VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup

sastein · 26th of April 2010 (Mon)

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

2) But two wheels up on two

3) Marsh Racing - GT

4) Patrick Dempsey Racing

5)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates - 1st Overall

6) MX-5 Cup

7) Banner Racing 3rd in class

More located HERE

kit lens · 26th of April 2010 (Mon)

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

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

Dennis Valet · 27th of April 2010 (Tue)

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

sastein · 27th of April 2010 (Tue)

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 · 29th of April 2010 (Thu)

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 · 29th of April 2010 (Thu)

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

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.

NeherPhoto · 29th of April 2010 (Thu)

what corner are #6 and #7?

sastein · 29th of April 2010 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeherPhoto

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.

26th of April 2010 (Mon)	#1
sastein Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 216	VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup 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 2) But two wheels up on two 3) Marsh Racing - GT 4) Patrick Dempsey Racing 5)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates - 1st Overall 6) MX-5 Cup 7) Banner Racing 3rd in class More located HERE __________________ Kodak Brownie, Instamatic, Hawkeye Normal Boring Stuff Last edited by sastein : 26th of April 2010 (Mon) at 22:15.

26th of April 2010 (Mon)	#2
kit lens Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,050	Re: VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup Nice shots....I like the VW's on 2 wheels. I figured there would be more threads up from VIR by now......I believe ours are the first 2. __________________ My flickr rick_reno is a postwhore

27th of April 2010 (Tue)	#3
Dennis Valet Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup 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

27th of April 2010 (Tue)	#4
sastein Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 216	Re: VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup 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. __________________ Kodak Brownie, Instamatic, Hawkeye Normal Boring Stuff

29th of April 2010 (Thu)	#5
BlueDog Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 85 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup 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!

29th of April 2010 (Thu)	#7
NeherPhoto Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 776	Re: VIR - GrandAm, TDI Cup, MX-5 Cup what corner are #6 and #7? __________________ Canon 40D, Canon Rebel XTI, 150-500 Bigma,28-135 USM IS, Nifty Fifty, Kit 18-55, 75-300 F5.6 III, and a little luck!

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