Best place for motorsport photography

[RobbieB]

I'm practicing photography a lot lately and I am trying to find somewhere I can get some decent pictures in the area.

Obviously a little drive would take me to Brands Hatch, but does anyone know of any events or anything a bit closer to home? I saw somewhere on here an uphill event but I never hear of these things.

Cheers

[Zippee]

Where are you based? Pretty much an off the wall suggestion but I know there is/was a banger racing circuit in Henham (nr Stansted) and theres autograss near me in St Neots (Off the blackcat r/about on the A1).
Not as glamorous but still fast moving cars.

[Haliatus]

I think BH would still be the best. That's where I started and you can get quite close. Goodwood is slightly further and good for shots. Will post sone here if you like.

[RobbieB]

Yeah if you could please mate. I've only 75-300mm zoom lens at the moment so I need to be relatively close. I'm in Hertfordshire, very near Hertford.

[Haliatus]

Will do when I'm home. Your lens should be fine. For motorsport I use a. 100-400. In some places at brands that's too big!!

[AWRacing]

Does it need to be cars?
What about karts? I dont know the racing dates but you have Rye House right on your door step...

Brands is a good choice, you can get fairly close to the action.

[henrycrun]

Anywhere with no debris fencing - but if you've not been, you must go to Mallory Park

[Furyous]

Bound to be something on at Silverstone over the weekend.

[Haliatus]

Right here are some of mine,

the 100-400mm was to big for these panning shots, had to resort to 18-55 if i remember rightly.





and this one



Then onto the 100-400







and some pit lane action

[RobbieB]

Nice pictures mate. The first pic on 100-400 is superb. I'll just have to go a bit further.

Good point though, Rye House is very close indeed!

[jon-]

There's a motocross track in harlow where you can get within feet of the track (if you're brave). Motocross bikes are generally colourful, fast moving and do a lot of jumps so good to photograph.

If you come on a day I'm riding I could even give you tips (depending on how well you know your camera etc)

Edited by jon- on Wednesday 21st April 16:18

[Chicken Pox]

Snetterton not too far from Hertford, some pretty good places although the redevelopments seems to be sticking grandstands at these.

[jon-]

M4FFU said:

jon- said:

There's a motocross track in harlow where you can get within feet of the track (if you're brave). Motocross bikes are generally colourful, fast moving and do a lot of jumps so good to photograph.

If you come on a day I'm riding I could even give you tips (depending on how well you know your camera etc)

Edited by jon- on Wednesday 21st April 16:18

Where's that then?

http://www.essexmx.co.uk/

They've just modified the track and there are some huge jumps now!

[Scooby72]

How about Karting or Speedway at Rye house in Hoddesden ?

[RobbieB]

Yeah I'm a stones throw away from Rye House, I might as well start out there.

Snetterton is about an hour away I think, might be worth a go.

[jon-]

jon- said:

M4FFU said:

jon- said:

There's a motocross track in harlow where you can get within feet of the track (if you're brave). Motocross bikes are generally colourful, fast moving and do a lot of jumps so good to photograph.

If you come on a day I'm riding I could even give you tips (depending on how well you know your camera etc)

Edited by jon- on Wednesday 21st April 16:18

Where's that then?

http://www.essexmx.co.uk/

They've just modified the track and there are some huge jumps now!

If you're wondering what sort of pics you can get at an MX track here are some I took at the weekend with just a 100mm prime.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=427072&i...