Banger racing advice needed!!

[Rob Wright]

Hi,

I am going to the banger racing carnival night at the Norfolk stadium on Saturday and I was after any tips and tricks that you can offer me please.

I am very new to this type of photography and would love to come away with some excellent shots (will post some here if they are any good ones).

Thanks

Rob

 

[madhouse]

I'd say that light's going to be at a premium so you'll probably need a high ISO and shoot wide open to get action shots as you'll be too far away for flash to be effective. There's a bit more scope with stuff that's not moving so for that you can always use a tripod.

Good luck & let us know how it goes.

 

[Photo Plod]

Hi Rob,

I've shot banger racing only once, up at Wimbledon - it was great fun, but I didn't have a great vantage point. There were two pro togs down on the track itself, which seems to be a much better (but dangerous!) position.

I found that my better shots came later in the evening, when the cars were a bit more smashed up, but the light was considerably worse.
Have a look at my Banger Racing album and you'll get a feel for the sort of things I found interesting. As suggested above, I shot wide open (around f/4) for most shots.