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umbra
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 12:41
Some shots I took of the winners in the finals of the race:
Hector Arana winning Pro Stock Motorcycle:

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/6.jpg

Jason Line Winning Pro Stock Car:

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/7.jpg

Bob Tasca III Winning Top Fuel Funny Car:

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/8.jpg

Larry Dixon Winning Top Fuel Dragster:

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/9.jpg

And of course no drag race would be complete without the king and princess of Funny Car:

John Force

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/4.jpg

Ashley Force Hood

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/1.jpg

And one last shot of Cory Macs rail going up in flames in the semi's:

http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/2.jpg
Dr.Psycho
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 20:42
soooooooooooo cooooooooooooooooool shot's

well done
jimken61
17th of March 2009 (Tue), 23:10
You have some good stuff here umbra. I would have to say the shot of John Force is my fav. I will be at the Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas last weekend of March, hopefully I'll get some good stuff to. Great job!!
Jim
Richtherookie
18th of March 2009 (Wed), 10:11
Great shots. That last one looks like it costs alot of money.
promod
18th of March 2009 (Wed), 13:59
great shots .. I miss the smell of nitro .. It's been too long .. Reading .. Just sent in our $$$$ for e-town .. will send the $$$$ for reading in may .. we sit in the timeing tower .. I just can't help to be amazed looking at the rear tire on ashleys funny car .. how they hold up @ 300 plus mph ..


http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n46/spyder64/IMG_0285.jpg
toysport_photo
18th of March 2009 (Wed), 14:29
wow, great shots... so much adrenaline in all of them!
Mama Tried
18th of March 2009 (Wed), 21:33
I missed it this year!
umbra
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 23:43
Thanks for the nice comments guys!
BLURLT2
19th of March 2009 (Thu), 23:51
http://www.tristanmolina.org/picz/gators09/2.jpg

Nice shots!..
Whats going on with this car? Did it catch on fire?
dbleagl21
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 16:43
Awesome Shots!!
kelly andersen
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 20:09
Nice shots!..
Whats going on with this car? Did it catch on fire?They push head gaskets out and the oil and fuel make a nasty fire.
fear7950
21st of March 2009 (Sat), 01:40
What focus point are you using center or all
jimken61
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 09:03
What shutter speed were you shooting at? Great panshots!
stavros 1960
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 13:08
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Stav
Pete Owen
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 15:02
Nice shots,the last few really show off the tyre distortion well.....all way's amazes me :D
The guy's on the bikes must have something missing up top,i mean,you may as well strap you're self to a cruise missile ;)
chris1911
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 22:18
Nice!

I'll be at the Southern Nationals at the Atlanta Dragway next month. Can't wait!
Gary McDuffie
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 22:39
My impression is a mismatch in panning speed with most of them. The shot of John is the sharpest one. The rest seem to show horizontal movement relative to the camera. I'm not saying I could do better though. I'm a novice! ;)
snyderman
22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 22:46
Nice. I'll go this year and get my first crack at shooting these monster cars! Hope I can hold onto the damn camera when the ground and stands are shaking!

dave
umbra
23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 16:59
Thanks for the comments guys. I always have a hard time with shooting these pics as I see most of the race through the viewfinder. As far as the mismatch in panning speed and the sharpness of Force's car, you will notice that he has a cylinder out (if you're a true drag racing fan) and the front of the car is centimeters from the ground which show his car slowed down substantially instead of accellerating ;).
umbra
23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 17:02
What focus point are you using center or all

I used them all in AI Servo.
umbra
23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 17:03
What shutter speed were you shooting at? Great panshots!

I switched between 1/640 and 1/500 as the clouds moved in and out.