NZ Superbike 2013 Championship - Kiwibike Insurance Round 5

[nadroj]

Maybe this photo explains why some control of people reqd????
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/85...7633075843164/

With the zoom effect it makes them look alot closer than they really are.

[Nasty]

I'm watching on CTAS.co.nz - don't see many photographers around the track!

Bad call by VMCC. With 30 years experience as a motorcycle racing photographer and as a racer, I understand risks, safety and distractions. What criteria was used to establish which photographers were allowed? Was it just first-come-first-served? Anyone with a camera will do as long as they are in early?

A shot from last year at Taupo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/83...7629686657773/


Damien

There were 5-6 photographers that I could see. Not one of them was in hi-viz which was to what I was seeing was stupid. They were all in dark clothes and had to spot against the track areas.

[Str8 Jacket]

That would be because there was no hi-vis vest used for media on the track. made them hard to spot! They were definitely there.

Yep, that was done on purpose as to not distract the riders in anyway. They were not supposed to be noticed and that must have worked!
You may have also noticed that even the marshalls wearing hi-viz came to a complete standstill as bikes came past during a race if they'd had any need to move anywhere through the infield during this time.

[Mental Trousers]

Yep, that was done on purpose as to not distract the riders in anyway. They were not supposed to be noticed and that must have worked!
You may have also noticed that even the marshalls wearing hi-viz came to a complete standstill as bikes came past during a race if they'd had any need to move anywhere through the infield during this time.

Good. At the last AMCC round I counted 5 photographers at turn 2-3. It was really distracting because I wasn't used to seeing so many hi-vis vests unless something was wrong.

[Str8 Jacket]

Good. At the last AMCC round I counted 5 photographers at turn 2-3. It was really distracting because I wasn't used to seeing so many hi-vis vests unless something was wrong.

Yep, distractions and people trying to "play up" to the camera - two very good things to avoid!

[Nasty]

Yep, that was done on purpose as to not distract the riders in anyway. They were not supposed to be noticed and that must have worked!
You may have also noticed that even the marshalls wearing hi-viz came to a complete standstill as bikes came past during a race if they'd had any need to move anywhere through the infield during this time.

Good to see the reason for it.

Thank you!

[steveyb]

I would like to offer my deepest congratulations and thanks to the Victoria Motorcycle Club crew, the core team and all of the volunteers, helpers, marshalls and others that made Round 5 of NZSBK 2013 THE best motorcycle race meeting I have ever been to in NZ since I started racing in 1990.
Clearly the weather contributed to making everything run smoothly, but if the organisation was not so good, it could have turned to custard regardless.
I have been getting a bit jaded with mediocre events lately, but my faith has been restored.
There are so many things that are done behind the scenes that make things run smoothly of which many other organisations MUST take note. (On-line entries, on-line entrant lists, in-feild rapid response quads etc etc etc).
I really hope that the Motorcycling Australia and FIM blokes were as impressed as I was.

Oh, and please get back the two blokes that commenated the 125GP races, they rocked!

Thanks to everyone!

Steve
Moto Academy NZ
Innovative Moto Developments IMD250

[Damien_Toman]

I have always said that photographers should ideally be in camo gear. I fully support that low-viz approach and praise VMCC for that initiative. I think it should be standard for all clubs and tracks - even for buckets .

Damien

[Damien_Toman]

I must also take back my comment:

"I'm watching on CTAS.co.nz - don't see many photographers around the track! Bad call by VMCC."

Maybe the 5-6 photographers were well camouflaged.

I still think that 2 more photographers keen to be there, "craignzcd" and myself, would have made a small contribution to the promotion and long term enjoyment of the sport. 5-6 on a long track is a bit shy IMHO.

Cameron McDonald in action at NZSBK the previous weekend:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/85...7633016444124/

That guy is an artist on a bike

Damien

[wharfy]

I have always said that photographers should ideally be in camo gear. I fully support that low-viz approach and praise VMCC for that initiative. I think it should be standard for all clubs and tracks - even for buckets .

Damien

Hmm... perhaps I can rent out some of those Ghillie suits, I have in the attic...

[CHOPPA]

Well done to the VMCC team, prob the best run event I can remember

[wayne]

he wins and best run event , like your style..........lol

[Str8 Jacket]

I must also take back my comment:

"I'm watching on CTAS.co.nz - don't see many photographers around the track! Bad call by VMCC."

Maybe the 5-6 photographers were well camouflaged.

I still think that 2 more photographers keen to be there, "craignzcd" and myself, would have made a small contribution to the promotion and long term enjoyment of the sport. 5-6 on a long track is a bit shy IMHO.


Damien

Hey Damien, from up in the control tower 5-6 were more than enough, we had to give them time to cross and at one point one of them even got a lift with a quad, also you have to keep watching them and get the flaggies to move them along or at least hold the races till they are safe. At the end of the day Skunk and co run an excellent meeting and part of this is because they keep distractions and time wasting to a minimum so I understand why they had a limit.

[wayne]

but congradulations on a very good ride

[ClassicActionChick]

Scout Fletcher at Hampton Downs NZSBK round to be published in the Selwyn District newspaper, Selwyn View:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/85...n/photostream/

All helps to promote the sport.

Damien

Wow what a wicked shot!!
Got me upright Nah but bloody awesome! Who is writing the article?
Scout