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gmen
1st of July 2005 (Fri), 01:42
Another week at the speedway and another enjoyable evening shooting the brakeless bikers!

Fighting for position along the back straight...

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First bend in formation...

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Two Wolves in hot pursuit...

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A new angle... head-on down the back straight...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cn002.JPG

Some of the starts were very tight...

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Another new angle for this track... looking over the air fence into the first corner...

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Andy_T
1st of July 2005 (Fri), 02:36
Awesome shots as always, GMen :D

You surely have gotten the taste for that sport, huh?

What amazes me (apart from the missing brakes) is how slim the front tires on these bikes are.
I think I've seen mountainbikes with wider front tires :shock:

Have you also visited an ice speedway event?
I know, it's not the time of the year now, but those are spectacular as well (if they still are held nowadays).

Best regards,
Andy
Dave_G
1st of July 2005 (Fri), 03:44
Love the new angles, you can see the determination in their eyes!
gmen
1st of July 2005 (Fri), 13:05
Awesome shots as always, GMen :D

You surely have gotten the taste for that sport, huh?

What amazes me (apart from the missing brakes) is how slim the front tires on these bikes are.
I think I've seen mountainbikes with wider front tires :shock:

Have you also visited an ice speedway event?
I know, it's not the time of the year now, but those are spectacular as well (if they still are held nowadays).

Best regards,
Andy
Thanks Andythaler! Yep those front tyres are very slim - the front wheel of the bike seems to serve little purpose other than keeping the machine upright! Steering round the tight bends in achieved by simply throwing the back end out and keeping enough power on to stay on the racing line.

I've seen some images of ice speedway and it looks like a fantastic sport to photograph - I'll have to book my tickets to some remote Scandanavian venue soon! Although, I know that is sometimes raced indoor at ice rinks - Telford in the UK staged some I seem to remember - I'll keep my eyes peeled!

---- Gavin
PhotosGuy
1st of July 2005 (Fri), 21:57
Nice shots!
gmen
2nd of July 2005 (Sat), 16:21
Nice shots!
Cheers FrankC!!
myth337
3rd of July 2005 (Sun), 06:31
the boy in the middle of #2 has kind of a wild-eyed look in his eyes.. like someone being hunted??
This was my favorite. All are great shots!! Nice detail.. like the back tire in pic #1.
.. Lee
blueview
3rd of July 2005 (Sun), 14:45
great shots as ever, gm. love your cricket pics too.

speedway is a great sport to see live .. i used to go to the old belle vue stadium regularly in the days of peter collins and chris morton, now they were awesome riders. an old school mate of mine, eddie garvey, used to be the official photographer there, don't know if he still does it.
gmen
5th of July 2005 (Tue), 17:15
the boy in the middle of #2 has kind of a wild-eyed look in his eyes.. like someone being hunted??
This was my favorite. All are great shots!! Nice detail.. like the back tire in pic #1.
.. Lee
Cheers Lee... these guys certainly take it seriously and give the bikes some welly when they're racing... --- Gavin