Sports American Road Race of Champions

American Road Race of Champions · 12:54 PM

A couple of weeks ago I went to the American Road Race of Champions, which is a regional SCCA Club event at Road Atlanta. I went with my new K7 and the Bigma.

There is a big improvement in AF-C speed with the K7 over the k20d.

These are just a few of the photos I took - I have posted ~3,800 on my site (click on signature).

**madmikess** · 11-23-2009, 02:19 PM

Nice series. I like the shot of the vette with the flames shooting from the exhaust out the side. The VW riding 2 wheels around the corner is a nice capture too. Nice job.

**Ash** · 11-23-2009, 03:59 PM

These have been all snapped in perfect focus.
Your panning technique is impeccable.
Well done.

Not a good result for that last car.

**Sailor** · 11-23-2009, 06:30 PM

Great car shots - some of the best I've seen for a while. I really enjoyed the Miata images. I've owned three of 'em over the years (including a silver one), and recently traded the last one (an '04 Mazdaspeed) for a new car. It's great to see Miatas in action in these wonderful pictures. Thanks for posting.

Jer

cupic · 11-24-2009, 02:33 AM

Great series nice crisp shots and panning down to a art TFS

cheers

fractal · 11-24-2009, 04:04 AM

Cool series. Do you know what started the fire on 07?

MX5/Miatas are tops!

**dcmsox2004** · 11-24-2009, 06:15 AM

thanks for these phenomenal pics.... love the flames shootin' out of the exhaust.... wish my hyundai santa fe could do that !!!

emilf · 11-24-2009, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Ash

These have been all snapped in perfect focus.
Your panning technique is impeccable.
Well done.

Not a good result for that last car.

Thanks. And no, they had to use two or three bottles to put it out.

Originally posted by Sailor

Great car shots - some of the best I've seen for a while. I really enjoyed the Miata images. I've owned three of 'em over the years (including a silver one), and recently traded the last one (an '04 Mazdaspeed) for a new car. It's great to see Miatas in action in these wonderful pictures. Thanks for posting.

Jer

Thanks. The races with the Miatas seem to be the most interesting. They push it pretty hard so there is plenty of action.

Originally posted by cupic

Great series nice crisp shots and panning down to a art TFS

cheers

Thanks. The Bigma is pretty heavy, but it seems to help when panning as you are almost forced to follow through.

Originally posted by fractal

Cool series. Do you know what started the fire on 07?

MX5/Miatas are tops!

Thanks. Not 100% sure, but I think it was a fuel leak. Once they cut the power they were able to put it out pretty quick. He sure did get out of there in a hurry. The fire happened on one of the first laps of the first qualifying session, and he wasn't able to get out again that day. The engine compartment looked pretty toasted, but he did get through a few laps in both the Saturday and Sunday races. Didn't finish any of the races though.

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

thanks for these phenomenal pics.... love the flames shootin' out of the exhaust.... wish my hyundai santa fe could do that !!!

Yeah, the flames look good. I didn't even notice them at first, but when I did a quick bit of chimping I noticed it and caught it again on a later lap.

Stratman · 11-24-2009, 09:35 PM

Great images!!! I would love to catch the Petit LeMans at R A someday.. But this looked like a pretty cool event too.

emilf · 11-25-2009, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by Stratman

Great images!!! I would love to catch the Petit LeMans at R A someday.. But this looked like a pretty cool event too.

Thanks. Petit Le Mans this year was a bit of a disappointment... Thursday and Friday weren't that bad, but there were quite a bit of clouds and not that much light and the Bigma is not exactly a fast lens. The race itself was a big letdown with it being rained out after only a few hours. But hey - when two cars go off track following the pace car you know there's a lot of water on the track. Some places had 4-6" of standing water...

This race was pretty cool although it was nowhere near as big. It is an amateur event, so not that many people there with a very relaxed atmosphere. The weather was perfect - sunny and low 70's. Of course it didn't hurt that I had photo credentials

I'd love to have that for Petit, but hopefully in a couple of years I'll get to that point

I haven't posted any of the Petit shots, but maybe I'll get around to that this weekend. I did post some of the shots I took in the beginning of October at the WERA Grand National Finals (motorcycles) here:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/76281-sports-road-racing...al-finals.html

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11-23-2009, 02:19 PM	#2
madmikess Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kenmore, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 482	Nice series. I like the shot of the vette with the flames shooting from the exhaust out the side. The VW riding 2 wheels around the corner is a nice capture too. Nice job.

