Motorcycles @ Mission Raceway Park in BC

[thumper 8]

Shots from Saturday at Mission Raceway Park in Mission, BC - the day was declared a practice day due to track issues.

My first time at the track with the 70 - 200 L. Pics are directly from the camera - they haven't been fiddled with... yet.

C & C welcome

#1

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008460.jpg

#2

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008168.jpg

#3

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008427.jpg

#4

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008681.jpg

#5

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008951.jpg

#6

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008040.jpg

#7

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008959.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[saturnin]

welcome to the site man. nice shots... good to see you out there T
let me add to your thread :D
same day

[swagger]

i went the race as well...how can you go in the track and shot inside the apex?
here's what i got
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5669/img5914is5.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1935/img5920up2.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2055/img6012ml6.jpg

[thumper 8]

welcome to the site man. nice shots... good to see you out there T
let me add to your thread :D
same day

Thanks Sat - as usual, nice shots. Hope you get your battery issues worked out.

i went the race as well...how can you go in the track and shot inside the apex?



Re: getting access to the course, I worked as a marshall and corner worker for the last 3 or 4 years and arranged to get access before the races. You need to sign a liability waiver or two before you get a wristband that gives you access. No wristband - no access.

You can contact the club at http://www.wmrc.ca/ and they can advise you. There is a sticky here about safety, and at Mission the marshalls rule the roost and try to keep everyone safe - you cannot stand in a potential impact area (duh!) and must follow instructions from the marshalls re: where to stand and always ask if it safe to cross the track to change locations etc. General rule - when bikes are in pre-grid, you will be staying where you are for the upcoming race.

Well worth the effort though,

Tony.

[mongoosed]

and you can't sit down..... =( fawkers...


good shots guys.. hope to make it at least once this year.. maybe with some new glass

[Mitch F]

once i get money this summer i'll hopefully be on the track AND pointing glass :)

[powerslave]

The first shot I'm sold. I love green.

Any kawa fans in the huose?

[Jethro790]

The first shot I'm sold. I love green.

Any kawa fans in the huose?

I love everything with two wheels. But I own a Suzuki and a Yamaha.

[Borbor]

All great shots.

#5 would've been 10x better if you stepped the shutter down a couple of clicks just to get the spokes moving :)

[thumper 8]

All great shots.

#5 would've been 10x better if you stepped the shutter down a couple of clicks just to get the spokes moving :)

It was my first time with this lens at the track & I was experimenting with the lens and speeds - but I did get some blurred spokes (below at 1/160 vs #5 at 1/1600) :cool:

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg304/thumphoto/MissionApril26th2008872.jpg

[mongoosed]

you can do 1/40 with that lens at that track easy.

[DENMONKEY]

gotta laugh at the man in the big blue suit :)

yes count me in as a kwaka fan ... 2 in my shed right now