"frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >But, the most entertaining races by far were the sedan races. There were on >average about 1/2 dozen Mini Coopers in each race. We'd plant ourselves at >Moss Corner, the sharpest corner on the track, and the fun would begin. >Because they were so front heavy, the combined forces of deceleration and >turning hard to the right forced the inside rear wheel off the ground. >Sometimes only an inch or so, but sometimes (under panic braking) up to >about 6 inches. > >The large crowd assembled there would cheer each time a wheel lifted, and >the volume of the cheer was directly proportional to the distance that wheel >got off the ground.
Back when I raced motorcycles I used to love lifting the rear wheel under braking for turn 12 at Nelson Ledges. I never won any races but perhaps I helped amuse a few people (including myself). To bring this back close to topic for this list: All this talk about car (and now motorcycle) racing makes me realize, even in this day of $1500.00 DSLR's, how relatively inexpensive photography is. I knew plenty of people who turned $10,000.00 motorcycles into scrap metal in less time than it takes to say it. Even without crashing, the cost of travel, fuel, tires and race equipment add up *really* fast! If I now had all the money I spent or racing I could easily afford a couple of ist-D's, a 600/4.0 and a bunch of plane tickets to exotic places to shoot! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
