Motorcycle Ice Racing 2006

AIRIC

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This is one cool sport. Every winter for the past few years I take in a Sunday or two on Lake Scugog in Port Perry, Ontario and shoot the races. Despite a very warm December and January they are now racing on the Lake. I have a company car and decided to leave it on the mainland this year because of the warm winter we have had. Other years I have driven out to the racetrack but it would be hard to explain to HO how my car was sitting at the bottom of a lake. The bad part is I think I picked the coldest day to be out there with out the car. My D-70 and 80-400VR held up great in the very cold conditions but Peter’s D-20 packed it in after a half hour. Just stopped working. Once we were back in the car and the battery warmed up it came back to life. I think it gave him a good scare. Woohoo D-70!! for not letting me down. Extreme cold always makes me worry with the digital cameras and I have to take a jab at Canon when I can, they do have some pretty good equipment.

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After getting a few tips this poor guy wiped out on the start. I just happened to drop my shutter speed down to 125/sec but I still got some decent shots.
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10 minutes later he was blasting around the track like nothing happened
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Hey! Wait for me.
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Now that is what I call fun.

Eric
 
awesome! that looks like fun! i feel sorry for the kid who wiped out so fast :meh:
very nice shots though! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
I like the "10 minutes later he was blasting around the track like nothing happened " shot. Good sense of action. The rider gets extra credit for keeping on after a crash.
 
Cool shooting dude, looks like a blast to watch!

too bad for Peters cam.. tell hime I was on the end of the lift bridge canal for 1 1/2 hours on Sunday, in 20 mph winds.. serious chiller going on there! np with my d70.
 
Eric,
I remember your last years ice racing photos, excellent as usual.

Now let me explain about the 20D.
It has a built in safety system.
If it is too cold for a human to be in certain location it shuts down.
This is to warn the owner he is in danger. Like being out on a frozen
lake on the coldest weekend of the year.

Unlike owners of the darkside equipment,
Canon is just looking out for you.
:wink:

Bill
 
wls3 said:
Eric,
I remember your last years ice racing photos, excellent as usual.

Now let me explain about the 20D.
It has a built in safety system.
If it is too cold for a human to be in certain location it shuts down.
This is to warn the owner he is in danger. Like being out on a frozen
lake on the coldest weekend of the year.

Unlike owners of the darkside equipment,
Canon is just looking out for you.
:wink:

Bill

:biglaugh: I like that one Bill (D-20 owner)

Eric
 
wls3 said:
Eric,
I remember your last years ice racing photos, excellent as usual.

Now let me explain about the 20D.
It has a built in safety system.
If it is too cold for a human to be in certain location it shuts down.
This is to warn the owner he is in danger. Like being out on a frozen
lake on the coldest weekend of the year.

Unlike owners of the darkside equipment,
Canon is just looking out for you.
:wink:

Bill

I will never let a camera or machine "look out for me"

Signed,

Nikon User's Group.
 
Great shots its been along time since I use to do this. Its weird the first time you think you should fall but the studs make the bike act just like its on dirt. Great series. --lenny
 
well well well. first aviation and now motorbikes. i can see me & you getting on just fine :)

FANTASTIC STUFF

thats not something we see a lot of in the UK, we have grasstrack and "normal" speedway. Ive been in the middle at my local club shooting speedway, NOW THAT WAS COOL, but snow speedway .... i gotta try that!
 
some awesome shots in here eric.. and great colors :D
love the way you capture motion... on the field or above it ;)
thanks for sharing
 

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