Phoenix Park Motor Races Action Photo Opportunity

class1comp

Hi All
I am racing in the Phoenix Park Motor Races this weekend 8/9 August.
This is a great opportunity to practice your action photoskills!

I am in the Formula Libre Race
Car Number 92
This is it

It is a 1975 Crossle 30F 1.7 litre 160bhp
The leaders will be running engines of 3.8 and 4 litres with from 340 to 600bhp
So you may gather I will be at the back of the field until they come around to lap me!

Grovel time:D if you get any photos of me let me know
Thanks
Gerard O'Connor

OnLooker

Might ramble down.

Pal

be careful.
that stuff is dangerous

class1comp

Pal wrote: »

be careful.
that stuff is dangerous

The barriers are a good distance from the track so spectators are safe from any errant ways of us drivers

I am not going to be doing any dramatics. I am there to enjoy the event.

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

I usually turn up to the races every year if I can, took a rake load of pics last year, turn1 is the corner to look out for, fairly sharp with a dip on the inside, great on the first lap just wish i was a better photographer!!

Kintarō Hattori

Are the races ticketed or free?

Anthony L

Was at this 2 years ago taking pics, great event. Ive to work tommorow and bikes on sunday. team pr reilly corner is great

BFassassin

Free afaik

nikonbrian

Hi Gerard
Down there today , Formula Libra was the race of the day, looking forward to tomorrow (I'd say you were doing your nut on the grid waiting on the decision).
Couldn't attach too big ,slightly out of focus I'll try get you sharper tomorrow
Mail me BCOSTELL@gmail.com I'll send it on.
Thanks
Brian

CasimiR

Hey Gerard , number 92 :



by the way, i was in the first corner , some of the photographers i saw (journalists/accredited
is my guess since they were not restricted behind barriers like the rest of us peasants ), are complete lunatics,
barely 5 meters away from those cars passing by in a corner

DutchGuy

This motor racing photography lark is harder than it looks... had a LOT of rejects to go through. Anyway, here's a few:





there's some more on my pix.ie

Uhhm - Gerard you might not want to see them, hope you (and your car) are ok.

bantaman

Did anyone manage to get a shot of the White M3 (No. 131) in the Saloon Libre race today? I was trying to keep it in a straight line, but that car just loves sideways!

@DutchGuy: I know what you mean - when I'm not competing, I'm trying to get a few shots at the Hillclimb Championship events. I always pan a little to slow, or a little too fast - I rarely get it right (unless I go for 1/200s - but then there's no action in the shot). You got a few very nice shots there.

Thanks,
D

paddyjoe18

I have you few times, If you PM me I will send on..don't have a clue how to put them up here, you can if you want.
Paddyjoe

bantaman

Thanks PaddyJoe - PM Sent!

class1comp

DutchGuy wrote: »

Uhhm - Gerard you might not want to see them, hope you (and your car) are ok.

I am OK left wrist a little sore
Car banana shaped engine mounts to chassis broke, bottom wishbone bent, track control arm twisted.

It was a rental and I am anxiously witing for the repair bill

That photo on pix.ie does some up my weekend. On the phone to report the damage!

paddyjoe18

No problem Bantaman, Photo's on there way.If anyone is looking for non professional photo's of there cars or motorbikes over the 2 day's drop me a PM will see if I have a half decent one.

smash

paddyjoe18 wrote: »

No problem Bantaman, Photo's on there way.If anyone is looking for non professional photo's of there cars or motorbikes over the 2 day's drop me a PM will see if I have a half decent one.

do you have a flickr account you can upload them to? It's free to open an account...

khennessy

Submit your photos to ppmr.ie and I will put them in the gallery so anyone can download them.

Ger, is the rist and shoulder on the same side???

Zxc

David Sleator, photographer with the Irish Times, has a set of pictures from the event put together in an audio slideshow and visible here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/slideshows/phoenix-races/

smash

Audio slideshow my ass... I want decent pics!

There's a lot of good shots there though

paddyjoe18

Link to photo's, not very exciting I'm afraid, taken from outside the barriers.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Wheaton18/PhoenixParkMotorRaces2009?feat=directlink

smash

ooooh flames


Thanks paddyjoe18

paddyjoe18

Day1 photo's from Phoenix Park Motor racing
enjoy!



http://picasaweb.google.com/Wheaton18/PhoenixParkMotorRaces2009DAY1?feat=directlink

rahtkennades

A few of mine from Sunday:






More here if you recognise your car!