s.
I didn't fancy a 170 mile drive yesterday morning so we (the better half and I) headed up North Friday night and stayed again in the amusingly named Floatel - yes, it's a floating hotel. Had a 4 poster bed this time around! Net curtains and everything.
Anyway, we got there at about 10.30pm and the heavens OPENED for about 5 hours. Doesn't bode well for the next day's racing but it managed to stay dry, if looking a bit dodgy all day.
There were only 4 races; 2 x FF1600 races, 1 x TVR Challenge race and a 4 hour 'enduro' for the Uniroyal Fun Cup. I didn't stay for the whole of the Fun Cup race, electing to get on the road while it was still light and dry. Besides, my head was absolutely banging. (Old war wound, shrapnel you know).
Sadly this is possibly the last meeting I'll do the 'hot side' for Ian at www.ff1600.co.uk as the two guys that run it are unable to maintain it and keep it updated to the standard they want to so will archive it at the end of the season, I'm a bit gutted because I was just getting into the swing of things on that side of the fence.
As ever, kit used is 20Ds with Sigma 70-200f2.8 EX DG HSM and 120-300f2.8 EX HSM. Some were shot with a EX 1.4x teleconverter. EXIF details are available by clicking the 1200x800 shots in the gallery, Bill Gates has kindly provided you with the link below. Bless him. The tit.
Here are a few pics.
TVR Sagaris, Lodge Corner
http://images16.fotki.com/v351/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0175-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images16.fotki.com/v351/fileUlqV/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0175.jpg
Fun Cup Chaos out of Hizzy's
http://images17.fotki.com/v349/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_6151-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images17.fotki.com/v349/fileXXlf/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_6151.jpg
WEDGE! PAN! I SUCK!
http://images16.fotki.com/v351/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0119-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images16.fotki.com/v351/fileYcn1/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0119.jpg
Fun Cup getting it on out of Lodge
http://images18.fotki.com/v17/photos/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0219-vi.jpg
Hi Res here - http://images18.fotki.com/v17/fileKK6r/6c579/1/105162/4121421/IMG_0219.jpg
Finally my favourite shot of the weekend
http://images18.fotki.com/v17/photos/1/105162/2337834/IMG_1372-vi.jpg
There is a gallery with a hi res clickable onnable offable underneath the 800x533 shots, I recommend you click it...HERE! (http://public.fotki.com/DaveGalpin/events/motorsport/oulton_park/2006/brscc-race-day/)
Ta!