Grass track speedway - a first attempt

[gmen]

As a grasstrack speedway virgin (until today), here are some images of motorcycles with no brakes travelling at high speeds through dust!

[opus]

What is the purpose of the guys hanging off the side? And how do they stop without brakes?

[gmen]

Well Kelly, it is all very odd I have to agree.

It seems that the guy in the sidecar hangs off the side to stop the bike flipping over when they go round a bend.

And... at the end of the race they just free-wheel to a halt! It can take them the best part of a lap to stop!

Bizarre.

[Sleeper]

As a grasstrack speedway virgin (until today), here are some images of motorcycles with no brakes travelling at high speeds through dust!

Excellent shots, but number 3 does it for me, you really feel that you are amongst the action.

What shutter speed were you using for these shots? It looks like you had it perfect.

[SunnySideUp]

The guys is called the monkey... I have see side car racing at Laguna but never on the dirt. It is pretty interesting/crazy to see them come down the corkscrew at ungodly speeds.

[tab]

Nice shots. You got yourself in good position to take what looks to be some difficult shots. What were you using?

[gmen]

Thanks for all your comments. I didn't know the guy in the sidecar was called a monkey - you learn something new every day!

I was shooting with a 1D MKII, 300mm f/2.8 with 1.4 extender. The panning shot was at 1/160s, f/5.6 at 50asa and the other shots at 1/1000s, f/4 at 200ASA.