11-23-2009, 03:59 PM	#3
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	These have been all snapped in perfect focus. Your panning technique is impeccable. Well done. Not a good result for that last car.

11-23-2009, 06:30 PM	#4
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Great car shots - some of the best I've seen for a while. I really enjoyed the Miata images. I've owned three of 'em over the years (including a silver one), and recently traded the last one (an '04 Mazdaspeed) for a new car. It's great to see Miatas in action in these wonderful pictures. Thanks for posting. Jer

11-24-2009, 02:33 AM	#5
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Great series nice crisp shots and panning down to a art TFS cheers

11-24-2009, 04:04 AM	#6
fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	Cool series. Do you know what started the fire on 07? MX5/Miatas are tops!

11-24-2009, 06:15 AM	#7
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	thanks for these phenomenal pics.... love the flames shootin' out of the exhaust.... wish my hyundai santa fe could do that !!!

11-24-2009, 08:51 PM	#8
emilf Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atlanta Photos: Albums Posts: 222 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ash These have been all snapped in perfect focus. Your panning technique is impeccable. Well done. Not a good result for that last car. Thanks. And no, they had to use two or three bottles to put it out. Originally posted by Sailor Great car shots - some of the best I've seen for a while. I really enjoyed the Miata images. I've owned three of 'em over the years (including a silver one), and recently traded the last one (an '04 Mazdaspeed) for a new car. It's great to see Miatas in action in these wonderful pictures. Thanks for posting. Jer Thanks. The races with the Miatas seem to be the most interesting. They push it pretty hard so there is plenty of action. Originally posted by cupic Great series nice crisp shots and panning down to a art TFS cheers Thanks. The Bigma is pretty heavy, but it seems to help when panning as you are almost forced to follow through. Originally posted by fractal Cool series. Do you know what started the fire on 07? MX5/Miatas are tops! Thanks. Not 100% sure, but I think it was a fuel leak. Once they cut the power they were able to put it out pretty quick. He sure did get out of there in a hurry. The fire happened on one of the first laps of the first qualifying session, and he wasn't able to get out again that day. The engine compartment looked pretty toasted, but he did get through a few laps in both the Saturday and Sunday races. Didn't finish any of the races though. Originally posted by dcmsox2004 thanks for these phenomenal pics.... love the flames shootin' out of the exhaust.... wish my hyundai santa fe could do that !!! Yeah, the flames look good. I didn't even notice them at first, but when I did a quick bit of chimping I noticed it and caught it again on a later lap.

11-24-2009, 09:35 PM	#9
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Great images!!! I would love to catch the Petit LeMans at R A someday.. But this looked like a pretty cool event too.

11-25-2009, 12:14 PM	#10
emilf Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atlanta Photos: Albums Posts: 222 Original Poster	Originally posted by Stratman Great images!!! I would love to catch the Petit LeMans at R A someday.. But this looked like a pretty cool event too. Thanks. Petit Le Mans this year was a bit of a disappointment... Thursday and Friday weren't that bad, but there were quite a bit of clouds and not that much light and the Bigma is not exactly a fast lens. The race itself was a big letdown with it being rained out after only a few hours. But hey - when two cars go off track following the pace car you know there's a lot of water on the track. Some places had 4-6" of standing water... This race was pretty cool although it was nowhere near as big. It is an amateur event, so not that many people there with a very relaxed atmosphere. The weather was perfect - sunny and low 70's. Of course it didn't hurt that I had photo credentials I'd love to have that for Petit, but hopefully in a couple of years I'll get to that point I haven't posted any of the Petit shots, but maybe I'll get around to that this weekend. I did post some of the shots I took in the beginning of October at the WERA Grand National Finals (motorcycles) here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/76281-sports-road-racing...al-finals.html