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Taity
02-04-2007, 18:27
After a hard day in Wales shooting a club track day with Dave_G and a even harder night on the booze at the Red Lion, we set off for Qualifying Day at Brands for the BTCC with furry tongues and chugging down the Red Bull!

Overall I had a very enjoyable day (highlight being a superb breakfast at Hailwoods cafe!) also took some pics, so I thought I would get some them up for scrutinee.

Usual kit involved - 350D, 70-200F4, 100-300F4 + 1.4x TC

Let's start off with a fluke, I was meant to be doing some 3/4 shots of the cars coming up the hill into Druids, but noticed this Red Clio would flame out on overrun into the hairpin.. hence the high speed 1/250th sec pan!

http://images22.fotki.com/v753/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_7778sm-vi.jpg

And another, whilst doing some 1/100th sec pans going into Druids.. Mr. Bell decides to totally lock up.. hence the 3/4 shot at 1/100th and then the pan! lol

http://images24.fotki.com/v764/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8207sm-vi.jpg
http://images21.fotki.com/v759/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8209sm-vi.jpg

I liked this car, whistling DERV! Silent as you like..

http://images23.fotki.com/v763/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_7945sm-vi.jpg

Probably the only picture I got of Tim Harvey in his Porsche with someone behind him, he romped away from the rest of the field in his Carrera Cup race..

http://images21.fotki.com/v725/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8381sm-vi.jpg

See!

http://images22.fotki.com/v754/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8479sm-vi.jpg

Tom Chilton, gratuitous slow pan..

http://images22.fotki.com/v757/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8162sm-vi.jpg

Jason Plato in the new SEAT Leon cocking a back wheel under braking into Druids

http://images21.fotki.com/v725/photos/3/374437/4786876/IMG_8228sm-vi.jpg
russdaz
02-04-2007, 20:33
Some very nice shots, i see theres a few motorsport fans then.

Was a cracking weeked for it almost perfect light all weekend.
Kosta
02-04-2007, 21:24
Excellent. Love the Clio, we were running that car. Good how you've caught the flames. Love the Vectra one :)
Ally
02-04-2007, 21:30
Nice shots, really good feel of motion to them :)
russdaz
02-04-2007, 21:41
that clio must be one off theonly cars i have pics off this weekened.

shall keep an eye out for that next time out.
badgerbaiter
02-04-2007, 21:53
have you been taking lessons from dave or the other way around?
you both have a very similar stylee
Taity
02-04-2007, 23:40
Excellent. Love the Clio, we were running that car. Good how you've caught the flames. Love the Vectra one :)

Clio is my pick of them all too, total fluke.. but then, when aren't they? lol

Clio series really impressed me, the cars were impeccably well prepared and HOW many of them? lol.. looked like the M25 on a bad day the first time they came around Paddock Hill (when they managed to at the 2nd attempt).

You were running that car? How cool! :D
Taity
02-04-2007, 23:43
have you been taking lessons from dave or the other way around?
you both have a very similar stylee

Dave is my mentor, he's taugh me pretty much everything I know.

It's also ALL his fault that I have spunked the best part of £2700 on kit too! lol

To be fair, I fell into motorsport photography because I was really impressed with Dave's results when we would go to events together.. if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! :D
richie
02-04-2007, 23:43
Those are great love them :thumbs:
Dave_G
03-04-2007, 00:09
*runs away*
badgerbaiter
03-04-2007, 07:36
*runs away*

i should think so too! helping someone to spunk on equipment is not something to be proud of!!
:) :)
Dave_G
03-04-2007, 07:48
true, although I don't get asked to clean up afterwards....
Joe T
03-04-2007, 11:15
Some good pans there. :)
Kosta
03-04-2007, 17:58
Clio is my pick of them all too, total fluke.. but then, when aren't they? lol

Clio series really impressed me, the cars were impeccably well prepared and HOW many of them? lol.. looked like the M25 on a bad day the first time they came around Paddock Hill (when they managed to at the 2nd attempt).

You were running that car? How cool! :D

Think there are 43 registered for the series. So, they have to have qualification races.
Taity
05-04-2007, 13:12
Managed to work thru a few more pics, the rest are on my Fotki (http://public.fotki.com/boonsa/motorsport/2007/btcc/).