Monday 10th May 2004

Motorsport Photo Competition

Green Flag on the hunt for the best amateur motorsport photographers

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If you think you have what it takes to become a top motorsport photographer, why not submit your work to the scrutiny of a team of experts and get the chance to win cash prizes?

Green Flag, has launched a competition to find the country's best budding amateur motorsport photo-journalists, as part of its sponsorship of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).

There are two categories in the competition - junior (under 18 years) and senior (18 years and over). On offer is total of £1,000 in cash prizes plus VIP hospitality at the last race of the season at Donington Park on September 26 and the chance to learn tricks of the trade from a professional motorsport photographer. Two runners-up in each category will each win a pair of tickets to the Donington event.

This is the third successive year that Green Flag has run this popular competition and to celebrate it is presenting an extra challenge for would-be hot-shots. Five pairs of tickets are up for grabs to the last race at Donington plus merchandising for amateur snappers of any age who submit photos to the judges that feature touring car and single-seater racing stars of the future and women who race or work in motorsport behind the scenes.

This year's judging panel is made up of Hillary Williams, Green Flag's marketing director, Jakob Ebrey, motorsport photographer and touring car driver Dan Eaves. The winning photographs and runners up will be displayed on Green Flag's website, dedicated to the company's sponsorship of the BTCC at www.greenflagbtcc.com . Further details and the rules of the competition are available to view at the website.

[anonymous-user]

Anyone know what the closing date is for entries? I can't find anything mentioned on the website or in the terms and conditions...

[PetrolTed]

I think the press release said September!

[anonymous-user]

Cheers Ted. Gives me a little bit of time to actually learn how to take photos then.

[mcflurry]

LexSport said:

Cheers Ted. Gives me a little bit of time to actually learn how to take photos then.

take piece of dark card, put a hole in it....

[whittaker52]

Time for me to head to the race track me thinks!

I assume the photos have to be based on touring cars and saloon car racing? or can it just be motorsport in general?

**just read the rules and regs, it can be any photo of 4 wheel motorsport as long as the photo is taken in the UK from jan 1st to the close of the comp on september 1st.

that should give me a few chances to get some nice photos!

>> Edited by whittaker52 on Tuesday 11th May 10:47

[Ahonen]

whittaker52 said:

Time for me to head to the race track me thinks! I assume the photos have to be based on touring cars and saloon car racing? or can it just be motorsport in general? **just read the rules and regs, it can be any photo of 4 wheel motorsport as long as the photo is taken in the UK from jan 1st to the close of the comp on september 1st. that should give me a few chances to get some nice photos! >> Edited by whittaker52 on Tuesday 11th May 10:47

[cynical mode]
Yes, you can take pictures of any form of motorsport, but I'd bet at least 20 new pence that all the winners will be pictures of BTCC cars... Can't really see them choosing a spectacular shot of a jumping Porsche GT3 at the 'Ring.
[/cynical mode]

[racingdick]

Ive just put online a new site to show some of my photos, the link is www.richardfrancis.tk
Its new so id be gratefull if you could let me know if you find any bugs

[.Mark]

Richard, it just comes up with a blank white page mate.

[racingdick]

try this link,
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richardfrancis/UPLOAD/index.html

fotopic who all my photos are having a few probs this morning but keep trying.

Rich