Motorcycle Sprints - 30 Sept and 25 Nov 2007

**Kendog** · 29th November 2007, 18:09

Originally Posted by RantyDave

So, since marshalling in my case involved standing at the end of a thing that nobody was going to come out of and making sure that nobody came out of it, I thought I would try my hand at taking pictures of my fellow nutcases at speed.

But there's a problem, right? A bike at 250km/hr travels approximately bugger all distance over 1/1000th of a second and therefore looks, in photographs, like you're pootling around the rapa on a sunny afternoon on a ride with your mother in law. Hardly the look we're after. So I had a go at dropping the shutter speed down as low as it would go without overexposing chronically (F8 and 1/250th was as much as I could get) and then firing off a burst of shots as the bikes come past - because by the time you make the decision to press the button, it's a good hundred metres further down the road.

The results were ........ crap. For the most part they look like blurry pictures of pootling round the rapa. However, some experiments with widening the arc on the shot helped a bit and gave rise to the two pictures attached. PM me if you want high res's. I've got a couple of video clips I'll youtube up and post on the thread too.

Oh well, was worth a go.

Dave

I also had a go at taking some pics. I didn't realise how hard it would be creating a sense of motion on a bike moving that fast standing that close.

Here are some of my better efforts from the morning.

**Kendog** · 29th November 2007, 18:14

It was a really hot day, the marshals did it tough out there

**Trudes** · 29th November 2007, 18:47

Originally Posted by Kendog

It was a really hot day, the marshals did it tough out there

I thought I told you not to post that pic!!! In my defence, it was a hot day and this was during a period of waiting while the timing thingimybobs got sorted. Arse!

**Ronin** · 29th November 2007, 19:27

You could use those legs instead of a white line on the road for the finish

**Trudes** · 29th November 2007, 20:10

Originally Posted by Ronin

You could use those legs instead of a white line on the road for the finish

OMG!! Bet my legs are not as white as your arse!! Can you tell my legs are usually in leather pants on nice days??

**Ronin** · 29th November 2007, 20:16

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

OMG!! Bet my legs are not as white as your arse!! Can you tell my legs are usually in leather pants on nice days??

Thems fighting words girly

**skelstar** · 29th November 2007, 20:17

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

...on nice days...

Are they called that because your legs are in leather pants?

**Trudes** · 30th November 2007, 06:00

*sigh* boys......

**RantyDave** · 30th November 2007, 08:24

Originally Posted by Kendog

Here are some of my better efforts from the morning.

Ha! Conspicuously of the slower bikes!

I'd like to have a go with a substantially more adult camera - a DSLR or something. My camera is a good few generations old now and hence has very significant delay on the shutter ... made the whole "follow them as they go past" thing completely impossible. I also think it would be substantially easier from a fair way off with a biggish zoom since it would make the rate of change of angle or something smaller. Would be more smooth is what I mean. A lens that holds a smaller aperture would help with longer exposures too.

I'm not about to blow two grand on a camera to find out though.

Dave

**James Deuce** · 30th November 2007, 08:42

Dave. Two Words. Burst Mode.

MD · 30th November 2007, 11:41

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

The top standing was only 10.49?
Go the Honda!

I just checked the results back to 2002 for standing quarters. The CBR1000R holds it head up high. Considering Deano's and mine were bog standard then it's probably the fastest stock bike in the standings at these sprints.

Best times in order were;
Tony S. 9.88s Sept 06 (yeah right, His bikes are always totally stock!)
Hayden C.10.04s Sept 04
Craig O. 10.06s Sept 06
MD (me) 10.08s Nov 04
Deano had a result on his Repsol somewhere (sorry Deano I didn't note it down) that wasn't far off my time.

Next Sprint event?
Deano, they ran the sprints in Feb this year as well. Do you intend to run another early in 2008?

**skelstar** · 30th November 2007, 12:04

Oh yeah, I have to amend the website with the new dates. Feb what again Deano?

**Gunner** · 30th November 2007, 21:25

Here are a few vids from the day. The flying vid is a bit crap.

Anyone know why when my speedo reaches 299 it then skips back to 220 or so then climbs back up again???

1st standing

flying

more standings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT-tsDCPTSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zaVED9m6U

**Own3d** · 6th December 2007, 12:13

When are the next sprints over in the 'rapa?? I really want to stretch the legs on the eleven hundy, but was away on the weekend of the 25th so couldn't then...! I've heard theres some more in Feb??

Cheers!

**Deano** · 6th December 2007, 12:16

Originally Posted by MD

IDeano had a result on his Repsol somewhere (sorry Deano I didn't note it down) that wasn't far off my time.

Next Sprint event?
Deano, they ran the sprints in Feb this year as well. Do you intend to run another early in 2008?

I did 10.31s.

Next sprint is 3 February 2008.

Originally Posted by Gunner

Anyone know why when my speedo reaches 299 it then skips back to 220 or so then climbs back up again???

It's a Gixxer bro - be thankful it runs.