Club Motorcycle Racing

[Simon Harrison]

Certainly not the British or World Superbike circus, and probably all the better for that. Croft Circuit in the NE of England played host to the North East Motorcycle Racing Club (NEMCRC) last weekend. The events are always popular, and this was no exception - just about every class had a capacity grid and a list of reserves trying to get a race!

Now for an admission. I find bikes difficult to photograph. They take different lines to the cars I normally photograph, and their braking and acceleration points are also not the same. However, the biggest issue I always seem to have is finding a consistant high contrast area on the bike to plonk my AF point on to, while maintaining front to back sharpness and the composition I want. As a result, I ended up using all sorts of wierd and wonderful focus points over the course of the two day event.

Anyway, enough waffle and on to some pictures....

#1 Some sunshine and a very nice Kawasaki ER6 minitwin at Complex 2
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike1.jpg

#2 Local man Paul Noble on his 1000cc Aprilia SP
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike4.jpg

#3 A bunch of old timers racing down into Clervaux at the start of one of the classic races.
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike3.jpg

#4 Yamaha R6 rider Rob Brown gets right over on his knee slider for through the Complex
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike5.jpg

#5 Being chased through Hawthorn.
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike2.jpg

#6 Another Kawasaki ER6 minitwin, this time exiting the Chicane
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/NEMCRC/bike6.jpg

All of the pictures were taken using a 1D mk II and a Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG HSM. As usual, any comments or feedback would be most welcome.

For those that are interested, there's a full gallery from Saturday's action on my website :-

http://srh-motorsport-photography.fotopic.net/c1556098.html

Now to plough through my images from Sunday!

Cheers,

Simon.

[gkwood]

WOW these are great Simon really great , mind i think your only trying to make the rest of us look bad :)

[darren h]

Awesome shots Simon, love #1 and the concentration on the riders faces in #3, top notch

[jim9449]

Cracking set of images Simon, love #1
Jim

[petrolhead]

These are so good Simon, no 1 and 3 are my pick

[Curly68]

I like the last. You can see the deformation in the rear tyre!

[GSH]

Annoyingly good as always my bag-photographing friend. I think my experiment with the polariser proves that the best place for them is in the bag :D

Enjoy your camera-free weekend. I'm looking forward to a dummy run for the Gold Cup ;)

[NickR]

Simon, Top quality images also images on your site are stunning. Look forward seeing your images from Sunday.

Cheers

[Jamie Holladay]

I like these Simon

[Simon Harrison]

WOW these are great Simon really great , mind i think your only trying to make the rest of us look bad :)

Thanks Gary :D

Simon,.

[petrolhead]

Annoyingly good as always my bag-photographing friend. I think my experiment with the polariser proves that the best place for them is in the bag :D

Enjoy your camera-free weekend. I'm looking forward to a dummy run for the Gold Cup ;)
What, as in Cheltenham?

[Simon Harrison]

Awesome shots Simon, love #1 and the concentration on the riders faces in #3, top notch


Thanks Darren. Clear visors should be made mandatory for motorcycle racing!

Simon.

[Mil]

Great shots!

[Swiss Toni]

Unfaired bike, clear visor, a recipe for success. Lovely shot from a great angle.

[GSH]

What, as in Cheltenham?

Oulton Park you balloon-headed muppet ;)

[chrispons]

He always makes us look like a bunch of hicks,which is about right in my case.:oops:

Great work as usual ,Simon ,really enhanced by seeing some faces in action.

Actually it is Fantastic work !
Pons

[Simon Harrison]

These are so good Simon, no 1 and 3 are my pick

Thanks Peter, glad you like them!

Simon