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Thread: Pics 8-29-2009 - Bike burns after crash / turn 11 @ HPR

  1. September 30th, 2010 #1
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    Pics 8-29-2009 - Bike burns after crash / turn 11 @ HPR

    Heading into turn 11, bike 901 drops onto the pavement.
    Bike 945 cannot avoid it and hits bike 901.
    Then bike 277 is next and cannot avoid the downed bikes.
    Gas leak from 277 soon ignites.

    http://www.norcolophoto.com/Pics/Bur...rningBike.html

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    I won't pretend that I can ride as fast as you guys, but on a good day, my camera can keep up with you all. :-)
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    Awesome pics, but that wasn't the 8/29 weekend. I don't remember for sure, but it was a lot earlier in the season.
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    Brownie here!

    Yeah Glenn, that sounds right. I believe that was the last round in the MRA, and I went to Miller's last round after that with the other bike.

    Nice pics!! I wouldn't mind getting a few of those.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The GECCO
    Awesome pics, but that wasn't the 8/29 weekend. I don't remember for sure, but it was a lot earlier in the season.
    Hello,
    Thanks for your response.
    I checked my camera data on that batch of photos and it shows 8-29-2009.
    All I am sure of is that this is the wildest set of events that I have ever seen at the track.
    Interestingly, I have more photos from same date in 2010 also.

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    Thanks - I just lowered the prices on my shopping cart.
    I won't pretend that I can ride as fast as you guys, but on a good day, my camera can keep up with you all. :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Throttleroller277
    Brownie here!
    WOW. Being the new guy here, I just realized this is YOUR bike in flames.
    (slapping myself with big face-palm now. . . )
    I won't pretend that I can ride as fast as you guys, but on a good day, my camera can keep up with you all. :-)
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    WOW!

    Never saw those shots before. Another photographer did capture a couple but you have a lot more.

    Moham (945) highsided right in front of me. I tucked the front at about the same spot and Brownie (277) came in next hitting Mohams bike. It was definitely a crazy crash.

    Nice shots, thank you for posting!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Photog
    Quote Originally Posted by The GECCO
    Awesome pics, but that wasn't the 8/29 weekend. I don't remember for sure, but it was a lot earlier in the season.
    Hello,
    Thanks for your response.
    I checked my camera data on that batch of photos and it shows 8-29-2009.
    Interestingly, I have more photos from same date in 2010 also.
    That's what got me! I saw the 8/29 date but didn't catch the 2009...I was thinking "man, that was a lot longer ago than last month"....I just didn't realize it was long enough ago that it was last season! LoL
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    Quote Originally Posted by dragos13
    WOW!

    Never saw those shots before. Another photographer did capture a couple but you have a lot more.
    Lee Glide & I were standing next to each other when this happened.
    Lee has been a mentor to me in photography.
    He taught me the value of blurred backgrounds, while panning on the riders,
    instead of just setting a high shutter speed, which makes the riders look posed.

    I come home with a much higher discard rate, but when I get a keeper, it is also more rewarding.
    I won't pretend that I can ride as fast as you guys, but on a good day, my camera can keep up with you all. :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by dragos13
    Moham (945) highsided right in front of me. I tucked the front at about the same spot and Brownie (277) came in next hitting Mohams bike. It was definitely a crazy crash.
    This is interesting too.
    My camera shows just 2 seconds of time between these 2 shots.


    I won't pretend that I can ride as fast as you guys, but on a good day, my camera can keep up with you all. :-)
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    It was 8/29.......................my birthday.
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