Round 3 is now in the books and it turned out to be a great day for racing and the racing itself was great too! I've got a couple of neat little panorama style shots that I wanted to share with everyone from the start / staging area of both the Big Bikes and Big Quads races, and since I'm now into the Big Bikes and Quads photo's I figured that I would just throw a couple more images into this post and then call it a day. All of the mornings races (Pee Wee's) are already loaded up at the galleries.
You can check them out here. ( along with the other races as they go up )
This was the start line area for the Big Bikes about 30-45 minutes prior to the actual start of the race. There were still a number of racers who hadn't even come out to staging yet. There was some good racing to be had and, as you can see, spectacular weather to enjoy it in!
I moved in to see if I could get one from a closer perspective but because I'm not very tall I just wind up aiming the camera in the right general direction with it held aloft over my head. Look at this one large - it has some problems as the pano didn't stitch together all that well. I "corrected" some of the really bad ones (people missing heads or having hollow bodies... lol ! ) but there are still at least two pretty bad ones in there that I left - see if you can spot them (and others... :) )
So it was race time and the premier event of the day was on the line. the AA/Pro class field is especially stacked this year with really good riders and it has proven so far to be a good one to watch. I deployed "mister remote" for the first time ( a remotely triggered camera ) and it was able to grab a few interesting shots from its vantage point for the start of the bikes. "The Bat" Ben Bouwens on his #23 Yamaha came out of the first turn like a shot and grabbed the holeshot. "Old man" Scottie Rich was hot on his tail pipe with the rest of the field in furious pursuit. Interestingly enough the defending WNYOA #1 plate of Grant Maryott came through my shooting position in what appeared to be near last place. Two hours and several laps later it was role reversal. Maryott demonstrated why he is riding the red #1 plate as he worked his way up through the field and not only caught the flying Bat but overtook him, and at the end of the day left him some 30 or 40 seconds in errors. Anyone who knows the WNYOA series and has watched it over the years knows that Bouwens is tough - simply keeping up with him is one thing - but to chase him down AND pass him? Dude ... ! If everyone on the front line can stay healthy and minimize mechanicals we as spectators could be in for a really good year of AA Big Bike racing!
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| Bouwens grabbed the early lead and held it for quite a while. This was as captured by "mister remote" | Click the photo to view it larger |
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| Bouwens grabbed the early lead and held it for quite a while. The Bat would have to settle for a 2nd place finish on the day though as a hard charging Maryott caught and passed him. This was as captured from my shooting position with the other camera | Click the photo to view it larger |
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| Maryott didn't get the greatest of starts for the day but ... (see next photo). This was as captured by "mister remote" | Click the photo to view it larger |
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| Maryott rode hard and determined which paid dividends at the end of the day. The #1 plate was number #1 coming through the checkered flag. This was as captured from my shooting position with the other camera | Click the photo to view it larger |
This was the start line area for the Big Quads about 30-45 minutes prior to the actual start of the race. There were still a number of racers who hadn't even come out to staging yet. Yep -- good turnout!
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