All in the Name of Sport - Superbikes

[Littlenose]

just over 5 weeks ago, the reigning British Superbike champion John Reynolds broke his leg, [tib 4 places and fib one place] ... and there he was today at Brands Hatch for the opening round of the new season... I'm astonished.

[snowrdr]

Great shot! Looks like he's using all of the front fork travel...

[Mills]

Those riders have to be tough (and probably a little crazy).

[neil_r]

Bionic JR.

Sweet picture......

N

[Skip Souza]

Nice shot. Don't ever say they are not athletes.

[Littlenose]

cheers guys... jsut about to head down to see them at qualifying... I expect JR will put in a couple of good laps each session, but take it easy for te rest of it like he was yesterday... hope to get some more decent pics too ;)

[Airedale1]

Great capture! IMO the greatest of all motorsports.

[Littlenose]

The sun just wouldn't shine today, but good old JR pulle dit out the hat and qualified on the third row... he may not wear green anymore, but the guy's still a legend !

[snowrdr]

Another great shot!!! That '05 Gixxer1K tail takes some getting used to. Love the shorty exhaust though! http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[Littlenose]

Oh go on then, here you go Snowrdr... a gixxer doing waht _it_ wants to do ;-)

[snowrdr]

Very nice!!! That's quite the front fork & brake setup! http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gifhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gifhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

[Meg C]

Great pics! I love riding shots...

[Incomplete Pete]

Lovely shots! Altho I'd chop a lil bit off the right on 1#, looks a bit squished on the left.

[Arsonist lolol]

Great shots man, I love the wheelie one :)

[Littlenose]

thanks again for the kind comments :)

Pete... cheers... i wondered what to do about his shadow really... would i just be best to crop it and not worry about it?

It's race day at last... but i think the camera will be in the bag for most of it as i want to watch the racing... and here'e one of the boys i want to beat the Suzi's ... Dean Thomas, who's come in to replace Scott Smart [wheelie pic] that Suzuki nicked from us greenies ;-)

Oh, and _one_ other pic, showing why green _is_ fastest ;-)

[picture-this]

Beat this. Actually please dont. 4th gear wide get off on a 600ss well more of a highside or launch you could call it.

[Skip Souza]

Betcha have fun at the airport with all that metal.
Hey Littllenose, nothing in Red? Good photos, Keep 'em coming.

[Littlenose]

Ouch, that looks like it was sore... I've odne my stint in hospital (3 months) back when i was 19, and I think it's the thought of that int he back of my mind lets me rationalise getting on a bike again... i know i'll never street race again.
BTW is that Anickel titanium stent in your spine? Jsut curious as i spent 5 years working with the stuff, but yet to meet anyone with the material in their body... Funny how Nickel is considered a carcinogen, yet in it's alloy form of Ni-Ti it's harmless... it's most common use is in dental braces... but i diverge.

Skip... i've popped up a gallery of the pics from the weekend... I've got all the BSB riders covered, but will be modd'ing it as time permits.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mikeyandjo/bsb_05/bsb.htm

[PhotosGuy]

Great shots!
Those riders have to be tough (and probably a little crazy). I promised myself that I'd get on one when they could do a 4-wheel drift! :D

[Ian_H]

Great shots Mike, the last one with the rider with his leg in the air is a great catch.
Now if we are comparing spinal metalwork:lol: I can join that club with 2 plates and half a dozen self tappers;)



Cheers
Ian