British GTs - Brands Hatch 14th July 07

[Dave_G]

Afternoon

Brands Hatch is hosting a round of the British F3s and British GTs this weekend. Here are some shots exclusively of the GTs - from practice, qualifying and a race they had today. (I'll do some more threads later of the support stuff)

Weather was warm and at times the light was perfect. As usual kit is 20D/Sigma 70-200EX/Sigma 120-300EX/Me. PP limited to resizing and a bit of contrast & USM on the Druids shots as there's a sodding great big fence between me and the cars. Enjoy.

The de-riguer thread opener. Fezza out of Druids.
http://images26.fotki.com/v935/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_9972-vi.jpg

Moeseler: The Tesco Value GT Car.
http://images26.fotki.com/v938/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_5489-vi.jpg

Vipers are like buses: Don't see one for ages and then 3 come along, at Stirlings.
http://images25.fotki.com/v944/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_4981-vi.jpg

Aston DBR9 coming through at Clearways.
http://images25.fotki.com/v949/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_5335-vi.jpg

Lamborghini Gallardo, Stirlings again.
http://images26.fotki.com/v940/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_4838-vi.jpg

A GT Racing institution: Porsche 996GT3 (followed by an Ascari - you all know what the yellow one is...)
http://images26.fotki.com/v933/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_5401-vi.jpg

Viper, Moeseler, Viper, Gallardo, 996. That's 44 Cylinders.
http://images25.fotki.com/v944/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_5312-vi.jpg

The de-riguer thread closer, and a reminder of where you were today.
http://images25.fotki.com/v950/photos/1/105162/5164340/IMG_9949-vi.jpg

Hope you like them.

I'm going for a shower, a lie down in a cool dark room, a rub down with a used copy of Health & Efficiency, a pint and a steak. Back later.

[monkeydave]

nice work dave ive seen some of your work before and i like it lots .. i always look out for your name now...

[GSH]

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How come the Tesco Mosler wasn't shut down in a security alert? ;)

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Lovely stuff Dave, specially the Viper et al via the Super TV Flap. That Lambo is gawwwgeous, tis a shame it wasn't ready for Round 1 when i last saw this lot...roll on Croft in September.

[Dave_G]

Cheers guys, the TV flap isn't so good when the GP circuit is being used, you need to keep an eye open for something different to the usual head on shot as the background is probably too plain.

[FelixP]

Wonderful photos, always good to see the big GT's on the proper track!

Did you hear about the Formula Ford crash? I heard a car hit an ambulance and barrel rolled several times! :shock:

[Dave_G]

Cheers - there was a car stalled and apparently it hit that, I doubt it was an ambulance

[khall]

Good set of pictures. But please "SIR" Can I ask a question!!! What is the "Yellow Car"

[Lux Interior]

Number 5 is great. The rest are rubbish.

No, I'm kidding. I'm pretending to be James Hunt. :mrgreen:

Those are all great. If I can ever shoot pics half as well as you do, I'll be estatic.

[Paul C-J]

good pictures dave! really like number 4..

yea james hunt came off in the race and in qualifying , both in the same spot..

and yes i think it was the emergency response van that got hit on the straight...

thats only what i have heard...

[scooby nutt]

Hi Dave,Great series of pics.Ialso look forward to seeing your pics especially the panning shots.I like the saturation in your pics shot with the 20d as i use the same camera but i can't get my pics like that.Any ideas on the settings if their shot straight from camera.

Cheers.

Phil

[PeteDyer]

Great shots as nom...Gallardo's a bit of a peach

[Dave_G]

Good set of pictures. But please "SIR" Can I ask a question!!! What is the "Yellow Car"


It's an Aston Martin DBR9 :)

Was @ Brands today, am sun burnt a bit but hopefully will have some more pics laterfor you. Some awesome action but missed a stonker at Druids because I was watching the race, I'll leave that work to the amatuers!

[danccooke]

I was at Brands also all weekend, Shame I didn't see you. Just for a change I was posted at Druids and had the Formula 3 thrown at me in the morning, Great Photo's would love to see some more of the 1,2,3 cars in the GT's the Aston DBRS9's they were sweet. Also looking forward to support race stuff.

To answer the question yes it was an abulance that got hit.
Car rolled big stylee and threw it's wheels off in a tantrum and one of them hit the rescue unit dealing with one of the other cars, made a right mess of it too, the whole length of the let hand side of the Ambi at sill level was bent buckle and treated to a coat of tyre smear.

[AzzA]

Good stuff Dave. Stirlings is always a please to shoot when the light is right... looks like it was bang on with the Vipers :)

I saw the end of the FFord rollover from the bottom of Paddock... looked very nasty. Spoke to a few of the marshalls today, yes the ambulance was hit. Certainly wouldn't want to have been one of those guys waving a yellow flag on the track when cars were flying in at all angles!

