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Has anyone got any advice on best places around the course for getting in on the action. Ive never been so a little unsure on fences etc. Any advice/tips would be great, particularlly on best length to use, 200 or 300mm?
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Steve :thumbs:
 
trackside or spectator areas?

There isn't much catch fencing but there are good views to be had between the Club House cafe through Hall Bends to the start of the hairpin. The other end of the circuit is much more open and there is a path all the way round. There is a viewing area at the Mountain.
 
Id say spectator, its a track day so not sure how strict they are?
 
as a trackday you may well be allowed down the hill to the start / finish straight for the pitwall, but once you are infield you're stuck a bit to what a non-accredited photographer can go. As its not a conventional pit lane/paddock I'm guessing they're running sessions?
 
I've been a lot and there is some really good places to get some shots.

Check my website. www.ultimate-exposure.co.uk

I normally lurk about at the bottom of the mountain and past the cafe in the woods as you can get really close to the track. The fence all the way around is only a little one so im not sure getting to the inside of the track will benefit you much. Plus the place is normally dead so you can normally get to wherever you want. I normally use a 70-210 and my stock 18-55 for where you can get close to the track.

Can i ask what date the track day is? I might pop up and have a play.
 
Cheers for that, the day is booked for the 2nd march (monday I believe). Checked your site, cant argue with them :thumbs: i think I'll be okay with my 70-200 from what your saying then.
 
Like The Crow said round the mountain , halls bends & i like the goose neck
for shots like this
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Hope this helps
 
From my previous experience with MSV circuits, anywhere infield is off limits unless you have written agreement from the event organiser PLUS public libaility insurance of a value no less than £5m.

Cadwell, however, is quite an "open" circuit, with mainly low fences. As others have said there are pathways pretty much all the way around the circuit, however the stretch from the Gooseneck down to Barn corner is probably the best for access, plus track is more technical in the later section of that stage and offers more interesting action (and that comes from both a rider and a photographer's point of view)!
 
as already mentioned in the trees is a good palce and the bottom of the mountain was good for bikes, not sure about cars

have a look on my site (click sig) and there is some bike shows from cadell in 2008 section to gie you an idea, the exif should still be intact aswell for focal lengths
 
All good stuff, it is a car day, I know a lot of the drivers that are going and I reckon it could get quite heated on track so wheres the most likely place for an off!?
 
if they do they should get pulled into the paddock and given a talking to. Its not a race. Its not timed. Its purely man & machine against himself.

Old Hall to hairpin requires some concentration and the opportunity to get it wrong gets higher and higher the more committed they are. Light cars can get airbourne off the mountain and the landing can cause twitches. The biggest problem for many is the hard downhill braking from Gooseneck to Mansfield as its harder to judge the earlier braking points needed than uphill (later) or level.
 
andrewc said:
if they do they should get pulled into the paddock and given a talking to. Its not a race. Its not timed. Its purely man & machine against himself.
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couldnt agree with you more but you know when you have that feeling! :suspect:
 
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