BTCC Thruxton 4 April - thrills and spills

[Madweasel]

Hi all, with the start of the new season I was itching to give my 100-400 its first go at circuit motorsports. I'm only 50 miles from Thruxton and the weather forecast was good, so I popped over to have a look. I enjoyed it very much and was very pleased with some of the shots I managed.

In the first race I was at the complex. Mat Jackson ran Tom Onslow-Cole off the track and as he came back on he caught poor Andrew Jordan and sent him flying:

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1179.jpg

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1180.jpg

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1189.jpg

For the second race I was up near the chicane. I was amused by the "march of the dolly birds", who came out to mark the drivers' starting grid positions:

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At the chicane in that second race Jason Plato and Matt Neal aimed for the same spot of tarmac:

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1614.jpg

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1618.jpg

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1627.jpg

In the third race I was back at the complex, where I saw Matt Hamilton take a little too much kerb on a couple of laps:

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-2041.jpg

[Lowner]

Trust Plato and Neal, both trouble makers!

[ManuGD]

That last shot is awesome. Good job!

[Vulcan58]

Good shots Mark.

[Phil-555]

Nice job mark..

The last shot is stunning..

Phil

[chrispons]

Nice bit of entertainment in these well taken shots,Well done Mark,something I don't often see in circuit shots.
Pons

[marky201]

Pic 8 Hamilton,is a cracker!

[Crafty]

Cracking shots, although I hate you now because I want a 100-400 even more :lol:

The shots of Jordan are especially good.