2/27/2011 Lapping day at Circuit Grand Bayou

  It was a great weekend, the weather was nice and a bunch of guys came out for a day of  play at the race track. There were cars of all types and seasoned drivers to a few first timers.  Speaking of first time track day drivers, I really admired this guy (sorry I didn't get names}. He was sent out on track for his first time with a pack of wolves and he had to learn the track and keep an eye out for all the fast guys. It's a lot harder than it sounds. On lapping days there are only 2 allowed passing areas and you really need to stay aware to upcoming traffic as well as watch your mirror's for cars that may catch you. when you add that to tying to learn the course and stay on it. It's a BIG chore. So  a BIG KUDOS  for the new guy and i know he will be improving every time he goes out.

If you ever dreamed of being a race car driver or would just love to learn some high performance driving skills look up the guys at Circuit Grand Bayou. So with that I'll just leave you with some photo's from the weekend.
If you would like to see the entire gallery or purchase photographs please go here http://rob214.smugmug.com/

 Thanks for looking
  Rob

2/19/2011 Drag racing

At No Problem Raceway.

  This was my first time trying to photograph drag racing and since I was only a casual fan that watched from the safety of my couch I was amazed at the level of noise and how quick these guys get off the line. The bikes just seem to disappear into the night. Those big V8's just really rumble.

Most of the bikes from my memory were going about 135mph to 160 mph but this guy went 67 mph, must have felt faster.

The smoke from the burnouts just fill the night air.

If you looking for some drag racing follow this link http://www.noproblemraceway.com/.
If you would like to see my entire gallery from that night follow this link http://rob214.smugmug.com/ or this link to see Tommy Barrios gallery.
Thanks for looking
rob