Tyneside Stages Rally 2009

[Ian_H]

A bit late but here are some shots from last weeks Tyneside Stages Rally held on the military firing ranges at Otterburn in Northumberland. There are mostly jump shots as circumstances meant I was prevented from travelling to different stages.

All shots taken with a Canon 1D MKIII and either 70-200mm f2.8 or 300mm f2.8

1.
Steve Simpson, event winner leaving a trail of sparks
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97634-1/Steve+Simpson+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg

2.
A flying MKII
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97631-1/Shaun+Skeoch+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg

3.
Michael Glendinning giving it 110% as usual
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97628-1/Michael+Glendinning+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg

4.
Tommi Graham trying to imitate one of his falcons
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97637-1/Tommi+Graham+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg

5.
A hard landing for Darren Doherty
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97622-1/Darren+Doherty+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg

6.
One way to show the sponsors to the cameras
http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/97625-1/Gareth+White+tyneside_stages_rally_2009.jpg


All comments welcome

Cheers
Ian

[Z FOTOTECHNIKA]

Nice action shots!

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Shot 5 made me cringe. Some good action shots, especially the first one with the sparks.

[Rhodri.Lew10]

Some excellent action shots there Ian, all super sharp as usual. #3 is the pick of the bunch for me, committment written all over it and a fantastic background to finish things off.

Cheers,

Rhod.

[chrispons]

Hi Ian ,
As Rhod says,great backdrops and action.
Great shutter speeds retaining sharpness and wheel blur.

I really like the flying mk2,but 5 is my favourite showing what happens on landing.

Weather and light looks murky.

Pons

[Lenswork]

Nice crisp set. Captured the action on the jumps superbly. Hope the Citroen driver managed to control the car when it was back on 4 wheels!
As was said previously, the backdrops look great too, reminds me of Epynt ranges here in Wales.
Regards
Len

[NEILLIDDLEUK]

Brillianat shots there I must remember about this rally as its only 40 mins from my house.

Love the MK11

[Ian_H]

Nice action shots!

Thanks for taking the time to comment

Shot 5 made me cringe. Some good action shots, especially the first one with the sparks.

Thanks for the comments

Some excellent action shots there Ian, all super sharp as usual. #3 is the pick of the bunch for me, committment written all over it and a fantastic background to finish things off.

Cheers,

Rhod.

Thanks Rhod, Michael Glendinning is no stranger to Otterburn and is always flat out

Hi Ian ,
As Rhod says,great backdrops and action.
Great shutter speeds retaining sharpness and wheel blur.

I really like the flying mk2,but 5 is my favourite showing what happens on landing.

Weather and light looks murky.

Pons

Thanks Pons, a couple of hours previous I wouldn't have been able to see the cars as the cloud was very low and persistent drizzle.

Nice crisp set. Captured the action on the jumps superbly. Hope the Citroen driver managed to control the car when it was back on 4 wheels!
As was said previously, the backdrops look great too, reminds me of Epynt ranges here in Wales.
Regards
Len

Thanks, the Citroen was very lucky as on landing he got two wheels on the grass and spun about 3 times and was very lucky not to roll.

Brillianat shots there I must remember about this rally as its only 40 mins from my house.

Love the MK11

Thanks, you must be near me then! Technically these are non spectator events as they take place on MOD land on the firing ranges.



Cheers
Ian

[AzzA]

Cracking stuff Ian. Love a bit of airborne action. The Mk2 is the one for me - can see the driver's fance (and teeth)!!! :)