In 2008 I began making the transition from motorcycle roadracer to roadracing photographer (and part-time racer), and really learned a lot and improved my skills along the way.
Here are some of my favorites from the year, all from Miller Motorsports Park in Utah - including the Masters of the Mountains club series, the AMA/WSBK races, and AHRMA races:
Those are the wild and wacky sidecars that were racing on the AHRMA weekend. They're really fun to watch, as the passenger (or "monkey") has to move all around to keep the vehicle from flipping over. Here are a couple more of those:
I always feel that knowing the sport helps photograph it. I don't know how well you know the sport, but i do know that you are pretty good at shooting these things http://www.thephotodictionary.com
Beau Arnold wrote:
lets do the math and I am guessing
5 races x $150=$750 race fee
5 races x $500=$2,500 tires
5 races x $100= $500 gas and misc expenses
$3,750 Total
or 1 sharp used 300 2.8is and a 1.4 converter
good idea because unless you had a single digit number plate you made the right decision. great photo's. Thanks! Although you're way low on the racing costs estimate - I race a couple of Ducatis, seven rounds, and travel from Idaho for each round! Of course, the 1D Mark III wasn't cheap, nor the cost of 400mm IS lens rentals, etc.
Still, I've never had a 90 MPH "get-off" while shooting pics, as I have a few times on the bikes. Something to be said for that!
No single digit plate, although I did pretty well this season. I won a bunch of races in various classes, and actually won the championship in the Super Twins class. In 2009 my plan is to race less and take more photos, but I'll still race a bit. It's just too much fun to completely stop.
Love the multi-bike shots. The solo bike shots are really common place now, so catching real competition is so much more compelling to me. Well done at a venue where some of the sight lines are really long. Cheers.
Some folks insist that they aren't sidecars, they are a rig. (or a hack or a combination) I think if you call them a rig, the next question from the average person will be, "what's a rig"?
