Time for a well earned rest from house renovations and garden clearance. With the whole year pretty much ruined it was exciting news when Santa Pod Raceway announced they were going to run an event with spectator entry limited and on pre-booked tickets only. I got ours as soon as they went on sale and although there was a slight ‘back of the mind’ concern about mixing with crowds it couldn’t be any worse than working in a supermarket! Anyway it was brilliantly organised and with wall to wall sunshine we had a fantastic day out
If you are confused by the different classes check out my page https://blhphotoblog.wordpress.com/drag-racing-machines-classes/
Now to try and photograph the visitors to my pond.
WOW … Super Fotos.
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Many thanks.
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Very Nice! Great Images! Well Done!
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Big thanks Reed!
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Brilliant panning and catching all at speed! I can almost hear the roar of the engines and smell the fumes! How wonderful that you were able to get out do something normal!
A good friend of mine works in a grocery store and hasn’t been sick at all. I think working in that environment for years and years build up her immune system to be like steel. I’m so thankful for her and those other grocery store employees that went to work and are still going to work so we can eat! Thank you, sir! 😀
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Hi Deborah. Glad you like the shots my first few were a bit rubbish, it took a while to get the eye back in!
I can back up what your friend experiences, in nearly eight years I’ve only had four days off sick. Yet now I’ve had enough and have just put in for early retirement, it’s a big decision but I had to take the leap.
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Ah, you’re going through what we are or close to it. He-Man was offered an early retirement separation package in late August and he took it. He retires in 20 days!!!
I am glad you too have an immune system of steel!
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Looks like you had a great day! Fabulous photographs!
About a hundred years ago, my sister went out a few times with a guy named Don Garlits. “Big Daddy” to drag racing fans. His Museum of Drag Racing is just up the road from us and I’ll try to make it there one day and will report my findings – if you’re interested.
Meantime, here’s the website: https://garlits.com
Since I never became a race fan, I’ll be looking forward to the upcoming report on your pond visitors. 🙂
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Wally I’m in awe and worship your sisters footsteps! wow the biggest name in the sport (he’s even been over here but I missed seeing him). Would love to visit his museum, one day maybe.
Must try and get some shots of the dragons by the pond before the weather changes.
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I love these! I am so happy you could get back into the action 🙂
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It was an exciting day Takami, it has been a whole year since we last went to the races. It wasn’t like normal but it was just a relief to go somewhere we enjoy.
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Looks like you had a great day! So nice you were able to get out and enjoy the races. Awesome photos!
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Thanks Kim we really enjoyed ourselves. As I mentioned in another comment it has been a whole year since we last went to the drags, normally it’s 4-5 times a season but obviously due to covid everything has been cancelled.
We still have not had a meal out this year even though restaurants & pubs are now open. It’s going to take a long while (or a vaccine) before we get fully back to normal.
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This is like crazy!
This is not easy, for sure… to take photos and even for them, the riders!
PS:
I have a new post in the blog, with a video from my trip to Iceland.
I hope you enjoy. 🙂
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You are right Nuno they accelerate so quickly you have to be fast on the shutter.
Will pop over now to check out your new post.
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Holy cow, for some reason I am not getting notified of new posts and simply figured you were still hard at work on the new homestead – saw you comment on my last post and immediately jumped over to discover I was lagging. Fantastic shots B – love the pan effect on the third shot. Glad to see you get a chance to get out and about.
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Wondered where you had been B! It was great to get out properly for the first time this year. We did have a couple of trips out for butters and dragons but this was a different ball game, good to feel the noise!
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