Autotrader Race Meet (Barbagallo Raceway, Perth)

[Echo63]

Spent this morning at the track, had to leave at lunchtime to go to work, but had a great morning.
Got a couple of nice heat haze shots, and discovered a new angle, that works quite well with a 300mmf2.8 + 2xTC
anyway, onto the pics, Feel free to comment

Nathan Vince in the AU on two wheels
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP6318.jpg
Isi Ambrosio in Ford Corner
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP6423.jpg
Formula Ford with heat haze
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP5841.jpg
600mm@1/80th EA/VN Saloon climbing out of Kolb Corner
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP5946.jpg
another one at 1/80th and 600mm, Lola Heading down the Straight
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP6429.jpg
Marque Sports Cars - Westfield SE
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP5554.jpg
Historic Touring Cars heading into Kolb Corner
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP5642.jpg
Wildlife getting out of the way of the Historic Touring Cars
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/JBCP5567.jpg

Enjoy

[RadAL]

what kind of Chevy (or Holden?) is that in the last picture?

[Echo63]

what kind of Chevy (or Holden?) is that in the last picture?

I believe its a HQ Shape GTS Monaro

a hot 2 door variant of the kingswood i believe (although i could be, and normally am wrong, when talking about older cars)

I dont know why its wearing a Chevy badge though

[WRCfan]

Is the HQ the 3 speed box ones like what we run in NZ?

[steve wicks]

I really can't be bothered to peek between garbled lettering pasted slap bang in the middle of the picture.

Reallly, if you are so paranoid anout your pics ending up on the net somewhere just don't bother posting them.

[Echo63]

Is the HQ the 3 speed box ones like what we run in NZ?
I dont know what gearbox is in it, its running in the historic touring class.

the HQ Class do run the three speed gearbox, 202 motor (i think) and a control tyre, control suspension package, control cam, basically the cars are all the same, so after 8 laps are still in a tight little group crossing the finish line


I really can't be bothered to peek between garbled lettering pasted slap bang in the middle of the picture.

Reallly, if you are so paranoid anout your pics ending up on the net somewhere just don't bother posting them.

did that really need a comment ?
my watermark has been shrunk dramatically over what it was last year, and is there for a reason, i have had my work stolen before, and am sick of it

[priorityone]

hi echo,
has always we have been missing each other on the tracks..
well ur pictures are really nice and thoese powerful lens are really doing wonders..

nice colours on the first curb hopper.. its all in the timing and location.. just dont seem to be in the right place.


and as for steve wicks comment.>> some of the photographs are our pride and achivements..

cheers..

[WRCfan]

Cant blame the OP for protecting his images. Seeing the old HQ brings back memories of the 40+ fields we used to have racing in NZ. As you mentioned all very similar and was always 5 cars crossing the line side by side for the 1st place honors which made for great racing!