VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup

[sastein]

Three days at Virginia International Raceway. As a previous post said, it looked like rain, but the rain held off. I was hoping for a little rain to get some interesting shots.

TDI Cup Practice and Final
1) Two wheels up on one
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v12/p1019184984-4.jpg

2) But two wheels up on two
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v4/p951368151-4.jpg

3) Marsh Racing - GT
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v4/p890778574-4.jpg

4) Patrick Dempsey Racing
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v1/p897489638-4.jpg

5)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates - 1st Overall
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v11/p615928625-4.jpg

6) MX-5 Cup
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v10/p894509781-4.jpg

7) Banner Racing 3rd in class
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v12/p714742009-4.jpg

More located HERE (http://www.sasteinphoto.com/vir_Bosch_2010)

[kit lens]

Nice shots....I like the VW's on 2 wheels. :cool:

I figured there would be more threads up from VIR by now......I believe ours are the first 2.

[Dennis Valet]

I like the diversity of your shots...whenever I shoot VIR I get stuck shooting from three spots all day...Turn 3/4...Oak Tree...Roller Coaster

Gotta get me one of those media credentials :p

[sastein]

Dennis,

No media creds. This is from the spectator side. This is an easy track to get good looks without resorting to ladders.

Oak Tree didn't do much for me. It's a slow turn and from the spectator side, hard to get something without the Armco or catch fence getting in the way. I tried a few from the grandstands and also from the south paddock, but didn't get the angles I liked.

I know I missed a few spots since this was my first time there, so I have something to look forward to next year.

[BlueDog]

Great pics! I was at VIR just days before that race with the Audi Club. Been going there for a couple years and I've yet to find a good spot to get the cars coming straight at the camera (at least without a media pass). Love the vdubs in Turn 4!

[sastein]

Here's one coming out of 5-6 set. Not a bad view from the spectator side of the fence.

http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v10/p873627842-4.jpg

I liked Roller Coaster at the end of the Bosch. Lot's of people shortcutting their way down the track. I have a whole sequence of the Turner BMW, but I was doing pans at 1/100 when he decided to bypass some of the pavement. Rotation and vertical movement at 1/100 doesn't bode well for sharp images.

http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v4/p552348275-4.jpg
http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v1/p1002508984-4.jpg

http://sasteinphoto.com/img/v4/p971621413-4.jpg

[NeherPhoto]

what corner are #6 and #7?

[sastein]

what corner are #6 and #7?

Turn 4 looking from outside Turn 3. The 500 pulled them right in. I took these on Friday before the Bosch signage was put up.