Busch 300 and Daytona 500 (Huge! 56K warning)

[^MikeG]

Here are some pics i took Saturday and Sunday at the races. Some came out ok...this was the first time i ever attempted to do panning, the location i was at wasnt that good, but I dont think they look to bad. Lemme know what you think!!

Before the 300::

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http://img40.exs.cx/img40/658/img09843ks.jpg

http://img40.exs.cx/img40/3993/img10003wd.jpg

Practice with the 500 cars::

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Start of the 300::

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Tony leading (he won)::

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Jr. when he was leading::

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/9672/img10798yy.jpg

Crash at the end::

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/731/img10831sd.jpg

The 500::

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/84/img10879qo.jpg


This was at like 7 in the morning, NO one was there yet, it was so cool!::

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http://img82.exs.cx/img82/4135/img10937ec.jpg

The pits before the race::

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http://img82.exs.cx/img82/5691/img10997rk.jpg

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http://img82.exs.cx/img82/7391/img11016wl.jpg

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/5454/img11028vy.jpg


http://img196.exs.cx/img196/6969/img11050nr.jpg

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I took this with like 4 hours to go until the race::

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Ashton getting it started::

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http://img196.exs.cx/img196/1684/img11917lq.jpg

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/2503/img12075rb.jpg

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/7239/img12152eh.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/3628/img12164wv.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/9987/img12195cq.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/3193/img12273ky.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/4331/img12304fs.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/9392/img12591wa.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/2376/img12609bx.jpg

This guy got messed up!!::

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/8827/img12703ea.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/5159/img12723pe.jpg

Winner::

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/3307/img12817kl.jpg

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/4048/img12884dx.jpg

[gmen]

Wow... so many pics! Too many to take in at once though sadly... and not much fun for those dial-up users... perhaps showing just 6 or 7 of your best pics would make it easier for us to give feedback and would satisfy the forum guidelines.

[Jetmech1]

Great pics. Enjoyed the race on tv myself, except for the fact the #24 won. I'll be going to the night race at Lowe's here in Charlotte, NC this fall. I hope to have an L series lens by then.


gmen.........people still use dial up??????

[Belmondo]

There are a lot of wonderful shots in this thread. It's too bad that people with dialup connections may not live long enough to see them all. ;)

It really would be better to break this up into smaller threads with fewer images as has already been suggested.

I put the 56K warning in the title (truth in advertising, you know.)

[^MikeG]

Yeah im sorry for 56k'ers. I just posted what I thought covered the race in as little as possible. lol.

I took out some of the pics that weren't needed. Sorry for the big post.

[Belmondo]

Two thoughts on the 500....

I'm starting to become a fan of restrictor plate racing, and I still hate the new point system. (Also, why does Jeff Gordon seem like such a weenie? ----good driver, though.))

[Jetmech1]

Two thoughts on the 500....

I'm starting to become a fan of restrictor plate racing, and I still hate the new point system. (Also, why does Jeff Gordon seem like such a weenie? ----good driver, though.))

As much as I dislike Jeff gordon, he is a very good and consistant driver. At first I hated the new points system, but I think it is a good thing though.

[johnleveritt]

Nice Photographs. My wife and I attend the March race here in Las Vegas every year. I hope that my pictures will turn out as good.

On another note. Why does everyone dislike Jeff Gordon so much. We are great fans of his, and Hendrick Motors, as well as some of the other drivers, but our dress for the race here is all Jeff Gordon all of the way. My wife did buy a Kurt Busch hat last year, because he is from here. We follow Kurt and Kyle Busch (local fan favorites) and we like Michael Waltrip a lot. But where Jeff Gordon is concerned, It's seem that fans either love him, or hate him.

Just wondering.

[Jetmech1]

Nice Photographs. My wife and I attend the March race here in Las Vegas every year. I hope that my pictures will turn out as good.

On another note. Why does everyone dislike Jeff Gordon so much. We are great fans of his, and Hendrick Motors, as well as some of the other drivers, but our dress for the race here is all Jeff Gordon all of the way. My wife did buy a Kurt Busch hat last year, because he is from here. We follow Kurt and Kyle Busch (local fan favorites) and we like Michael Waltrip a lot. But where Jeff Gordon is concerned, It's seem that fans either love him, or hate him.

Just wondering.

Hendrick Motor Sports has a very nice museum here in the Charlotte area. One of the nicer RACE SHOPS around. I live about 5 miles from Hendrick Motor Sports. Rusty Wallace and Mikey Waltrip are my 2 favorites. I got allot of pics from all the shops.

John

[kawter2]

GREAT SET!!!

I REALLY like img10997rk.jpg !!!

[^MikeG]

Thanx everyone!!!

And my thoughts on why no one likes Gordon is that he came into the scene very quickly back when he won alot, and he did just that...he won ALOT, and people just got sick of him.
He is a very good racer, and he has one of the strongest cars out there! The last few laps he amazed me as he pulled away from everyone!

[johnleveritt]

Thanx everyone!!!

And my thoughts on why no one likes Gordon is that he came into the scene very quickly back when he won alot, and he did just that...he won ALOT, and people just got sick of him.
He is a very good racer, and he has one of the strongest cars out there! The last few laps he amazed me as he pulled away from everyone!

That's my thoughts. I heard an interview with Rusty Wallace once, and that's why he said that he didn't like him at first. He came from a winning background (midgets, sprint cars since he was 9 I believe), and came to a winning team with strong cars, and won a lot. Rusty thought it was to much to soon, but at he end of the interview, he said that he was wrong about him, and now has nothing but respect for Jeff Gordon. Both as a race car driver, and as a man.

Lets face it, love him or hate him, he is one of the most respected drivers out there by the drivers, and he does his job, and for the most part without any rough stuff (Harvick, and Stewart).

[RJSorensen]

Looks like you had fun . . . nice shots to remember it with as well.

[rulon69]

I love the pics. That would of been so cool to be there.

[^MikeG]

I love the pics. That would of been so cool to be there.

Yes, it is deffinitly something to experience!! I would say that it is needed to be experienced one time in your life so you can get that feeling and just to be in that atmosphere.

[merrrrjig]

Very Nice!!!

[^MikeG]

Oh and if anyone was wondering, these were all taken with my Digital Rebel and either my kit lens or a 28-105 f/4-5.6.

[Hartness53]

Hey, just found this with a search. Thought I would revive it since the new season just started. Go Kurt Busch!:cool:

[Sauk]

Do people still really have 56k connections? ouch

[evorgsumaf]

If by 56K you mean a 15meg fios connections, then yes. ;) I had to throw that in.