Superbikes at Mosport

The Parts Canada Superbike Championship series came to Mosport on the 19th and 20th of July, providing great racing amid a mix of weather.

It got very wet at one stage on the Sunday :

(Click images to see full 800px wide version)

And here's what happens when you switch cameras at the wrong time - leader of the race bins it:




Gigi Lesieur, winner of the Honda Pro Oils Women's Cup race:




Very tight racing with numerous lead changes in Sunday's Superbike race (I think all 4 of the riders in this image led at some stage):



Rest of the images are at http://www.competitionimages.com/mosport_superbikes_jul08.html

This weekend it's off to Calabogie for the MCO Ted Powell meeting.

Neil

And Awaaayyyyy We Go...

Was planning on going to Calabogie for the Canadian Superbikes both Saturday and Sunday, but unfortunately I got the world's worst headcold. Managed to make it Saturday, but felt like death warmed up by the time I got home so had to bail on going Sunday. As they say in the classics, Bugger!

So after shooting on Saturday and being too sick to attend the racing on Sunday, I decided to try this blogging thing out.

Anyway, while the track itself looks very nice, there is almost no access for spectators. Originally, it was built as a trackday track and there's basically no facilities whatsoever for spectators. All you can see is about 4 corners from this monstrously high berm designed to reduce neighbourhood noise complaints. Means it is very, very difficult to get any variation in shots.

The images are now processed and can be seen in all their glory, or otherwise, here (clicky) I have to say that I'm reasonably pleased with the way they turned out. Here's another one, just for the fun of it:

My aim this summer is to shoot as much sport, particularly car and bike racing, as the day job allows.

Neil