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gmen
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 17:29
It was a damp night at the Speedway. However, slightly better lighting conditions enabled me to shoot with some longer glass for a few of the heats. Here are some of the results:

There was some hotly contested racing...

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http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bf004.jpg

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Boss man Ronnie was in a determined mood...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bf001.jpg

The riders were always keen to make good starts...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bf006.jpg

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Mr Jonsson just kept romping to victory...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bf008.jpg

Sometimes with a wheelie to finish...

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PhotosGuy
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 19:46
Nice action. Pic 2 looks a tad close!
Skip Souza
27th of April 2005 (Wed), 22:48
Whoa! Serious intensity. I can feel the mud.
gmen
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 12:31
Nice action. Pic 2 looks a tad close!
Cheers PhotosGuy... these speedway boys always seem to dice with danger on the first bend!
Cadwell
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 13:39
Very nice :D
despot
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 14:28
Great collection of shots.

Andy
gmen
29th of April 2005 (Fri), 12:40
Very nice :D
Cheers Cadwell... much appreciated from a regular motorsport aficionado like yourself!
Pugdaddy
29th of April 2005 (Fri), 20:37
I believe these are the most impressive I've seen of your shots, Gmen. Great job on these.
3oh6
29th of April 2005 (Fri), 20:57
as i was not only anticipating but also expecting, further improvement from the speedway. obviously you got some more light here on this set and it shows as you cannot tell exactly where you were for each of the shots which means you were able to use that longer glass and isolate things much better, catch that action, and in this case, mud ;)

love the eyes on the front running rider in #1 and that shot of the guy lookin down the line at the start, #4, awesome! he looks like hes ready to jump off the bike and start the bloody thing himself...good capture of an intense moment.
sixshot
29th of April 2005 (Fri), 22:28
These are great. #1 works best for me. #2 is damn close. And the determination on the bosses face is great. You can really tell his emotions from this shot. Good work.
gmen
2nd of May 2005 (Mon), 04:59
I believe these are the most impressive I've seen of your shots, Gmen. Great job on these.

Many thanks Pugdaddy. I'm getting more and more into this speedway malarkey every time I shoot it!
gmen
2nd of May 2005 (Mon), 05:02
as i was not only anticipating but also expecting, further improvement from the speedway. obviously you got some more light here on this set and it shows as you cannot tell exactly where you were for each of the shots which means you were able to use that longer glass and isolate things much better, catch that action, and in this case, mud ;)

love the eyes on the front running rider in #1 and that shot of the guy lookin down the line at the start, #4, awesome! he looks like hes ready to jump off the bike and start the bloody thing himself...good capture of an intense moment.
Really appreciate your comments 3oh6... I suppose my style is generally to shoot with longer glass and crop nice and tight, so I was pleased to be able to pull the 300mm out for the first few races. In fact, all these pics were taken with the 300mm at f/2.8.
coatsie
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 07:56
Great photos - Laura says she wouldn't argue with the Boss man!!:lol:

Mal & Laura
gmen
5th of May 2005 (Thu), 04:14
Great photos - Laura says she wouldn't argue with the Boss man!!:lol:

Mal & Laura
Cheers coatsie! The boss man surely takes this speedway stuff very seriously!