Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[David J Brooks]

looks difficult but fun, good job

Dave

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
> yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for the 
> practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real motorsports, 
> as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, the 1/8th 
> scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds 
> from a standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of the 
> straightaway. I shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and concentrated 
> on getting something in frame and focused. I used continuous autofocus and it 
> worked when I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of slower shutter pans 
> and partially succeeded on one, although it’s not critically sharp. Hard to 
> be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of fun in any case. A gallery is 
> here:
> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Alan C]

Excellent gallery, Paul. Many look like the full size thing. 45 years ago, 
radio control was quite crude compared with today & the units were quite 
large & heavy.


Alan C

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From: Paul Stenquist

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Subject: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for 
the practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real 
motorsports, as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, 
the 1/8th scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 
seconds from a standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of 
the straightaway. I shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and 
concentrated on getting something in frame and focused. I used continuous 
autofocus and it worked when I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of 
slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on one, although it’s not 
critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of 
fun in any case. A gallery is here:

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Ann. The big guy with the floppy hat in 7890 was national champion 45 
years ago. He's now in his mid 70s and still intense. Here he's psyching 
himself up while waiting for his race to start.

Paul via phone

> On Aug 29, 2016, at 10:35 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I  love the people shots... especially 7800- such intensity!
> 
> The toy cars don't do much for me as subject matter but I can see why you 
> would ahve fun shooting them
> 
> ann
> 
> 
>> On 8/29/2016 7:49 PM, Paul wrote:
>> Classy R/C models. What engine displacement were they using?
>> 
>> -p
>> 
>> 
>>> On 8/29/2016 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
>>> yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for 
>>> the practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real 
>>> motorsports, as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, 
>>> the 1/8th scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 
>>> 2 seconds from a standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of 
>>> the straightaway. I shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and 
>>> concentrated on getting something in frame and focused. I used continuous 
>>> autofocus and it worked when I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of 
>>> slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on one, although it’s not 
>>> critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of 
>>> fun in any case. A gallery is here:
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
> 
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[ann sanfedele]

I  love the people shots... especially 7800- such intensity!

The toy cars don't do much for me as subject matter but I can see why 
you would ahve fun shooting them


ann


On 8/29/2016 7:49 PM, Paul wrote:

Classy R/C models. What engine displacement were they using?

-p


On 8/29/2016 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also 
for the practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting 
real motorsports, as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. 
The fastest, the 1/8th scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can 
accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds from a standing start. They top out at 
about 80 mph at the end of the straightaway. I shot most of it at a 
1/8000th shutter speed and concentrated on getting something in frame 
and focused. I used continuous autofocus and it worked when I framed 
the shots right. I tried a couple of slower shutter pans and 
partially succeeded on one, although it’s not critically sharp. Hard 
to be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of fun in any case. A 
gallery is here:

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049





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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Paul Stenquist]

It's in a Toledo suburb, just off I-280 on Woodhaven Road. It's a permanent 
facility on city owned land. New asphalt, covered pits and a solid drivers 
stand. One of the best in the U.S.

Paul via phone



Paul via phone
> On Aug 29, 2016, at 8:53 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> 
> Can't imagine controlling them given the speed potential. Electrics are hard 
> enough.
> 
> Where is the track Paul?
> 
> Nice captures.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com>
>> Sent: Aug 29, 2016 5:29 PM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net>
>> Subject: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing
>> 
>> Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
>> yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for 
>> the practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real 
>> motorsports, as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, 
>> the 1/8th scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 
>> seconds from a standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of 
>> the straightaway. I shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and 
>> concentrated on getting something in frame and focused. I used continuous 
>> autofocus and it worked when I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of 
>> slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on one, although it’s not 
>> critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of 
>> fun in any case. A gallery is here:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Paul Stenquist]

The 1/8th scale cars have engines of 3.49 cc. Output is about 2.75 horsepower 
at 32,000 rpm. The 1/10th scale cars have engines of about 2 cc.

Paul via phone

> On Aug 29, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Paul  wrote:
> 
> Classy R/C models. What engine displacement were they using?
> 
> -p
> 
> 
>> On 8/29/2016 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
>> yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for 
>> the practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real 
>> motorsports, as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, 
>> the 1/8th scale cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 
>> seconds from a standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of 
>> the straightaway. I shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and 
>> concentrated on getting something in frame and focused. I used continuous 
>> autofocus and it worked when I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of 
>> slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on one, although it’s not 
>> critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of 
>> fun in any case. A gallery is here:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Ken Waller]

Can't imagine controlling them given the speed potential. Electrics are hard 
enough.

Where is the track Paul?

Nice captures.


-Original Message-
>From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com>
>Sent: Aug 29, 2016 5:29 PM
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>Subject: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing
>
>Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars 
>yesterday. Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for the 
>practice it provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real motorsports, 
>as the cars are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, the 1/8th scale 
>cars, are about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds from a 
>standing start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of the straightaway. I 
>shot most of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and concentrated on getting 
>something in frame and focused. I used continuous autofocus and it worked when 
>I framed the shots right. I tried a couple of slower shutter pans and 
>partially succeeded on one, although it’s not critically sharp. Hard to be 
>smooth, moving the camera that fast. Lots of fun in any case. A gallery is 
>here:
>http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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Re: GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Paul]

Classy R/C models. What engine displacement were they using?

-p


On 8/29/2016 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars yesterday. 
Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for the practice it 
provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real motorsports, as the cars 
are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, the 1/8th scale cars, are 
about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds from a standing 
start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of the straightaway. I shot most 
of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and concentrated on getting something in 
frame and focused. I used continuous autofocus and it worked when I framed the 
shots right. I tried a couple of slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on 
one, although it’s not critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera 
that fast. Lots of fun in any case. A gallery is here:
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049


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GESO: Radio Control Scale Auto Racing

[Paul Stenquist]

Shot an on-roadl radio control scale auto race for fuel burning cars yesterday. 
Mostly just to provide some pics for my old pals, but also for the practice it 
provides. It’s far more difficult than shooting real motorsports, as the cars 
are incredibly fast and not very big. The fastest, the 1/8th scale cars, are 
about 15 inches long and can accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds from a standing 
start. They top out at about 80 mph at the end of the straightaway. I shot most 
of it at a 1/8000th shutter speed and concentrated on getting something in 
frame and focused. I used continuous autofocus and it worked when I framed the 
shots right. I tried a couple of slower shutter pans and partially succeeded on 
one, although it’s not critically sharp. Hard to be smooth, moving the camera 
that fast. Lots of fun in any case. A gallery is here:
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1093049
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