And today an F3 car manged to rollover at Druids! I was down at Paddock and didn't even realise what happened till I saw a couple of toggers showing each other shots... so I had a quick nose and woah. Seen a couple of great shots of that!

Like you Dave I'm pretty toasted as well... funny as the Superbikes at Oulton was soaking haha

[RadAL]

no pics of the white ascari?

[Joffan]

I saw a couple of toggers showing each other shots... so I had a quick nose and woah. Seen a couple of great shots of that!



Me and Ollie Read I reckon. Ollie has the start and I have the airborne bit as it was aiming for him. Chicken.

Anyone get the Ginetta triple roll at Westfield Sunday morning?

JB

[Dave_G]

Hi Dave,Great series of pics.Ialso look forward to seeing your pics especially the panning shots.I like the saturation in your pics shot with the 20d as i use the same camera but i can't get my pics like that.Any ideas on the settings if their shot straight from camera.

Cheers.

Phil

I think that the parameters are set on +1 for sharpness, contrast and saturation. They've had a bit of a CS2 plug in called Velvia Vision and a low level pass of unsharp mask - lenses can also affect image quality don't forget!

I was at Brands also all weekend, Shame I didn't see you. Just for a change I was posted at Druids and had the Formula 3 thrown at me in the morning, Great Photo's would love to see some more of the 1,2,3 cars in the GT's the Aston DBRS9's they were sweet. Also looking forward to support race stuff.

To answer the question yes it was an abulance that got hit.
Car rolled big stylee and threw it's wheels off in a tantrum and one of them hit the rescue unit dealing with one of the other cars, made a right mess of it too, the whole length of the let hand side of the Ambi at sill level was bent buckle and treated to a coat of tyre smear.

Bloody hell! I wondered why there was a massive gouge in the nearside sill of the ambulance. Could have been pretty nasty. I saw you up at Druids for the F3 roll, next time I'm up I'll try to say hello! Will hopefully get through some more pics tonight...

no pics of the white ascari?

Yes definitely!

Me and Ollie Read I reckon. Ollie has the start and I have the airborne bit as it was aiming for him. Chicken.

Anyone get the Ginetta triple roll at Westfield Sunday morning?

JB

Never went out the back until later on so missed it.

[Joffan]

Apologies Dave, completely forgot to say I love the shots. I can't pick my favourite!

JB

[Dave_G]

Haha no worries. I saw you chimping away with Martin at Westfields in the afternoon. I am going to name and shame! :mrgreen:

[Joffan]

Cheeky get! We were chimping at the F3 shot I can't show anyone on here just yet as I've sold them. Keep an eye on the weeklies though.

Will do some others from Sunday this evening.

And you should have come said hello!

JB

[Dave_G]

Cool man.

Was cracking up at the marshalls at Westfields. Best quote of the day was when one of the Caterhams backed into the gravel at impossibly low speed:

"WAAAANNNKAAAAAAAH"

LOL

[Joffan]

Ah LAT have put it up so I can show the link to that now.

http://latphoto.co.uk/index.php?ctrl=search&ctrl2=images&top=1&terms=07BritishF3DoningtonJuly&show=12

First 7 are mine. Will post something later.

JB

P.S. Sorry to kind of hi-jack your thread Dave. And yes, one of those marshals was my mate. He's always a bit vocal.

[bobinatcat]

Cant decide which one i like, they are all incredibly sharp, and cropped well with good lighting.

Just know the Gallardo looks very nice/different with the red wheels

[Dave_G]

Ah LAT have put it up so I can show the link to that now.

http://latphoto.co.uk/index.php?ctrl=search&ctrl2=images&top=1&terms=07BritishF3DoningtonJuly&show=12

First 7 are mine. Will post something later.

JB

P.S. Sorry to kind of hi-jack your thread Dave. And yes, one of those marshals was my mate. He's always a bit vocal.

No prob :)

Cant decide which one i like, they are all incredibly sharp, and cropped well with good lighting.

Just know the Gallardo looks very nice/different with the red wheels

Thanks - the light was really good on Saturday. Well, that or I fluked where to be at the correct time of day. None are cropped as such, they are all sized as they came out of the camera.

[MartinC]

Haha no worries. I saw you chimping away with Martin at Westfields in the afternoon. I am going to name and shame! :mrgreen:

Guilty as charged http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon11.gif

Great photos as always Dave. Hard to pick a favourite,but anything with an Aston cant go wrong.

It was good to meet you on Sunday,all in all not a bad weekend.

[Dave_G]

Was good meeting you as well too, get some of your shots up!

[Simon Harrison]

Nice set Dave, but I am liking #7 a lot. Whetted my appetite now for when the series visits Croft in September!

Simon

[despot]

Nice work Dave, lovely shots.
Andy

[Dave_G]

Thanking you :)

Gallery from Saturday is up Clickety Clickety (http://davegalpin.fotki.com/events/motorsport/brands_hatch/2007/british-f3--gt/)

Will get some up from Sunday tonight.