I honestly thought the forum would be awash with BTCC threads, it being the championship decider and the place being overrun with Photographers with Canon gear...
Anyhoo. I took my 15 year old Nephew for a weekend away to "The Home of British Motorsport". He spent the weekend waving my 7D & 100-400L around (more of that later) whilst i kept a firm hold of my 1D MKIV & Sigma 500....here's some of the results.
1. Focus on a Focus....Mat Jackson made a valiant attempt to pass Matt Neal in race 1, but ultimately too much kerb-cutting caused a puncture.
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2. Andrew Jordan's ever colourful Vauxhall Vectra. Probably the last time we'll see this car.
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3. That Focus again...this time with a slight prod of the pan stick...
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4. Rob Austin's NGTC Rear Wheel Drive Audi A4...this could be a serious contender with some development over the Winter.
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5. A Turbo, a Turbo...my Kingdom for a Turbo. Jason Plato's season long moans about the Turbo cars out-dragging his Chevrolet Cruze have both annoyed and delighted the fans in equal measures!
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6. The completely bonkers Proton Gen2...apparently the silly bumpers and arches are needed to meet the minimum length & width regulations.
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7. Getting a bit close through Luffield in the early laps of race 1...
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8. Gordon Shedden leads race 2, but Matt Neal (following) took the Championship at the end of the day's racing.
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All the above are with the 1DMKIV / Sigma 500 EX f4.5 DG Combo.
So, this was my first visit to the "new" Silverstone and to my amazement it has actually improved a fair bit as far as Photography goes. I'll be interested to try out an event on the full circuit next year..
Cheers for loooking, even if you didn't!
