Sno-Drift Rally

This is my first time being at a rally. These were all taken with the kit lens. The camera couldn't focus fast enough, so I put the lens in manual. I'd like to try AI servo with a better lens next time.

They look like ideal rally conditions.
Like the top Scoob one, perhaps cropped a bit tighter to show the car and that long straight.
The kit lens is not the best but should be ok on A1 focus at 1/250 1/320 if you have the light.

I like the first one because you can see where the car is headed towards. I think that's a good rule whether it's cars or running animals.

I just did some snowy car shots too with AI Servo on.
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=270463

Yes, you'll struggle with the kit lens. It just doesn't have the AF speed to cope with fast moving vehicles. Good work though.

As far as close-ups vs wider shots, the answer (as always) is a little of each.

I live in Grand Rapids. I wanted to go up to this but it was kind of far away and I found something else to do. Maybe next year. A decent motorsports lens for the money is the Canon 100-300mm f4.5-5.6 USM. It has the USM for fast focus tracking. I got mine used for ~$200. It will hold me over until I get out of school and can get a $900 Sigma 100-300 F4 EX HSM.
One thing you have to remember is that in a snow dominated scene like this, the camera will want to make the snow gray, so some exposure compensation needs to be dialed in to bring the exposure up.