BTCC & Support - Brands Hatch

Was at a chilly Brands Hatch on Saturday for the start of the new BTCC (and Support) season! Crowds were a little less than I expected but the on-track action was full, particularly the Clio's which had over 50 entries!! Lots of practice and qualifying with 3 races to end the day, one Porsche and two Clio.

As I mentioned in another thread I thought there was quite a lot of "media" people there, much more than normal, especially for a Saturday. Quite a few of the usual faces but quite a few people I haven't seen before. One dude seemed to be using £80 compact camera - complete with neck strap! Rock on!

Here's a few compressed "forum friendly sized" photos...

#1 James Pickford gets his foot down out of Paddock...

Great golly, some fine shots you have there. Very nice series.

Great shots, really like the 1st and the 4th

Lovely stuff Az, even the wonky ones

Nice stuff Az, I see the Clio's are living up to their reputation. Any idea how Simon Blanckley got on in his first BTCC race?


Cheers
Ian

Fine shots! Were they done with the 100-400 in your sig, or a different lens?

Ian_H wrote in post #2967263
Any idea how Simon Blanckley got on in his first BTCC race?

Low down race one, 16th.

14th R2 and 17th R3.

Nice work there Az. Re the abundance of "Media" types...there did seem to be rather a lot. Every other shot on the TV coverage had a white MSV bib in it but very few seemed to be carrying anything approaching professional kit.....perhaps they exchange media access for packets of Miracle-Gro to repair DrP's grass

Ian_H wrote in post #2967263
Any idea how Simon Blanckley got on in his first BTCC race?

3 races, 3 finishes Ian. Dave's given the positions but due to the lack of testing mileage it was effectively an extended test session for the team. They're getting help from Team Dynamics so they should get some better results later in the season

Cheers guys

Madweasel wrote in post #2967370
Fine shots! Were they done with the 100-400 in your sig, or a different lens?

Yes, with the 100-400. I'm looking at getting a slightly smaller zoom to compliment it, maybe a Sigma 50-150 or 70-200. It's not so good at the 100mm end.

Cheers!

AzzA wrote in post #2984106
Cheers guys


Yes, with the 100-400. I'm looking at getting a slightly smaller zoom to compliment it, maybe a Sigma 50-150 or 70-200. It's not so good at the 100mm end.

Cheers!

Go for the 70-200. I'm sure the 50-150 is a fine lens but AFAIK it's a DC lens so it'll be useless if you ever go to a 1 series...

Azza,
Very nice series. You captured the action well.